Twilight may have swept five awards — including best movie, best kiss and best fight — at tonight’s MTV Movie Awards. But everybody’s talking about that Sacha Baron Cohen stunt that “shocked” Eminem. MTV is claiming this was unscripted. (Then again, MTV produced that Janet and Justin wardrobe malfunction Nipplegate…

I was told about this last Wednesday and decided to see where the talks with the president and CEO of DirecTV went before posting tonight. But indications are the job Carey is negotiating would be structured differently than the one Peter Chernin occupies. For instance, my sources wonder whether Carey would be as…

SATURDAY PM / SUNDAY AM: Hollywood planned a 2nd straight weekend friendly for family filmgoers who have pent-up demand, and it was a wild success with the two top family films placing #1 and #2. With 20% of K-through-12 kids out of school Friday, Pixar/Disney’s 10th pic and first 3-D movie, Up, was able to get a jump…

Next weekend’s “PRODUCED BY CONFERENCE” is already so successful that general registration is temporarily suspended due to overwhelming demand. Now the Producers Guild Of America is trying to accommodate as many attendees as possible. So check back on June 1st if you want to register. Billed as a weekend of the…

SATURDAY NOON: The verdict from DHD commenters is that the WME Entertainment logo is a flop. And I’ve just heard that, no, the new agency isn’t going to change it. FRIDAY 8PM: This really is the WME Entertainment logo unveiling next week. It was on the official WME online stationery sent to employees today. Stupid as…

Jay stuck to the same formula that kept him No. 1 for most of his 17 years as host and let loose with one-liners about the celebutards who’ve been a part of his opening monologues. He also poked fun at his next gig: “I’m going to be going to a secluded spot where no one can find me — NBC prime time,” Leno told the…

Today, SAG’s new leadership unveiled support for its “Vote Yes” campaign on the tentative TV/Theatrical Contract with the AMPTP from Tom Hanks who is starring in a video. There’s also a new SAG "Statement of Support" signed by George Clooney and others who “wholeheartedly recommend that SAG members VOTE YES on our…

Ed Asner let loose his opinions about the new SAG leadership when he sat down with KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin this morning for an interview about his new movie, Disney/Pixar’s…

To My Fellow Members, It's been a while since I've reported to you about the progress of Writers Guild organizing efforts and the many successes we've had in the past two years. Organizing writers who work without a WGA contract is one of the key ways we strengthen the Guild and protect the standards we have all…

Aaron Hart joined ICM’s motion picture lit department this week. He’d previously been at William Morris for 3 years.

“HOLE IN THE HEART OF HOLLYWOOD” RALLY: KEEP THE MPTF NURSING HOME OPEN! While elderly residents of the long-term care facility suffer daily under threat of eviction, the Motion Picture Television Fund (MPTF) will host "Heartbeat of Hollywood," a golf tournament and "lavish cocktail party" on the very same campus…

Based on my conversations with SAG leaders on all sides of the issues, I wouldn’t be surprised if the election for a new SAG president in September comes down to Martin Sheen vs James Cromwell.