Celeb News Aggregate
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George Clooney has been named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in honor of his humanitarian work.
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Movie stars Harrison Ford and Kevin Costner and director Steven Spielberg have been named in Forbes magazine's top 10 most costly divorce settlements in Hollywood.
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Filmmaker Larry Clark has launched a scathing attack on critics who slammed his controversial 1995 movie Kids--claiming they are ruled by double standards.
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Hollywood stars attending tonight's Academy Awards ceremony need to be extra mindful of their appearance--because TV bosses have warned celebrities of the effects high-definition (HD) television broadcasts can have on their looks.
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The stars have certainly been out and about and shining brightly in spots other than Hollywood this week, perhaps getting an early start on the New Year's weekend festivities.
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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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Actor Bill Murray crashed a student house party in Scotland--but helped with the clearing up afterwards.
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Macaulay Culkin pleads not guilty to drug charges, Nicky Hilton seeks marriage annulment, Fox's Bill O'Reilly in lawsuit mess more...
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Veteran newsman Mike Wallace busted in dustup, Vanessa Williams and husband Rick Fox are getting a divorce, Outkast's Andre 3000 named world's best-dressed man, more…
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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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Actor John Stamos, whose five-year marriage to actress Rebecca Romijn-Stamos ended in April, told the syndicated TV entertainment show Access Hollywood in excerpts released Monday the breakup has been difficult for the both of them. Also in the news: Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Paris Hilton, Jay-Z, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lindsay Lohan, Being Julia, Al Sharpton and Nielsen primetime ratings for June 21-27.
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Ryan Seacrest, host of Fox's hit series American Idol, dissed acerbic judge Simon Cowell during a visit to Singapore, where a local version of the program is planned. Also in the news: Catherine Zeta-Jones Pat O'Brien Johnny Ramone The Insider Franchise Pictures Sylvester Stallone Driven Robert Lees Tim Burton Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Anna Sophia Robb Jordan Fry Julia Winter Philip Wiegratz Bow Wow Chi McBride Roll Bounce
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The prosecutor in Michael Jackson's child molestation case opposes reducing the pop star's $3 million bail out of concern he might flee the country. Also: Victoria Beckham Sean P. Diddy Combs Helen Hunt Matthew Carnahan Kirk Douglas 24 Marion "Suge" Knight Erik Estrada
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John 'J.J.' Jackson, one of the first MTV on-air personalities, died Wednesday of an apparent heart attack while driving home from dinner in Los Angeles. Also: Catherine Zeta-Jones Donald Trump Janet Jackson Ben Affleck Jon Stewart Morgan Freeman Djimon Hounsou Alicia Silverstone Beauty Shop
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News, Feb. 4 Britney Spears the Next Bond Girl?; Grammys Enhance Editing Capabilities; Maria Shriver Gives Up News Job Drew Barrymore Janet Jackson Justin Timberlake Sharon Osbourne Sean P. Diddy Combs
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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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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won the Producers Guild's highest honor for a film at the PGA Awards, which took place Saturday night at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. Also: Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Barrie M Osborne Carmine Caridi University of Southern California Scripter Award Seabiscuit Mystic River Jamie Foxx Deidra Dixon Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones Hello! OK! UPN Amish in the City Bette Midler Johnny Rotten John Lydon I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!
