Celeb News Aggregate
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Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis and British pop star Leona Lewis have been voted the world's sexiest vegetarians.
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Demi Moore has booked back-to-back indie films, says today’s Hollywood Reporter. The actress will join Parker Posey to star in Happy Tears from filmmaker Mitchell Lichtenstein. She will then team with Woody Harrelson and Josh Hartnett for Bunraku.
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Spanish actress Penelope Cruz is going out of her way to keep her new romance with Josh Hartnett out of prying eyes after enjoying public affairs with Tom Cruise and Matthew McConaughey.
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Hollywood hunk Josh Hartnett has found supermodel love again after previously being romantically linked to Gisele Bundchen and Helena Christensen.
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Scarlett Johansson has shot down reports she is dating pop star Justin Timberlake.
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Josh Hartnett struggled to cope following his "really painful" split from Scarlett Johansson.
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Hollywood heartthrob Josh Hartnett has added fuel to rumors that his relationship with Scarlett Johansson is on the rocks after being caught vacationing with a mystery woman in Australia.
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Scarlett Johansson has slammed reports she is promiscuous, after being linked to various celebrity men before finding love with Josh Hartnett.
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Scarlett Johansson is the happiest she's ever been since falling for her The Black Dahlia costar Josh Hartnett.
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The race for the Palme d'Or--the top film prize at a 2004 Cannes festival--is heating up and with director Quentin Tarantino heading the jury, movie industryites are prepared for just about anything. Also: Michael Jackson Total Film magazine poll The Kelsey Grammer Sketch Show Bill Cosby Adam Sandler The Longest Yard Sammy Reese Witherspoon Clive Owen Benicio Del Toro Sin City
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Many listeners who regularly listen to shock jock Howard Stern's nationally syndicated show were in for a surprise this morning. Also: Martin Bashir Living With Michael Jackson Martin Lawrence Kevin Smith Riley Keough Wesley Scantlin Doonesbury Robert Rodriguez Sin City
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Top 10: Finding Nemo 2 Fast 2 Furious Bruce Almighty Rugrats Go Wild Hollywood Homicide Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd The Italian Job The Matrix Reloaded Daddy Day Care X2: X-Men United
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Celebs young and old turned out Sunday for the Young Hollywood Awards presented by AMC and Movieline's Hollywood Life magazine. The event, which celebrates the accomplishments of Hollywood's brightest young talent, featured many stars, including Mandy Moore, Eve , Lucy Liu and Kate Bosworth.
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Australian actor Russell Crowe plans to marry longtime girlfriend Danielle Spencer on his 39th birthday April 7 in Australia. Also: Paul Stojanovich COPS World's Wildest Police Videos Martin Scorsese Bonnie Hunt Brad Garrett Tom Dreesen James Gandolfini The Sopranos HBO Liza Minnelli David Guest The Dixie Chicks Paul Walker Brett Ratner Superman the Curse of Superman
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The box office predictions for the weekend beginning July 12: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Sam Mendes, Road to Perdition, Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Reign of Fire, Rob Bowman, Steve Irwin, Terri Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter; Collison Course, Jamie Lee Curtis, Halloween:Resurrection, Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Lara Flynn Boyle, Barry Sonnenfeld, Men in Black II, Lil' Bow Wow, Like Mike, The Powerpuff Girls Movies, Mr. Deeds, Adam Sandler, Hey Arnold! The Movie. Minority Report, Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg, Lilo & Stitch, Scooby-Doo, Matt Damon, The Bourne Identity, Sandra Bullock,Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Ben Affleck, The Sum of All Fears, Spider-Man, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, My Big Fat Greek Wedding
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Elton John tells British prime minister to shape up. Puls: Angelina Jolie Kirk Kerkorian Steve Bing Lance Bass Adam Sandler Penelope Cruz Fanfan la Tulipe Jamie Foxx Shade Josh Hartnett Wicker Park Martin Scorsese Gangs of New York The Greatest American Hero Paul Hernandez Disney Eminem The Eminem Show Worls Stunt Awards The Fast and the Furious Jackie Chan Buddy Van Horn
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Independent Movie Theaters Refuse to Book "Clones"
Ozzy Osboure Kelly Osbourne BET Awards Gwyneth Paltrow Cynthia Nixon Claudia Schiffer Matthew Vaughn Tom Hamilton Josh Hartnett Wish You Were Here Tyrese Fast and Furious 2 Ben Kingsley Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Quebec James Cameron Dark Angel Fox Jon Wayne Bobbitt Celebrity Boxing Tina Wesson Ray Stricklyn
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News Roundup for May 3: Lisa Lopes' eulogy a touching one Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson and Keith Sweat, producer Kenneth "Baby Face" Edmonds and Marion "Suge" Knight Teen People announced top 25 celebs under 25 including Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen, Kirsten Dunst Alicia Keys, Josh Hartnett and Orlando Bloom, and Zhang Ziyi Britney Spears is caught smoking David Boreanaz and wife welcome their first child Mike Myers Ozzy Osbourne Will Smith James Cameron Audrey Hepburn
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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring tops the MTV 2002 Movie Awards nominations. Also nominated Black Hawk Down Legally Blonde The Fast and the Furious Shrek Elijah Wood Russell Crowe Vin Diesel Josh Hartnett Will Smith Nicole Kidman Halle Berry Reese Witherspoon Kate Beckinsale Angelina Jolie.
