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  • "Jacksons" reality show short on spontaneity

    Reuters – 1 hr 32 mins ago  

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Faced with the loss of a beloved brother who also was an international icon, it seems unlikely that most folks would decide, mere months later, to sign up for a cable reality show. Full Story »

  • Classic film receives clever stage treatment

    Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 9:31 pm ET  

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Screen-to-stage adaptations have become a theatrical staple in recent years, and leave it to the Brits to do it with far more imagination than we. Full Story »

  • Broken Lizard serves up mild comedy with "Salmon"

    Reuters – Wed Dec 9, 4:03 pm ET  

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Once upon a time, specifically January 2001, Broken Lizard was poised to become the next big comedy supergroup a la Monty Python or the Kids in the Hall. Full Story »

  • "Nine" makes awkward transition to screen

    Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 10:04 pm ET  
    (L-R) Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, director Rob... Reuters

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Any number of movies have served as the basis for stage musicals -- even "Gone With the Wind" was bravely attempted, though with predictable results. Full Story »

  • Mamet's "Race" more entertaining than insightful

    Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 2:12 am ET  
    Actor James Spader poses for a portrait during a media day for... Reuters

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Fans of the television series "Boston Legal" would be well advised to head to David Mamet's new play "Race," in which James Spader is once again doing a crackerjack job of portraying a ruthless lawyer. Full Story »

  • Vampire spoof "Transylmania" scares up few laughs

    Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 9:03 pm ET  

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - For those of you who have been desperately awaiting the latest comic opus from David and Scott Hillenbrand, the creators of "National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze" and its sequel "National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2: Full Story »

  • "Breaking Point" dulled by familiar plot

    Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 9:02 pm ET  

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - From its generic title to its overly familiar plot line to its B-list cast, "Breaking Point" has the feel of a late-night entry on Cinemax, which no doubt will be its fate sooner rather than later. Full Story »

  • "Armored" abounds in heist-movie cliches

    Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 9:02 pm ET  

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The tough-guy mugs of Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne and Fred Ward aren't the only familiar aspects of "Armored," an old-school heist movie that doesn't exactly reinvent the genre. Full Story »

  • Workplace comedy deals in dead-end comedy

    Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 9:01 pm ET  

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Forget cult classics like "Office Space" or TV hits like "The Office." "The Strip," Jameel Khan's new comedy about the misbegotten employees of a low-rent electronics store at a suburban strip mall, doesn't even compare in quality to the endless similarly themed sitcoms that regularly populate the airwaves. Opening Friday (December 4) in various cities, the film likely is to be dispossessed quickly. Full Story »

  • "Invictus" achieves its goal without digging deep

    Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 5:28 pm ET  
    Actors Morgan Freeman (L) and Matt Damon at the Los Angeles premiere... Reuters

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Nothing speaks so dramatically about Clint Eastwood's recent and remarkable burst of creativity as a director of awards-worthy films than the appearance of "Invictus," a historical drama that few if any filmmakers could have launched within the studio system. Full Story »

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