RottenTomatoes.com's Golden Tomato Awards, which single out the pics that have gotten the best reviews, have put on a pedestal both Ratatouille and the Irish musical Once (in the limited release and musical categories). Also being lauded are Atonement (best romance), The Bourne Ultimatum (best action/adventure movie) and Juno (best comedy). The Moldy Tomato, which is hurled at the worst-reviewed pic of the year, went to Because I Said So. Yeah, I don't remember that one, either. Thank you, merciful amnesia. — Ben Katner
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A rep for Evan Rachel Wood scoffs at talk that the 19-year-old's love scene with beau Marilyn Manson featured in the video for "Heart-shaped Glasses" was the, um, real deal, telling the New York Daily News, "It's called acting." Whew.... Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox will lend their likenesses and voices to Transformers: The Game, a next-gen title based on the upcoming film.... FX ponied up some $30 mil for rights to Ghost Rider, Premonition, Underworld: Evolution and The Grudge 2.... Night at the Museum last week topped the DVD rental chart for a third straight time, while Because I Said So was the No. 1 seller. Really? Because I Said So? Really? Oh, Mother's Day. Gotcha.
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As previously shared in my Today's News blog, but now aggregated here for your pondering pleasure:February 9, 2007• OK, Jim Carrey's upcoming feature, The Number 23, has a rather unsettling PR campaign: I'm getting daily e-mails about (what I presume are) current real-life crimes/tragedies that somehow involve the number 23.• Is gossip columnist Cindy Adams almost impossible to read sometimes, or what? Fabricated example: "Mel Gibson. Braveheart. You know the drill. Yada-yada-yada. Lindsay. But that's old news if you-know-who is to be believed." Um, wha?! • I'm thinking/fearing we're gonna be stuck with this Sienna Miller for a bit, yes?• How awesome is that new "Cancel or Allow" TV spot in Apple's "PC Guy" campaign?!February 2, 2007• This whole Tyra Banks/"I'm not fat!" thing has to be one of the biggest non-stories to get such massive media play. Personally (and "until now," one of you will snark), I have steered clear of breathing a word about it, because...
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Call it "ghoul power": Horror flick The Messengers placed first at the box office over the weekend with a take of $14.5 million, which handily trounced the $13 million haul of second-place finisher (and the weekend's only other new release) Because I Said So. Rounding out the top five were Epic Movie with $8.2 million, Night at the Museum with $6.75 million, and Smokin' Aces with $6.3 million. In other movie news, Pan's Labyrinth has surpassed Like Water for Chocolate to become the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever to play the States. (It's kitty is up to $21.67 million and counting.)
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This whole Tyra Banks/"I'm not fat!" thing has to be one of the biggest non-stories to get such massive media play. Personally (and "until now," one of you will snark), I have steered clear of breathing a word about it, because it's merely a case of taking a tabloid story that otherwise would have come and gone, and milking it for a sweeps stunt.... Isn't it completely coincidental how Parade Magazine's "Personality Parade" column always seems to find real, actual readers inquiring about celebrities who happen to be currently promoting something? I mean, what are the odds?.... I love Diane Keaton, and Stephen Collins sure does give a swell interview, but is Because I Said So really the title of a feature film? Is It Could Happen to You ready to share its Worst Title Ever crown?
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