Matt Damon

Philip K. Dick's Estate Sues Adjustment Bureau Filmmakers - Posted October 28, 2011
The estate of the great science fiction writer Philip K. Dick is suing the makers of the 2011 Matt Damon film Adjustment Bureau--which w... [FishbowlLA]

Reporter Gets to the Bottom of Universal's New Fake Movie Phone Number - Posted March 30, 2011
It started innocently enough. Tribune reporter Mark Caro ... [GalleyCat]

'True Grit' Coming To Kindle 1/25 - Posted January 18, 2011
Charles Portis' no... [AppNewser]

Precocious True Grit Star Already Riding High - Posted December 22, 2010
In 2003, it was New Zealander Keisha Castle-Hughes; in 2007, Canadian actress ... [FishbowlLA]

Matt Damon to Star in Adaptation of 'We Bought a Zoo' Memoir - Posted December 16, 2010
Matt Damon will play U.K. writer Benjamin Mee in an adaptation of the book, We Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Change Their Lives Forever. An ... [GalleyCat]

Celebs Lending a Hand to Cause Campaigns - Posted November 23, 2010
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The Variety Show Continues at THR - Posted October 11, 2010
As one former Variety staffer joins the morphing Hollywood Reporter, so leaves another: it was announced today by THR that editor Elizabeth Guider is departing the trade publication for personal reasons. Hopefully, on her way out the revolving door, Guider will have the chance to say hi-bye to new incoming chief... [FishbowlLA]

Coen Brothers Adapt 'True Grit' by Charles Portis: Trailer - Posted October 5, 2010
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'Oscar Nominated for Best Picture' Means Just a Little Less This Morning Than Before - Posted February 2, 2010
We know Hollywood is the place for dreamers and the high aspirational. But ten nominations for best picture seems greedy and self-congratulatory. "There's just so much WONDERFUL, QUALITY work we just couldn't chose." As we've seen with politics, twice the candidates doesn't make them better choices. Just more. The complete list of the... [FishbowlLA]

'Nuclear Explosion' at PMK/HBH? Depends On Who You Talk To - Posted December 10, 2009
Earlier this week we reported on the merger of two Hollywood PR powerhouses, Interpublic PR agencies BNC and PMK/HBH. It didn't take long after the merger for a pretty big shakeup to result. PMK agents ... [PRNewser]

BNC, PMK/HBH Merge; Likely Form Hollywood's Largest PR Shop - Posted December 8, 2009
Two Hollywood PR powerhouses, Interpublic PR agencies BNC and PMK/HBH, have merged, Variety reports. No official announcement has been made, however Interpublic told executives at the agencies to begin work on "merging operations" a few weeks ago. BNC has worked with celebrities including Cameron Diaz, ... [PRNewser]

Ira Glass Reveals The End Of "This American Life" TV Show - Posted September 17, 2009
What started as a casual conversation about the humble beginnings of Chicago Public Radio's "This American Life" turned into an impromptu press conference last night as host Ira Glass announced t... [FishbowlNY]

Daily Beast Launches Entertainment & Fashion Section Sexy Beast - Posted September 10, 2009
It's only fitting that Tina Brown's online publication The Daily Beast would launch its new fashion and entertainment section, ... [FishbowlNY]

Matt Damon Doesn't Speak For Us - Posted August 21, 2008
He speaks for others, this Matt Damon - or Matt Demon. Tal... [FishbowlLA]

Mixed Doubles: Damon and Silverman and Kimmel - Posted April 3, 2008
Matt Damon and Sarah Silverman took out a full-page ad in Variety to congratulate Jimmy Kimmel on his 1000th episode. And to show how cute Sarah looks in high-WASP clay court drag. ... [FishbowlLA]

Diet Snapple Wants Jimmy Kimmel To Want Diet Snapple - Posted February 5, 2008
Sarah Silverman, Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel and Diet Snapple. Jean Zilani, who reps Diet Snapple, send this missive: Hey Jimmy,... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted February 5, 2008
Yes We Clicked Through The Entire Thing: The LAT has been reading our wish-book again, this time posting a ... [FishbowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: Sept. 10, 2007 - Posted September 10, 2007
Yuma Scores at Boxoffice James Mangold and producer Cathy Konrad's follow-up to their Walk the Line, the western 3:10 to Yuma starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, took top stop at the boxoffice over the weekend. Variety reports that it played... [FishbowlLA]

This Week In Pool Reports - Posted February 23, 2007
In this week's installment, Vice President Cheney is entertained by a bikini clad woman, Pres. Bush pigs out at Porker's, the Imperial Palace is revealed to be a facade and it seems even the Japanese hates Yankees fans (kidding people. No hate mail please). And lets not forget Mark Silva's 3,865... [FishbowlDC]

In The Trades: British TV, Irish Boxers, Argentinian Families, Hollywood Law - Posted February 14, 2007
Garth Ancier will head BBC Worldwide Americas, based in NYC. He's done everything: cable programming (Turner), news (CNN), broadcast production (NBC, Fox, the WB), created The Ricki Lake Show and new media (In2TV). He's expected to help BBC America to develop a signature series, besides raiding the BBC library for... [FishbowlLA]

Taking Out The Trash, 01.22.07 - Posted January 22, 2007
Oooh! George Stephanopolous beat out Tim Russert. Will the ratings say the same? An NBC release announced that "Meet The Press with Tim Russert" topped "the competition in all categories during the week ending Sunday, January 14," attracting 4.511 million total viewers. That is 30% more than CBS's "Face the Nation", 44%... [FishbowlDC]