Tag: HOLLYWOOD

Everyone today is quick to blame video games for their effects on the mentalities of today's kids. But, in all this focus on the corrupting powers of gaming, people seem to have forgotten about the thing that was supposed to have twisted the minds of the last few generations of kids: movies. Some researchers haven't forgotten, though, and have presented findings showing that mild but mean movies ...

In a world of cliche movie trailers, one man created more cliches than any other. That man was Don LaFontaine, whose gravely voice accompanied seemingly every trailer in theaters (and more than a few self-parodying commercials). Sadly, he passed away earlier this week with complications from a collapsed lung., after having contributed over 5,000 movie trailers and something like 750,000 ...

The contract negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have been at a standstill since last week. Under the current system, the studios don't have to get actors' permission to stream the clips, and they pay them a flat fee instead of negotiating a price with each actor. The contract clauses that are currently applied were ...

Last year, top-notch first-person shooter 'BioShock' dazzled the gaming media with its engaging storyline and incredibly rich environment. It was immediately clear that a sequel was required, and developer Take-Two is currently working on it. Now, the gaming developer has revealed that a Hollywood adaptation is in the works, as well. Gore Verbinski -- famous for his work on the 'Pirates of the ...

Believe it or not, celebrities are fat and zitty like the rest of us -- they just happen to have a secret weapon to fight flab and flaws that we mere mortals don't. We're talking about airbrushing, of course. For those unfamiliar with the practice, airbrushing (aka Photoshopping, aka retouching) is when a photo is digitally manipulated to make the subject look better. That includes ...

If there's one thing celebrities love more than their L. Ron Hubbard, it's their BlackBerrys, Sidekicks and other text-tacular smartphones. These days, being photographed thumbing away on your mobile is as trendy as buying children from foreign continents. From Andre to Usher and Beckham to Spears, Switched has assembled a slideshow of phone-strapped stars, which begins on the next page. ...

If there's one thing celebrities love more than their L. Ron Hubbard, it's their BlackBerrys, Sidekicks and other text-tacular smartphones. These days, being photographed thumbing away on your mobile is as trendy as buying children from foreign continents. From Andre to Usher and Beckham to Spears, Switched has assembled a slideshow of phone-strapped stars, which begins on the next page. ...