golden-globes
Blurry Photos: Neil Patrick Harris Scared of Mickey Rourke, Jenna Fischer In the Can
Richard Lawson · 01/18/10 03:15PMJust How Drunk was Julia Roberts at The Golden Globes?
Mike Byhoff · 01/18/10 03:07PMHow Many People Made Jokes About Cancer Patient Michael C. Hall?
Brian Moylan · 01/18/10 02:08PMSandra Bullock Could Win an Oscar, and other Post-Golden Globes Predictions
Richard Lawson · 01/18/10 01:43PMMo'Nique Addresses "Pay to Promote" Rumors, Sounds Crazy While Doing So
Jill Lawson · 01/18/10 12:21PMWe Didn't Think They Could Make Glee Any Better Until Now
Brian Moylan · 01/18/10 11:58AMOur Love Hate Relationship with January Jones Continues at the Golden Globes
Brian Moylan · 01/18/10 11:26AMKate Hudson Determined to Not Run Out of Toilet Paper
Richard Lawson · 01/18/10 10:06AMGolden Globes: Mo'Nique Gets Emo'Tional, Robert Downey Jr. Thanks No One
Adrian Chen · 01/17/10 08:13PMLive Blogging the Golden Globes
Brian Moylan · 01/17/10 07:00PMGown and Out in Beverly Hills: Golden Globes Red Carpet Fashion
Richard Lawson · 01/17/10 06:58PMcityfile · 01/15/10 04:43PM
• Word has it Conan O'Brien and NBC have finally reached a deal. He'll leave with $25-30 million and could end up joining Fox eventually, although a deal is far from certain. As for NBC, fallout from the mess is expected to linger for a long time. And now Jimmy Fallon is the The Tonight Show's heir apparent.
• The networks are going to extraordinary lengths (and spending small fortunes) to cover the disaster in Haiti, not surprisingly. [THR]
• Things are looking up for financially challenged photog Annie Leibovitz. She's settled one of the lawsuits that was filed against her last year. [P6]
• The search is on for Simon Cowell's replacement on American Idol. [AP]
• Erica Hill is taking over for Russ Mitchell on CBS' Early Show. [NYT]
• A bunch of pink slips have landed at Universal Music. [LAT]
• These aren't fruitful times for aspiring novelists/screenwriters. [WSJ]
• Ricky Gervais hosts the Golden Globes on Sunday night. [MSNBC, NYM]
Shiny Balls: Your Golden Globes Field Guide
Richard Lawson · 01/15/10 03:42PMcityfile · 12/23/09 04:50PM
• Golf Digest has decided to "suspend" Tiger Woods' monthly column. Will Condé Nast continue to pay him his $3 million-a-year salary? Unclear. [NYP]
• The Balloon Boy parents were sentenced to 90 days (him) and 20 days (her) today. For what it's worth, Richard Heene says he's "very, very sorry." [AP]
• Alexis Glick, one of Fox Business's first employees, resigned today. [LAT]
• Fox will go ahead with Idol with or without Simon Cowell. Obviously. [THR]
• Another humorless group is whining about MTV's Jersey Shore. [AP]
• The feud between Time Warner/Fox over cable fees is getting nasty. [DF]
• Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Mickey Rourke have signed on to present at next month's Golden Globes alongside host Ricky Gervais. [LAT]
• A look back at the wars Rupert Murdoch has waged over the years. [NYM]
• The trailer for Sex and the City 2 was released today. Yes, already. [EW]
Tobey Maguire's Golden Globe Nomination: Bought with DVD Players?
Adrian Chen · 12/16/09 01:03AMcityfile · 12/15/09 04:16PM
• Closures: Design magazine I.D. is shutting down. And while Editor & Publisher revealed last week it's folding, there's now a small chance it'll survive. [E&P]
• More bad news: The New Republic laid off some staff today. [Politico]
• Diane Sawyer's farewell to GMA last week and George Stephanopoulos's debut on Monday both did okay, but neither one topped Today. [NYO, NYT]
• More TV news: CNN's ratings continue to suck; Oprah's Obama special scored big ratings; and Oprah pal Nate Berkus is getting his own show, as rumored.
• Golf Digest says it has no regrets about its new Tiger Woods cover. Which is a tad convenient since it went to press before the scandal broke. [Us]
• Men's Health editor Dave Zinczenko got snubbed by his bosses today. [DF]
• Paramount plans to start selling movie clips on the Web next week. [NYT]
• As for plans to create the "Hulu of magazines," it isn't going to be easy. [PC]
• The guy who stalked ESPN's Erin Andrews pleaded guilty today. [AP]
• Advertisers are totally loving Lady Gaga right now. Her "Bad Romance" video managed to squeeze in ten product placements in under five minutes. [LAT]
• Golden Globe noms were announced today. Just in case you missed it. [NYM]
cityfile · 11/12/09 03:14PM
• John King will be replacing Lou Dobbs at 7pm on CNN. [WP, NYT]
• CNN execs had been looking to part ways with Dobbs for many months now, although CNN president Jon Klein is denying that all the anti-Dobbs fervor had anything to do with his leaving. Meanwhile, Dobbs' departure is expected to leave up to 30 people without jobs. [TDB, NYT, AP]
• Dobbs' first post-CNN interview will be with Bill O'Reilly. Naturally. [DF]
• Iconix, the apparel company that owns Candie's, Badgley Mischka, and Rocawear, among other brands, is in talks to buy Playboy Enterprises. [BN]
• Bloomberg LP is ducking out of paying severance to BW staffers. [AdAge]
• A dozen staffers were laid off at Newsweek today. [Gawker]
• Martin Scorsese will receive the DeMille award at the Golden Globes. [LAT]
• Katie Couric is assembling media power lists now, apparently. [Forbes]
Golden Globes Double Down on Off-Kilter; Pick Ricky Gervais to Host
Richard Rushfield · 10/26/09 02:27PMDarren Aronofsky's Middle Finger A 'Digit Of Interest' In FCC's Golden Globes Indecency Inquest
Seth Abramovitch · 01/15/09 12:28PMMuch of the country did manage to witness the offending digit-extension (above), however. That in turn elicited 18 separate complaints to the FCC from outraged Americans—citizens not all that different from you or us, save for their distaste for Aronosfky's obscene (but artistically assured) hand gesture. From the LAT: