Taylor Marks Birthday With New Orleans Gift (AP)
February 23, 2006
AP - Elizabeth Taylor will ring in her 74th birthday Monday with a gift worth several hundred thousand dollars. Only it isn't for her.
Howard Goes to the Movies (E! Online)
February 23, 2006
E! Online - In his quest to leave no medium unturned, Howard Stern is looking
for a few good filmmakers.
Crowe, Kidman's Outback Adventure (E! Online)
February 23, 2006
E! Online - Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman are finally going to share the
silver screen, and all from the comfort of home.
Big numbers run in the "Family" (Reuters)
February 23, 2006Reuters - While the opening of Lionsgate's "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" caught the industry off guard a year ago when it debuted with a sterling $21.9 million from just 1,483 theaters, an upset is not in the works with the follow-up film. Industry observers agree that "Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion" from Lionsgate should easily be the No. 1 film this weekend.
Brad Renfro Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge (AP)
February 23, 2006
AP - Actor Brad Renfro pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted possession of heroin in a case stemming from his December arrest during a sting in Los Angeles' Skid Row area.
Superman, Batman Sequelize? (E! Online)
February 23, 2006
E! Online - It is the ultimate fanboy fantasy not involving Princess Leia:
More Batman, more Superman.
Filmmaker Tamahori placed on probation in sex case (Reuters)
February 23, 2006
Reuters - New Zealand-born filmmaker Lee
Tamahori, arrested last month on a sex charge while wearing a
woman's dress and wig, was placed on probation after pleading
no contest on Thursday to a lesser offense of criminal
trespass.
Oscar fashion drips with glamour (Reuters)
February 23, 2006
Reuters - Hollywood wants to return to its
heyday of sophisticated glamour -- the days when a star was a
star and knew how to dress like one -- at this year's Academy
Awards, fashion insiders say.
Radio legend Corwin sees new spirit at Oscars (Reuters)
February 23, 2006
Reuters - He's a legendary master of old-time
radio drama, but 95 year-old Norman Corwin has a thing or two
to say about the movies, starting with what he called a new
sense of moviemaking that challenges convention.
'Capote' Screenwriter Humbled by Oscar Nod (AP)
February 23, 2006AP - If genetic karma has anything to do with it, Dan Futterman will walk away with an Academy Award.
Redford Says Sundance Taken by a 'Fever' (AP)
February 23, 2006
AP - Robert Redford says his Sundance Film Festival, which last month wrapped its 25th season, is "almost to a breaking point."
Former 007 Defends Daniel Craig (AP)
February 23, 2006
AP - It took an old Bond to come to the rescue of the new Bond.
Will Smith Enticed by Bollywood (AP)
February 23, 2006
AP - Chicken tikka masala and Bollywood leading lady Aishwarya Rai top Will Smith's list of favorites in India.
Swag Machine Is Big Hollywood Business (AP)
February 23, 2006AP - Karen Wood was just trying to keep the beautiful people happy.
Pesci Won't Be Charged for Alleged Punch (AP)
February 23, 2006
AP - Oscar-winning actor Joe Pesci will not be charged for allegedly punching a fan who photographed him in a shopping center parking lot, officials said Wednesday.
Luhrmann says Crowe, Kidman set for outback epic (Reuters)
February 23, 2006Reuters - Oscar winners Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman have signed up for an Australian historical epic to be directed by Baz Luhrmann, Luhrmann's publicist said on Thursday.
Apatow adds Hathaway to "Knocked Up" (Reuters)
February 23, 2006Reuters - Anne Hathaway, currently on screen as Jake Gyllenhaal's icy wife in "Brokeback Mountain," is joining the cast of Universal Pictures' "Knocked Up."
"Mozart" doesn't sugarcoat romance (Reuters)
February 23, 2006Reuters - Strong performances anchor this low-key romantic drama about two people with Asperger syndrome. Although the narrative loses oomph as it enters increasingly generic territory, screenwriter Ron Bass doesn't sentimentalize his characters as he did in "Rain Man." Radha Mitchell delivers a typically fine performance as the extrovert in the central couple, and Josh Hartnett offers what is by far his best work to date.
Stuck in overdrive, "Scared" never stops running (Reuters)
February 23, 2006
Reuters - Related to the 1986
Billy Crystal-Gregory Hines buddy cop movie in name only,
"Running Scared" marks "The Cooler" director Wayne Kramer's
brazen march into Tarantino territory, but the concussive,
hyper-violent results would have benefited from a lot less pulp
and better fiction.
"Cowboy" profiles grizzled matchmaker (Reuters)
February 23, 2006Reuters - As documentary subjects go, there are few more colorful figures imaginable than Ivan Thompson, the self-described "Cowboy Cupid.
Sci-fi pic "Next" in line for Biel (Reuters)
February 23, 2006Reuters - Jessica Biel has signed on to co-star in Lee Tamahori's sci-fi thriller "Next," joining topliners Nicolas Cage and Julianne Moore.
Paramount aiming at pair for "Shooter" (Reuters)
February 23, 2006
Reuters - Mark Wahlberg has signed
on to topline and Antoine Fuqua is on board to helm the
political thriller "Shooter" for Paramount Pictures.