tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63087202011-04-21T21:31:56.758-04:00All the latest movie entertainment news and online movie links!gilligannoreply@blogger.comBlogger861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308720.post-1100563109963930962004-11-15T18:58:00.000-05:002004-11-15T18:58:29.963-05:00

ComingSoon.net: "Is Pixar Eyeing a Return to Disney?" With Pixar's The Incredibles pulling in big numbers at the box office, and with only one more film (Cars) to go in their current distribution deal with Disney, attention has once again turned to what's ahead for the animation company. Pixar chief executive Steven P. Jobs tells The New York Times that the company will not pounce on the

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SCREENS: "Sex, life and Liam" Usually, the actors I meet turn out to be Lilliputians compared with their screen image. But Liam Neeson is even bigger than he appears on film. He's 6 feet 4 with a large, solid frame. The hotel chair he settles into can barely contain him. It isn't a surprise to learn that he used to operate a forklift. When Neeson starts to talk, his voice doesn't fit his

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FilmFodder.com: "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" Now living in the warmth of romantic comfort with Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is trying to find peace within herself. Consumed with jealousy over Darcy's sexy and flirty co-worker (Jacinda Barrett), Bridget can't help but screw things up without even trying. When she falls back into the arms of Daniel Cleaver (

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WRAL.com: "Pixar Animation's 'Incredible' Debuts Continue Cartoon Superhero Adventure Hauls In $70.7 Million" 'The Incredibles' lived up to their name at the box office as the animated superhero adventure debuted with $70.7 million, continuing an unbroken string of hits for Pixar Animation. If numbers hold when final figures are released Monday, 'The Incredibles' would have the second-best

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nbc5i.com - Entertainment: "First 'Star Wars: Episode III' Trailer Debuts" Anakin Skywalker has taken one step closer to the dark side. That's because Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) is back for the first trailer that previews filmmaker George Lucas' hotly anticipated final 'Star Wars' prequel, 'Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith.' The trailer begins with a mix of scenes from many of

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ic Southlondon: "Jude - the reluctant Alfie" Blessed with charisma, good looks and talent, Jude Law seems perfectly cast to take over Michael Caine's role in the remake of Alfie. Yet it's the very role, of a charming-but-sad womaniser, that Law says he has been resisting throughout his career. 'Alfie is very much the part I've been avoiding for 10 years, never really wanting to play the

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WKKJ: "Gellar's 'Grudge' Delivers a Shock at the Box Office" Sarah Michelle Gellar's low-budget horror movie 'The Grudge' has provided a box office upset, by racing to the top with takings of $40 million. The Columbia Pictures project, a remake of Japanese haunted house thriller 'Ju-On,' doubled its expected takings and took over the number one slot from hit cartoon 'Shark Tale,' which had been

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E! Online News: "Venice Roars for 'Vera Drake'" The 61st Venice Film Festival ended with a big roar of approval for Vera Drake. British director Mike Leigh's drama about a compassionate abortionist won the top prize, The Golden Lion, and Imelda Staunton, who plays the title role, took the best actress award. The Grand Jury Silver Lion prize went to another heavy emotional drama, Spanish

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Ananova: "Tom Cruises Onto The Red Carpet" Tom Cruise has delighted fans at the premiere of his new movie, Collateral, by going on a two-hour walkabout of the crowd. Having refused to speak to the media, he concentrated on his groupies, signing autographs and chatting. The Hollywood megastar is well known for taking time to speak to people, even ringing people's mothers on their mobile phones.