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News, Nov. 18: Michael Douglas Gets DeMille Award, Britney Gets Hollywood Star, Minnelli Gets Back at Husband, More…
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Pop singer-turned-reality TV star Jessica Simpson has signed a development deal with ABC to star in a comedy series project targeted for fall 2004. Also: Ted Harbert Joe Simpson Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael Douglas Halle Berry Justin Guarini Chuck Wepner Sylvester Stallone Rocky G Unit 50 Cent Duran Duran Luis Guzman Craig Ferguson Brad Silberling Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
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Jennifer Lopez wants the world to know that she didn't sleep with fiancé Ben Affleck until she separated from her then-husband, dancer Cris Judd. Also: Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael Douglas Martin Townsend Jerry Lee Lewis Coupling Metallica Erik Ashley Jimmy Fallon Queen Latifah Luc Besson Taxi
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Charlie's Angels star Cameron Diaz is seeking an injunction to keep photos of her taken at a private modeling session over 10 years ago from being released. Also: Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael Douglas Stephen Frears Monkeyface Madonna Mr. Ray Finding Nemo Rosanna Arquette Roseanne Barr Simon Cowell Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl sequel Adrian Brody The Woods
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Memoral Day Weekend sees Bruce Almighty take the top spot The Matrix Reloaded Daddy Day Care X2: X-Men United The In-Laws Down With Love The Lizzie Maguire Movie Holes Identity Anger Management
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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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Mutants proved victorious as the highly anticipated sci-fi sequel X2: X-Men United took in a mind-bending $85.8 million at the box office this weekend. Top 10: X2: X-Men United The Lizzie McGuire Movie Identity Anger Management Holes Malibu's Most Wanted Confidence It Runs in the Family Bend It Like Beckham Bulletproof Monk
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News, May 2: Tabloid Gets First Images of Catherine Zeta_Jones and Michael Douglas' Baby, Michael Jackson Sued Again, "Lizzie Maguire" Sequel Already in Works Lizzie Maguire Movie Hilary Duff Jennifer Garner Gwyneth Paltrow Aretha Franklin John Cusack Joan Cusack J.K. Rowling Michael Jackson
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Actor Michael Douglas is criticizing the British press for its treatment of his wife, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, during the couple's court case against the magazine tabloid Hello!
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Catherine Zeta Jones has a girl, Renee Zellweger moving to New York City, Dixie Chicks concerts selling out, Michael Douglas Leonardo DiCaprio Adrien Brody Roman Polanski Gwen Stefani Luther Vandross Joan Allen Kevin Costner Queen Latifah
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A London court ruled partially in favor of Hollywood couple Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas in their right-to-privacy lawsuit against Hello! magazine
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Warner Bros. Pictures has partnered with NBC Sports to show the trailer for The Matrix: Reloaded for the first time on broadcast TV during the network's Arena Football League coverage April 13. Also: Tommy Lee Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael Douglas Calvin Klein David Bloom Jodeci K-Ci JoJo Seth Green Scooby-Doo 2 Kit Rob Cohen
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Queen Latifah and a very pregnant Catherine Zeta-Jones have agreed to perform a duet from their musical Chicago at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony. Also: Angelina Jolie Monica Lewinsky Kelly Ripa Dixie Chicks Ozzt Osbourne Brett Ratner Rush Hour 3 Superman Morgan Freeman Colors Straight Up Cedric the Entertainer Mike Epps The Honeymooners
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences opened a new exhibition "And the Oscar Went To… to the public Jan. 24, featuring more than 100 Oscar statuettes presented over the past 75 years to stars such as James Stewart, Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn.
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HBO recently pitched edited repeats of its Emmy Award-winning comedy Sex and the City to all four major networks, but ABC, NBC and Fox have all passed on picking up the series. Also: Fred Durst Britney Spears Benjamin Curtis Michael Douglas Catherine Zeta-Jones Laura Bickford Tim Allen Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Matthew Perry Madonna American Dreams Lollapalooza
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Hip-hop guru Russell Simmons said Tuesday he will announce plans this weekend for a boycott against Pepsi, accusing the soft drink giant of applying a double standard. Also: Madonna that Michael Douglas Catherine Zeta-Jones Nicolas Cage Starsky and Hutch Mathieu Kassovitz Gothica Halle Berry Penelope Cruz The Doors 21st Century
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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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Hollywood supercouple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are getting ready for their court appearance in London later this month to testify in a court case over the use of their wedding photos. Also Maurice Gibb Michael Jackson Gwyneth paltrow Melissa Joan Hart Bobby Brown Mel Brooks Deep Throat Brian GrazerThe Gong Show
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Officials confirmed Monday that the badly-decomposed body of a woman thought to have been murdered in her home last week was the estranged mother of ultra conservative talk-show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger. Also: Matt Damon Odessa Whitmire Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael Douglas Anthony Pellicano Steven Seagal The Big Bounce George Armitage Venice Film Festival Ben-Hur Rolling Stones Tim Russert
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A decision last March to award British supermodel Naomi Campbell $5,450 and more than $1 million in court costs from UK's The Daily Mirror in a breach of confidentiality claim was overturned Monday. Also: Catherine Zeta-Jones Michael Douglas Richard Harris Roberto Benigni Pinocchio Early Show Harry Smith Hannah Storm Julie Chen Rene Syler Matt LeBlanc Muse Celine Dion ZZ Top Frank Beard
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Actors Woody Harrelson and Kyle MacLachlan are the latest film stars to try their luck on stage in London's West End.
