Celeb News Aggregate
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Actress Michelle Williams impressed film fans by making a last-minute appearance at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday--treading her first red carpet since the death of former partner Heath Ledger.
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Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese will direct a biopic about the life of Frank Sinatra--according to the singer's youngest daughter, Tina.
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Former Friends star Jennifer Aniston has teamed up with Hollywood producer Kristin Hahn to create her own film company.
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Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen have been hotly tipped to win the Best Director Oscar at next month's Academy Awards--after their movie No Country for Old Men scooped the same prize from the Directors Guild of America on Saturday.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese and The Sopranos writer Terrence Winter are teaming up to adapt Jordan Belfort's much-anticipated stock exchange autobiography, The Wolf of Wall Street, into a new movie.
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Director Martin Scorsese is glad he didn't receive an Academy Award for directing earlier in his career, because it might have changed the way he made movies.
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Clint Eastwood is tipping Martin Scorsese to fulfill his Academy Award ambitions this year and beat him to the Best Director prize.
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Martin Scorsese's gangster movie The Departed and road comedy Little Miss Sunshine walked away with the top prizes at the Writers Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles last night.
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Martin Scorsese's chances of winning his first Oscar have been boosted after he landed the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award for The Departed yesterday.
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Late, great movie icon Marlon Brando is to be honored by his friends and peers as part of a new two-part documentary to air on TV in May.
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Paramount movie boss Brad Grey has lost his bid to be credited at the Oscars for his work as a producer on Best Picture nominee The Departed.
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Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio is backing director Martin Scorsese to win an Oscar for The Departed, and finds it ridiculous the filmmaker has never won an Academy Award.
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Martin Scorsese's latest movie The Departed has reportedly been rejected by censors in China because one scene references a Chinese plot to purchase military equipment.
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Martin Scorsese's elusive Oscar dream looks closer to being realized after he was named Best Director by the Broadcast Film Critics Association last night.
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Martin Scorsese and Bill Condon are among the five moviemakers who will fight for this year's Directors Guild of America top prize.
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September 11 film United 93 has been named the Best Movie of 2006 by the Online Film Critics Society.
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Director Joe Carnahan has slammed film critics who are obsessed with comparing new movies to the works of Quentin Tarantino.
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Director Robert De Niro originally selected Leonardo DiCaprio to star in The Good Shepherd, but had to recast after the Titanic star dropped out because of scheduling conflicts.
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The Departed has landed three honors from the Southeastern Film Critics Association, including Best Picture and Best Director for Martin Scorsese.
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Martin Scorsese's star-studded gangster movie The Departed has landed three honors from the Las Vegas Film Society, including Best Picture.
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Matt Damon is urging Oscar voters to "get it right" and give director Martin Scorsese his first Academy Award or risk turning the big show into a farce.
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The Departed is all set to claim gold at the Golden Globe Awards next year after being declared a 4-5 odds favorite by the Internet's top bookmakers.
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September 11th drama United 93 has hurtled into the Oscar race after picking up two Best Film prizes in a day.
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Forest Whitaker's portrayal of dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland and Helen Mirren's turn as The Queen have earned the two stars top honors from the fifth annual Washington, D.C., Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are just the latest in a string of celebrity couples to marry in the picturesque lakeside town of Bracciano, Italy.
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Movie mogul Martin Scorsese has replaced Tom Cruise as the big man at Paramount after signing a four-year, first-look deal to develop projects with studio executives.
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Acclaimed director Martin Scorsese is working on a documentary starring The Rolling Stones.
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Longtime pals Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro will re-team for a movie about their lives.