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Reuters: "'King Kong' star Fay Wray dies" Fay Wray, the shrieking blond beauty who earned fame as the frightened girl stalked by King Kong up the Empire State Building, has died at age 96. Spokesman Greg Mitchell of the Writers Guild of America West in Los Angeles said Canadian-born Wray died on Sunday in New York. Born Vina Fay Wray in Cardston, Alberta, on September 15, 1907, she was one of

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NewsSource:"'Seinfeld' goes digital" 'Seinfeld,' one of TV's most popular comedy series of recent decades, finally reaches DVD this fall. While the program is still going strong in syndicated reruns, its first three seasons -- 40 episodes in all -- will be released Nov. 23 in digitally remastered high-definition versions. The three seasons will be packaged in two volumes, with a suggested list

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Elites News: "Fahrenheit 9/11 Oscar Chances Questioned" Michael Moore has taken a lot of heat for his blockbusting expose on the Bush administration's mishandling of the 9/11 disaster. But now the controversial director's hopes for a repeat at the Academy Awards were seemingly threatened by an unauthorized broadcast of his documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 on Cuban television. Under Academy rules,

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Reuters.com: "'Catwoman' Stars in London for Premiere" The stars of 'Catwoman' were met in London by cheering fans and the clash of thunder and flash of lightening as a summer storm hit the city. The summer storm that hit the city marked a break in the recent mini-heatwave, but neither Halle Berry nor Sharon Stone, in the capital for the film's British premiere, were put off by mother nature's

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Yahoo! News: "Departing MPAA Boss Reflects on Career" Jack Valenti created the movie-ratings system. He's been Hollywood's ambassador to Washington since 1966. He's become a vigilant policeman on film piracy. Yet what was his greatest achievement as head of the Motion Picture Association of America, a job he is leaving after 38 years? 'I survived,' Valenti, 82, wrote in an opinion column in

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ABCNEWS.com: "Cruise Turns Deadly in Hitman" It had to happen. Tom Cruise has fallen out of Hollywood's good graces and joined the ranks of the industry's unsavory characters. He's gone gray and grizzled. That blinding, boyish grin, his trademark the last two decades, now is reserved for moments of morbidly twisted humor. Cruise has transformed from hitmaker to hitman in 'Collateral. It's his

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USATODAY.com"Swirl of activity for Zach Braff" Zach Braff seems pretty down-to-earth for a guy who is Hollywood's latest triple threat. Clad in a jeans and a T-shirt, he looks every inch the twentysomething film buff he used to be until his new movie, Garden State, turned him into a mogul-in-waiting. Braff, ensconced in a hotel room, is checking out the latest shenanigans on Jerry Springer. "

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Yahoo! News: "Brosnan Turns in Bond's Badge?" Varying reports have the suave Irish-born actor (a) writing off the secret-agent role after four films; or (b) getting the boot from youth-seeking producers. In an interview posted Tuesday on Entertainment Weekly's Website, Brosnan sounded like a man who has had it with introducing himself as, 'Bond. James Bond.' 'That's it,' Brosnan told EW. '

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Zap2it.com: "Cage Weds Ex-Waitress Half His Age" Nicolas Cage is hoping the old adage, 'the third time's the charm,' is correct. The 40-year-old Oscar winner made his third walk down the aisle on Friday, July 30, reports the AP. He wed ex-waitress Alice Kim, who is half his age in a private ceremony on a Northern California ranch. Kim met Cage while she was waiting tables in a sushi

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TVGuideOnline: "Scrubs Star's Hollywood Dream" You'd think starring in a well-known sitcom like NBC's Scrubs would open doors in Hollywood. But Zach Braff got a harsh reality check when he first went looking for a studio to finance his feature-directorial debut, Garden State (now in limited release). 'It was harder than I thought,' says Braff, who also scripted and stars in the film. 'I had

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SouthFlorida.com: "Affleck woos Kerry's daughters" Hollywood star Ben Affleck's friendship with John Kerry's daughters Victoria and Alexandra is reportedly causing 'sibling rivalry' as the two sisters vie for the hunk's attention. The star, who has just split with girlfriend Enza Sambataro, met with the sisters at the Democratic National Convention's opening night in Boston, Massachusetts on

