After allllllll that , the PG-13 cut of Harvey Weinstein’s shameless cause célèbre Bully grossed $534,000 over the weekend in expanded release to 158 theaters. That would amount to an aromatic $3,380 per screen — dramatically less than foreseen following the R-rated cut’s $23,000-per-screen opening two weeks ago. Who would have ever guessed? Oh . [ Box Office Mojo ]
The ex-Beatle revealed two new music videos over the weekend at his daughter Stella’s West Hollywood fashion outpost, directed by none other than McCartney himself. Apparently it was easy! Read on for his working methods and the results. Per VF.com’s Julie Miller, who caught up with McCartney at the event: “I wasn’t sure that I wanted to do the big, million dollar music video thing,” McCartney explained about his hesitation to film a big-budget production. ”Stella suggested that I do something really simple. ‘You know Natalie,’ she said. ‘Ring Natalie up and just ask her if she will sign to your song.’ “I would talk to Natalie and Johnny before filming and we would just have a normal conversation. Then we would turn the camera on and there was just a complete transformation. It wasn’t surprising, because, you know, that they are both that good, but to see it happen in front of you is pretty remarkable. It was like seeing two different people completely—it was like they morphed into screen gods right in front of me.” Also: Depp does his own guitar stunts here, for the record: “The boy is good,” McCartney explained. Now you know. [ VF.com ]
The ex-Beatle revealed two new music videos over the weekend at his daughter Stella’s West Hollywood fashion outpost, directed by none other than McCartney himself. Apparently it was easy! Read on for his working methods and the results. Per VF.com’s Julie Miller, who caught up with McCartney at the event: “I wasn’t sure that I wanted to do the big, million dollar music video thing,” McCartney explained about his hesitation to film a big-budget production. ”Stella suggested that I do something really simple. ‘You know Natalie,’ she said. ‘Ring Natalie up and just ask her if she will sign to your song.’ “I would talk to Natalie and Johnny before filming and we would just have a normal conversation. Then we would turn the camera on and there was just a complete transformation. It wasn’t surprising, because, you know, that they are both that good, but to see it happen in front of you is pretty remarkable. It was like seeing two different people completely—it was like they morphed into screen gods right in front of me.” Also: Depp does his own guitar stunts here, for the record: “The boy is good,” McCartney explained. Now you know. [ VF.com ]
If you’ve been reading the Oscar Index , you realize that the Best Supporting Actress Oscar is this year’s wild card. Will Melissa Leo prevail in spite of her considerable pomp? Will Hailee Steinfeld come from behind with a victory? Will Helena Bonham Carter just be awesome always? It’s a toss-up. Movieline’s own Julie Miller and yours truly are mapping out the telecast’s most exciting award with a play-by-play of the nominee announcement, the winner, and the ensuing fight in the Kodak Theater.
If you’re a decent person and enjoy Julie Miller’s Housewives and Hills recaps every week, you’re aware that Movieline’s “reality checks” single out the most staged and sincere moments that this genre has to offer. In the case of Bravo’s Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List , those are harder to sort: Griffin has consciously evolved her show from an unstructured free-for-all to something of a pseudo-staged campfest in the style of The Comeback . Both formats work, but the new one needs Movieline to tell it when it’s honest and just phony. Come with us as we pick the realest and fakest moments from Kathy’s sixth season premiere.
Louisiana State University professor Don Chance has a fascinating idea: Mr. Rogers ruined this generation with messages like “You’re Special,” because they make kids value personal “specialness” over achievement or merit. That’s right, Fred Rogers rendered us all narcissists, people who enjoy closeups of fishbowls only because we can see ourselves in them. Right. Movieline’s Louis Virtel and Julie Miller grew up watching PBS’ s Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and speculated about Don Chance’s own world of make-believe.
Congratulations! We’re stuck with it. The Marriage Ref has been renewed for a second season, along with NBC’ s other weird, uncomfortable series Minute to Win It and Who Do You Think You Are . The decision did not sit well with Movieline’s TV scholars, who at one point used to enjoy Jerry Seinfeld and marriages. After the jump, Julie Miller and I diagnose The Marriage Ref ‘s problems and vote for major changes in the series’s second go-around.