Fox has sued Dish in the first first lawsuit -- but probably not the last -- over the satellite company's Auto Hop feature, which allows viewers to skip commercials when they watch previously aired shows. "We were given no choice but to file suit against one of our largest distributors, Dish Network, because of their surprising move to market a product with the clear goal of violating copyrights and destroying the fundamental underpinnings of the broadcast television ecosystem," Fox said in a statement. "Their wrongheaded decision requires us to take swift action in order to aggressively defend the future of free, over-the-air television." More to come... Continue reading →
Fox has sued Dish in the first first lawsuit -- but probably not the last -- over the satellite company's Auto Hop feature, which allows viewers to skip commercials when they watch previously aired shows. "We were given no choice but to file suit against one of our largest distributors, Dish Network, because of their surprising move to market a product with the clear goal of violating copyrights and destroying the fundamental underpinnings of the broadcast television ecosystem," Fox said in a statement. "Their wrongheaded decision requires us to take swift action in order to aggressively defend the future of free, over-the-air television." More to come... Continue reading →
Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy," which screened on Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival, is a camp classic that will delight audiences at midnight screenings for years to come. Or it's a ludicrous hunk of oversexed claptrap that will be hooted off every screen on which it dares appear. Or maybe it's something in between – although in the aftermath of its initial screenings, it was hard to find too many people taking the middle ground on the movie that Vulture's Kyle Buchanan called "a hot blast of crazy." Also read: Cannes 2012: Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron Get Sweaty, Trampy in 'Paperboy' "The Paperboy" is a trashy Southern Gothic potboiler based Pete Dexter's novel, and a movie that features Nicole Kidman urinating on a jellyfish-stung ... Continue reading →
It's the first horror movie to get an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, and now, William Peter Blatty's classic exorcism thriller "The Exorcist" will be remade as a 10-episode TV miniseries. "Martha Marcy May Marlene" director and writer Sean Durkin (left) will write and direct the remake, his rep confirms to TheWrap. The miniseries will focus on the events leading up to a young girl's demonic possession and how her family deals with it. Hint: that's where Father Damien Karras comes in. Vulture first reported the series. Also read: Brooke Shields and Richard Chamberlain to Star in 'The Exorcist' Play (Yes, Really) The original 1973 "Exorcist" movie -- based on Blatty's 1971 novel, which he adapted for the film -- received 10 Oscar nominations, including ... Continue reading →
Sharon Stone's basic instinct might be a little bit off -- at least when it comes to how to treat the help. "Casino" actress Stone is being sued by a woman claiming to be her former nanny, who says that Stone made disparaging remarks about her ethnicity and religious beliefs, and illegally fired her for receiving rightfully obtained overtime pay. Erlinda T. Elemen claims that she began working for Stone in October 2006, and was promoted to head nanny of the actress' three children in September 2008. In the suit, Elemen says that she would often deride Elemen's Filipino background, telling Elemen not to speak to the children because she didn't want them to "talk like you," making derogatory comments about Filipino food, and making ... Continue reading →
Kristen Stewart showed up, and the fans' screams were deafening. Kim Kardashian came to town with Kanye West, partied on Diddy's yacht and tweeted, "What an incredible night in Cannes, France!" And Alec Baldwin was overheard badmouthing Harvey Weinstein for declining to participate in a James Toback Cannes documentary that Baldwin is working on. Sometimes, Cannes doesn't have a whole lot to do with the movies that are supposed to be the focus of the festival. But as a wet and relatively uneventful Cannes winds down and goes into its final four days, big-ticket screenings do remain. Thursday, Friday and Saturday will bring screenings of Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy," David Cronenberg's "Cosmopolis" and Jeff Nichols' "Mud," among others. Apparently, though, the atmosphere changes. Or, as ... Continue reading →
Lisa Fung Executive editor at @TheWrap. Founding editor of @culturemonster. Former arts & entertainment editor at latimes.com Continue reading →