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CBC News: "Moore skips screening in Bush's backyard" Filmmaker Michael Moore did not attend a screening Wednesday of Fahrenheit 9/11 in Crawford, the small Texas town where U.S. President George W. Bush is vacationing at his ranch. In a message posted on his website earlier this week, Moore had invited Bush to be his guest at the film's Crawford premiere. In the film, which is the most

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HollywoodReporter: "Lee near deal for Ellroy pic" Spike Lee is in negotiations to direct 'The Night Watchman,' an original screenplay by noir novelist James Ellroy. Alexandra Milchan will produce the Los Angeles cop thriller, which Bob Yari Prods. is in negotiations to finance. Milchan will produce outside of her deal with Regency Enterprises. Set in Los Angeles in the early '90s, the project

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Reuters.com:Actor Charged with Rape in Tennessee" CHICAGO (Reuters) - Anthony Anderson, an oversized actor with small roles in several movies including the hit 'Barbershop,' was charged on Wednesday with raping a woman working as an extra on his current movie being shot at the county jail in Memphis, Tennessee, police said. Anderson, 33, and another man, Wayne Witherspoon, 42, were charged

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Reuters: "Stalker drove Zeta-Jones to brink of breakdown" LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones was driven to the brink of a nervous breakdown by death threats in letters and phone calls apparently sent by an obsessed fan, her husband, Michael Douglas, has told a court. Testifying at a preliminary hearing to determine whether Dawnette Knight, 32, should stand trial

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E! Online News: "Tootsie to the Rescue!" Back in 1992, Dustin Hoffman starred in a movie called Hero, playing a fictitious do-gooder. A few days ago, Hoffman was the real deal. The two-time Oscar winner and his wife came to the aid of a bee-sting victim who suffered a potentially fatal allergic reaction on a Malibu beach. In an interview with CBS' Early Show, 36-year-old Lydia Graham talked

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AllAfrica.com: "Fahrenheit 9/11 May Be Shown in Zim" THE popular film, Fahrenheit 9/11, a purposeful projectile that is aimed directly at the president of the United States of America George W. Bush and his policies particularly in the Middle East may be shown in Zimbabwe before the end of the year, it has emerged. Officials from the local movie houses yesterday revealed that they were

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Elites News: "Billy Bob Is 'Mr. Woodcock'" First he was the Bad Santa,now Billy Bob Thornton will play an evil gym teacher in the upcoming New Line Production of Mr. Woodcock. The comedy, which was written by Michael Carnes and Josh Gilbert, revolves around an account of a young man who returns home when he learns that his mother is about to marry his former gym teacher. New Line recently

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The New York Times"What, Meryl Worry?" OU may not have known it, but May 27, 2004, was Meryl Streep Day. Or so proclaimed Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields, kicking off a luncheon at the Marriott Marquis in Midtown that day. It was one tribute in an afternoon full of them, all intended to honor Ms. Streep's receipt of a Career Achievement Award from New Dramatists — a slightly odd

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BigNetsNetwork: "'Revenge of the Sith' new Star Wars movie" Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith, will be the name of the new Star Wars movie, Lucas Films said at the Comic-Con International in San Diego. LucasFilm fan relations chief Steve Sansweet made the announcement subtlety by wearing a black T-shirt Saturday at the convention with Revenge of the Sith printed on it, Zap2it.com

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Guardian : "Before Sunset" The difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion, said Oscar Wilde, is that a caprice lasts longer. Richard Linklater's 1995 movie Before Sunrise was all about a caprice. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy were Jesse and Cline, two good-looking twentysomethings who met on a train and spent the day together in Vienna on a whim that turned into a miraculous romantic

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USATODAY.com: "Meryl works her magic" Meryl Streep could probably sign her checks 'The world's greatest living film actress' and easily get them cashed, no questions asked. Surely, the choicest movie roles are offered up to her like so many delectable bonbons, all vying for the chance to be plucked and unwrapped by her supremely talented digits. Streep takes on the Angela Lansbury role in the

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BBC NEWS: "Allen premiere to open festival" Woody Allen is to open the 52nd San Sebastian Film Festival with the world premiere of comedy Melinda and Melinda. The festival, which starts in the Spanish city on 17 September, will also honour the Oscar-winning director with a lifetime achievement award. A retrospective of his work as writer, director and actor will also be shown. Allen,

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Life - StatesmanJournal.com: "More Napoleon on the way" Fans of the cult hit Napoleon Dynamite will get a new reason to revisit their favorite film on Friday. Fox Searchlight, MTV Films and Paramount Pictures will attach an epilogue to Napoleon Dynamite for its wide national release, offering a peek into the romantic future of two of its key characters. The characters will find wedded bliss,

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FilmForce: "Carnahan Fails Mission Director drops out of M:I-3" July 19, 2004 - Director Joe Carnahan (Narc) has dropped out of Paramount's Mission: Impossible 3, according to today's Variety. The trade reveals that Carnahan departed the project over, what else, 'creative differences.' The third film in the action series, which is due to hit theaters on June 29, 2005, is apparently still set

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Herald Sun:: "Hollywood turns the tables on Arnie" US actress Mariel Hemingway will star as California's First Lady Maria Shriver in a television movie about the remarkable rise to power of Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to reports today. German actor Jurgen Prochnow would play the Austrian-born governor of California, a former bodybuilder and movie star, while Hemingway would step into the

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IOL:: "Tarantino disappoints in grizzly outing" Kill Bill is just another run of the mill revenge tale dressed up with lots of martial arts action and blood. The Bride (Uma Thurman) is the one out for revenge. On her wedding day, her husband-to-be was killed, she was beaten up and her unborn child was stolen from her womb. After waking from a four-year coma she sets out to even the score with

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The Globe and Mail: "Film festival gets a facelift" TORONTO -- Comedies, documentaries, animated features and genre films join the usual art-house fare in this year's Cannes International Film Festival (May 12-23), which has undergone a substantial overhaul following numerous complaints that last year's selection was one of the worst in the festival's history. After three years in the

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Guardian Unlimited Film: "Star Wars DVDs show Vader transformation" Star Wars fans will get an early chance to witness the final transformation of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader when the DVD collection of the original trilogy arrives later this year. Creator George Lucas has announced the new DVDs will contain a special featurette in which he details the character's transition from

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TheStar.com - Matthew Perry craves attention: "Matthew Perry craves attention Pushes movie with stunts and wisecracks Whole Ten Yards looks like another bomb" LOS ANGELES - While filming a recent segment for the TV newsmagazine Extra at New York's Planet Hollywood, Jesse Palmer, prime time's newest Bachelor, received a most unusual visit from actor Matthew Perry. Without warning, the newly fit

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Herald.com: "Gibson's Epic 'Passion' Fosters New Moviegoers" Mar. 25--LAS VEGAS - Here at the movie industry's annual ShoWest convention, there isn't so much as a poster of 'The Passion of the Christ' along the corridors of Bally's Paris Hotel. But the Mel Gibson-directed religious drama, expected to cross the $300 million this week, seems to be on everybody's mind at this major gathering of

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MTV.com - News: "Zombies Drive Jesus From Top Of Box Office" In a scenario only a Hollywood producer could have dreamt up, a remake of a 1970s cult horror movie about zombies attacking humans in an abandoned shopping mall drove Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' from the top of the box-office heap. The $26 million 'Dawn of the Dead' remake easily cruised to a #1 finish with an estimated

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NY Times Movie Review: "The Seamy Side of Dublin, With No Four-Leaf Clovers" The director John Crowley uses the warm rapport of ensemble acting to take the jaggedness out of the rough-and-tumble vivacity of digital-video moviemaking. A result is the dry-roasted and altogether compelling Irish comedy-drama 'Intermission.' The opening scene announces the film's intentions and is emblematic of its

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"Passion" remains in top movie spot for second week: "Passion' remains in top movie spot for second week" Los Angeles-AP -- Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' is number one at the box office for the second weekend in a row. Mel Gibson's bloody re-enactment of Christ's arrest and crucifixion has grossed 212 (m) million dollars so far in the United States and Canada -- including over 51 (m)

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E! Online News - Baldwin, Basinger: Custody Truce: "Baldwin, Basinger: Custody Truce" A custody truce has been declared between embattled exes Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. Earlier this week, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge persuaded the onetime twosome to resolve their bitter custody battle over eight-year-old daughter Ireland. Last week, when the case kicked off, the judge closed the

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Extratv.com: "'Translation' Tops Indie Awards" Even the stars were star-struck at the Independent Spirit Awards, which salute the year's top achievements in independent films, and the funky event was definitely the scene for cool couples, including Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe, and Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend. But the bigger news was who was flying solo:

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Newsday.com: 'Passion' Poised to Continue Climbing" LOS ANGELES -- After opening with an astonishing $125.2 million over five days, Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' is positioned to get even bigger as the Roman Catholic season of Lent leads up to Easter on April 11. The box-office total announced Monday by distributor Newmarket Films pushed 'The Passion' past 'The Lord of the Rings:

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NOLA.COM: "It's a tough job, but Crystal has to do it Challenge of hosting lures comedian back to the Oscars" 'The world,' says Billy Crystal of hosting the Academy Awards, 'is a tough room.' You've got an audience of a billion or so watching from far-flung houses, huts, dorms, hogans, barracks, yurts, etc. In person, you've got an audience of big-shot producers and bigger-shot movie stars,

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Frontiersman.com: "'The Passion of Christ' opens to Mixed Reactions Among Audiences" After months of controversy and curiosity, 'The Passion of the Christ,' a startlingly graphic movie about Jesus and His cross, opened in theaters this week. In response to a surge in demand, it will be shown in 2,800 theaters, up from the original 2,000. That is on the scale of some of Hollywood's biggest

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CelebrityCafe.Com: "Sly moves from the box office to boxing TV" Rocky meets 'The Real World' as Sylvester Stallone jumps on the reality TV show bandwagon. Rocky meets 'The Real World' as Sylvester Stallone jumps on the reality TV show bandwagon. The action star has put plans in motion to host 'The Contender,' a reality show documenting amateur boxing. 'The Contender' will profile and record

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FOXNews.com: "The Foxlight: Weekend Movies" NEW YORK - 'Barbershop 2' a cut above, 'Miracle' is feel-good fun and don't 'Catch That Kid' in today's Foxlight. The first one was made for about the price of a good haircut and went on to make $75 million, so you can bet your finely coiffed mullet this thing was a lock for a sequel and here it is: 'Barbershop 2: Back in Business.' The first movie

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Sci Fi Wire: "Nemo Swims With Annies" Finding Nemo swam away with nine awards at the 31st annual Annie Awards on Feb. 7, trouncing the competition, Variety reported. The Disney/Pixar film won in every category in which it was nominated, with multiple mentions in the effects and character animation categories. Nemo took home wins for best animated feature, directing, production design, writing

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E! Online News: "Kidman Denies Cancer Rumors" Nicole Kidman wants people to know she's feeling peachy. The Cold Mountain star shot down reports that she is battling breast cancer, lashing out at tabloid reporters for prying into her medical history. In a preemptive strike, Kidman has released a statement through her publicist saying that her health records had been leaked to unnamed

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CNN.com: "Lawyer's Departure puts Blake Case in Disarray" Actor Robert Blake's murder trial came to a screeching halt Thursday when the presiding judge agreed to release Blake's second lead attorney, who cited unspecified 'irreconcilable differences' between him and his famous client. It was not immediately clear what prompted Thomas Mesereau Jr. to drop the case, and his cell phone rang

