Friday Box Office: “127 Hours” Heading For Huge Weekend

Based on estimates for Friday night, Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours” is heading for a massive limited debut at the box office this weekend. The film - based on the true story of Aron Ralston (James Franco), a mountain climber who becomes trapped under a boulder and is forced to amputate his own arm - grossed $77,057 from 4 screens in New York and Los Angeles. That made for a $19,264 per-theater-average, and puts “Hours” on a path to a $230,000-$280,000 gross (or a $57,000-$71,000 per-theater-average).

Though its on the higher end of possibilities, that could potentially top “The Kids Are All Right”‘s $70,282 per-theater-average from 7 screens this past July, which is the year’s best so far.

Check back with indieWIRE tomorrow for a full report on the weekend box office, including three-day numbers for Doug Liman’s “Fair Game,” which grossed a respectable $180,000 from 46 screens Friday, and could end up with a weekend gross of around $600,000.

(source:indiewire.com)

Britney Spears on Glee represents masturbation and drugs says parents group

Britney Spears appearance on Glee met with some extremely harsh criticism from the Parents Television Council. They called it “the worst show of the week, according to Contact Music”.

The group issued a statement that basically reprimanded the show Glee’s powers that be of putting someone like Britney Spears on show when the viewers are basically tweens and teens.

They are indignant that Glee put Spears on the show and it gathered 13.3 million viewers because of her appearance. The group‘s statement than said that Spears “represents narcotic drug abuse, public masturbation, and school sanctioned burlesque.” Whoa, them are some fighting words!

It is safe to say Britney Spears will not be receiving an award from this group anytime soon. It appears they do not hold Britney Spears in high regard.

The group’s main complaint is that Britney Spears should not be held as a role model after all her rehab stints, troubles with parenting and her public break down.

This is entertainment! If Britney Spears did not do any of these things on the air, then what is the problem? If the Parents Television Council looked into the background of every single celebrity that appears on the shows that their kids watch and demand they not show up in the shows, more than likely the kids would be staring at an empty TV screen. While this may be a bit of an exaggeration, it is true that there are many people with skeletons in their closets that have moved on and bettered themselves. This may just be a bit overboard!

Britney Spears appeared in Connecticut last year and more trouble followed her there. During her concert at the Mohegan Sun, a fan jumped on the stage. The man was drunk and was put under arrest. He was just a few feet away from Britney when a back up dancer got between the two of them. This was during “The Circus starring Britney Spears” tour.

(source:examiner.com)

Will.i.am, Fergie And Co Hit The Big Screen

The Black Eyed Peas are making sure you never stop singing their catchy dance tunes!

The US band are planning to bring all their party madness straight to the big screen by releasing a 3-D movie of their world tour.

And clearly determined to make this a blockbuster hit, they are teaming up with film genius James Cameron - the man behind the biggest film of the year – ‘Avatar.’

In an interview with Vibe magazine, member Will.i.am revealed,

“We have the biggest director because we are the biggest group on the planet.

“People will be able to see us in the theatre with the 3-D glasses and everything.”

The flick, which will be shot in South America, will document the group’s tour, including footage of their concerts, and following a story line devised by Mr Cameron.

The Peas, who are currently in the middle of their ‘E.N.D World Tour 2010,’ are expected to release the film early next year.

Source:mtv
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Mo’Nique – an accolade bigger than the Oscar

Guess what could be the bigger award for a Hollywood celebrity than an Oscar win? Perhaps, nothing! But Mo’Nique had a bigger reason to celebrate than the 1st Oscar for her debut film!

The Los Angeles Times reports that Mo’Nique who won the Best Supporting Actress award on 82nd Academy Awards night on 7th March 2010 for her marvelous performance in “Precious” as Mary Jones had a bash at a party at West Hollywood’s Philippe Chow held to honor her for her Oscar winning performance.

And guess who the guests were at the ladies-only luncheon event hosted by MAC Cosmetics and actress Shondrella Avery! Lots of celebs attended including Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Gabourey “Precious” Sidibe, Natalie Cole, Macy Gray, Alfre Woodard, Vivica A. Fox, Ali Landry, Nia Long, Keisha Whitaker, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Ruby Dee

Now, that’s something! A party full of famous actresses, models and celebrities and that too for honoring a newcomer is something more than one could ask for!

The party had a French theme and white gloves and artificial pearls were used to decorate the venue. There were champagne cocktails and chicken lettuce cups to go with the main course. Eiffel Tower was the shape of the cake topped up with icing pearls.

There were praises to be heard from every corner and everyone said Mo’Nique should take away the trophy. And if that was not enough, a $25,000 donation was announced by John Demsey, MAC AIDS Fund Chairman, in Mo’Nique’s name to help the HIV/AIDS organization Women Alive.

All the celebs went home with a gift bag including cameras, beauty products and Pascal Mouawad sparklers!

So much for the lady even before she had made the Oscar win! God knows what is in store for her now as she stands this year’s Best Supporting Actress…

Source:entertainmentandshowbiz.com/