Steven Spielberg

Zachary Quinto on Gershwin, LA Farmer's Market and Coming Out - Posted October 20, 2011
Actor Zachary Quinto is the real deal. This was evident when he blogged about his personal life on Sunday, October 16, and it remains so today via a crisp ... [FishbowlLA]

Military 'Joining Forces' With Hollywood - Posted June 16, 2011
[caption id="attachment_22768" align="alignleft" width="348" caption="Michelle Obama with military panelists on Monday. Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson"][/caption] Hollywood's relationship with the military has needed counseling for quite some time. But it took ... [PRNewser]

Building Some Last-Minute Buzz for 'Super 8'? - Posted June 9, 2011
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Spielberg and J.J. Abrams Super 8 - Twitter's First Sneak Preview - Posted June 8, 2011
Spielberg and J.J. Abram fans have the opportunity for a sneak preview of Super 8 for one day only on Thursday, June 9th. Paramount Pictures and Twitter jointly announced today sneak preview showings of the film's scheduled nationwide release on Friday, June 10th. To promote the sneak previews... [SocialTimes.com]

LA Commercial Director Shakes Up Some Lowrider Fruit - Posted June 1, 2011
The official biography of commercial director Frank Borin is fabulous. It describes how, beginning at age 12, his parents would drop him off after school at the Universal Studios backlot, so he could wander around and soak up the action ("no one thought of stopping a kid sailing through the gates").... [FishbowlLA]

'Tree of Life' Proposes a New Take On the Summer Movie - Posted May 27, 2011
The summer blockbuster season is officially upon us, kicking off this weekend with a li... [AgencySpy]

Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner To Adapt Team of Rivals - Posted April 14, 2011
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln will be adapted by Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg. Pulitzer/Tony-winning writer Tony Kushner will handle the screenplay. According to ... [GalleyCat]

Trailer for New J.J. Abrams/Spielberg Movie Launched on Twitter - Posted March 11, 2011
Paramount Pictures announced today that it has launched the trailer for its upcoming J.J. Abrams/Steven Spielberg movie ... [PRNewser]

Vanity Fair Names James Cameron as Hollywood's Biggest Earner - Posted February 2, 2011
The March "Hollywood Issue" for Vanity Fair contains a number of interesting things, including a piece about how it might be more trendy to be fat than buff (we said in... [FishbowlNY]

Critic Lets Loose with Rip-Roaring (Nicolas) Cage Match - Posted January 27, 2011
There's a wonderful essay in the February 2011 issue of GQ Magazine by Tom Carson. Titled "National Treasure", it tackles the amorphous legacy of ... [GalleyCat]

Critic Lets Loose with Rip-Roaring (Nicolas) Cage Match - Posted January 27, 2011
There's a wonderful essay in the February 2011 issue of GQ Magazine by Tom Carson. Titled "National Treasure", it tackles the amorphous legacy of ... [FishbowlLA]

Memphis Reporter Bemoans Absence of Definitive MLK Biopic - Posted January 14, 2011
In journalism class, the topic of how to write a great "lede" is endlessly discussed, analyzed and rehearsed. Today, Memphis Commercial Appeal reporter ... [FishbowlLA]

Steven Spielberg Is the Most Influential Celebrity? - Posted January 13, 2011
Forbes and its partner E-Poll Research have compiled a list of the ten most influential celebrities with Steven Spielberg coming out on top. He "narrowly edges out" ... [PRNewser]

Inside James Frey's Fiction Factory - Posted November 12, 2010
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The Evil Laugh of Justin Lutsky - Posted November 5, 2010
Ever wonder what happened to all those contestants on the 2007 Mark Burnett-Steven Spielberg reality show On the Lot? In the case of Justin Lutsky, the answer is he's gone viral. First, he made a trailer for the Quirk Books entry... [FishbowlLA]

Kitty Kelley Says Bio is Not 'A Takedown' of Oprah - Posted April 19, 2010
Unless you're just getting back from a vacation on Neptune, you should know by now that Kitty Kelley (best known previously for upsetting Frank Sinatra's number one fan) has a new biography out about Oprah Wi... [GalleyCat]