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ABCNEWS.com : "Gibson Film Gets Huge Marketing Effort Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' Gets Huge Marketing Effort; Spiritual Leaders Sell Message" Feb. 5 - Churches are reserving entire theaters for opening day. A national evangelical organization is helping sell tickets from its Web site. Pastors are planning sermons timed to the movie's Ash Wednesday release. Mel Gibson's epic, 'The

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Zap2it.com | MOVIE NEWS: "Drew Joins Barrymore Dynasty on Walk of Fame" LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Drew Barrymore officially joined her famous showbiz relatives when she was honored with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday morning, Feb. 3. 'I'm really honored to be with my family,' she said, according to the AP. 'That's the coolest thing for me.' The 28-year-old actor-producer

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ABCNEWS.com: "Blake's Defense Blames Christian Brando Robert Blake's Defense Blames Christian Brando for Slaying of Bonny Lee Bakley" LOS ANGELES Feb. 3 - Robert Blake's defense blamed Marlon Brando's son, Christian, in a court hearing Tuesday for the slaying of Blake's wife and said that the younger Brando is currently a fugitive from justice. Blake's attorney, Thomas Mesereau Jr., said

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Reuters: "'Served' Delivers Surprise Box Office Win" LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - 'You Got Served' clipped the wings of last weekend's box office champ, 'The Butterfly Effect,' as the Screen Gems hip-hop comedy easily stepped into the top spot this Super Bowl session with an estimated $16 million in ticket sales for its first three days. The low-budget PG-13 film from first-time director

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13abc.com: Oscars Awarded Feb. 29: "Academy Award Night is Feb. 29" For the first time, 50 Oscars went on display to the public before being presented on stage to the winners. 'They're just beautiful, spectacular. You look at them and it's just breathtaking,' said Summers, a devoted watcher of the Academy Awards, said Friday as she ogled them at Museum of Science and Industry. 'I want to touch

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NYTimes: "Stunned by Director's Death, Carnegie Is in Flux Again" Carnegie Hall, stunned by the death of its director, Robert J. Harth, is facing the unwelcome task of seeking his replacement, its third executive search in five years. Klaus Jacobs, the vice chairman and treasurer of Carnegie's board, said yesterday that he would serve in an acting capacity, as he did the last time the hall's

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Reuters: "Film Review: 'Barbershop 2: Back in Business'" LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - An appealing cast inhabits well-defined characters with warmth and ease in this reunion of the 'Barbershop' staff. Exec producing this time, Ice Cube reprises his turn as good-guy straight man to a winning comedy ensemble, while Cedric the Entertainer steps into an expanded role as the memorably

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Return of the Ring - JAN 30, 2004: "Return of Lord Of The Rings" The hoopla over the Ring is building again. The Lord Of The Rings trilogy is coming back for another two marathon sessions in the cinemas. The encore screenings will be overnight affairs at Cathay Orchard and Golden Village Plaza on Feb 5 and 6. Cathay's sessions will kick off at 8.15pm while GV's marathon will start at 11pm.

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Kvue.com | News Entertainment: "Jack Parr dies, former 'Tonight' Host" NEW YORK - Jack Paar, who held the nation's rapt attention as he pioneered late-night talk on 'The Tonight Show,' then told his viewers farewell when still in his prime, died Tuesday. He was 85. Paar died at his Greenwich, Conn., home as a result of a long illness, said Stephen Wells, Paar's son-in-law. 'Jack invented

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The Globe: "Oscar's just Full of Surprises" There were gasps from the media members and publicists assembled when the Academy Award nominations were read out yesterday. Surprises in nearly every category are bound to leave hopefuls either sipping champagne or crying into milk baths. The Oscar truism is that every nominee is a winner, and yesterday's announcement has already produced some early

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RTE.ie Entertainment Guide: "Lopez, Affleck nominated for Razzies" Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's film 'Gigli' has received nine nominations for the Razzie Awards, annually given to the worst films of the year. 'Gigli's nominations included Worst Actor/Actress nods for the stars, Worst Picture and Worst Screen Couple. Mike Myers' Dr Seuss adaptation 'The Cat in the Hat' came in second place

