Archive: August 2010 (111-120 of 178)

Aug 11 2010 10:27 PM ET

Fantasia Barrino leaves hospital

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Categories: Lawsuits, Music

Fantasia Barrino has been released from a Charlotte, N.C. hospital, People is reporting, after being admitted on Monday for an overdose of aspirin and a sleeping aid. “She has been lifted up by the outpouring of love and support from her fans,” said Dickens. The incident came one day after Barrino issued a statement denying she was responsible for breaking up a marriage of a North Carolina couple. On Tuesday, Barrino’s manager issued a further statement admitting Barrino dated the man in question “off an on for 11 months,” but had believed he was separated from his wife at the time.

Barrino’s new album, Back to Me, is due for release Aug. 24.

Aug 11 2010 10:03 PM ET

The Weinstein Company vows to 'battle' MPAA over R rating for 'The Tillman Story'

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Categories: Movie Biz, Movies

The Weinstein Company issued a release today vowing to “battle with the MPAA” over the R rating given to The Tillman Story, a documentary about the struggle of Army Ranger Pat Tillman’s family to learn the truth of how Tillman, who gave up his NFL career to join the military after 9/11, died in Afghanistan in 2004. The MPAA gave the film an R rating due to “language”; in the release, director Amir Bar-Lev asserts “the language…is not gratuitous” and instead reflects “how many people would react when faced with the unthinkable.” TWC head Harvey Weinstein made the argument more personal, stating “I want my teenage daughter, and the nation’s young adults to be able to watch Pat’s story.” The rating will be appealed Aug. 12, and the film is due for release Aug. 20. Ironically, right before the film’s premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Bar-Lev changed the title of the documentary from I’m Pat F—ing Tillman, reportedly the last words Tillman said before he died, to The Tillman Story.

Reps for the MPAA could not be immediately reached for comment.

Aug 11 2010 06:36 PM ET

David Wolper, producer of 'Roots' and 'The Thorn Birds,' dies at 82

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Categories: In Memoriam

David Wolper, the legendary Hollywood producer who brought Roots and The Thorn Birds to the small screen, has died at 82 of congestive heart failure and complications from Parkinson’s Disease, according to the AP. Roots was watched by 130 million people back in 1977, roughly half the population of the country at the time. Wolper also produced for the big screen, including 1971′s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and, years later, 1997′s Oscar-winning police drama LA Confidential.

Aug 11 2010 04:56 PM ET

AMC announces a new drama series

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Categories: Television

amc-showAMC, the cable network that brought you Mad Men and Breaking Bad, has announced another new drama. The series (currently untitled) is based on a popular Danish TV show Forbrydelsen and is about the murder of a young girl and the subsequent police investigation. It’ll be set in Seattle and will star Big Love‘s Mireille Enos (pictured, right, in an EW.com exclusive photo with Monster director Patty Jenkins, who helmed the pilot). Premiere will be sometime in 2011.

Aug 11 2010 01:56 PM ET

Alanis Morissette is expecting a baby

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Alanis Morissette is expecting her first child with new husband, Mario ‘Souleye’ Treadway. “Yes, happy news….I’m pregnant. We’re so excited to start our family,” the singer-actress, 36, Tweeted on Wednesday morning; her reps confirmed the news to People. Morissette wed Treadway in May.

Aug 11 2010 12:38 PM ET

Jennifer Lopez's 'American Idol' deal falls through: Report

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Jennifer Lopez is reportedly out of the running to be part of American Idol‘s season 10 judges’ panel, a well-placed source tells People. With Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres both having exited Fox’s ratings juggernaut, the network has been looking for suitable celebrity replacements. J. Lo had been widely rumored to be in the final stages of inking a deal, but it reportedly fell apart due to her demands. A Fox spokesperson declined to comment on the story.

In an interview with EW last week, newly returned exec producer Nigel Lythgoe stressed the importance of chemistry between the judges, as opposed to their individual star wattage. Stay tuned to EW.com for more Idol updates.

More American Idol:
Nigel Lythgoe endorses Randy Jackson returning
Harry Connick Jr., Shania Twain, three others ‘highly unlikely’ as judges
Poll: Which new face would you like to see at the American Idol judges’ table

Aug 11 2010 12:30 PM ET

Lindsay Lohan's judge removes herself from case

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Judge Marsha Revel, who sentenced Linsday Lohan to 90 days in jail and three months in rehab, voluntarily removed herself from the case on Aug. 6. According to People, the prosecution had objected to Revel arranging hearings and conference calls without having district attorneys present or notified. Revel has been replaced by Judge Elden Fox, who oversaw Winona Ryder’s shoplifting trial, a drug possession case of Courtney Love’s and Lane Garrison’s vehicular manslaughter case. Lohan, 24, remains in treatment at UCLA Medical Center.

Aug 11 2010 05:55 AM ET

Sean Penn-starring 'This Must Be the Place' adds newbie Eve Hewson

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Newbie Eve Hewson has been cast is a leading role opposite Sean Penn in the indie This Must Be the Place, which is being directed by Italian helmer Paolo Sorrentino, according to Variety. Hewson, who most recently starred in another indie drama, The 27 Club, is set to portray a gothic-punk music fan who is close with Penn’s character, an aging rock star “who becomes fixated on pursuing the Nazi criminal who tormented his father in a concentration camp.” Frances McDormand is also set to star.

Aug 10 2010 09:10 PM ET

Spyglass Entertainment reportedly nearing deal to run MGM

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Spyglass Entertainment is nearing a deal to run debt-ridden movie studio MGM, according to The Wall Street Journal. Spyglass, which has co-financed such movies as Dinner for Schmucks, Star Trek, and The Sixth Sense, would receive a 4 percent ownership stake in the restructured studio, and creditors would forgive MGM’s $4 billion debt in exchange for the bulk of the studio’s new equity. A deal could reportedly be finished as soon as this week, ultimately paving the way for MGM to return to making movies, including the James Bond franchise and Peter Jackson’s two Hobbit films.

Aug 10 2010 08:16 PM ET

Netflix obtains rights to stream Paramount, Lionsgate, and MGM movies

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Categories: Movie Biz, Movies, Tech

Netflix announced a deal Tuesday that will allow the online subscription service to stream movies from Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate, and MGM, according to The New York Times. In a deal that Wall Street analysts estimate will cost Netflix $900 million over the course of five years, the company purchased the streaming rights to the three studios’ output from the premium TV network Epix. The deal, which begins Sept. 1, will allow Netflix to add such movies as Iron Man and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button to its “Watch Instantly” library of online titles.

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