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  • Michael Bay and Daniel Radcliffe, both among Hollywood’s top earners in 2009
  • Actor Brad Pitt presents the Feature Film Nomination Plaque to Director Quentin Tarantino for ‘Inglourious Basterds’ onstage during the 62nd Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on January 30, 2010 in Century City, Calif.
  • Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson arrive at the afterparty for the premiere of Summit Entertainment’s ‘The Twilight Saga New Moon’ at the Hammer Museum on November 16, 2009 in Los Angeles, California
  • Tyler Perry smiles on the NAACP red carpet

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    Michael Bay and Daniel Radcliffe, both among Hollywood’s top earners in 2009

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    Brad Pitt at the 62nd Annual Directors Guild Of America, January 30, 2010.

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    Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson arrive at the afterparty for the premiere of Summit Entertainment’s ‘The Twilight Saga New Moon’ at the Hammer Museum on November 16, 2009 in Los Angeles, California

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    Tyler Perry smiles on the NAACP red carpet

 
 

Michael Bay, ‘Potter’ Stars Lead Hollywood’s Top 2009 Moneymakers

Michael Bay and Daniel Radcliffe, both among Hollywood’s top earners in 2009

February 04, 2010

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Michael Bay was the most successful man in Hollywood in 2009, according to Vanity Fair.

The magazine has counted down a list of the 40 highest-earning individuals in Hollywood for 2009, based on factors including up-front fees, box office gross percentages and other estimated revenue streams.

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Jim Carrey’s Scrooge Rings In Hollywood Holiday Spirit

Jim Carrey looks eerie for his role as Ebenezer Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’

November 02, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of the line to separate movie-goers from their cash?

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Environmental Media Association Announces Honorees For 2009 Awards

Jason Mraz flashes a grin on the red carpet during the 40th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony on June 18, 2009 in New York City

October 05, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.

The Environmental Media Association (EMA) today announced the honorees for the 2009 Environmental Media Association Awards. Since their inception in 1991, the awards have evolved into a prestigious event, honoring individuals and organizations, as well as films, television productions and their creative teams that increase public awareness of environmental issues. Industrialist and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, renowned non-profit National Geographic Society, Centropolis Entertainment and musician Jason Mraz will be honored at the annual EMA Awards reception on Sunday, October 25, 2009. The event will also celebrate EMA’s 20th Anniversary as an organization and will be held at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. The awards’ presenting sponsors are Toyota and Lexus.

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Access’ 2009 Fall/Winter Movie Preview: From ‘New Moon’ To ‘Avatar’

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in ‘New Moon’

September 17, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Though the summer blockbuster season is over, that doesn’t mean Hollywood is cooling down with the weather. Access Hollywood has your look at the hottest movies of the 2009 fall and holiday seasons.

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Vampires, Werewolves, Liars Lead Fall Film Cast

‘New Moon’ promotional still from a scene with Edward and Bella

August 31, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Hollywood might be telling its own life story this fall, presenting a lineup of liars, phonies, smooth talkers, bloodsuckers and greedy old men.

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MovieMantz Review: '10,000 B.C.'

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March 07, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The good news for director Roland Emmerich (“Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow”) is that “10,000 B.C.” is the funniest movie of his career. The bad news is that it’s not supposed to be a comedy. That’s because “10,000 B.C.” is B.A.D. 10,000 times over – the acting is horrible, the dialogue is cheesy, the story is formulaic, the characters are bland and the special effects look a little too phony for a spectacle that cost more than $100 million to make.

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