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CNS Movie Review: "Monster" starring Charlize Theron" NEW YORK (CNS) -- 'Monster' (Newmarket) -- a fictionalized, though fact-based, drama which chronicles the notorious 1989-90 killing spree of serial murderer Aileen Wuornos -- is a good example of an exceptional performance wrapped in an unexceptional film. In examining the woman labeled the 'Damsel of Death,' first-time writer-director Patty

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Out of cocoon, 'Butterfly' soars: "Out of Cocoon, 'Butterfly' Soars" New Line Cinema's 'The Butterfly Effect' winged into the top spot at the boxoffice on its maiden flight and brought home an estimated $17.1 million. As expected, the time-traveling sci-fi thriller, starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart, attracted a mostly young audience, despite its R-rating, according to a representative for

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ABCNEWS.com: "Judge OKs Some Camera Use in Blake Trial Judge OKs Use of Cameras for Opening Statements, Closing Arguments, Verdict in Blake Trial" LOS ANGELES Jan. 23 - Television and still cameras will be allowed in the courtroom in the Robert Blake murder case during opening statements, closing arguments and the verdict but not during testimony, a judge ruled Friday. Superior Court Judge

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VH1.com : News: "J. Lo And Ben Call Off Engagement" Break of the engagement isn't necessarily a breakup, however. The on-again, off-again entity known as Bennifer is once again off-again, at least as far as wedding bells are concerned. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have called off their engagement. 'I am confirming the report that Jennifer Lopez has ended her engagement to Ben Affleck,' the

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Reuters: "Bacon Overcame Doubts to Do Paedophile Movie" Fri 23 January, 2004 09:29 PARK CITY, Utah (Hollywood Reporter) - Kevin Bacon had a lot of thinking to do before committing to the controversial lead role as a paedophile in Nicole Kassell's 'The Woodsman,' a Dramatic Competition entry at Sundance. 'When I had my first meeting with Lee Daniels, the producer, he said to me, 'If I were your

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Reuters: "Hoffman Heads 'Focker' Clan for Comedy Sequel" LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Dustin Hoffman has been cast as Ben Stiller's father in 'Meet the Fockers,' the sequel to the 2000 comedy hit 'Meet the Parents.' As with the original, the Universal Pictures project is being directed by Jay Roach. Stiller, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner and Teri Polo are returning in their original

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The Village Voice: Film:: "Winged Migration" The logistics of time travel remains one of science fiction's great challenges. The thrill of tampering with the past or peering into the future is self-evident, but getting from here to there is what requires ingenuity. Over the years, from pulp novels to B-movies, the protagonists of chrono-warp adventures have hopped aboard time machines, zoomed

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Guardian Unlimited Film: "Ashton Kutcher Goes Dark and Dramatic" Actor's studio: Ashton Kutcher gets to display his chops in The Butterfly Effect Ashton Kutcher has become the latest lightweight comedy stalwart to try his hand at serious acting, with his new film The Butterfly Effect debuting at the Sundance film festival. The star of such highbrow efforts as Dude, Where's My Car? and Just

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Guardian Unlimited Film | News: "Polly Dethrones the King" Ben and Jen can make it big at the box office - but not the Ben (Affleck) and Jen (Lopez) you might be expecting. This weekend's number one, Along Came Polly, stars Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston, and opened with an estimated $27.6m - the biggest January opening for a comedy, according to a studio spokesman. The film's strong

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Reuters: "'Lord of the Rings' Wins Another Prize" LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' has taken the mantle of front-runner for the Oscars by winning the highest honour for a film given by the Producers Guild of America. Ten of the 14 previous winners of the Guild's Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Theatrical Motion Picture have gone on to win the best picture Oscar

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Washingtonpost.com: "Acclaimed Stage Actress Uta Hagen Dies" Uta Hagen, 84, a theater actress of extraordinary intensity and range who is perhaps best known for creating the role of the spiteful Martha in Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,' died Jan. 14 at her home in New York. She had a stroke in 2001. Ms. Hagen was a firm-jawed, no-nonsense performer who became one of her