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Catherine Zeta Jones who already has one son with husband Michael Douglass tells Elle magazine she wants to add to her familys population
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Catherine Zeta-Jones is denying reports that she has signed a nine-film deal worth about $80 million
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Martin Grove's Box Office Analysis: Oct. 21
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After two weeks of dismal results, the box office roared back to life last weekend with total ticket sales of $64.1 million for the top 12 films, up 47 percent from the previous weekend and 22 percent from the same weekend a year ago.
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Moviegoers once again proved analysts wrong over the weekend, favoring the R-rated thriller Don't Say a Word, starring Michael Douglas, over the comedy Zoolander, starring Ben Stiller.
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Box Office Analysis: Sept. 30 Don't Say a Word Michael Douglas Zoolander Ben Stiller Owen Wilson Milla Jovovich Hearts in Atlantis Anthony Hopkins
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Don't Say a Word, starring Michael Douglas, is also opening to mixed reviews.
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Box Office Analysis: Sept. 23
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HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 22, 2000 -- Newlyweds Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are saying buh-bye to Hello! and giving the high sign to OK!
The Hollywood couple won a ban against Hello! magazine to publish unauthorized pictures of their wedding. The Oscar-winning actor and his new wife had sold the exclusive rights to their wedding pictures to OK! magazine, Hello!'s biggest rival, Reuters reports.
London's High Court ordered the magazine to withdraw 740,000 copies of the magazine, but not before 16,000 copies had already gone on sale containing several images of poor quality.
``I have no doubt these images are confidential and on the face of it the defendants are in breach, as alleged, of confidentiality, maybe in contract, and possibly malicious falsehood,'' High Court Justice Hunt said.
Hello!'s lawyer, Henry Carr, argued that the ruling to ban the magaz
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HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 19, 2000 -- After months of media build-up and a baby boy, Hollywood supercouple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones tied the knot Saturday at the Plaza Hotel in New York.
Fellow actors Goldie Hawn, Danny DeVito and James Woods and director Oliver Stone were among the 250 friends and family on hand for the nuptials, which reportedly cost $2 million.
Douglas and Zeta-Jones met at a film festival in France in August 1998, began dating in spring 1999 and became engaged last New Year's Eve.
Zeta-Jones gave birth to their son, Dylan Michael, in August. Photographs of their son were sold exclusively to Brit celeb mag OK! for a reported $1 million; the mag also has exclusive rights to the wedding pictures.
Douglas, 56, is the son of Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas and won an Oscar for 1987's "Wall Street," directed by Stone. His current film, "
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 18, 2000 -- Actor Michael Douglas has officially set a wedding date with fiancée Catherine Zeta-Jones: Nov. 18 at the Plaza Hotel in New York. "It will be a sumptuous party. The invitations have already been sent to our friends," Douglas told Germany's Gala magazine, an entertainment magazine, in an interview during a visit to Berlin.
Douglas, 56, and Zeta-Jones, 31, became engaged on New Year's Eve. The pair recently denied a report that they were planning a wedding at a resort in Santa Barbara, Calif.