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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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More Evidence Found in Michael Jackson Case, Brad Pitt's Ready for His Mid-Life Crisis, Keenan Ivory Wayans Divorces Wife Jennifer Aniston Jason Priestley Gwen Stefani Rosie O'Donnell Ray Romano Kevin James rob Schneider
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Halle Berry Files for Divorce, Michael Jackson Personally Terminated Lead Attorneys, Godsend Web Site Causes Stir Roman Polanski Howard Stern Cate Blanchett
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News, April 7: Brad Pitt To Host Radio Show, Queer Eye for the Straight--Gal?, Fantastic Four Finds a Director Sharon Stone Martin Scorsese Peter Jennings John Woo Danny Boyle Ed Harris Woody Harrelson Diane Lane Steven Zaillian
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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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Jamie Masada, the owner of the Laugh Factory comedy club on the Sunset Strip who introduced Michael Jackson to his 13-year-old accuser, told reporters at a news conference yesterday he has received death threats on the voicemail of his work and privately listed mobile phones this week for speaking out in the case. Also: Steve Irwin Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael Douglas Bono Kelsey Grammer Rebecca Marks Eminem Kimberly Mathers Jane Fonda Monster-in-Law Cristopher Walken The Wedding Crashers
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News, Jan. 12: Fans Will Show Support at Michael Jackson's Arraignment; Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese Collaborate on Memoirs; Kevin Costner To Do Another Western Martha Stewart Survivor
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News, Nov. 6: "Nemo" Swims to Top DVD Sales, More Film Critics Protest Screener Ban, Cash Wins Posthumous CMA Awards Dirty Pretty Things Tyrese
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"The Passion" Trailer Stirs the Internet, Steve Martin To Be Next "Pink Panther," Mel Gibson Val Kilmer Arnold Schwarzenegger Ben Affleck Jennifer Lopez Mark Ruffalo Tom Cruise Michael Mann
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Celebs including Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are bound for Venice, Italy, to attend the 60th annual Venice Film Festival that gets underway Aug. 27.
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The 27th annual Montreal World Film Festival, which runs from Aug. 27 to Sept. 7, unveiled a slate rich in art-house and fringe movies but short on Hollywood studio films. Also: Martin Scorsese Rocco DiSpirito, Gregory Hines Christina Aguilera Justin Timberlake Snoop Dogg Girls Gone Wild Joseph R Francis Mantra Films Inc Eddie Murphy Daddy Day Camp
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Spider-Man star Kirsten Dunst and prankster Ashton Kutcher are set to star in Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown, which DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures are in final talks to co-finance. Also: The Osbournes Martin Scorsese The Twelve Keira Knightley Tulip Fever Queen Latifah Jada Pinkett Smith
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Spike Lee Sues Over Spike TV, Homemaking Guru Indicted, Barry Manilow Breaks Famous Schnozz, Jim Carrey Martin Scorsese Leonardo DiCaprio Cate Blanchett Kate Beckinsale Martha Stewart Clay Aiken Ruben Studdard John Cusack Kelly Clarkson
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News, May 20: "The Practice" Stars Won't Be Returning, Nicole Kidman Would Give Up Acting for Mr. Right, Hugh Jackman to Host Tony Awards Dylan McDermott, Lara Flynn Boyle, Kelli Williams, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Marla Sokoloff and Chyler Leigh Dogville Matrix Joel Silver Eddie Griffin Martin Scorsese Oprah Winfrey
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Actor Danny Glover is the latest Hollywood celeb to feel the wrath of national pride. A public interest group has threatened a boycott against MCI to force telecommunications giant to dump Glover as its pitchman because of the actor's views on American foreign policy. Also: Miramax Films Devdas India International Film Awards for Sanjay Leela Bhansali Arnold Schwarzenegger Four Martini award Adam Ricg Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael Douglas Andrew Firestone Elena Anaya Van Helsing
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Winners of the second annual Tribeca Film Festival were announced at the Stuyvesant High School Auditorium in Tribeca Sunday, with French director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi taking the prize for emerging narrative feature filmmaker for her Italo-French comedy, It Is Easier for a Camel.
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Miramax Films announced Tuesday that Chicago, which last month picked up six Academy Awards including Best Picture, is now the highest domestic grossing film in the studio's history. Also: Bob Hope Steven Bing Melissa Ethridge Tammy Lynn Michaels Debra Messing Eric McCormack Megan Mullally Sean Hayes Will & Grace TNN Spike TV Paula Zahn Bob Dylan The Dead Martin Scorsese St. Agnes' Stand Charles Randolph Jennifer Aniston
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In his first print interview since Oscar night, filmmaker Michael Moore told the San Jose Mercury News that despite his controversial speech that elicited both cheers and jeers, he hasn't sensed any hostility from the Hollywood community.
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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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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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Miramax Films has pulled advertisements that appeared in the Hollywood trades, The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times because of objections from Oscar voters.
