http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com Film Industry, Movie and Entertainment News Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:58:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/04/the-hurt-locker-lawsuit-sylvester-stallone/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/04/the-hurt-locker-lawsuit-sylvester-stallone/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:36:40 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10210 As if “The Hurt Locker” needs any more bad press, along comes a bomb disposal expert threatening to sue the studio and the producers in New Jersey for millions of dollars over the Jeremy Renner character. According to the lawsuit, along with a claim that he was cheated out of financial participation in the film because [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/04/the-hurt-locker-lawsuit-sylvester-stallone/feed/ 1 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/02/take-nicolas-chartier-out-of-the-hurt-locker/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/02/take-nicolas-chartier-out-of-the-hurt-locker/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:01:28 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10164 With news circulating today that “The Hurt Locker” producer Nicolas Chartier has been banned from the Academy Awards ceremony Sunday for emails he sent violating Oscar rules, my only question is: Are you serious? Come on. With all the corrupt shenanigans and barely whispered smear campaigns that have polluted the Oscar race in years past, this [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/02/take-nicolas-chartier-out-of-the-hurt-locker/feed/ 7 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/02/22/best-25-moments-wga-beyond-words-panel-james-cameron-avatar-mark-boal-hurt-locker-alex-kurtzman-star-trek/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/02/22/best-25-moments-wga-beyond-words-panel-james-cameron-avatar-mark-boal-hurt-locker-alex-kurtzman-star-trek/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:11:10 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=10023 I’ve been wanting to get this up since Thursday night, when the Writers Guild held its annual star-studded Beyond Words panel, but too many events piled up. The WGA’s awards-season closer turned out to be a bizarre laugh-riot that managed to skirt almost completely any discussion of the craft of writing. In attendance were James Cameron [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/02/22/best-25-moments-wga-beyond-words-panel-james-cameron-avatar-mark-boal-hurt-locker-alex-kurtzman-star-trek/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/02/04/writers-guild-foundation-war-musicals-mark-boal-the-hurt-locker/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/02/04/writers-guild-foundation-war-musicals-mark-boal-the-hurt-locker/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:56:17 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=9727 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/02/04/writers-guild-foundation-war-musicals-mark-boal-the-hurt-locker/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/01/05/pga-best-pictures-of-2009-avatar/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/01/05/pga-best-pictures-of-2009-avatar/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:51:48 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=8761 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/01/05/pga-best-pictures-of-2009-avatar/feed/ 0 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/23/what-do-the-critics-picks-predict-for-oscar-i-think-i-have-the-answer./ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/23/what-do-the-critics-picks-predict-for-oscar-i-think-i-have-the-answer./#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:26:01 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=8635 Now that 21 critics’ groups have weighed in, we have the tallies for four of the top awards-season prizes — best film, best director, best screenplay adapted and original (unless the group gave a single script nod). (Here are some of the lists: New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association and London Film Critics [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/23/what-do-the-critics-picks-predict-for-oscar-i-think-i-have-the-answer./feed/ 12 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/16/the-hurt-locker-mark-boal-wga/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/16/the-hurt-locker-mark-boal-wga/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:24:30 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=8459 If you’re looking for more juicy background on “The Hurt Locker,” screenwriter Mark Boal will be speaking at WGA headquarters next month as part of the Writers Guild Foundation’s great “Writers on Writing” speaker series. The event is Wednesday, January 13 at 7:30 pm and non-WGA members can get in for $20. Film writer and critic [...]]]> http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/16/the-hurt-locker-mark-boal-wga/feed/ 1 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/14/critics-awards-inglourious-basterds-up-in-the-air-george-clooney-jason-reitman/ http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/14/critics-awards-inglourious-basterds-up-in-the-air-george-clooney-jason-reitman/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:38:23 +0000 Jay A. Fernandez http://riskybusiness.blogs.thr.com/?p=8388 http://riskybusiness.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/12/14/critics-awards-inglourious-basterds-up-in-the-air-george-clooney-jason-reitman/feed/ 0