The couple has one son, Dylan, born Aug. 9. The baby is the first for Welsh actress and "Entrapment" and "The Mask of Zorro" star Zeta-Jones. Douglas has one adult son, Cameron, from his first wife, Diandra Douglas.
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HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 1, 2000 -- Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones aren’t married yet, so you can go back to bed. The couple is denying a British Sun report that they’re planning beachside nuptials for Sept. 30 in Santa Barbara, Calif.
"There are plans for a wedding, but it’s not in Santa Barbara, and it’s not on the 30th," Zeta-Jones’ publicist, Cece Yorkee, told USA Today.
The 78-acre Bacara Resort and Spa is the venue where the wedding is rumored to be taking place. A spokeswoman for the resort says the story is untrue.
Douglas’ Further Films representative, Allen Burry, says the resort may have spread the rumors to get free publicity for its debut.
Pulling his best Alanis, Burry tells USA Today, "Isn’t it ironic that the hotel is opening next week?"
Yes, it is ironic.
Zeta-Jones, 30, gave birth to the couple’s first child, Dylan Mich
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New York, NY, Jan. 11, 2000 - Y2K looks to be a big year for Michael Douglas. Having just announced his engagement to Catherine Zeta-Jones (via the Internet, no less -- we hope someone e-mailed Catherine the good news), Douglas is poised to tie the knot with the beautiful Welsh star this year.
Also in 2000 - next month in fact -- Douglas will be seen in Paramount's "Wonder Boys," about a majorly blocked writer. While initial reports described Douglas' character as "overweight" and "pot-smoking," Those Who Have Read the script say the role has a lot more dignity than that.
And then there's the "baby." Douglas' production company Further Films has birthed its very first release, "One Night at McCool's," starring none other than Daddy. (Look for the bouncing black comedy in the fall.)
And parenting will be very much on Douglas' mind when he begins pre-production late
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 24, 2000 -- Some of Hollywood's biggest stars had come together, but there weren't any paparazzi, expensive designer gowns or screaming fans at this event. Michael Douglas, Muhammad Ali and Susan Sarandon were among the celebrities who gathered at U.N. headquarters Monday to talk about their fame and how they've used it to fight for causes for the United Nations, Reuters reports. Spice Girl Geri Halliwell spoke on her numerous campaigns for safe sex, while Ali talked about using religion in daily life and Douglas spoke on his work with a guns-for-jobs program in Albania.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan invited the Hollywood stars, along with about 40 other celebrities from around the world. All are goodwill ambassadors for the United Nations, including Mia Farrow and singer Harry Belafonte, fighting for human rights, drug control and world poverty.
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'Twas the month before Christmas When all through the studios Execs were stirring, with high hopes and fear, Giant posters were hung and trailers rolled out All in hopes that the public would soon be in the movie houses.
Come this December moviegoers can expect Flicks from Kevin Costner, as well as from Mel, But let's not forget there're also Meg and Russell Plus other big names like Hanks and Cage.
So without further ado Here's our list Of all the high-profile films that are coming To accompany you through the month of December.
DEC. 1 No major releases are coming out on the first Friday of the month.
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"Proof of Life": From the set of this movie came the romance between Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe. If that's not enough to go see the film, it's about an American hostage negotiator (Crowe) who falls in love with the wife (Ryan) of the man he's
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Eddie Murphy Populates the Earth By Joal Ryan, Hollywood.com
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 27, 1999 -- Actor Eddie Murphy ("The Nutty Professor") is a new dad -- again.
The 38-year-old comic and wife Nicole Murphy welcomed their fourth child, a baby girl, on Christmas Eve at a Los Angeles hospital. The newly dubbed Zola Ivy weighed in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Mother and Murphy spawn are said to be doing fine.
"We are ecstatic and very happy about the fourth addition to our family, baby Zola Ivy,'' the couple said in the statement.
Murphy's other children are Bria, 10, Myles, 7, and Shayne, 5.
20TH CENTURY FOX: Audrey Hepburn may be a fashion icon, a beloved humanitarian and the enduring star of "Breakfast at Tiffany's," but she's no Elizabeth Hurley. Go figure.
