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more about #defamer more comments → unclevanya: They will limp along with him until next spring and fulfill the contract, mainly because they have no other new programming to replace it. The point o... more » Magister: I believe the Leno Experiment has not only eliminated NBC at ten, but it has probably dragged down their nine o'clock shows and has negatively effecte... more » PandoraSpocks: I've watched it. And I cannot believe that some network asshole thought this would work AND someone else signed off on it for five nights a week. Whe... more » JennaW: To my shock, certain comments on this page lead me to believe that there are people who have actually watched this show! #jayleno more » SpyMagician: Here, you want ratings, do the following: - Ditch Leno. - Get HD video of cute animals. Crisp, clear, cute. - One hour each night of cute animal vide... more » MrInBetween: In the TV lexicon, "a Leno" will forever mean a colossal bet made on a certain loser. #jayleno more » Mike Jahn: The guy is an undisputed car nut. Give him a show called "Beverly Hills Chopper." #jayleno more » miss_msry: People actually admit paying to see this skank? #britneyspears more » Airvault: 1) Sampras and Agassi. #gossip more » mattchew03: Even though it would make the show even more like it was before, I think Leno would benefit from ditching a bunch of his new (unfunny) correspondents ... more » Bunsy: Saw it at NYC screening with Jason, his dad and the two actresses... really great movie and yes, if you are a road warrior (or like to fire people), y... more » Trixie from Toronto: I love Jason Reitman, but this is kind of stupid. Journalists are generally allotted about 15 minutes of time with someone of his fame. I can't imagin... more » PaisleyPajamas: Up In The Air is a thoroughly enjoyable movie. Reitman really took a risk with the subject matter and it plays well. If you've ever worked in the tr... more » skt.smth: Alright, alright. Back when those stupid Aussies did that blackface routine on that TV show with Harry Connick Jr., I was all like "there's no way tha... more » bess marvin, girl detective: this is why i hate it when people say "oh that's what comes with being a director?" why do press junkets have to be so stupid? up in the air by all... more » -
#precious
Mariah Carey's Mustache Still Not in Theaters Soon
More speculation today surrounds the whereabouts of Precious (née Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire), the celebrated, Benjamin Bratt-terrifying drama that won last month's Sundance Film Festival before tumbling into bidding-war lawsuit limbo. More » -
#push
'Get Your Hands Off My 'Push' Baby!': A Defamer Timeline
Sundance darling Push is at the center of a bitter tug-of-war, with The Weinstein Company filing multiple suits against Lionsgate and Cinetic, the company that brokered the deal, alleging fraud and breach of contract. More » -
#traderoundup
Switch-Hitter Anne Heche Goes To Bat for 'Hung'
· Anne Heche will play the ex-wife of Ray, the anatomically superendowed protagonist of Hung. She replaces Kristin Bauer, last seen being escorted away in a wheelchair, dead-eyed and repeating, "The diameter...the diameter..." [THR] More » -
#feuds
How Many Wrong Buttons Can The NY Times 'Push'?
Remember Push: Based on a Novel By Sapphire, the wild Mariah Carey/Mo'Nique starrer that lit up Sundance (and took home three awards)? Lionsgate took our advice and bought it, and now things have gone haywire. More » -
#sundance
Defamer Futurologists Correctly Predict Sundance Sale of 'Push'
We don't want to toot our horns or anything, but...hey, what's that loud, sustained honking? Shortly after SPC picked up An Education just as we'd prognosticated, Lionsgate has followed our other Sundance advice. More » -
#newintown
Renée Zellweger Taken As POW In 'New In Town' Culture War
Most midwinter dump-jobs are happy just to get some lukewarm reviews and, if they're lucky, $67 million in two weeks of release. But you're really on fire when you've earned a rarer-than-rare "anti-Minnesota" designation. More » -
#filmschooled
How To Market A Chick Flick: Add Heels & "Tug At The Ovaries"
There's an epic piece in this week's New Yorker that's worth your while, and reveals what Hollywood movie marketers think about you: [Jezebel] -
#tylerperry
Tyler Perry Still Having Trouble Settling On Mrs. Right
Yesterday, we relayed the frustrations of gender illusionist/multimedia mogul Tyler Perry in his search for "Mrs. Right"—one of the many sacrifices one makes on the journey up the slippery slope of fame and success. More » -
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#madmen
Unsigned 'Mad Men' Creator Sounds Ominous Season 3 Alarm
Though AMC recently set an optimistic summer return date for the next season of Mad Men, show mastermind Matthew Weiner (whose contract dispute remains unresolved) has a much gloomier forecast, he tells E! More »
