SUNDAY AM: Word of mouth, the so-called water cooler effect, is what's helping the top two movies hold their positions at the box office right now. America continued its Museum-going frenzy even though the movie is three weeks old. The No. 1 Ben Stiller mega-hit from Fox earned $7.1 mil Friday / 10.5 mil Saturday from 3,730 [...]
Sat, Jan 6, 9:09 am
It's official: when the Pellicano wiretapping and racketeering case goes to court this August 22nd, it's gonna be a circus. That's because a federal judge today granted the Hollywood P.I. permission to act as his own lawyer at his trial. Pellicano must "follow all the same rules as lawyers," U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer said. "And I [...]
Fri, Jan 5, 5:55 pm
Finally, there's been a tentative decision by L.A. Superior Court Judge Robert O'Brien today in that nasty and interminable lawsuit filed by Hollywood superlawyer Barry Hirsch's new firm, Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof & Fishman, against his former firm, Hirsch Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austen Mandelbaum & Morris and its cross-complaint. (That partnership quickly exorcised Hirsch's name after charging Barry [...]
Thu, Jan 4, 3:04 pm
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