Author: Jake Coyle
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Hollywood puts box office on mute after shootings
NEW YORK — Hollywood studios are aligning in a rare show of solidarity to give their weekend box-office reporting a rest because of the shootings in Colorado at a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Sony, Fox, Disney, Universal and Lionsgate said Saturday that they are joining “Dark Knight Rises” distributor Warner Bros. in withholding…
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Hollywood puts box office on mute after shootings
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — Hollywood studios are aligning in a rare show of solidarity to give their weekend box-office reporting a rest because of the shootings in Colorado at a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises.”…
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Shooting at Aurora theater shocks movie industry
NEW YORK — The movie industry was reeling in shock from the deadly Colorado shooting at a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises,” as one of the most anticipated films of the decade became enmeshed with a horrifying tragedy. The shooting, which killed 12 and left nearly 60 injured in an Aurora, Colo., movie…
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Films reflect a post-9/11 darkness
NEW YORK • From the first shattering moment, movies were wrapped up in Sept. 11. The images of planes flying into the World Trade Center and the twin towers crumbling, to be replayed time after time in high-definition on television, were strikingly movielike. With no other frame of reference, many, for a moment, thought…
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SNL ‘presidents’ gather for Web video summit
NEW YORK — The comedians who played presidents on “Saturday Night Live” have gathered for a comedic summit in a new Web video on FunnyOrDie.com. The video, posted Wednesday, stars Fred Armisen as President Barack Obama. During the night he is visited by the ghosts of presidents past, who urge him to push for financial…
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Reaction: Some impressed, others see arrogance
NEW YORK — Across the media landscape, time stopped for 13 1/2 minutes Friday as Tiger Woods took a swing at getting out of the rough with an extraordinary video apology for his sexual escapades, telecast around the world. Dozens of broadcast networks, cable news outlets and online streams carried his scripted statement live, allowing…
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‘Potter’ cast reflects on a childhood at Hogwarts
NEW YORK — When the “Harry Potter” film series is completed, its three young stars — Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint — will have inhabited their roles longer than Sean Connery played James Bond, Christopher Reeve was Superman or Jerry Seinfeld played himself on “Seinfeld.” Radcliffe, Watson and Grint have already effectively spent half…
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Bruno stunt at MTV Awards brings buzz to all
NEW YORK – In the aftermath of the Sacha Baron Cohen and Eminem stunt at the MTV Movie Awards, all the Internet was abuzz over what was real and what wasn’t. Which is probably just how everyone involved wants it to be. In case you weren’t watching Sunday night, Baron Cohen crash landed on top…
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Joaquin Phoenix II? Billy Bob gives odd interview
NEW YORK – Joaquin, you have competition. In a radio appearance reminiscent of David’s Letterman’s recent interview with actor-turned-rapper Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Bob Thornton gave a puzzling and difficult interview Wednesday. Appearing on CBC radio, the Canadian public broadcaster, Thornton evaded simple questions and criticized the host for mentioning his movie background. Thornton appeared on…
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Stewart hammers Cramer on ‘The Daily Show’
NEW YORK – Jon Stewart hammered Jim Cramer and his network, CNBC, in their anticipated face-off on “The Daily Show,” repeatedly chastising the “Mad Money” host for putting entertainment above journalism. “I understand that you want to make finance entertaining, but it’s not a … game,” Stewart told Cramer, adding in an expletive during the…