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Hollywood.com's news roundup for Feb. 24, 2003, featuring BAFTA and Cesar Award Winner Polanski Now Oscar Frontrunner, Alleged Victim Speaks Out in His Favor, Circle the Wagons: Celebs on War in Iraq, Eminem Launches Clothing Line, Tonya Harding Loses Debut Bout As Pro Boxer Titos Vandis Dies at 86
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Director Chris Nolan, who helmed the films Memento and Insomnia, has been tapped to breathe new life into Warner Bros. Batman franchise. Also: Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael Douglas Anjelica Huston Martin Scorsese Jude Law Aretha Franklin Super Bowl XXXVII Robert Downey Jr Dance Fever
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Martin Scorsese's period epic Gangs of New York and the musical Chicago led the way Monday with 12 nominations each for the British Academy Film and Television Arts awards, also known as the BAFTAs. The drama The Hours followed close behind with 11 nods.
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Martin Scorsese, Peter Jackson, Stephen Daldry, Rob Marshall and Roman Polanski received DGA nods.
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Actor Richard Crenna, better known as Sylvester Stallone's former commander in the Rambo movies, died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Also: Robert Downey Jr., Steven Seagal, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Michael Jackson, Jeff Zucker, Friends, Skin, John Lennon, Mick Jagger.
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Maurice Gibb's cause of death stems from condition which twisted his intestine. Steven Spielberg Martin Scorsese Ben Affleck Samuel L Jackson Juliette Binoche Cybill Shepherd Jackson Browne Martha Stewart
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Box office analysis for the weekend of Dec. 29: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Catch Me If You Can Two Weeks Notice Maid in Manhattan Gangs of New York Drumline The Wild Thornberrys Movie Harry Potter and the Chamer of Secrets The Hot Chick Die Another Day
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The body of what police believe to be the mother of Dr. Laura Schlessinger was found badly decomposed with murder the cause of death Also: Steven Spielberg Kill Bill Quentin Tarantino Oliver Stone Alexander the Great Baz Luhrmann Elijah Wood The eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Italian Job F Gary Gray Harry Potter Pamela Stephenson Billy Bono Nelsson Mandela SOS concert
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Box Office Analysis: Dec. 22
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About Schmidt and Adaptation lead the Broadcast Film Critics Nominations
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The New York Film Critics Circle Monday chose Focus Features' Far From Heaven as the year's best film, and named its director Todd Haynes best director.
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Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio will team up once again to do a film about millionaire Howard Hughes
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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
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Leonardo DiCaprio, who has not given a TV sit-down interview since 1997, had a face-to-face with Barbara Walters in an interview set to air Friday on 20/20. Also: Madonna Danny Glover Garfield Peter Hewitt Jodie Foster Flora Plum Ewan McGregor Meryl Streep Claire Danes The Good Shephard Robert De Niro Eric Roth Snoop Dogg Doggy Fizzle Televizzle Bill Maher
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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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News roundup for Oct. 18 - American Idol judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson will return. Peter Fonda Easy Rider James Gandolfini The Sopranos David Duchovny X-Files Gangs of New York Martin Scorsese Leonardo DiCaprio Catch Me If You Can Wes Craven Kevin Williamson Scream Diego Luna Y Tu Mama Tambien Roseanne Celine Dion
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Here we go again. Miramax film says it will release the Martin Scorsese-directed period drama Gangs of New York earlier in the U.S. than previously scheduled. Also: Christina Aguilera Leonard Nimoy Bruce Willis Die Hard 4 Phone Booth Push, Nevada That Was Then International Federation of the Phonographics Industry
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In a rare move, Miramax Film will bow its Martin Scorsese period drama Gangs of New York in Japan on Dec. 21, four days before its release in the U.S. Although the advanced Japanese date is a nearly unprecedented move, there are several reasons why the studio could be pulling for the four-day lead time.
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The Manhattan district attorney's office declined to prosecute the son of former morning television host Bryant Gumbel who was arrested on Thursday on purse snatching charges
Celine Dion Martin Scorsese Francis Ford Coppola David Lynch Aamir Khan Stephen J Cannell Robert Blake Akiva Goldsman Eminem
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Director Baz Luhrmann is developing his own Alexander the Great project with Leonardo DiCaprio in negotiations to star. Oliver Stone
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Claudia Schiffer Matthew Vaughn Jodie Foster John Lee Hancock The Alamo Jack Nicholson Nany Meyers Erin Brockovich Lance Bass Ja Rule
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"Ren and Stimpy" makes a comeback on TNN. Plus Arnold Scwrazenegger Russell Crowe Hollywood Walk of Fame Honorees Forest Whitaker Selling TimeNBC Miss Teen USA Donald Trump World Wrestling Entertainment Raw Is War Smackdown Oasis
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Andie MacDowell Antonio Banderas Rebecca Romijn Stamos Melanie Griffith Roman Polanski Paul Thomas Anderson Adam Sandler Jeremy Irons David Lynch Martin Scorsese Naomi Watts Tilda Swinton Michael Moore
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Day 9 at Cannes: Sandra Bullock Frances McDormand Lili Taylor Sharon Stone Mike Leigh Michael Moore
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Day 8 at Cannes Jack Nicholson Sharon Stone Kathy Bates "About Schmidt"
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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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Day 6 at Cannes Adam Sandler Jack Nicholson Leonardo DiCaprio Cameron Diaz Martin Scorsese
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Robert De Niro and business partner Jane Rosenthal, who started the Tribeca Film Festival, couldn't have imagined that it would grow so big so fast and draw the premieres of big Hollywood movies About a Boy, Insomnia, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Star Wars: Episode II-Attack of the Clones in its inaugural year.