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Location filming on Beyond Borders starring Angelina Jloie begins Thursady in northern Thailand
Angelina Jolie Clive Owen Beyond Borders Noah Wyle Claudia Schiffer Matthew Vaughn Robert Ulrich Leslie Moonves Jason Priestly Rosie O'Donnell Madonna Pippi the Osbournes Billy Bob Thornton Bad Santa Terry Zwigoff Darren Star Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl: A Nancy Chan Novel Harrison Ford Josh Hartnett Celine Dion Latin Grammys Will Smith Warren Beatty Kevin Spacey Damon Knight James Al Hendrix
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Box office analysis: March 24
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Box office analysis March 17
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The box office preview of the weekend beginning March 15 Ice Age Ray Romano Denis Leary Showtime Eddie Murphy Robert De Niro Rene Russo Resident Evil Paul Anderson The Time Machine Simon Wells All About the Benjamins Ice Cube Mike Epps We Were Soliders Mel Gibson 40 Days and 40 Nights Josh Hartnett Kevin Costner Dragonfly Queen of the Damned Denzel Washington John Q Return to Never Land Big Fat Liar Mandy Moore The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson A Beautiful Mind Gosford Park In the Bedroom Ameile Monster's Ball Halle Berry
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The box office preview of the weekend beginning March 8 The Time Machine Guy Pearce Simon Wells Gore Verbinski All About the Benjamins Ice Cube Mike Epps We Were Soliders Mel Gibson Randall Wallace 40 Days and 40 Nights Josh Hartnett Kevin Costner Dragonfly Aailyah Queen of the Damned Denzel Washington John Q Bruce Willis Hart's War Britney Spears Crossroads Return to Never Land Super Troopers Arnold Schwarzenegger Collateral Damage Big Fat Liar Mandy Moore A Walk to Remember The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson Black Hawk Down Ridley Scott A Beautiful Mind Gosford Park Iris Judi Dench Kate Winslet Jim Broadbent In the Bedroom Ameile Monster's Ball Halle Berry
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Martin Grove's in depth analysis of the box office results for the weekend of March 8-10.