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ReDiff.Com: "Mel's passion for the Christ" Not afraid of the controversy that has bugged Mel Gibson-directed The Passion Of The Christ, and that it had dialogue in Latin and Aramaic, a small distributor is taking the big risk of releasing it in over 2,000 screens on February 25. The film, which covers the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus Christ, has received an R-rating for its scenes of

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USATODAY.com: "Mel Gibson's 'Passion' Film To Be Released On 2,000 Screens" LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, a drama about the last hours of Jesus, is set to debut on 2,000 screens, an unusually large release for an independent religious film made in dead languages. The movie, with dialogue in Latin and Aramaic and English subtitles, will hit theaters on Feb. 25,

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Reuters: "Oscar 'Screener' Found on Internet, Academy Says" LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's greatest fear became a reality on Tuesday as film industry officials said a digital version of an Oscar 'screener' was seen on the Internet after months of industry squabbling over whether sending out the videos to Academy Award voters would lead to movie piracy. A copy of Sony Pictures

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�Lord of the Rings� Rules Yet Again After All: "'Lord of the Rings' Rules Yet Again After All" Ewan McGregor stars in 'Big Fish,' a Columbia Pictures film that came in second at the box office last weekend. Preliminary estimates placed 'Big Fish' on top, until the figures were adjusted. OS ANGELES, Jan. 12 - Few things in Hollywood are as they first appear. That was the case again this

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People.com | News Article: "'Pirates' Tops People's Choice Awards" The 30th Annual People's Choice Awards set sail Sunday night, with the public choosing 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl' as favorite movie, while 'Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' took the favorite drama prize. 'Bruce Almighty,' starring Jim Carrey, was named favorite comedy. During the show, which

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Movie News on Movies.com: "Hudson Is New Bride" Actress Kate Hudson is heading back to the altar - even though she's already married and just gave birth to her first child. She'll be starring in and producing Bride Wars, a nuptial comedy, according to Variety. The story of the flick, written by Greg DePaul, the screenwriter behind the critically reviled Saving Silverman, focuses on two best

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Hollywood Reporter: "Broadcast critics pledge to 'King' in Oscar prelude" New Line Cinema's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' was named best picture of 2003 by the Broadcast Film Critics Assn. at the ninth annual Critics Choice Awards, held Saturday night at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Peter Jackson's epic wrap-up to the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy picked up four awards -- best picture,

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Herald.com: "'Big Fish' Edges 'Rings' From Top Spot" LOS ANGELES - Tim Burton's 'Big Fish' took in $14.5 million to squeak past 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' as the No. 1 weekend movie, according to studio estimates Sunday. 'The Return of the King,' the top film the previous three weekends, came in at $14.1 million, pushing its domestic total to $312.2 million. The grosses on

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Reuters: "MGM Says UA Film Chief Bingham Ray to Leave Studio" LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. movie studio said Bingham Ray, the head of its specialty film label United Artists, has decided to leave MGM in a succession plan first considered months ago but only disclosed late on Thursday. 'We discussed this last year and mutually decided Bingham would step down, and that it was

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USATODAY.com: "De Niro, Scorsese to write joint memoir" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goodfellas cohorts Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese will share insights into their 30-year friendship and collaboration on eight major films in a joint memoir to be published next year, Harmony Books announced Friday. The director Scorsese, 61, and actor De Niro, 60, both grew up in New York and first joined forces

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Mandy Moore Chases Liberty FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Mandy Moore Chases Liberty: " Mandy Moore Chases Liberty Friday, January 09, 2004 In Mandy Moore's (search) popcorn-flick 'Chasing Liberty (search),' which opens this weekend, the perky young actress plays an 18-year-old first daughter seeking freedom from her Secret Service detail and relentless media attention. 'I am 18 years old and I want

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