GEORGE CLOONEY’S ‘BATMAN AND ROBIN’ VOTED ‘MOST DISASTROUS FILM EVER MADE’

In similar fashion to Sandra Bullock, George Clooney had his Oscar joy knocked down a peg by a ‘worst’ movie distinction. A day after Clooney was named a contender for best actor at the Academy Awards, Empire magazine deemed his 1997 flick, Batman and Robin “the most disastrous film ever made.”

Travolta fans, don’t look beyond number 1- you won’t like it.

The magazine said the flick did not just come top voter rankings but got almost three times as many votes as the next entry — John Travolta’s science-fiction Battlefield Earth.

Here is a list of the top 10 of Empire’s list of the 50 most disastrous movies ever made with the rest available on Empire’s website: empireonline.com

• 1. “Batman and Robin” starring George Clooney, Alicia Silverstone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman
• 2. “Battlefield Earth” (2000) starring John Travolta, Forest Whitaker
• 3. “The Love Guru” (2008) with Mike Myers
• 4. “Raise the Titanic” (1980) with Jason Robards, David Selby
• 5. “Epic Movie” (2007)
• 6. “Heaven’s Gate” (1980)
• 7. “Sex Lives of the Potato Men” (2004)
• 8. “The Happening” (2008) with Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel
• 9. “Highlander 2: The Quickening” (1991)
• 10. “The Room” (2003)

Jewel is back with a new song called, “Stay Here Forever,” which will appear on the upcoming Valentine’s Day film soundtrack, due out February 9th. She’s in the midst of recording a full-length album and has plans to hit the road in June. Check out her new video: http://perezhilton.com/2010-02-01-new-jewel-5

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The science-fiction sensation “Avatar” and the war-on-terror thriller “The Hurt Locker” lead the Academy Awards with nine nominations each, including best picture and director for James Cameron and ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow.

For the first time since 1943 the Oscars feature 10 best-picture contenders instead of the usual five.

SEE COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINEES

http://movies.msn.com/oscars/nominations-story/?gt1=28101

Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios announced on Monday (January 11th) that Spider-Man 4, originally scheduled for a summer 2011 release, has been canceled and that star Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi have parted ways with the franchise. The comic-book character, the subject of three previous blockbuster movies, will be “rebooted” in 2012 with a new cast, script and director.

A statement issued by Columbia Pictures said that Spider-Man, a.k.a. Peter Parker, is “going back to high school,” adding that the companies are “moving forward with a film based on a script by James Vanderbilt that focuses on a teenager grappling with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises.”

The complete statement from Columbia Pictures can be read at http://bit.ly/91a5RL

If it succeeds, this is the movie that is expected to kick off the next big multi-part movie franchise: Robert Downey Jr. is starring in a new and very offbeat version of Sherlock Holmes, opening on Christmas Day. The movie, with Jude Law co-starring as Holmes’ loyal sidekick Doctor Watson, is directed by Guy Ritchie, best known in America as Madonna’s British ex-husband. Even if most movie-goers love it, you have to wonder how fans of Arthur Conan Doyle’s great detective will react to this latest movie version. The Hollywood Reporter asked Downey if detective fiction fans will recognize his Sherlock Holmes. Downey replied: “Well, we got invited to the annual Baker Street Irregulars ball in New York, so I guess we haven’t fallen too far from the tree.” (For those who don’t know, the Baker Street Irregulars are serious students of Holmes.)

Watch the trailer at http://sherlock-holmes-movie.warnerbros.com

‘SEX AND THE CITY’ TEASER RELEASED: A teaser poster for the upcoming Sex and the City movie sequel has been released. The poster features Sarah Jessica Parker in gold shades walking in front of a blazing “2.” The movie hits theaters on May 28th of 2010.

Take a look!

New Moon opens in theaters nationwide Nov 20th!

Fandango says advanced ticket sales for the movie are breaking records.

Here are some facts fandango found out about New Moon fans:

• 66% say the love story in “New Moon” is the biggest draw in their decision to buy a ticket.
• 57% claim Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene) is the secondary character they’d most like to see in his or her own “Twilight” spin-off movie.
• 39% of moviegoers plan to take off time on Friday – from school or work – in order to see the movie.
• 27% of respondents surprisingly picked “Breaking Dawn” as their favorite book among Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” novels; 16% chose “Eclipse; 11% voted for the first “Twilight” and only 8% pegged “New Moon” as their favorite. (38% said they love all the “Twilight” books equally.)

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are entering the jewelry design business. Women’s Wear Daily reports that the couple have been working on a limited edition collection of snake-inspired gold jewelry and silver accessories called The Protector for more than a year, which will go on sale this week at Asprey stores in London, New York, Beverly Hills, Tokyo and Dubai.Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are entering the jewelry design business. Women’s Wear Daily reports that the couple have been working on a limited edition collection of snake-inspired gold jewelry and silver accessories called The Protector for more than a year, which will go on sale this week at Asprey stores in London, New York, Beverly Hills, Tokyo and Dubai.

Looking for a serpent shaped baby spoon?  No prob. Read on!

Usmagazine.com reports that prices start at $525 for a silver baby spoon with a “curving, serpent-shaped handle.” Other items in the collection include silver baby gifts such as the spoon, an eggcup, tooth box and picture frame, as well as pendants and rings made from gold and micropave diamonds, all featuring curving snakes.

A judge in Los Angeles has wiped Mel Gibson’s record clean. The star of Mad Max and Lethal Weapon fame has successfully completed the terms of a three-year probation served after his arrest in Malibu on charges related to driving under the influence. The move to expunge the record of the arrest is routine in misdemeanor cases. Gibson’s arrest in July 2006 earned him plenty of notoriety and late-night jokes. Police originally withheld the details, but within hours people were talking about Gibson’s drunken tirade to cops, during which he blamed the Jews for all of the world’s problems and made an off-color comment to a female officer.