Hollywood
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Dan Aykroyd Grilled on His New ‘Ghostbusters’ Game
Plus, the second movie sequel, working with Bill “Murrican” Murray — and his own gay ghostbusting adventure
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More Than Ever, Players Are Hearing ‘Scale’
“If your usual starting price was $17,000 an episode, now it’s about $12,000.”
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Ester’s Weekly ‘Wrap’: Ari, Carradine & Glambert
Catch up on all the top schmooze in Hollywood, as Ester gives her own outrageous take on the week on TheWrap. In this episode: Ari Emanuel, whose ass is on the line to become the new Michael Ovitz; the Thai newspaper photos of David Carradine in fishnets; and Adam Lambert on the cover of Rolling…
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Ari Emanuel: He Might Be the New King of the World
Michael Ovitz should officially hand over the keys of the kingdom to a fast-talking, trash-mouthed, steam-rolling successor to his Hollywood dominion. It is a rare moment in time and space that allows Ariel Zev Emanuel to hold the kind of power that even Ovitz could only dream about, chronicled today on the front page of…
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Abu Dhabi’s Film Plans Stuck In Neutral
And just what is the media strategy for the tiny, oil-rich territory?
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Love’s Labour’s Lost: Hollywood Tackles In Vitro Fertilization
The name Lesley Brown probably doesn't mean anything to you. And that's OK. She's a footnote in history as she's the first woman to have a child through in vitro fertilization. In 1978, Mrs. Brown gave birth through a planned Caesarean Section to her daughter, Louise. Last year Lesley and John Brown celebrated Louise's 30th…
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Does Fox Have a Download Double Standard?
The dismissal of Fox News’ Roger Friedman for downloading and reviewing a copy of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is not too surprising. However, it does reek of double standards. Back in January, the Sunday Times of London, which, like Fox, is owned by Rubert Murdoch, published an article headlined "Pirate-sharing Films Throttle Hollywood" that offered a…
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The 10 Commandments (The Hollywood Remake)
Hollywood executives are only good at two things: needlessly remaking old material and acting like God. So when offered the opportunity to contribute to TheWrap.com, it seemed only appropriate that I — Temp X, King of Hollywood and Hero to the Underemployed — employ these same concepts in my maiden posting. Following are the holiest…
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There’s No Biz Like Screw Everyone Ya Know Biz!
So, I just got off the phone with my niece who’s attending acting school at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC and I told her, "Hurry, pack your bags … Get your tookus to Hollywood cuz the chances of getting an agent are gonna be next to impossible very soon." I was reading…
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L.A.’s No Place to Experience the Depression
For people who grew up hearing tales of the Great Depression over dinner, the current economic crisis is pretty disappointing. With things this bad, you expect to look out your window and see that the whole world is in black and white. It’s not. Not here in hi-def Santa Monica: Lilac yoga mats still bounce…
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He’s the Perez of Web Gossip … But Why So Successful?
On Monday, Feb. 23, the perezhilton.com website received 14 million page views. This number is staggering. To put things in perspective, popular website huffingtonpost.com barely attains half of that number on a daily basis. So what is it about Perez Hilton (real name Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.) and his site that keeps people coming back? …
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The Top 10 Reasons Why Hollywood Loves the Box Office
The Top 10 Reasons Why Hollywood Loves the Box Office
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Kevin Nealon: Love Is a Hollywood Obstacle
“The more I performed, the more I would get over my distraction of being heartbroken.”