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Box office analysis: March 3: We Were Soldiers, 40 Days and 40 Nights, John Q, Dragonfly, Queen of the Damned, A Beautiful Mind, Crossroads, Big Fat Liar, Return to Never Land
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The box office preview of the weekend beginning Feb. 22 We Were Soliders Mel Gibson Randall Wallace Sam Elliott Chris Klien Greg Kinnear 40 Days and 40 Nights Josh Hartnett Shannyn Sossamon Kevin Costner Dragonfly Aailyah Stuart Townsend Queen of the Damned Denzel Washington John Q Bruce Willis Hart's War Britney Spears Crossroads Return to Never Land Super Troopers Arnold Schwarzenegger Collateral Damage Big Fat Liar Frankie Muniz Mandy Moore A Walk to Remember Kung Pow: Enter the Fist The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson Black Hawk Down Ridley Scott A Beautiful Mind Gosford Park
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Josh Hartnett who is chained to a bed at one point in his upcoming flick 40 Days and 40 Nights tells Entertainment Weekly why it wasnt very enjoyable
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Box office analysis: Feb. 17
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Box office analysis Feb 24 Queen of the Damned Aaliyah John Q Denzel Washington
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The box office preview of the weekend beginning Feb. 22 Kevin Costner Dragonfly Aailyah Stuart Townsend Queen of the Damned Denzel Washington John Q Bruce Willis Colin Farrell Hart's War Britney Spears Crossroads Return to Never Land Super Troopers Arnold Schwarzenegger Collateral Damage Rollerball John McTiernan Big Fat Liar Frankie Muniz The Count of Monte Cristo Kevin Reynolds Mandy Moore A Walk to Remember I Am Sam Sean Penn Kung Pow: Enter the Fist The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson Black Hawk Down Ridley Scott A Beautiful Mind Ron Howard Gosford Park Halle Berry Monster's Ball Iris Judi Dench Kate Winslet Jim Broadbent
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The two hour Fox series finale of The X Files will star David Duchovny as Agent Mulder on May 19 Sean Connery
Josh Hartnett Black Hawk Down Sting Katie Couric Kristanna Loken Kylie Minogue Dido Jerry Bruckheimer Bob Dylan OutKast Joshua Bell James Van Der Beek Kerr Smith
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Box Office Analysis: Feb. 10
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Box office report Feb 3 Black Hawk Down Slackers Birthday girl A Walk to Remember Snow Dogs Count of Monte Cristo
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Martin Grove's box office analysis for the weekend of Jan. 25-27.
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The box office preview of the weekend beginning Jan. 25 The Count of Monte Cristo Kevin Reynolds Guy Pearce Richard Gere The Mothman Prophecies mandy Moore Shane West A Walk to Remember Sean Penn Michelle Pfieffer I Am Sam Steve Oedekerk Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Orange County Jack Black Colin Hanks The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson Black Hawk Down Ridley Scott Josh Hartnett Tom Sizemore Jerry Bruckheimer Ocean's Eleven Steven Soderbergh A Beautiful Mind Russell Crowe Jennifer Connelly Ron Howard The Royal Tenenbaums Gene Hackman Wes Anderson Vanilla Sky Jackman Kate & Leopold Ali Harry Potter Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Robert Altman Gosford Park In the Bedroom Tom Wilkinson Sissy Spacek Todd Field
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box office report Jan. 13 Lord of the Rings A Beautiful Mind The Royal Tenenbaums Orange County
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Tom Hanks Benjamin Bratt Kelsey Grammer Mike Myers Renee Zellweger Cameron Diaz Mel Gibson Josh Hartnett Kate Hudson Martin Sheen and Sela Ward have been chosen as presenters at the 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Tuesday
Cameron Diaz Mel Gibson Josh Hartnett Kate Hudson Martin Sheen and Sela Ward Harrison Ford Haley Giraldo Pat Benatar Neil Giraldo
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Box Office Analysis: Sept. 9 Happy Accidents L.I.E. Rock Star Soul Survivors The Iron Ladies The Musketeer Two Can Play That Game
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An analysis of the weekend's box office results.
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Box Office Analysis: Dec. 30
Top ten films for December 30 Lord of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Rings Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Vanilla Sky How High Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Not Another Teen Movie The Majestic Joe Somebody Monster, Inc. Charlotte Gray I Am Sam
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Following is a news roundup for December 20. Keywords are NBC Katie Couric Black Hawk Down Josh Hartnett CNN Jennifer Lopez Curt Cobain Krist Novoselic Dave Grohl Courtney Love Nicole Kidman Friends People Harry Potter New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani President George W Bush Steven Seagal Dick Clark National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Michael Greene American Music Awards Comcast Corp Variety Creed Missy Elliott Alejandro Amenabar Goya Academy Awards Recording Artists Coalition Sheryl Crow Billy Joel Elton John Eagles Grammys
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Box Office Analysis: Sept. 2 Jeepers Creepers Rush Hour 2 American Pie 2 O Jay and Silent Bob Strike Captain Corelli's Mandolin Summer Catch Rat Race The Princess Diaries
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Quote of the Day Josh Hartnett "O"
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This week He Said, She Said on O with Makhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, and Josh Hartnett.
