By David Poland poland@moviecitynews.com
The Buzz: August 14, 2003
Rank | – | News Item | Comment |
1 | Affleck Slams Gigli, Himelf | By Next Week… “You know, Jay, people say I have a large penis. Well, it’s not that big. Really, it’s kind of small.” (Big Laugh, As Jay Throws To Commercial) “Have they forgiven me yet? Any ideas? It really isn’t small. I just said that…” | |
2 | Governor Ahhhh-nuld | “Und Turs-day Nacht Vill Be 2-Fwa-1 Lapdance Night Troo Out Da State!” | |
3 | Open Range | Old Fashioned Western Stirs Critics More Than Audiences | |
4 | Jamie Lee Curtis | She’s Back… Again! Good Performance, But Invoking Oscar Is More Than A Little Desperate… On The Part Of Reporters | |
5 | DreamWorks Goes Fishing | An Independent Launches An Independent | |
6 | Warner Independent Pictures | Up To Its Gill In Possibilities | |
7 | Toronto Oscar-Related Premieres | Love Actually, In The Cut, 21 Grams, Lost In Translation, Veronica Guerin, More… | |
8 | NBC Closing In On Universal? | Diller’s Dream Turned Upside Down… Will He Be Back? | |
9 | J-Lo & Ben | The Scab That Everyone Just Has To Pick | |
10 | ADL On The Passion | Abe Foxman Beginning To Back Off. Paul Lauer Says That Edits Are Being Made. Negotiatons? | |
11 | Bruckheimer Stays At Disney | A Far More Critical Deal Than Pixar’s | |
12 | Thirteen | NIkki Reed To Be Bob Evans Next Wife? | |
13 | J-Lo Gets Cut Out Of Jersey Girl | She’s Now In Only 10% Of The Movie… Doesn’t California Law Call For 50%? | |
14 | Mike Newell Takes On Potter | Four Witches & A Franchise | |
15 | Finding Nemo As Oscar Bait | USA Today Floated This One… But The Toilet Doesn’t Really Lead To The Open Sea | |
16 | Brit Flick To Premiere In Theaters And Online Simultaneously | “The film was written in less than two weeks and shot in 12 days.” Why, Oh Why, Do We Get This Honor? | |
17 | Freddy vs. Jason | Developed By The Recycler. Next Summer, Fred Vs. Ethel | |
18 | LA Times’ Calendar Pay Section | Access To This Joke Costs Just $4.95 A Month | |
19 | Diaz Topless Shots Sealed | Remember The Jennifer Aniston Case? “Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been Willing To Show Your Boobs In Public?” | |
20 | Seabiscuit | It’s Pulled Ahead Of Road To Perdition, But Seems To Have Dropped Out Of Conversations | |
21 | Kevin Smith Gets Pissed At NYT | Hell Hath No Fury Like A Guy With A Website Scorned | |
22 | American Splendor | What’s A Giammati You? | |
23 | Gregory Hines Passes Away At 57 | Great Talent, Gone Too Soon | |
24 | Daddy Day Camp | One Thing For Sure… Eddie Won’t Be Driving To Camp Alone | |
25 | Academy Urges Early Return of Oscar(R) Screen Credit Forms |
Can You Feel The System Speeding Up? If I Don’t Have Some DVDs On My Doorstep By 10/1, I’ll be Surprised | |
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