The 34-year-old spokesmodel/actress was named "Babe of the Century" over the late Hepburn,
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2000 -- Actress Halle Berry is being investigated by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in connection with a hit-and-run accident last week.
Halle Berry The felony occurred at North Doheny and Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood in the early-morning hours of Feb. 23, according to the sheriff's headquarters bureau. Berry, 31, was in the car, a rented Chevrolet Blazer, but it was not clear if she was driving or a passenger.
She received minor injuries and sought medical treatment, while the driver of the other car, a female adult, suffered a broken right arm and was treated at a hospital. Berry's rented vehicle was impounded pending further investigation, said Deputy Carlos Lopez, but no arrests have been made. Calls to Berry's spokesman were not returned.
Berry won a Golden Globe last month for the HBO movie "Introducing Dorothy Dan
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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 5, 2000 -- Legendary screen actor Kirk Douglas is slated to receive a Golden Bear award for his 55-year career at the Berlin Film Festival, Reuters reports.
``Kirk Douglas unmistakably embodies the quintessence of the pioneering spirit and typical American individualism,'' said Moritz De Hadeln, director of the event, which is considered one of Europe's most important film festivals after Cannes. ``His characters are tough and uneven, at times even difficult.''
Douglas, the father of actor Michael Douglas, has played everything from cowboys, gangsters, military officers to a Roman slave in “Spartacus.”
The 84-year-old actor will be honored at the 51st annual Berlinale festival, which takes place Feb. 7-18.
Douglas will be the 12th recipient of the award. Past honorees have included Jimmy Stewart (1982), Sir Alec Guinness (1988), Sophia Lore
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HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 20, 2000 -- Who says memories can’t be sold? Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are reportedly trying to sell their photos of their 1-month-old baby boy, Dylan Michael, to English tabloid OK! Magazine, Mr. Showbiz reports.
The photos could cost OK! as much as $1 million.
The pair also are allegedly putting an estimated $2 million price tag on photos from their upcoming wedding. A date has yet to be announced for the nuptials.
OK! Magazine’s editor, Martin Townsend, told Mr. Showbiz that the publication is indeed in talks for an exclusive rights agreement.
“It’s perfectly normal here in England for celebrities to sell photos of their special occasions,” Townsend said. “It’s like showing off your baby’s photos in your wallet.”
Douglas’ representative denies that the actor is overlooking the sale of photos from the wedding.
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 16, 2001 -- “Traffic” and “Nurse Betty” were the top winners at the 5th Annual Golden Satellite Awards on Sunday night.
“Traffic” picked up a best drama award and another for its director, Steven Soderbergh.
“Nurse Betty” took home the best comedy award and a best actress prize for its star, Renee Zellweger, Daily Variety reports.
Held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., the awards show is organized by the International Press Academy, a splinter group of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (the group that puts on the Golden Globes).
The IPA also awarded “Chicken Run” the animated feature prize and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” the foreign film award. Leading dramatic acting honors went to Geoffrey Rush for “Quills” and Ellen Burstyn for “Requiem for a Dream.”
Bruce Greenwood took the actor in a supporting ro
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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 5, 2000 -- Most of the country will have to wait 21 more days to see “Thirteen Days.”
New Line Cinema has pushed back the wide release of Kevin Costner’s historical drama by nearly a month to avoid the high-profile competition it would have gone up against on its original launch date, Dec. 22.
"Days" will now be released on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, Jan. 12, Variety reports. The film will instead get a limited release Dec. 22 in New York and Los Angeles for Oscar consideration.
The Cuban Missile Crisis thriller still faces tough competition on Jan. 12 by films such as “Traffic” with Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, “Finding Forrester” with Sean Connery, “Antitrust” with Ryan Phillippe and Tim Robbins, Disney’s action comedy “Double Take” with Orlando Jones, and “O Brother, Where Art Though?” starring George Clooney.
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"The Wedding Planner" was still living happily ever after in first place this weekend.
