Box Office Weekly #052 (MP3 – 14.0 MB – 20 min)
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In todays show: TiVo twists the knife into the writhing back of A.C. Nielsen … England reminds us that showbiz is our number one export… and In my commentary I look back at the biggest forgotten film studio [...]

Tonight marks the 52nd Episode of Box Office Weekly. This means, I guess, that it’s an anniverary or birthday or something. I’m neurotic about birthdays (and Christmas, hospitals and clowns) so this is the only mention you’ll find of it here.
You are even less likely to see me covering clowns on the show, by the [...]

You’ll recall that two weeks ago I urged readers to vote in the CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER show, which was having a spot of bother about racist remarks directed toward Shilpa Shetty, a Bollywood actress. Well, you might think that the remarks of a single American blog can’t influence world events, but Jade Goody, (a “celebrity” [...]

The Screen Actors Guild gets together and awards it own this time of year, in anticipation of getting together at the Academy Awards and awarding its own along with others. First of all, courtesy Hollywood Reporter, the list of winners.
FILM
Actor: Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”
Actress: Helen Mirren, “The Queen”
Supporting actor: Eddie Murphy, “Dreamgirls”
Supporting [...]