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Affleck Goes Back to the ‘70s Tehran, in ‘Argo’
Posted on14. May, 2012 by Ben Scuglia.
The promo machine is revving up for actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck’s latest trip behind the camera. Hollywood and movies fans are buzzing about Argo following the release of its first full trailer. Will it replicate the box office success and showbiz awards aura of Affleck’s prior films, Gone Baby Gone (2007) and The Town (2010)? Brave [...]
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Legit Celebrities: Agency Represents YouTube Stars
Posted on04. May, 2012 by Ben Scuglia.
The YouTube stars whose clips go viral and break out of the blogosphere into popular culture now have an agency to represent them. The two-year-old Big Frame, with its official channel Bammo, is making waves in the entertainment biz with its digital-age focus on matching advertisers to talent with grassroots support. “The company finds and [...]
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Eva Mendes Adds Star Power To Girl Power
Posted on01. May, 2012 by Ben Scuglia.
Cierra Ramirez (L) with Eva Mendes “Girl In Progress” movie poster – Pantelion Films Eva Mendes and Cierra Ramirez introduce their movie to a packed theatre of teens and moms – photo: Todd Williamson Eva Mendes is lending a considerable blast of star power to promote Girl in Progress, her new indie film whose central [...]
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Buzzing: Is Craig Robert Young, Lindsay Lohan’s Leading Man?
Posted on27. Apr, 2012 by Ben Scuglia.
Rising star Craig Robert Young needs your help! His fans are pushing for the Brit hunk to play Richard Burton in the upcoming Lifetime biopic Liz & Dick opposite Lindsay Lohan as the inimitable Elizabeth Taylor. You might have seen Young in the buzz-worthy web series Andy and Chaz Bugger Off to America. CLICK HERE [...]
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Alexander Ludwig 101: Box Office Bucks and Paparazzi
Posted on02. Apr, 2012 by Ben Scuglia.
With “The Hunger Games” a clear blockbuster—nearly $370 million bucks worldwide in less than a month, per Box Office Mojo—its toothsome young cast is suddenly in high demand. Among them is the handsome blond hunk Alexander Ludwig. Read on for a quick Brave New Hollywood breakdown on this rising star. The young heartthrob turns [...]
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Hollywood Behaving Badly: ‘Stalkerazzis’ and ‘Flour Bombs’
Posted on24. Mar, 2012 by Ben Scuglia.
Aggrieved ingénues receive vindication in court—and Kim Kardashian is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons in our latest edition of Hollywood Behaving Badly. Most of the civilized world—and no doubt a few alien species, given the widespread press coverage—now understand what it means to “flour-bomb” someone, thanks to Kim Kardashian. The celebutante [...]
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Leading Man: James Franco Courts Controversy in ‘Mapplethorpe’
Posted on20. Mar, 2012 by Ben Scuglia.
Matinee idol James Franco is adding another outsider and provocateur to his list of upcoming movie projects. The decision to star as Robert Mapplethorpe in a biopic of the controversial photographer is in line with recent career moves by the creatively restless Franco, who has moved from costarring in a mega-budget “Spider-Man” blockbuster and hosting [...]
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Hollywood Behaving Badly: The Cranky, The Arrested, The Naked, The Reformed?
Posted on18. Mar, 2012 by Ben Scuglia.
BNH‘s latest edition of Hollywood Behaving Badly includes one cranky celebrity and another who appears to have cracked under the pressure of sudden fame and scrutiny. Plus: a tabloid-friendly bad girl claims she has reformed, and an A-lister gets arrested for a good cause. The ink is barely dry on the divorce decree between comedian [...]
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Lenny Kravitz Ponders the Chance of a Real-Life ‘Hunger Games’
Posted on09. Mar, 2012 by Ben Scuglia.
As the countdown to the release of “The Hunger Games” continues, teaser photos and clips are flying fast and furious to whet the appetites of legions of anxious fans. A crazy-successful series of adventure novels form the basis for what studio execs hope will become the next mega-franchise to pick up where Harry Potter and [...]
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