Robert Downey Jr

Preview Esquire's Augmented Reality - Posted November 10, 2009
You may have to wait until next week to pick up Esquire's December issue featuring augmented reality from the newsstands, but you can get a sneak peek at what's inside right now. In the video above, from Esquire's augmented reality home page, editor-in-chief David Granger demonstrates some of the issue's special features,... [FishBowlNY]

Steve Lopez to Other Columnists: 'Leave Your Desks' - Posted June 29, 2009
Robert Downey Jr. impersonator Steve Lopez was the keynote speaker Friday at the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Anne Kallas at Ventura County Star writes: Prize-winning columnist Steve Lopez said the work of newspaper columnists has become more important than ever in the wild and wooly frontier of digital communications. "Opinions are a dime... [FishBowlLA]

Reel Journalism Screens "The Soloist" - Posted April 15, 2009
Last night former WaPo VP Pat Butler joined Nick Clooney and LA Times columnist Steve Lopez for a screening of "The Soloist" at the AFI Silver Theater. The Newseum and American University hosted the event as a part of the Reel Journalism film series, which explores the intersection of movies and... [FishBowlDC]

Reel Journalism Screens "The Soloist" - Posted April 15, 2009
Last night former WaPo VP Pat Butler joined Nick Clooney and LA Times columnist Steve Lopez for a screening of "The Soloist" at the AFI Silver Theater. The Newseum and American University hosted the event as a part of the Reel Journalism film series, which explores the intersection of movies and... [FishBowlDC]

Not Your Typical Power 40 From Details - Posted November 26, 2008
Details Power 40 list didn't have the cachet of a Vanity Fair, Time or Newsweek list. But with an anonymous Secret Service Agent, bailout czar Neel Kashkari and the Palin family leading the list, the mag makes it clear that they're doing their list their way. Yes, to keep up with the naysayers... [FishBowlLA]

Paramount Retributively Pushes 'Soloist' Back Again - Posted November 19, 2008
Paramount Pictures, perhaps getting a dig into former partner DreamWorks, has pushed back the potential Oscar nominee Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr.'s "The Soloist" from March 13 to April 24 of next year, Variety reports. DreamWorks was caught off guard in October when Paramount pushed back the release of "The Soloist"... [FishBowlLA]

Downey Named EW's Entertainer of the Year - Posted November 17, 2008
Just a few years after his career was left for dead in rehab, Robert Downey Jr.'s action turn in "Iron Man" and blackface appearance in "Tropic of Thunder," has led to such a career-resurgence that Entertainment Weekly has named him Entertainer of the Year. Maybe drugs are okay.... [FishBowlLA]

'The Soloist' Pulled From Oscar Contention - Posted October 17, 2008
"The Soloist," starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx and based on a series of L.A. Times columns, won't be given a 2008 release, thus disqualifying it for the Oscars, according to several outlets. Sources say Viacom is under financial pressure and is unwilling to spend the cash to release the film,... [FishBowlLA]

Don Cheadle Will Take Over For Terrence Howard In 'Iron Man 2' - Posted October 14, 2008
Don Cheadle looks like he'll be filling in for Terrence Howard as the second banana in "Iron Man 2," according to news reports. Cheadle will step in to play Jim Rhodes, Tony Stark's best friend who would also become the armor-clad hero War Machine. Although there was no comment from Marvel Studios, The... [FishBowlLA]