This sneak peek of the disputed Watchmen movie just went up online. No, not on Warner Bros’ site, but on News Corp’s MySpace, the sister company to 20th Century Fox which as of last week appears to be winning its lawsuit for distribution rights to the film because of copyright infingement. I’ll post a status update…

So SAG leaders continue conducting their education campaign about the Strike Authorization Vote despite the ballot delay and upcoming January 12th-13th National Board meeting which could deep-six the idea. The following is the first in what is described to me as a series of responses to members' questions at recent…

VIDEO: Why Is Fox’s Sister Company Hosting New ‘Watchmen’ Sneak Peek? UPDATE: Warner Bros just issued this statement after today’s status conference in federal court in Los Angeles to determine how to proceed in the Watchmen case after Juge Gary Feess concluded that Fox is entitled to summary judgment on its…

SUNDAY PM: Marley stayed top dog! That’s because, understandably, family fare was what post-holiday moviegoers wanted this 4-day holiday weekend. So all Top 10 films were PG or PG-13 rated. Attendance on Christmas Day was enormous, with the top two pics setting all-time records for the holiday. Even the cold and snowy…

Oscar ballots go out today from the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences to its 5,810 members and are due back on January 12th. Nominations will be announced January 22nd with the Academy Awards telecast held February 22nd. I know people love to endlessly speculate about who’s going to get nominated, and who…

Fandango’s MOST ANTICIPATED BLOCKBUSTERS FOR 2009 According to Men: 1.  Star Trek 23% 2.  Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 17% 3.  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 14% 4.  X-Men Origins: Wolverine 9% 5.  Terminator Salvation 7% 6.  Watchmen 7% 7.  Angels & Demons 5% 8.  Public Enemies 3% 9.  G.I. Joe …

How sad that these deaths always come in threes… Eartha Kitt who came from South Carolina cotton fields to become a reknown actress singer, dancer and actress, has died at age 81. She played the lead female role opposite Nat King Cole in St. Louis Blues in 1958 and in the 1990s appeared in Boomerang and Harriet the Spy…

Hollywood has been especially curious about producer Larry Gordon’s role smack in the middle of this Fox vs Warner Bros lawsuit over Watchmen. In federal judge George Feess’ latest ruling, there’s this interesting footnote: <a title="watchmen-301.JPG" href="http://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/watchmen-301.jpg"…

WATCHMEN RULING: Where Was Larry? I’ve just learned tonight that the Fox Filmed Entertainment brass, because of the holiday, didn’t even know they had won! The New York Times’ Michael Cieply was first to get hands on today’s five-page written order issued by Gary A. Feess, a Los Angeles-based judge in the United…

WEDNESDAY PM: Big movies, big stars, big holiday weekend, and, if the weather cooperates, there’s a certainty of big box office grosses. But there’s still more snow and ice storms forecast for up and down North America threatening to lower yet another weekend’s movie ticket take overall and prevent 2008 from having a…

With five films opening on Christmas Day, and Brad Pitt, Adam Sandler, Owen Wilson, and Tom Cruise slugging it out, pre-sales really count: Fandango Top 5 Online Ticket Sales (as of 12/24/08, 1:00 PM PT) Marley & Me (Twentieth Century Fox) 26% The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount) 15% The Tale of Despereaux…

So alongside The Black List is The International Watch List, which just came out with its 2008 roster. It’s an unofficial list of the American film industry’s favorite foreign feature and short films from the past year according to the judgment of over 50 US film executives and their assistants were asked to vote for…