The Beyonce Knowles thriller Obsessed topped the box office over the weekend earning an estimated $28.5 million—kind of amazing given the critical reaction wasn't pretty. Zac Efron's 17 Again came in at No. 2 followed by Fighting, another movie that debuted much better than expected. The Soloist, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx had a somewhat disappointing debut at No. 4. and Read more

I'll be honest with you: If it stars Robert Downey Jr., I'm probably going to like it, at least a little. Such is the case with director Joe Wright's (Atonement) new movie, The Soloist. Honestly, I'm not sure I would like this movie as much were it not for this excellent casting choice. It's amazing, the guy never disappoints, and in this movie he is a revelation. Downey digs deep to find the Read more

Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. laughed on the red carpet at at the LA premiere of The Soloist yesterday. RDJ, who has been hard at work on Iron Man 2, took a night to focus on this film saying he's happy to be getting such positive reactions since he "really put his heart into it." Halle Berry joined the boys dressed in a colorful floor length gown, which she paired with sandals. After railing Read more

The upcoming movie The Soloist is inspiring at least 174 orchestras in 46 states to participate in food drives. — AP Showtime has renewed United States of Tara for a second season. — Variety In other renewal news, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers and Sisters are rumored to be getting early pickups from ABC. — TV.com Mark Valley will star in a Fox pilot called Read more

Legendary superhero creator Stan Lee has won the National Medal of Arts. — Washington Post Thanks to ongoing legal wrangling, Project Runway most likely will be off the air till Spring — or beyond. — New York Times Taylor Swift has topped this week's album sales chart, followed by David Archuleta. — Billboard The release date for The Soloist has shifted again, this time from March 13 to Read more

Though many people thought The Soloist (and its lead actors, Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr.) would be up for Oscars this year, Paramount has pushed the movie's release from Nov. 21, 2008 to March 13, 2009. — Variety Hugh Grant is bowing out of the romantic comedy Lost for Words due to differences of opinion on the script. — ComingSoon Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been Read more

About a year ago, when I first heard about the casting news for The Soloist, I thought it sounded similar to a movie in theaters at the time, Resurrecting the Champ. Both feature a white guy helping an exceptionally talented black homeless guy. So, I created a helpful chart pointing out some of the similarities and differences between the two movies. Resurrecting the Champ didn't do too well in Read more

Today there came news that Robert Downey Jr. will be starring opposite Jamie Foxx in the musician biopic The Soloist. Reading up on the movie's plot, however, it sounds awfully similar to a movie currently out in theaters that stars Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson, Resurrecting the Champ. Thus, I've made up the following chart so the two don't get too Read more