A California appeals court has refused to force the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to give a “retroactive Oscar” to Bob Yari for producing Crash. Yari was excluded from the film’s 2005 Best Picture win when the Academy changed qualification rules the same year, limiting a film’s eligible number of producers to three. Yari, who financed a large chunk of Paul Haggis’ “Race is hard” drama, has been in court begging for an Oscar ever since.- In news that will crush Chris’ Brolin family dreams, Elizabeth Banks is on the verge of being cast as Laura Bush in Oliver Stone’s George W. Bush movie, which begins shooting next month.
- On what planet would investors think an extraordinarily fickle, recession-panicked moviegoing public would be willing to pay $35 for a movie ticket––plus extra for “theater-friendly foods” like sushi and wine? Um…
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