Theoretical Physicist Sean Carroll on Writing about Time Travel - Posted February 10, 2010
Time travel is one of literature's most popular themes, but very rarely do writers get a chance to consult with a theoretical theorist about their stories. Today's guest on the Morning Media Menu was Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at Caltech in Pasadena, C... [GalleyCat]

Politico's Partylicious Pool Report - Posted November 25, 2009
Perhaps the most "unique" pool report ever was distributed by Politico's Nia-Malika Henderson last night from the White House State Dinner. All of the "fabulousness" is posted below. My favorite parts? The self-pimp and "shout out" near the end. From: Nia-Malika Henderson Sent: Tue Nov 24 22:40:53 2009 Subject: Final Booksellers Pool... Apologies for this... [FishbowlDC]

The Pre-Parties: Time, Fortune, People & CNN - Posted May 10, 2009
Pretty star-studded... Eva Longoria Parker, Jason Bateman, Jon Bon Jovi, Kal Penn, Kate... [FishbowlDC]

Free Screening of Showtime's United States of Tara - Posted January 12, 2009
The screening of the new Showtime/Diablo Cody/Steven Spielberg series starring Toni Collette and ... [FishbowlLA]

Bacon/Sedgwick The Latest Madoff Victims - Posted December 30, 2008
Kevin Bacon and wife Kyra Sedgwick (who is now with "The Closer" definitely the bread-winner in that household) were taken by Be... [FishbowlLA]

Is DreamWorks In The Middle Of A Nightmare? - Posted December 17, 2008
DreamWorks, in its new form with co-chairs Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider, is having a tough time ... [FishbowlLA]

Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Victims Include Mort Zuckerman - Posted December 15, 2008
As if newspapers didn't have enough to worry about already! Probably by now you're at least somewhat aware of Bernie Madoff — he may have got a little lost in all the Blago of last week but some background ... [FishbowlNY]

Spielberg One Of Many Victims Of Madoff Swindle - Posted December 15, 2008
Steven Spielberg was one of many ultra-rich Hollywood and Wall Street types whom Bernard Madoff scammed in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, ... [FishbowlLA]

DreamWorks 2.0 Announces First Deal -- The Walter and Laurie Show - Posted November 13, 2008
DreamWorks 2.0 announced its first deal in its new incarnation with India's Reliance Big Entertainment money: the studio will work in a two-year deal with former production heads (a... [FishbowlLA]

Spielberg And Will Smith May Re-Do A Korean Epic - Posted November 7, 2008
Will Smith and Steven Spielberg may enact their first partnership on the remake of a Korean thriller, Chan Wook Park's "Oldboy," for DreamWorks and Universal Pictures, ... [FishbowlLA]

Mamet, Rudin, Nichols And Their Egos To Take On Kurosawa - Posted October 29, 2008
Screenwriter David Mamet, producer Scott Rudin and ... [FishbowlLA]

Geffen Leaving DreamWorks: Nobody Knows Why - Posted October 27, 2008
DreamWorks partner and resident billionaire David Geffen has decided to bow out of DreamWorks 2.0, the new DreamWorks production arm financed by Indian money through Reliance Inc., according to the New York Times... [FishbowlLA]

Stiller May Direct 'Chicago 7' - Posted October 23, 2008
Ben Stiller, who has no relationship to Chicago whatsoever other than having shot a movie or two there, may take the directing reins of Aaron Sorkin's script "The Trial of the Chicago 7," according to the Hollywood Reporter... [FishbowlLA]

EXCLUSIVE: DreamWorks May Stay Put With Universal -- re: Distribution - Posted October 9, 2008
Though no declarations have been made, an inside source at DreamWorks tells FBLA that the company is likely to stay put with Universal for its distribution deal. "We're actually on the Universal lot in the old Amblin studio space," the source said. "It's just easier to maintain with Universal. Paramount will still... [FishbowlLA]

MGM May Be Looking to India for $$$$...Like DreamWorks - Posted October 1, 2008
MGM, with president Mary Parent at the helm, may be following DreamWorks down the money line to India with a deal with Reliance ADA Group, according to the New York Post. MGM needs cash to deal with a ... [FishbowlLA]

