Blockbuster Will Be Ending The DVD Service No One Knew Still Existed
Beejoli Shah · 11/06/13 12:50PMGoing the way of the black rhinoceros and Deadline.com as we know it, Blockbuster is joining the list of things that will be all-but extinct by the end of the year. The Wall Street Journal reports that just in time for the holidays, Blockbuster will be closing its remaining 300 brick and mortar rental outlets, as well as ending its DVD-by-mail program.
Jack Black Cost Conan O'Brien $25,000
Beejoli Shah · 11/06/13 12:04PMAfter finally recovering from the onslaught of complaints they received after Destiny Hope Cyrus smeared her burgeoning latex-clad sexuality all over Jason Seaver's son, the FCC is back in action. Unfortunately, the Super Bowl is still three months away and winter is upon us, so most middle fingers have stayed firmly gloved and nipples have been tucked back into their brassieres. Fear not, the censorship giants have decided to go after America's favorite ginger: Conan O'Brien.
If You Want To Sell A Car, Just Ask Ron Burgundy
Beejoli Shah · 11/06/13 11:25AMRon Burgundy may have lost his job to Veronica Corningstone in the upcoming Anchorman 2, but hot damn if he can't sell some crappy cars.
Breakdowns: Clarissa Explains It All About Her Celebrity Make-outs
Beejoli Shah · 11/06/13 10:49AMNikki Finke Responds To Her Deadline Departure
Beejoli Shah · 11/05/13 10:30PMThe ongoing battle between PMC's Jay Penske and Deadline's Nikki Finke started with a bang and is now ending with a whimper, as Finke is finally out of the motor oil heir's slippery clutches. Finke shared with me that while she's happy to be free from Deadline, she is sad over the way the separation played out, and offered parting thoughts on Penske, Deadline film editor Mike Fleming Jr., and the fact that at one point, she offered to quit online blogging entirely.
Beejoli Shah · 11/05/13 08:50PM
CBS Is Bringing You Scandal, But In A Hospital
Beejoli Shah · 11/05/13 08:41PMAMC Is About To Pick Up Two New Dramas, Knifeman and Galyntine
Beejoli Shah · 11/05/13 08:02PMNot sure how to fill the Bryan-Cranston-bald-pate shaped hole in your heart now that Breaking Bad is no more? A source close to the situation just tipped me off that AMC is right on the brink of picking up two new dramas: Knifeman and Galyntine. This story is still breaking, and updates will continue to come as pickups are officially announced.
Amazon's New Shows Alpha House and Betas Are Going To Fail, Here's Why
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Marvel's newest Ms. Marvel is going to be a Muslim teenage girl, Kamala Khan. The fictional New Jersey resident will appear in a special edition in January, and her series will debut the following month. While the new resident badass' religion is sure to ruffle some feathers, this is Marvel's second Muslim character—the first was Sooraya Qadir, aka Dust, in The New X-Men.
Are All Screenplay Services Bullshit? The Black List Might Not Be
Beejoli Shah · 11/05/13 04:02PMObvious statement of the day: screenwriting is not an easy profession to break into. Because of this truism, a cottage industry of screenplay services has popped up to help Hollywood hopefuls get notes, learn how to market themselves, and—most lucrative of all—have their material exposed to someone who might actually get their passion project made. But while much has been said (even on this site) about how worthless most of these services are—an inefficacy often inversely correlated to price tag, mind you—there might be room for a company to actually do it right. The Black List, a script reading service started by former development executive Franklin Leonard, is hoping to bridge the gap between screenplay services and producers.
Beejoli Shah · 11/05/13 12:14PM
The Colbert Report's New Twitter Feed Praising Fox News Is Brilliant
Beejoli Shah · 11/05/13 11:54AM"Slow TV" Might Be Hollywood's Stupidest New Trend
Beejoli Shah · 11/05/13 11:00AMYou Might Start Seeing Pro-Obamacare Propaganda In Your TV Shows
Beejoli Shah · 11/05/13 10:19AMBreakdowns: How I Met Your Mother Is Doing A Full Episode In Rhyme
Beejoli Shah · 11/05/13 09:38AMHow I Met Your Mother will be doing something extremely annoying, because hey, last season; Berlin instead of Hungary is the new home of The Grand Budapest Hotel; monthly DirecTV payments are equal to the monthly lease on a mid-size sedan; and you just might be getting the Ramones movie you didn't know you wanted.
More Silk Road Movie Projects Are Coming Out Of The Woodwork
Beejoli Shah · 11/04/13 08:34PMYou Can Get HBO Without Having Cable, But It's Not Really Worth It
Beejoli Shah · 11/04/13 07:16PMIn an article in The Wall Street Journal, media and marketing editor Martin Peers lays out the complicated manner in which he was able to get HBO without being beholden to a bundle of other cable channels—but before you start showering your roommates in bits of electrical wire in a cord-cutting celebration dance, it's important to note that Peers didn't really get rid of all his channels, and he didn't save much money either.