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"O" Julia Stiles Josh Hartnett Jeepers Creepers Tim Blake Nelson American Pie 2 Rush Hour 2 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Kevin Smith Woody Allen The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Nicole Kidman The Others John Carpenter Ghosts of Mars
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A discussion about this summer's movies and why the blockbusters haven't delivered the way they promised. Pearl Harbor Shrek The Mummy Returns Titanic Jurassic Park III A.I. Planet of the Apes Legally Blonde The Fast and the Furious Final Fantasy
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HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 6, 2001 -- In these turbulent times, films dealing with high school violence are being shelved -- presenting a serious problem for the film, "O," a modern-day retelling of Shakespeare's "Othello" that takes place in a high school.
Dimension Films and its Miramax parent completed the film in the summer of 1999. As in the play, the tragedy ends with four characters brutally killed, one wounded and the others left asking "Why?" The movie stars Julia Stiles, Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett and Martin Sheen.
When executives screened the film, it was a little more than a month after the Columbine High School shootings, and the violence depicted sent up warning flares. Unsure of what to do, Dimension postponed the film's Oct. 17, 1999 release.
Even after more than a year, politicians' anti-violence campaigns, especially those of former vice-presidential candid
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Box Office Analysis July 1
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Box Office Analysis June 10
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Even if critics slammed the film as a dud, Pearl Harbor managed to capture the record as the second-highest grossing film for a four-day opening, taking in a healthy $75.1 million box office during the Memorial Day weekend. Industry experts had estimated a $100 million opening, but Disney predicted that the three-hour epic would gross between $45 million and $55 million.
The No. 1 spot is still held by The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which earned $92.7 million during the 1997 Memorial Day weekend. In comparison, other films in this Memorial Day league that came close to World were Mission Impossible 2's $56.8 million in 2000 and Star Wars: Episode I's $64.8 in 1999. Even the recently released The Mummy Returns gave these films a run for its money, opening with $68 million--on a regular three-day weekend.
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Inside.com reports that Miramax has paid the producers of O about $1 million to settle a complaint alleging the studio breached its distribution agreement by failing to release the film before March 17.
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Pearl Harbor star Josh Hartnett told Us Weekly magazine he hesitated taking the part of Danny Walker when it was first offered to him. Hartnett, who recently starred in The Virgin Suicides and Blow Dry...
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Though Disney chairman Michael Eisner prevented Pearl Harbor from having a hefty, oversized, dinosaur-big budget, there's nothing to stop the World War II epic from breaking The Lost World: Jurassic Park's opening weekend box office record.
The Jurassic Park sequel holds the record for an opening weekend, earning $90.2 million upon its 1997 release.
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 24, 2000 -- Get ready for Antonio Banderas' next assignment. The actor is in talks to star in the action movie "Ecks Vs. Sever," Daily Variety reports.
In the film, Banderas will play Ecks, a covert operative who has an archnemesis named Sever. The two agents must drop their in-fighting and unite to defeat a common enemy.
'DOWN' WITH HARTNETT: War makes heroes, and war flicks make huge movie stars. Josh Hartnett, who just finished shooting the WWII flick "Pearl Harbor," might star in another war project titled "Black Hawk Down," The Hollywood Reporter says. Based on Mark Bowden's 1999 nonfiction novel of the same name, the story is the true tale of the longest sustained battle involving U.S. troops since the Vietnam War.
QUEEN FOREVER: Add one more perk to being the queen of a famous, annual parade: The Reporter says that Sophia Bush, the 2000 Ros
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HOLLYWOOD, June 1, 2000 -- Nothing like bad taste to make you some bucks. The Rock -- aka the World Wrestling Federation guy from UPN’s "Smackdown!" -– is in talks to star in two films: one a good guy/bad guy flick, and the other, an untitled big-budget sci-fi flick, today's Daily Variety says.
But wait: There's more: Variety says the wrestler will get about $5 million per pic.
