107.9 The River » Hollywood

Why Does It Cost So Much to Go to the Movies?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:00:19 +0000

The price of movie tickets hit an all-time high last year — $7.93 on average, a four-cent increase from 2010. At the same time, box office earnings sank a full four percent. So what’s going on? Patrick Corcoran, spokesman for the National Association of Theatre Owners, blames the bloated ticket prices on the glut of [...]

Drew Barrymore is Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actor

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:07:50 +0000

Drew Barrymore has the dubious honor of topping Forbes’s annual accounting of the most overpaid film actors. The magazine calculates an actors worths by comparing their salary in their last three live action starring roles to how much those movies ended up making for the studio. In Barrymore’s case, she only returned 40 cents on [...]

Can You Recognize the Most Famous Haircuts in Hollywood History?

Dylan Schenker — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:46:11 +0000

There are some fictional characters whose hair is so iconic that if someone were to take the razor to their cranium they’d lose their whole identity. What would Mr. T be without his beard and mohawk? How about Leia without the buns? Pop Chart Lab recently released a poster compiling some of the most iconic [...]

Tyler Perry Is Hollywood's Highest Paid Man, Courtesy of the $130 Million He Makes

Juwon Ajayi — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:50:54 +0000

Tyler Perry’s phenomenal success shows no sign of waning anytime soon. On top of his other accomplishments, it was recently announced that the multi-hyphenate was the highest paid man in entertainment.

Wolfgang Puck To Feed The Stars On Oscar Night

Jon Michaels — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:48:44 +0000

Wolfgang Puck, for the 17th consecutive year will be feeding Hollywood celebrities who attend the annual Governor’s Ball the follows the Academy Awards ceremony. Some 1,500 guests are expected to chow down on a menu including Oscar-shaped flat-bread with salmon, and mini Kobe beef burgers. The celebrity chef expects to serve 1,800 pounds of [...]