Celeb News Aggregate
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Gabriel Byrne, Eddie Izzard and James Spader will be among the stars fighting for a Best Drama Actor honor at the Emmy Awards, while a pregnant Minnie Driver and Sally Field are favorites for the Best Actress prize.
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Lisa Edelstein's House character Dr. Lisa Cuddy is being lined up for a spinoff show, according to reports.
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Teri Hatcher will show off her singing skills when she performs on American Idol's charity fundraiser Idol Gives Back next week.
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Reese Witherspoon is to play a giant in a new animated battle movie.
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Comedian and talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres has beaten Oprah Winfrey to be named America's favorite TV personality in a new poll.
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British actress Helen Mirren has picked up two Screen Actors Guild awards at the star-studded Los Angeles ceremony.
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Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Dave Matthews will guest-star as a musical prodigy on the hit medical series House.
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Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen was attacked in New York City on Saturday after playing a prank on a passer-by while in character as Kazakh journalist Borat.
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Box Office Analysis: Aug. 4 Signs comes out like gangbusters, taking the number one spot. Others as follows Austin Powers in Goldmember Master of Disguise Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat Road to Perdition Stuart Little 2 Men In Black II My Big Fat Greek Wedding K-19: The Widowmaker The Country Bears
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Box Office Analysis: Aug. 26
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2000 -- Hollywood got through the first weekend of the new year in slightly better shape than studio insiders expected.
It took just $11.5 million to put Columbia's "Stuart Little" in first place, making it the weekend's only Top Five film to crack double digits. Lackluster tracking scores last week had suggested that the new year might kick off with none of the Top Five films doing better than single-digit grosses.
Columbia's PG-rated family comedy held on to the top spot in its fourth week, still laughing with an estimated $11.5 million (-28%) at 2,979 theaters (+79 theaters, $3,806 per theater). Its total is approximately $95.6 million. Directed by Rob Minkoff, "Stuart Little" stars Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie and Jonathan Lipnicki.
"It'll hit $100 million either Friday or Saturday of next week," Sony Pictures Releasing President Je
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Hollywood opens its presents early this weekend with the arrival of a few deluxe-wrapped packages full of good holiday cheer.
"Anna and the King," a richly decorated version of the classic musical "The King and I" sans the music, should pique the interests of romantic moviegoers young and old. It stars Academy Award winner Jodie Foster and Hong Kong action icon Chow Yun-Fat.
Gifts for the kids come in the form of the studio movies "Stuart Little" and "Bicentennial Man." Based on a beloved children's novel, "Stuart Little" tells the live-action adventures of a pet mouse, with a voice provided by Michael J. Fox. In "Bicentennial Man," Robin Williams undergoes a different kind of transformation, playing an android who learns what it means to be human. "Mrs. Doubtfire" director Chris Columbus helms the film.
Other high-profile holiday films opening in limited release
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Advancing its cachet, the 5-year-old Hollywood Film Festival announced Wednesday that it will screen Woody Allen's latest movie, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion at the close of this year's session on Aug. 6.
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The Hollywood studios are already hyping their crop of blockbusters for summer 2002, and it started long before Entertainment Weekly put Spider-Man stars Tobey Maguire and Kristen Dunst on its June 29 cover.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 27, 2000 -- Hollywood expects to be thrown for a loss on the box office gridiron this Super Bowl weekend.
Neither of the weekend's two new wide releases is tracking well, according to distribution insiders.
"'Eye Of the Beholder' is 3% first choice, 'Isn't She Great' is 2% first choice," one studio executive said, referring to mid-week tracking data. "I really liked the trailer for ('Great'), but I guess it doesn't matter. It has zero unaided awareness. Nobody cares."
"Great," opening via Universal at about 750 theaters, is an R-rated drama about the life of best-selling author Jacqueline Susann. Directed by Andrew Bergman, it stars Bette Midler and Nathan Lane.
