Martin Brest

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Born: Bronx, New York on 8/8/1951

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News, Mar. 1: "Gigli" Gets Razzed, Costner Defends Gibson, Masked Jackson Alarms Wal-Mart Staff, More...

Believe it or not, the Oscars weren't the only awards show to take place over the weekend. The Razzie Awards, which "honor" the worst films of the year, were handed out Saturday night in a conference room at a Sheraton hotel in Santa Monica, Calif. Also: Kevin Costner Mel Gibson Michael Jackson Independent Spirit Awards Sofia Coppola Martha Stewart R Kelly MTV Presents Britney Spears Onyx Hotel Tour 2004 John Kerry Howard Stern

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News Roundup: Oct. 30

News Roundup: "Seinfeld" episode pulled out after anthrax scare

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Role Call: Berry shows her guns

This week in Role Call: Halle Berry joins Ben Affleck in "Gigli"; Al Pacino, Colin Farrell will star in "The Farm"; Kip Pardue joins cast of "The Rules of Attraction" with Jessica Biel, Thomas Ian Nicholas and James Van Der Beek; Eddie Griffin, John Leguizamo, LL Cool J and Lil' Kim will star in "My Baby's Mama"; Angelina Jolie is attached to "Beyond Borders"; John Frankenheimer directs a prequel to "The Exorcist"

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Role Call: Chan's one busy bee

Jackie Chan just won't sit down. The popular Hong Kong actor is lining up to star in not one, not two, but four feature films. First up is Highbinders, a Hong Kong movie about an immigration officer who's killed on the job but returns from the dead with superpowers--with some high-kickin' super-moves to be sure. Next is The Art of War, based on the Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu's treatise, where you keep your friends close and your enemies even closer--with some high-kickin' super-moves added in.

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Role Call: Matt, Gus and "Jerry"

Gus Van Sant, the eclectic director of such films as To Die For and Finding Forrester, will reteam with his Good Will Hunting stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck (yes, Ben's little brother) for a new film, Jerry. According to the buzz at Cannes, the film is being kept closely under wraps, so there's not much known on the subject matter. Could be about a mouse or a TV evangelist or maybe a raunchy TV talk show host. What is known is that the project is being put together by the William Morris Agency Independent department, with co-heads Cassian Elwes and Rena Ronson negotiating the deal.

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Brest books Affleck for "Gigli"

Martin Brest, the director of Meet Joe Black, will return to filmmaking with Gigli, a project he scripted that will star Pearl Harbor lead Ben Affleck. Brest has not been behind the camera in three years--and has not directed a film he wrote himself in over 20 years, since 1979's Going in Style. Gigli tells the tale of a mobster (Affleck) who kidnaps a district attorney's mentally challenged brother.

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