Sep 27th, 2008 · Joe Eszterhas was one of the dirtiest, drinkingest writers in Hollywood. He wrote films like Show Girls, Jagged Edge, Basic Instinct and Music Box. After years of smoking and drinking, he was diagnosed with throat cancer. In his darkest moment, like something out of a Hollywood script, struggling with surgical recovery and his own addictions, Joe Eszterhas turned himself over to God. Seven years later, Eszterhas talks about his latest book Crossbearer: A Memoir of Faith with Scott Simon.
Keywords: Scott Simon · boys · faith · cancer · Recovery · girls · Writer · God · Hollywood · surgical · throat · instinct
Sep 21st, 2008 · The red carpet is out in Hollywood for tonight's Emmy Awards. Five reality-show hosts will emcee, while AMC's cable hit Mad Men is up for 16 awards. NPR's entertainment blogger, Linda Holmes of "Monkey See," explains this seismic shift.
Keywords: entertainment · Hollywood · Bloggers · Emmy · Seismic · AMC · Emmy Awards · emMade · Linda Holmes of Monkey See
Sep 19th, 2008 · In The Love Guru comedian Mike Myers plays Pitka, a Hollywood guru charged with reuniting a famous hockey star with his estranged wife.
Keywords: wife · famous · Hollywood · comedian · guru · reunite · Myer · hockey · Wayne · estranged · Love Guru · Mike Myers
Sep 12th, 2008 · In Hollywood, it's not true that "you're only as good as your last picture." Some movie stars who don't fill seats are still highly sought after and highly paid. Forbes magazine is out with its list of the most overpaid stars. Oscar winner Nicole Kidman gets top billing for 2007. She earned studios just $1 for each dollar she was paid. By comparison, Vince Vaughn brought in nearly $15 for each dollar he was paid.
Keywords: winners · 2007 · magazine · Oscar · picture · dollars · movies · Hollywood · studio · Vince Vaughn · emForbes · Kidman
Sep 8th, 2008 · Movie theaters are looking beyond Hollywood to attract audiences. The Metropolitan Opera has simulcast shows over the past couple of years. Broadway shows, marching-band competitions and political debates have followed suit. Sporting events are next.
Keywords: Competition · politics · Theater · movies · Hollywood · Broadway · Metropolitan Opera · simulcast
Sep 1st, 2008 · Forty years ago, the best picture nominees signaled a stirring in Hollywood — an appetite for revolutionary realism, socially conscious stories and movies targeted at the long-ignored youth audience.
Keywords: audience · Nominee · Oscar · picture · movies · Hollywood · youth · appetite · Revolutionary · instinct
Aug 22nd, 2008 · Actress LisaRaye has released photos to Essence magazine of what she says is domestic abuse. Plus, there's going to be a whole lot of Hollywood in Denver next week. For more, Farai Chideya speaks with Newsweek magazine's national correspondent Allison Samuels.
Keywords: national · domestic · magazine · Hollywood · photo · Farai Chideya · Denver · Lifestyle · Lisa · Allison Samuels · emEssence · emNewsweek
Aug 22nd, 2008 · We look at how Hollywood became a driving force in the invention of new technologies — from Technicolor to the rise of digital special effects — and how new ideas and technologies, such as the Internet, are still shaping the movie industry today.
Keywords: industry · technology · movies · Internet · Hollywood · technologies · digital · Technicolor
