Sean Connery Has Surgery for Kidney Tumor (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - Sean Connery has undergone surgery for a kidney tumor and is recovering at his home in the Bahamas, his spokesman said Sunday.
Actress Maureen Stapleton dead at age 80 (Reuters)
March 13, 2006
Reuters - Oscar and Tony winning actress
Maureen Stapleton, famed for feisty, down-to-earth stage roles
in Tennessee Williams and Neil Simon plays and for such films
as "Reds" and "Cocoon," died on Monday at age 80.
Variety's Peter Bart Talks History (AP)
March 13, 2006AP - Old school met new school with Peter Bart's first-ever appearance at the South by Southwest film festival.
Preity Zinta More Than Just a Pretty Face (AP)
March 13, 2006AP - Just as she's made it through life and death scenes on the big screen, Bollywood star Preity Zinta has survived terrifying experiences in real life, testifying against a mafia don and surviving the Indian Ocean tsunami.
Diesel Yucks It Up in Courtroom Romp (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - The man who made "12 Angry Men," "Serpico," "Network" and "Dog Day Afternoon" clearly sees something more in action star Vin Diesel than most people do.
Suit to Stop Farrell Sex Tape Can Go On (AP)
March 13, 2006AP - The suit must go on. That's what a judge said Monday about actor Colin Farrell's lawsuit to prevent distribution of a sex tape he made with his Playmate girlfriend three years ago.
Actress Maureen Stapleton Dies at 80 (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - Maureen Stapleton, an Oscar-winning character actress whose subtle vulnerability and down-to-earth toughness earned her dramatic and comedic roles on stage, screen, and television, died Monday. She was 80.
A Hanks Family Film (E! Online)
March 13, 2006
E! Online - Tom Hanks is keeping his next film in the family.
Actress Maureen Stapleton dead (Reuters)
March 13, 2006Reuters - Oscar- and Tony-winning character
actress Maureen Stapleton, famed for her stage roles in
Tennessee Williams' plays and in such films as "Reds" and
"Cocoon," died on Monday at her home in Lenox, Massachusetts.
Connery had cyst removed from kidney (Reuters)
March 13, 2006
Reuters - Actor Sean Connery had surgery in New
York to remove a cyst on his kidney a few weeks ago and has
recovered and received a clean bill of health, his
representative said on Monday.
Clooney Faults Democrats on Iraq War (AP)
March 13, 2006AP - George Clooney has faulted Democrats for their timidity in the months before the start of the Iraq war, saying many party leaders muted their criticism of the Bush administration rather than risk being branded as unpatriotic.
Shirley Jones Stages Roast for Husband (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - Wives everywhere stage elaborate surprise parties for their husbands' birthdays, but few could surpass the one Shirley Jones tossed for Marty Ingels.
Puerto Rican Film Explores Independence (AP)
March 13, 2006AP - Filmmaker Michael Narvaez began writing the story of a family caught up in a struggle for Puerto Rican independence more than 10 years ago, as he was grieving the loss of a brother who belonged to a clandestine nationalist group.
Movie Buffs Bid on Wax Versions of Icons (AP)
March 13, 2006AP - Daniel Roebuck went to the Movieland Wax Museum with a goal in mind: "I want their Frankenstein to live in my house."
Haggis on an Enemies List
March 13, 2006The title of Oscar winner Paul Haggis's next project may prove to be prophetic for the Crash writer/director. There are sure to be lots of high-ranking government types who'll be anything but pleased with the movie adaptation of Against All Enemies — U.S. terrorism expert Richard Clarke's best selling book that criticizes how the George Bush administration dealt with terrorism threats leading up to the September 11 attacks and the administration's decisions about going to war in Iraq. President W, veep Dick Chaney, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Clarke are among the major players in the story's action … And in a more popcorn movie spin on war, Warner Bros. is remaking The Dirty Dozen, the 1967 Lee Marvin classic about an army major who's charged with training a group of convicts to go on an assassination mission in WWII. Free casting advice: round up George Clooney and the rest of his all-star Ocean's Eleven and Twelve cohorts for this one, and spare us all another flimsy Ocean sequel.
'Da Vinci Code' Author Brown Takes Stand (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - Almost three years to the day that "The Da Vinci Code" was first published, American author Dan Brown found himself on a witness stand in courtroom 61 of London's High Court on Monday, denying accusations he copied from others to produce his huge best-seller.
Binoche Says She's Taking Her Age in Stride (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - French actress Juliette Binoche says she's taking her age in stride.
"Da Vinci" author reveals secrets of his success (Reuters)
March 13, 2006
Reuters - Aspiring writers could do worse than
leaf through the witness statement of author Dan Brown, whose
book "The Da Vinci Code" has become one of the best-selling
novels of all time.
Amabassador Blasts Bruce Willis' Comments (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - Colombia's ambassador to the United States is criticizing Bruce Willis for comments he made during a press conference to promote his new film, "16 Blocks."
'Peaceful Warrior' makes noise at Lionsgate (Reuters)
March 13, 2006Reuters - Lionsgate has acquired U.S. rights to "Jeepers Creepers" director Victor Salva's "Peaceful Warrior," a drama about a college gymnast on a spiritual journey
LaBeouf destined for 'Disturbia' (Reuters)
March 13, 2006Reuters - Shia LaBeouf, who most recently starred in the golf drama "The Greatest Game Ever Played," has enrolled in the thriller "Disturbia."
New Orleans documentary on AOL's Blackvoices (Reuters)
March 13, 2006Reuters - America Online's AOL Black Voices is set to screen the feature documentary "New Orleans: My Home, My Life, My Love" Monday as the centerpiece of its Hurricane Katrina-related broadband package.