"Beholder," opening via Destination Films at 1,672 theaters, is an R-rated thriller written and directed by Stephan Elliott and stars Ewan McGregor and Ashley Judd. Its
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 23, 2000 -- Hollywood was suffering from the box office blahs over the weekend, just as Hollywood insiders anticipated. For the first time since Oct. 22, no films cracked double-digits.
Miramax's PG-13-rated teen-appeal romantic comedy "Down To You" managed to top the chart with only an estimated $8.30 million at 1,971 theaters ($4,211 per theater).
Written and directed by Kris Isacsson, it stars Freddie Prinze Jr. and Julia Stiles.
"I think it's great," Miramax Senior Vice President, Marketing, David Kaminow said Sunday morning. "Freddie Prinze Jr. cannot deny the fact that he has a following. He really can do a great job of opening a picture.
"I think our (marketing) materials were good, and it just looked like a fun movie for its core audience of young girls. There hasn't been anything for them for a while.
"The PG-13
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LOS ANGELES -- "Stuart Little" made its grand debut at the Village Theatre in Westwood on Dec. 5.
Academy Award winner Geena Davis, Jonathan Lipnicki ("Jerry Maguire"), Nathan Lane ("The Birdcage") and others strolled down the red carpet in honor of "Stuart Little" while benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
"It's a terrific event for us," said John Calley, the event chairman for the diabetes foundation. "It helps us in two important ways: One, of course, is the awareness of diabetes and the other is that it's a substantial amount of money being raised for diabetes today."
Director Rob Minkoff ("The Lion King") brings the comedic adventure of a little mouse searching for a real home to the big screen. The film is based on the classic book by E.B. White.
"It's about someone (Stuart Little) who is different and searching for a family," said Lane. "I p
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2000 -- The Super Bowl sacked Hollywood over the weekend with a gross of only about $6.2 million being enough to grab first place.
There was a close race for top honors among Destination Films' opening of its thriller "Eye Of the Beholder," Universal's Oscar contender "The Hurricane" and New Line's urban-appeal comedy sequel "Next Friday." As always, Monday's actual numbers could reverse today's estimated results.
Although Destination's "Eye" appeared to have the weekend's best score with about $6.2 million, it was not an impressive one.
"There was no No. 1 film in 1999 lower than $9 million," one studio distribution president said Sunday morning, looking back at the record books. "That was 'The Best Man' (the weekend of) Oct. 22-24, 1999, with $9.03 million. In 1998, the lowest-grossing No. 1 film was 'He Got Game' (the weekend of)
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 6, 2000 -- The only loud noise at this weekend's box office was Dimension Films' "Scream 3," opening to a blockbuster estimated $35.20 million.
"Scream 3" accounted for about 42% of the ticket sales for key films over the weekend, living up to industry expectations reported by Hollywood.com on Friday. With its first-choice tracking score of 31% going into the weekend, the Wes Craven film was seen as likely to open to at least $30 million.
Dimension, Miramax's genre label, launched "Scream 3" to an estimated $35.20 million at 3,467 theaters ($10,152 per theater). The film's theater count set a new record for wide release, topping last summer's 3,342 theaters for Warner Bros.' "Wild Wild West." Dimension said there were 5,522 prints of the film in the marketplace.
An indication of how little business everything else in t
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 29, 2000 -- Geena Davis has committed to another pet project, signing on for Columbia Pictures' next mousecapade, "Stuart Little 2."
Daily Variety says the sequel is planned for a Christmas 2001 release. "Stuart Little," a surprise hit and a big cheese at the holiday box office, has pulled in more than $136 million.
Stuart Little There's no word yet on the status of original "Little" director Rob Minkoff or co-stars Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki and "Stuart's" voice, Michael J. Fox.
"Ghost" writer Bruce Joel Rubin will script the story. Greg Brooker and "Sixth Sense" director M. Night Shyamalan wrote the original screenplay.
Although the Christmas 2001 date might seem wishful given the picture's mix of live action and animatronics, insiders report that the crew doesn't have to scamper because much of the needed critter technolog