Tower Heist (movie)

CinemaCon: Renewed debate over shortening theatrical windows

2013-04-18 07:57:00

When Universal Pictures announced plans nearly two years ago to show the Brett Ratner comedy "Tower Heist" on video on demand for $59.99 just three weeks after its release, the response in the exhibition industry was swift and fierce. Large theater...

CinemaCon 2013: A peek at summer tentpoles and year-enders

2013-04-15 06:00:00

Movie theater owners will converge in Las Vegas this week for their annual convention, checking out new hybrids of popcorn, the latest iterations of stadium seats and clips from potential summer blockbusters including "Star Trek Into Darkness," "Man of...

Now showing in rich people's homes: first-run movies

2013-04-09 05:00:00

They were planning to spend nearly $500,000 on a home theater. What was an additional $35,000 to show first-run movies? When Ken and Carol Schultz began remodeling their 10,000-square-foot San Diego-area residence, they spared no expense on a...

GLAAD to present Brett Ratner with Ally Award a year after slur

2013-03-08 14:34:00

What a difference a year makes. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation will present its inaugural Ally Award to�Brett Ratner, who stepped aside as producer of the 2012 Academy Awards telecast after making an anti-gay slur. The award will be...

Eddie Murphy: Hollywood's most overpaid actor, according to Forbes

2012-12-04 11:55:00

Forbes has released its annual list of Hollywood's most overpaid actors. Topping the list is Eddie Murphy. Murphy's career seemed headed for a rebound with a 2007 best supporting actor Oscar nomination for "Dreamgirls" and an announcement that he...

Chris Paul buys Avril Lavigne's Bel-Air mansion for $8.495 million

2012-01-29 00:00:00

L.A. Clipper Chris Paul may be quick down the court, but he moves pretty fast when it comes to buying multimillion-dollar real estate too. The All-Star bought and closed on the Bel-Air home of singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne for $8.495 million just a...

Actress Meg Ryan lists Bel-Air house for $11.4 million

2012-04-29 00:00:00

Actress Meg Ryan, known for her leading-lady roles in romantic films, has been having an on-again, off-again relationship with her Bel-Air home since she first listed it in 2008 for $19.5 million. Now it's on the market again, this time for $11.4 million....

Actor Ben Stiller sells Hollywood Hills home for $2.6 million

2012-04-16 13:20:00

Comic actor Ben Stiller and his actress wife, Christine Taylor, have sold a house in the Hollywood Hills for $2.6 million. The Spanish-style home was part of a two-house-plus-guesthouse compound they listed more than two years ago at $12.5 million. The...

Brian Grazer buys in Santa Monica

2012-01-19 13:14:00

Prolific film and television producer Brian Grazer has bought an estate in Santa Monica. The 10,000-plus-square-foot Spanish-style house, built in 1990, has six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, according to the Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor....

'The Help,' 'Tower Heist,' 'Pariah' among Image Award nominees

2012-01-19 16:37:40

'Tower Heist' VOD failure was 'communication problem,' says Meyer

2012-04-06 16:33:31

Meet the home sellers: Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor

2011-10-16 00:00:00

Comic actor Ben Stiller and his actress wife, Christine Taylor, have sold part of their compound in the Hollywood Hills for $7,325,000, public records show. The entire property, listed at $12.5 million two years ago, included two houses and a one-bedroom...

, Murphy once again mainlines his ghetto-comedy crazy, and it reminds us of the raw comic brilliance he brought to "Saturday Night Live" all those years ago, writes Times film critic Kenneth Turan.

2012-12-04 00:00:00

. Cut to today: Ratner's ill-considered comments regarding rehearsing made during his promotion of the film caused a firestorm of controversy, leading to his withdrawal from producing duties. And his movie underperformed at the box office, taking in $25.

2011-12-12 12:29:23

What happened: In a QA session after a screening of his film "Tower Heist," director Brett Ratner disparaged rehearsal as "being for..." and then using an anti-gay slur.

2011-12-08 09:27:16