Archive for December, 2011
December 31st, 2011 | 
Author: In a year marked by the opening of the new City Hall and a very visible protest downtown, the state's budget woes occupy the top spot on The Olympian's list of the 10 biggest local stories of 2011.
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Our final list for 2011 is about everything else that moved or inspired us, aside from movies, and so it is appropriate that we’d just call it The Best Of The Rest, and we cover a lot of ground, including music, games, books, and stand-up comedy.http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured
"Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" found another $10.7 million and "Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows" grossed another $7.6 million Friday as Hollywood gets ready to say good riddance to the 2011 box office.http://www.hitfix.com
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Ben Kingsley discusses "Hugo" and the future of cinema technology: "Some filmmakers are saying that if we stretch this technology any further, it's going to snap. We need to harness this technology into a tool for telling beautiful stories. If we just harness it for a chain of special effects, the audience will leave the cinema having eaten too much popcorn, and that’s about it. I think it's a bad investment to just patronize the audience and say, 'Oh, just give them special effects, they're fine because they have no attention span anyway.'" THE WRAP
Watch Deadline's "The Contenders" panel discussion in full: "Deadline Hollywood has always tried to innovate while other showbiz media outlets merely imitate. So I created a two-day event completely free to participants and invitees called ‘The Contenders’. Twelve studios and distributors, both major and indie, presented their Award contender films directly… |
Even though 2011 will go down as the least attended year at the movies since 1995, this year’s box office 
BFI Southbank’s retrospective reminds us of why Woody Allen deserves to be considered the American equivalent of Chekhov., says Tim Robey.
For the third Friday in a row, three sequels claimed the Top Three spots at the box office. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol extended its impressive run with another first place finish, while Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked continued to draw large holiday crowds. The big loser on Friday actually looks to be Steven Spielberg, with his War Horse and The Adventures of Tintin finishing sixth and seventh, respectively.The fourth Mission: Impossible…
Scotland’s Loch Ness tilts back and forth according to the movement of the ground beneath it.
This opaque and very dark purple colored Cabernet from Franciscan opens with a mild black currant bouquet with a hint of black cherry. …
This light yellow colored Finger Lakes Reserve Gewurztraminer opens with mild lychee bouquet with a hint of apricot. …
Tributes to wine and food industry leaders who died this year
Record Bordeaux prices—again. Historic sales and harvest horrors. Greatest vintage ever for California Pinot Noir? The year brought all this and more …
Here’s something to keep in mind the next time you reach for a paper towel in a public washroom.
RCMP Sgt. Rob Lutzko was in peak physical shape when he joined the force in 1993, but admits he’s since packed on a little weight.
Health care giant Johnson & Johnson is seeking U.S. approval for a third use for its new anticlotting pill, Xarelto.
Singer and actress Kaye Stevens, who performed with the Rat Pack and was a frequent guest on Johnny Carson’s "The Tonight Show," has died at a central Florida hospital. She was 79.
Actress Patricia Clarkson will lead the Carnival parade of the Krewe of Muses in her hometown of New Orleans.
A TV show about a Muslim community is focusing an episode almost entirely on the conflicted feelings about marking anniversaries of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Andrew Lloyd Webber says London’s Olympic Games will force most of the capital’s theatres to close for the summer.
A Hong Kong construction company said Friday that a plan to invest US$220.5 million in a Hollywood-China movie production venture is on hold because of rocky financial markets.
Wynonna Judd is celebrating an engagement this holiday season. Representatives for the country singer say her boyfriend popped the question on Christmas Eve.
Britney Spears planning a "traditional Southern-style" wedding. The hitmaker is said to be keen to shun a lavish wedding and opt for a country gathering instead.
The "Happy Feet Two" star didn’t think she would ever get an acting job with her South American tone, so he used to try to speak with a different pronunciation during auditions.
Despite their fun-loving attitude, the boys of LMFAO have a very clear strategy for success.
