Kate Winslet is a Big Fat Crybaby

You better not ever, ever make fun of Kate Winslet, or she’ll go and sue you for forty grand and somehow win. The technical legal term for said phenomenon is “crybaby puss.” According to Us Magazine On Tuesday London’s High Court awarded t

Singer Morrissey Stable After Collapsing on Stage

The ex-Smiths performer is recovering after being rushed to a London hospital SaturdayGet more Us! F[...]

Quickies: Tops and Tails

Denise Richards forgot all her clothes, but remembered the camera and professional photographer. (CityRag) See if you can guess the going rate for Jon Gosselin. (Post Chronicle) Eva Longoria sideboob for London Fog. (Scandalist) Carrie Prejean is

Will Michael Jackson’s This Is It Open to the Tune of $250 Million?

I thought the idea of a Michael Jackson concert film based on rehearsal footage from his planned run of London shows was ghoulish and exploitative when first announced. The trailer for This Is It didn't change my mind, but a great many people evident

Wes Anderson Speaks About ‘Directing Via Email’ Controversy on Fantastic Mr Fox

It is unfortunate that the impending release of Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox has been overshadowed to some extent by the controversy over his directing technique for the film. A few weeks ago, word came out that Tristan Oliver, the film's directo

David Tennant and Simon Pegg will be robbing graves

David Tennant and Simon Pegg will star in John Landis' next film Burke and Hare. Tennant will soon be stepping down as the lead character in Doctor Who and while Pegg has mostly been in movies as of late (such as the recent cinematic remake of Star T

Leave it to Lamas - Does anyone really care?

I caught an episode of E!'s new reality show, Leave It To Lamas, the other night. All I could think was, 'Does anyone really care about these people?' Maybe that's the point. We don't care, and thus don't mind watching them all implode. I'm betting

London Meet-Up: Tuesday at 8pm

Hey everyone, Peter Sciretta here, in London for the Fantastic Mr. Fox junket/premiere at the London Film Festival. I don't have too much time off while I'm here, but I've decided, along with Alex from FirstShowing, to arrange a small gathering/meet

Will Paula Abdul join Simon Cowell on The X Factor?

Have you wondered why American Idol's recently debenched judge Paula Abdul has yet to land somewhere? You know, as a TV personality, it seemed like after her tweet that she was not returning to the show, she was hit with an avalanche of offers... and

Kevin Smith Finds Funding For Red State? Will Wil Wheaton Hit Somebody?

It's been two and a half years since Kevin Smith first mentioned plans of writing and directing a low budget horror movie.  But is has been over a year since Red State was given a pass by The Weinstein Co. Havey Weinstein called the film "quite dist

David Hasselhoff Hospitalized After Drunken Assault

There were reports earlier this week that David Hasselhoff had been hospitalized for an “ear infection,” which, as it turns out, is actually a PR agent’s way of saying “he was piss-fucking-drunk.” The Hoff had to be rushed to London’s Ca

Time Out’s Top 50 Animated Movies of All Time Curated by Terry Gilliam

Time Out London has published a list of the 50 greatest animated feature films of all time curated by Terry Gilliam . I'm not sure if this means that Gilliam hand picked the titles on the list, or if the filmmaker was simply commenting on the list c

Pornographic Images of 10-Year Old Brooke Shields Displayed in London Gallery

Like crap masquerading as art? Like kiddie porn? Well, it’s your lucky day, fuckwad. An incredibly disturbing 1975 picture of a completely nude and oiled 10-year old Brooke Shields is being displayed at the “Spiritual America, in the Pop Life:

'Scream IV' Set with Neve Campbell Returning

Who knows what finally convinced Neve Campbell to return to the Scream franchise, but according to Variety (and Bob Weinstein), she'll join both Courteney Cox and David Arquette in a fourth installment set to begin production in April or May. This fo

Dimension Confirm Details of Scream 4, Spy Kids 4, An American Werewolf in London Redux and More

It looks suspiciously like somebody has slipped Bob Weinstein a shot of truth serum because he's just spilled enough Dimension dirt to keep me blogging for a week. Buckle up, however, because I'm going to blast through it all in one big burst. After