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The 1996 disaster movie, Daylight, will soon be coming to your home in crisp ultra high-definition picture. Blu-ray.com has recently reported that the Sylvester Stallone film from Rob Cohen, who directed Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story and The Fast and the Furious, will be getting a new 4K remastered physical media release from the Kino Lorber distributor. In addition to Stallone, the movie co-starred Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya, and Jay O. Sanders. This new ultra-hd version is expected to hit retailers next year on March 11.

Daylight is not particularly well regarded by Stallone fans, and it had the misfortune of coming out just as disaster movies were bombing left and right. It grossed an abysmal $33 million domestically, which seriously hurt Sly’s career, even though it did well enough overseas that it likely broke even by the time it hit home video. It was meant to be the...

Madonna has not responded to Donald Trump calling her "disgusting" for saying she thought about blowing up the White House, but she has the option of making the next move by recording what could become the rallying cry against the prez. Sources tell TMZ legendary songwriter Bruce Roberts, who wrote "Enough is Enough" for Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer, is reaching out to Madonna to record a track he will lay over the song. The...

On Wednesday, The Lone Ranger received multiple Razzie nominations, including the notorious Worst Picture nod. The next day, The Lone Ranger was nominated for an Oscar, for best makeup.

This isn’t the first movie to get nods from both ends of the spectrum. Since the Razzies first began back in 1981, 47 movies have been nominated for both “awards”– some even for the same exact person or song. Here’s a look at the club The Lone Ranger just joined:

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Oscar nods: Film editing, music (original song) for “People Alone” with music by Lalo Schifrin and lyrics by Wilbur...

In the weeks and days leading up to the Nov. 6 election, a group of Hollywood executives and celebrities played a surprisingly key role in mobilizing voters for President Barack Obama. Photos: The Top Celebrity Political Twitter Commentators And who mobilized those industry activists? Obama can thank singer-songwriter-producer Bruce Roberts and producer Eric Ortner, co-chairs of the re-election campaign's Entertainment Advisory Council. They directed the campaign's so-called "special ingredient," adding an effective dash of showbiz to a ground game that has been praised for its sophisticated use of social media and data mining to

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In 1979, Donna Summer -- who died May 17 of cancer at age 63 -- and Barbra Streisand were two of the biggest singing stars on the business. Their music played across the globe. Summer was with Casablanca Records and Streisand with Columbia. But despite their stature and the layers of execs behind their careers, getting the two women to duet together on the chart-topping single "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" happened in one whirlwind week, according to Summer's longtime friend, songwriter Bruce Roberts. Photos: Donna Summer's Life and Career Roberts and his partner on the single, songwriter Paul Jabara,

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Harvey Weinstein, TV producer Steve Levitan, ICM’s Chris Silbermann, UTA’s Rob Prinz, manager-producer Jason Weinberg and talent managers Eric Ortner, Greg Mertz, Bruce Flohr, Michael Green, Steve Moir and Bill Silva were among Hollywood figures invited to meet with President Obama on Tuesday before he left for San Francisco. These ardent supporters were not hit up for donations, according to Tina Daunt, but were singled out for their perceived ability as “influencers” who could shape political debate as campaigning heats up in the months ahead. Invitees also included CAA music agent Rob Light and music industry bigwigs Craig Kallman, Karen Kwak, Livia Tortella, Tom Sturges, Livia Tortella, producer-songwriter Bruce Roberts, showbiz attorney Chuck Ortner and actor Kal Penn plus Idpr’s Kelly Bush and Mara Buxbaum.

A once HD-DVD exclusive (remember the format wars?), Universal is readying the Sly Stallone vehicle Daylight for Blu-ray for April 26th, 2011. The film was directed by Rob Cohen (where’s he been lately?) and Highdef Digest has a little info on the extras: “feature commentary with director Rob Cohen; The Making of Daylight; The Daylight Archives; Theatrical trailers; Music video: Donna Summer and Bruce Roberts, “Whenever There is Love”; and Pocket Blu.

No cover art has yet been released.

New York, Sept 20 – When singer Liza Minnelli decided to pop over to her neighbour’s house late one night a decade ago, little did she know that the songs she sang in his living room would one day be released.

Minnelli, 64, had showed up at Bruce Roberts’ Beverly Hills house wanting to sing.

“I just feel like singing,” the New York Post quoted her as having said then.

While she relaxed on a couch and sang 20 old standards, with Billy Stritch playing the keyboard, Roberts tape-recorded the session.

The tapes were forgotten until last year when Roberts.