Celeb News Aggregate
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Robert DeNiro, star of Barry Levinson’s closing night Hollywood satire What Just Happened, is arriving today and will be put to work at Sunday’s closing ceremony by presenting the biggie--the prestigious Palme d’Or--for best of fest as voted on by a jury led by Sean Penn and including actress Natalie Portman and director Alfonso Cuaron, among others.
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The Matrix star Laurence Fishburne is set to bring best-selling book The Alchemist to the big screen--directing and starring in a new Hollywood adaptation.
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An exhausted Javier Bardem has bowed out of Rob Marshall’s musical Nine.
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The Weinstein Co. is preparing to seal a deal with striking writers, following in the footsteps of Tom Cruise's studio United Artists (UA).
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Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is planning to re-release Grindhouse as two separate films--after the double-bill flopped at the box office.
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Quentin Tarantino has attacked James Bond movie bosses for stealing his idea to remake Casino Royale, and not giving him the credit.
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Jewish movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is willing to forgive Mel Gibson--but only on the condition he no longer harbors any racist beliefs.
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Norah Jones' movie debut in Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai's romantic comedy My Blueberry Nights is set to make waves after it was picked up by Hollywood heavyweights Bob and Harvey Weinstein's production company.
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Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is considering legal action against NBC after they rejected an advertisement for a documentary about the Dixie Chicks' criticism of President George W. Bush.
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Harvey Weinstein in talks to leave Disney, Douglas Son OD'd, an author contemplates a lawsuit over The Village, more…
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Ray Bradbury, author of the classic 1953 science-fiction novel Fahrenheit 451, wants an apology from filmmaker Michael Moore for taking the book's title for his documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 without permission and wants the documentary to be renamed. Also in the news: Method Man Method Man & Redman Robert Blake Miramax Jean-Marie Messier Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams Spike Lee the Hamptons Film Festival
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Pop princess Britney Spears, who is set to perform five concerts in Shanghai and Beijing sometime next year on a world tour to promote her album In The Zone, may have to make a few wardrobe adjustments for her first tour in China. Also: Michael Moore Fahrenheit 9/11 Howard Stern Sean Combs Kelly Osbourne David E. Kelley Joe Torre Russell Simmons Mel Gibson Warrior Boudicca Joan of Bark: The Dog That Saved France David Mamet Cheryl Hines Cake
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Michael Moore Has Unused Footage of Beheaded American, Daniel Radcliffe Predicts Harry Potter's Death, American Idol Finale Ratings Down Marc Anthony Jessica Simpson Ricky Martin
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Shrek 2 Hits Record Number of Theaters, Vincent Gallo's Brown Bunny Comes to U.S., Online Bets Taken on Celeb Poker Players Leonardo DiCaprio Ben Affleck Lou Diamond Phillips Ed Norton Matt Damon Jerry Seinfeld Liza Minnelli Johnny Cash
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If there is one thing TV viewers have learned from the third installment of Fox's American Idol it's that the best singers don't always necessarily win, and judge Simon Cowell was right when he said Hawaiian native Jasmine Trias owed her home state a lot of thank you letters. Also: Rupert Boneham Survivor All-Stars Frasier Michael Jackson Theodore Boutrous Kelly Rowland Roy Williams Harvey Weinstein Olive Osmond The Passion of the Ark Bobby Florsheim and Josh Stolberg
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Could the bloom be off the rose that is the relationship between family-oriented Walt Disney Inc. and its edgy subsidiary Miramax Films? Also: Tom Sizemore Universal NBC Kiefer Sutherland Nick Warnock Quentin Tarantino John Whitehead 60 Minutes II
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The Walt Disney Co. has moved to stop its Miramax Films subsidiary from distributing Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore's upcoming documentary Fahrenheit 911. Also American Idol Anna Nicole Smith Madonna Usher Chilli Emmys Frasier Kelsey Grammer Amityville Horror Andrew Douglas
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News, Feb. 2: Jennifer Lopez "Not Brokenhearted," Russell Crowe Injured While Training for Film, Harvey Weinstein Blames Cold Mountain Snub on Timing Michael Jackson Mel Gibson The Passion of the Christ Barry Manilow Alex Trebek
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Looks like Quentin Tarantino fans will have to visit theaters twice to see his upcoming thriller Kill Bill.
