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The WGA said Monday that it has agreed to an interim agreement with the producers of the Grammy Awards telecast. The move was widely expected after the guild said last week it would not picket the ceremony.

“Professional musicians face many of the same issues that we do concerning fair compensation for the use of their work in new media,” WGA West president Patric Verrone said Monday. “In the interest of advancing our goal of achieving a fair contract, the WGAW board felt that this decision should be made on behalf our brothers and sisters in the American Federation of Musicians and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.”
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Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
Jan 25 - 27 weekend
Archived Charts:
This Wk     Last Wk     Title     Dist.     Weekend Gross     Cumulative
Gross     Rlse
Wks     # of
Theaters
1     -     Meet the Spartans     20th Century Fox Distribution     $18,725,000
2     -     Rambo     Lionsgate     $18,150,000
3     2     27 Dresses     20th Century Fox Distribution     $13,600,000
4     1     Cloverfield     Paramount Pictures     $12,700,000
5     -     Untraceable     Sony Pictures Releasing     $11,200,000
6     4     Juno     Fox Searchlight Pictures, 20th Century Fox International     $10,300,000
7     3     The Bucket List     Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution     $10,210,000
8     11     There Will Be Blood     Paramount Vantage, Miramax International     $4,887,000
9     7     National Treasure: Book of Secrets     Buena Vista Pictures Distribution     $4,664,000
10     6     Mad Money     Overture Films     $4,610,000

When I originally heard of this film back in 2004 to star Jennifer Aniston, Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley and still rumored Lisa Bonet; I will admit I was a little skeptical on whether this works or not. Four years later and with the this film still floating around I had to take a step back and revisit this. In the past four years Coen Brothers have had some major success so Gambit might work after all… if it ever gets to the filming stage. The brothers are having a great ride with their film No Country For Old Men, which just won a SAG award last night( Also Oscar nominated) and they are a few upcoming films that are not to be overlooked like Burn After Reading staring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Tilda Switon. Also in the pipeline is for 2009 is Hail Ceasar which they will also write and direct.

Synopsis for Gambit:

Harry Dean’s plan to steal a statue from one of the world’s richest men is missing one final component — the participation of a beautiful woman to act as his gambit. In Nicole, he meets someone who appears to be the perfect candidate, but Harry himself becomes enraptured with her, causing his plan to take a series of wrong turns.

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Click to read Jon talk about his upcoming movies. Iron Man is in theaters May 2nd.

FILM
Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
George Clooney, Michael Clayton
WINNER: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl
Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild
Viggo Mortensen, Eastern PromisesPerformance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
WINNER: Julie Christie, Away From Her
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en rose
Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart
Ellen Page, Juno

Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
WINNER: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild
Tommy Lee Jones, No Country for Old Men
Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton

Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There
WINNER: Ruby Dee, American Gangster
Catherine Keener, Into the Wild
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton

Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
3:10 to Yuma
American Gangster
Hairspray
Into the Wild
WINNER: No Country for Old Men

Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
300
WINNER: The Bourne Ultimatum
I Am Legend
The Kingdom
Pirates of the Caribbean:
At World’s End

TELEVISION
Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER: James Gandolfini, The Sopranos
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
James Spader, Boston Legal

Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Glenn Close, Damages
WINNER: Edie Falco, The Sopranos
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER: Alec Baldwin,30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Ricky Gervais, Extras
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Tony Shaloub, Monk

Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
WINNER: Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boston Legal
The Closer
Grey’s Anatomy
Mad Men
WINNER: The Sopranos

Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 Rock
Desperate Housewives
Entourage
WINNER: The Office
Ugly Betty

Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Michael Keaton, The Company
WINNER: Kevin Kline, As You Like It
Oliver Platt, The Bronx Is Burning
Sam Shepard, Ruffian
John Turturro, The Bronx Is Burning

Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Ellen Burstyn, Mitch Albom’s For One More Day
Debra Messing, The Starter Wife
Anna Paquin, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
WINNER: Queen Latifah, Life Support
Gena Rowlands, What if God Were the Sun?
Vanessa Redgrave, The Fever

Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
WINNER: 24
Heroes
Lost
Rome
The Unit

It is being reported that Beyonce is set to play Etta James along side Matt Dillon and Jeffery Wright in the upcoming film. No official word has been given yet though.

The cast of Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins will be making a appearance on Oprah Monday January 28, 2008. This movie stars Martin Lawrence and Joy Bryant about a popular talk show host and famous girlfriend who goes home to celebrate his parents 50th Wedding Anniversary that ends up making him think about his direction in life. It is directed my Michael D. Lee and also stars Michael Clark Ducan, Mike Epps and Nicole Ari Parker.  It is released in theaters February 8th.

Yes. For the Oscar push, Michael Clayton, staring George Clooney, has been re-released in theaters. Ya know, to make more money. I case you don’t want to shelve out $10 bucks for one time enjoyment, you can wait and shelve out $15 when Michael Clayton is released on DVD February 19th.

Diane Lane stars in Untraceable. View the trailer below along with the trailer to How She Moves and Rambo. Yes Rambo.

Untraceable

How She Move

Rambo

Other movies released this weekend:
The Air I Breathe
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie

L.A. Times wrote a little article defining the actresses that bring gluteus maximuses to the seats of theaters. It’s an interesting read that includes the likes of Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston,( pictured above) and Anne Hathaway. I don’t agree with some of the wording and choices though. I think it’s more of a popularity article than based on facts. Or maybe I am thinking about this too much. Alot of these women have films coming out this year, so we shall see how the popularity contest sorority sisters hold up.