Spielberg Also Gives Cash to Fight Prop. 8 - Posted September 23, 2008
As we reported earlier heartthrob Brad Pitt gave a $100k to combat Proposition 8 that wishes to change the California constitution to ban... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted September 19, 2008
What Would Allah Blog? Jeffrey Fleishman has a terrifically interesting piece about religious and secular Muslims duking it out on ... [FishbowlLA]

Spielberg wants Bollywood - Posted August 11, 2008
Steven Spielberg, ever the iconoclast, is just saying NO to the studios these days. As has been reported over and over, he's doing a deal with India's ... [FishbowlLA]

Scientology Tries Its Hand at...Filmmaking????? - Posted August 8, 2008
Scientology, never a religion that takes anything sitting down, responded to the $250 million lawsuit and the idle chatter about its ranks, by putting out its own answer -- on video. Steven Spielberg better watch out. ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted June 19, 2008
Celebrity Splits: Claudia Eller likens the breakup of DreamWorks SKG and ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted April 21, 2008
Mary McNamara Is Sorry: She knew that George Washington served two terms. She just forgot. We're guessing she will never forget again. ... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted February 8, 2008
Remember Brad Refro? In all the rending of garments and gnashing of teeth over Heath Ledger, Brad Renfro's death has been almost an afterthought (E! couldn't even get his name right). B... [FishbowlLA]

Peter Jackson Heads Back To Middle Earth - Posted December 18, 2007
According to Deadline Hollywood Daily: The Hobbit and its sequel will finally be made back-to-back for New Line and MGM the way they should be -- under the Academy-Award-winning crea... [FishbowlLA]

Overheard In Miami - Posted December 10, 2007
And now, before we collapse in a full-on post-festival coma, it's time for our favorite feature of every design gathering, the Overheards. For all our Art Basel/Design Miami coverage, look here. Man wearing a shiny, light-colored suit whispers on his cell phone in a dark corner of the ... [UnBeige]

Watch the Box: Changes, Ch-ch-ch-changes - Posted October 19, 2007
CMT has ordered 6 episodes of Gone Country. Bobby Brown, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Diana DeGarmo, Julio Iglesias Jr, Maureen McCormick and Sisqo are slated to see if who can become the next big country superstar. Barry Gibb made a country album, you know. So did Ray Charles, not th... [FishbowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted September 21, 2007
More Sumner Madness: Getting sick of Hollywood's least-lovable codger, David Geffen and Steven Spielberg will likely be splitting from Paramount Pictures, less than two years after... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 19, 2007
A Little Welcome Wagon: Tom Cruise and Will Smith will team up to throw the Beckhams a welcome-to-LA bash on Sunday for 600 of their closest friends, including Oprah Winfrey... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 13, 2007
Lee Baca's Paris: The Sheriff's Dept. has launched an internal investigation to see whether Paris Hilton got special treatment in the slammer. So far, they've found that she had access to a cordless phone at all hours and that the heiress "... [FishbowlLA]

Spielberg & Jackson Team up for Tintin - Posted May 15, 2007
The Guardian reports that Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are teaming up to bring the adventures of Tintin, Belgium's famous globe-trotting reporter, to the big screen, the end of a 25 year hunt on Spielberg's part to secure the rights to the comic strip character. Spielbe... [GalleyCat]

Morning Reading List, 05.02.07 - Posted May 2, 2007
Good morning Washington. Dana Perino on life at the top. An ABC release announced that "World News with Charles Gibson" was "the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54 for the week of April 23." Averaging 8.20 million Total Viewers, "Wor... [FishbowlDC]

Sundown on Sunset -- The Oscars Edition - Posted February 23, 2007
It's a cross between the Westminster Dog Show and your high school prom, but for whatever reason, we all go ga-ga over the Oscars. Here's a roundup of this week's Oscars coverage: The Envelope put out an Oscars preview ... [FishbowlLA]

Spielberg Gets Cranky - Posted February 5, 2007
According to the NYT, Steven Spielberg is pissed at his Paramount overlords for treating him the way they treat every other director: As food to devour completely. ... [FishbowlLA]