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Miramax To Remake "Damn Yankees," Anti-Semitism Charges Aimed at Mel Gibson's The Passion, Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac Team Up Chris Tucker Rush Hour Steven Spielberg Trey Parker Matt Stone Eminem Robert Altman Dogville The Barbarian Invasions Joey Fatone
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Miramax studios, which dominated the 75th annual Academy Award nominations with a total of 40 nods, walked away a winner with a total of nine wins overall. Also: Harvey Weinstein Gangs of new York Martin Scorsese 75th annual Academy Awards Celine Dion Madonna Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life Robert Del Naja Massive Attack
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New York consortium looking to have part of the Oscars play out on the East Coast.
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Following months of negotiations over the running time and release date of Gangs of New York director Martin Scorsese and Miramax Films co-chairman Harvey Weinstein have reached an agreement
Martin Scorsese Harvey Weinstein Leonardo DiCaprio Cameron Diaz Gangs of New York
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The British Film Institute awarded Miramax Films co-chairmen Bob and Harvey Weinstein with its prestigious Fellowship award in London Sunday. Also Angelina Jolie Steven Spielberg Matrix soundtrack Martin Scorsese Cloudsplitter Raoul Peck Nashville Star Queen Radiohead
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Day 6 at Cannes Adam Sandler Jack Nicholson Leonardo DiCaprio Cameron Diaz Martin Scorsese
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NEW YORK, N.Y., Jan. 24, 2000 -- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's 57th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night was dubbed "Hollywood's party of the year," and it certainly brought out some of Hollywood's biggest names. But a closer look under the show's "Holly-hood" reveals New York, like Hollywood, as big a star of the ceremony.
Yes, Hollywood pillars such as Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Jack Lemmon and Peter Fonda hugged statuettes for, respectively, "Man on the Moon," "Magnolia," "Inherit the Wind" and "Passion of Ayn Rand." And DreamWorks' "American Beauty" and Disney/Pixar's "Toy Story 2," both, cinematically speaking, very much American beauties, are most definitely brilliant Hollywood creations.
But, moving right along and Hollywood aside, New Yorkers couldn't get enough awards and recognition. Central Park West's Michael J. Fox, who sadly is leaving "Spin Cit
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HOLLYWOOD, May 12, 2000 -- Just so we're clear here, "Dirty Dancing" is not a 1980s relic, nor an embarrassing Patrick Swayze memory, nor a glorified B-picture with nice bodies. It is, rather, a "cultural touchstone." So said Miramax honcho Harvey Weinstein in announcing to the world Thursday that his fine studio plans to team with Artisan Entertainment (i.e., the house that "The Blair Witch Project" built) to make "Dirty Dancing 2."
Just to keep things fun, Daily Variety says a wildly improbable pair -- try Ricky Martin and Natalie Portman -- are "in early talks" to do the flick.
The Miramax-Artisan "Dirty Dancing" alliance was said to have been cooked up over a lunch last December. No word on what the execs ate. Or drank.
The original "Dirty Dancing" (1987) starred Swayze, Jennifer Grey and Jennifer Grey's old nose.
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HOLLYWOOD, May 12, 2000 -- Just so we're clear here, "Dirty Dancing" is not a 1980s relic, nor an embarrassing Patrick Swayze memory, nor a glorified B-picture with nice bodies. It is, rather, a "cultural touchstone." One that just might be worthy of Ricky Martin. Miramax honcho Harvey Weinstein announced Thursday that his fine studio plans to team with Artisan Entertainment (i.e., the house that "The Blair Witch Project" built) to make "Dirty Dancing 2."
Just to keep things fun, today's trade papers say a wildly improbable pair -- try Ricky Martin and Natalie Portman -- are "in early talks" to do the flick.
The Miramax-Artisan "Dirty Dancing" alliance was said to have been cooked up over a lunch last December. No word on what the execs ate. Or drank.
The original "Dirty Dancing" (1987) starred Swayze, Jennifer Grey and Jennifer Grey's old nose.