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Box office analysis: April 14 Changing Lanes Frailty The Sweetest Thing Panic Room Ice Age The Rookie
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News Roundup for April 10: Martin Scorsese to join Cannes jury; Halle Berry injured on James Bond movie Kevin Costner to direct a new western Eddie Murphy in a new comedy Richard Donner to do TV quiz show West Wing to pay tribute to real White House staff Aerosmith to do Spider-Man theme song Eminem settles lawsuit George Luca to be honored
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Fearing audiences would deem their content offensive, many Hollywood studios postponed the release of films after the Sept. 11 attacks on America. But as Disney's Big Trouble proved last week, the move seems to have hurt studios more than anything
Big Trouble Gangs of New York Windtalkers Collateral Damage Sidewalks of New York The Last Castle Training Day Spy Game Black Hawk Down Disney Miramax Universal MGM Warner Bros. Paramount Classics DreamWorks
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Box office analysis: April 7
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A robber attacked Liza Minnelli Thursday while she was honeymooning in London with her new hubby David Gest
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Role Call: The new Alexander the Great Oliver Stone Leonardo DiCaprio Natalie Portman Bride Wore Black Crispin Glover Willard Bruce Davison John Cusack Amanda Peet Ray Liotta I.D. Sean Connery League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
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Oliver Stone will be directing a movie about Alexander the Great starring Heath Ledger. Also mentioned is Martin Scorsese Leonardio DiCaprio
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Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg are set to team up again for Ghost Soldiers Julia Roberts Leonardo DiCaprio Martin Scorsese Gene Hackman Jennifer Love Hewitt Rosie O Donnell Mariah Carey Loretta Lynn Conan O Brien Rapper Jay Z R Kelly Antonio Banderas Liza Minnelli Stuart Adamson Rebecca Gayheart
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Leonardo DiCaprio Martin Scorcese Liam Neeson Morgan Freeman John Travolta Samuel L. Jackson Renee Zellweger Nicolas Cage Anthony Hopkins Nicole Kidman Val Kilmer
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Scorsese, DiCaprio team up for "Alexander"
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Leonardo DiCaprio has denied a report that appeared on the MSNBC website
last week claiming that he was trying to renegotiate his contract for Martin
Scorsese's upcoming "Gangs of New York" because he was disappointed
with the film.
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Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York," starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis, which was to have been Miramax's Oscar contender, may not be released at all this year, the studio indicated Tuesday.
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Marlon Brando, the cast of The Sopranos in Michael Jackson video; James Cameron to turn comic book Fathom into a movie; new Willard movie planned; Michael Cimino back in the director's chair; Juliette Lewis will make appearance on Dharma & Greg
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News Roundup for Aug. 26: Venice Film Festival adds new competition; French actor Philippe Leotard dies; A.J. McLean rejoins the Backstreet Boys on tour; British singer Sophie Ellis Bextor will not join "Friends;" Chris Tucker joins African delegation; U2 concert gets biggest Irish crowd ever
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The 58th annual Venice Film Festival opened today (Wednesday) with 146 films scheduled to be shown in and out of competition.
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 11, 2000 – There's really nothing new about another mob movie from Martin Scorsese, is there? How about this: It co-stars Daniel Day-Lewis. Word comes today, via Daily Variety, that the elusive actor, whose last film work was four years ago in "The Boxer," has joined the cast of Scorsese's forthcoming "Gangs of New York," which stars Leonardo Dicaprio. Day-Lewis will play the villain, Bill the Butcher, who tries to thwart gangster Leo's effort to unite the scrappy street