For your viewing pleasure, Mr. Rock (real name: Dwayne Johnson) is also hooked up for the sequel to 1999's action-horror hit "The Mummy."
STILL GOING STRONG: Today's Hollywood Reporter says Gene Hackman is negotiating to star in the drama-actioner "Behind Enemy Lines." Directed by commercial director John Moore, Hackman will play a veteran Marine who, along with a young Navy pilot, must fight to survive after they’re stranded in enemy territory.
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Dinosaurs snapped back to life this weekend as Buena Vista/Disney's "Dinosaur" kicked off to nearly $39 million.
The PG-rated, computer-animated feature, which cut short the chart-topping reign of DreamWorks' "Gladiator," set a record as the year's biggest opening with an ESTIMATED $38.6 million at 3,257 theaters ($11,860 per theater).
"Dinosaur's" per-theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide or limited release this weekend.
"I think it's great," Buena Vista Distribution president Chuck Viane said Sunday morning.
Noting that some studios had estimated the picture as opening to even bigger numbers, Viane said, "I know some of my competitors have given me more credit than we're giving ourselves, but I'd rather see it than say it and then have to back off. If tomorrow (when actual weekend figures are released) it's a bigger num
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"Gladiator" continued to rule the box office this weekend, collecting another $24 million in tribute from moviegoers.
The R-rated action adventure from DreamWorks easily held on to first place in its second week with a hefty ESTIMATED $24.3 million (-30%) at 2,943 theaters (+40 theaters; $8,257 per theater). Its cume is approximately $73.3 million, heading for about $150 million in domestic theaters.
"Gladiator's" per theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide release this weekend.
"Obviously, it's a strong hold," DreamWorks distribution head Jim Tharp said Sunday morning. "The positive word-of-mouth continues to be very strong."
Although DreamWorks is distributing "Gladiator" domestically, Universal is releasing it internationally. The two studios are 50-50 partners, sharing equally in its success. The film reportedly cost $1
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Universal's "U-571" should rule the Easter Weekend box office waters.
The PG-13 World War II submarine drama, opening at 2,584 theaters, was a 17% first choice in studio tracking studies late in the week. With adult men making it a 29% first choice, it's on track to blast the adult male-driven drama "Rules of Engagement" out of first place.
"They could certainly do $18-20 million," predicts one insider. But that sounds high to another source, who cautions: "No females under 25 want to go see this movie. It's Nazis and subs and World War II."
"I don't know what the market will bear this weekend," says a distribution executive. Good Friday is typically a very strong box office day, but Saturday should only be fair, and Easter Sunday is never a great day for moviegoing.
A key factor affecting Easter weekend ticket sales, adds another studio source, "is the weath
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 10, 2000 - Want to get the goods on an "Ally McBeal" co-star's "undisclosed medical condition"? Then get thee to a supermarket and guiltily pick up the Feb. 15 edition of the Star -- wherein said "Ally McBeal" co-star seemingly spills the beans her very own self.
According to the article, tastefully titled "'Ally McBeal' Beauty Locked Up in Psycho Ward," actress Lisa Nicole Carson, who plays Ally's roommate Renee Radick on Fox's hit legal-eagle series, says she required hospitalization after smoking "a joint that was laced with PCP."
"I think the joint may have triggered a collapse in my nervous system," Carson is quoted as telling a Star reporter. "Now I'm here drinking lots and lots of water and trying to get the drugs out of my system."
The "here," according to the Star, is (or was) New York's Lenox Hill Hospital, where the 30-year-o
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 2, 2000 -- Never underestimate Julia Roberts' clout.
Daily Variety reports that the actress is showing interest in the action-comedy "The Mexican" and is considering taking the female lead. The pretty woman's possible involvement in the $10 million dollar project is indelibly breathing renewed life into the formerly lackluster project, which saw the joint departure of "Fight Club" helmer David Fincher and megastar Brad Pitt early in its pre-production phrase.
The effect of Robert's decision goes far beyond than just one star billing for the flick. Variety reports that many Hollywood insiders predict that Roberts' move might very well reignite Pitt's interest in recommitting to the male lead.
The flick is about a seasoned criminal who hunts down a legendary cursed pistol in Mexico while being pressured to change his evil ways by his girl