The PG-13-rated romantic comedy from Columbia Pictures and Intermedia Films continued to show great legs in its second week with a shapely estimated $11.0 million (-19%) at 2,785 theaters (theater count unchanged; $3,950 per theater). Its cume is approximately $28.2 million.
"Down 19%. You couldn't hope for better than that," Sony Pictures Entertainment worldwide marketing & distribution president Jeff Blake said Sunday morning.
"It's turning out absolutely the best you could have possibly hoped for -- number one two weeks in a row and Valentine's weekend coming up and Presidents' holiday after that. We certainly now are believers that we'll be in excess of $50 million (in domestic theaters). This is a very profitable picture for both us and Intermedia."
Jere Hausfater, pr
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2000 -- Warner Bros.' "The Whole Nine Yards" easily held on to first place despite tracking studies that had projected Dimension Films' opening of "Reindeer Games" would be the weekend's big winner.
"Reindeer Games " Although the tracking data had pointed to an opening of $10 million to $12 million for "Reindeer," no film managed to crack double digits last weekend. "Reindeer" wound up an embarrassed No. 3 for the weekend with a red face and nose. The weekend's only other wide opening, Paramount's "Wonder Boys," lived up to tracking expectations, finishing out of the Top Five, in seventh place, with a grim estimated $5.85 million.
The best-performing film of the bunch continued to be "Yards," Morgan Creek and Franchise Pictures' R-rated comedy. "Yards" continued laughing atop the chart in its second weekend with an estimated $9.61 million
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It was bound to happen. Hot off her box-office hit America's Sweethearts, Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to begin work this fall on a new project with none other than hubby Michael Douglas.
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'Save' Tops Holiday Box Office
"Save the Last Dance" kicked off in first place to a record-setting $28 million for the four-day Martin Luther King holiday weekend.
Distribution executives had anticipated that Paramount's PG-13-rated teen appeal dance drama would end 20th Century Fox's three-week chart-topping reign with "Cast Away," but they were only thinking in terms of an opening of about $20 million. Instead, "Dance" came in swinging to the tune of an ESTIMATED $28.00 million at 2,230 theaters ($12,556 per theater). (For the three-day period Friday through Sunday, Paramount estimated "Dance" at $24.00 million.)
"Dance" had the highest per-theater average for any film playing at over 1,000 theaters last weekend.
"$20 million was kind of the benchmark (estimate going into the weekend)," Paramount distribution president Wayne Lewellen said Sunday morning.
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"Charlie's Angels" won this weekend's box office election by a mile despite projections that "Little Nicky" might give it a devil of a time.
"Angels," Columbia's PG-13 action adventure comedy, continued kicking box office butt in its second weekend with a still sexy estimated $25.0 million (-38%) at 3,037 theaters (theater count unchanged; $8,232 per theater). Its cume is approximately $75.4 million, heading for $150 million or more.
"Angels" had the highest per-theater average for any film playing in 500 or more theaters last weekend.
"Great news for us," Sony Pictures Entertainment worldwide marketing & distribution president Jeff Blake said Sunday morning. "It's just a terrific hold considering the record opening we had the week before."
Asked where "Angels" is going, Blake replied, "We should be able to hit $100 million by Thanksgiving and still have t
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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 21, 2000 -- The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards is shaping up to be one heck of a testosterone-charged run.
Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic" and Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" have emerged as the frontrunners in this year's race for the Globes, each receiving five nods apiece as nominations for the annual bash were announced this morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills, Calif..
Trailing closely behind are Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical rock flick "Almost Famous," "Chocolat," "Wonder Boys" and Soderbergh's "Erin Brockovich," each earning four nominations.
Soderbergh's drug trafficking drama (which has yet to bow in theaters) picked up almost all the prized loot with a nod for best picture (drama), best director, best screenplay for scribe Stephen Gaghan and a best supporting actor and actress (drama) mention for Benecio D
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 8, 2000 -- How about this for a test of inner peace? A wailing newborn screaming in the middle of the night -- every night.
That's right. Looks like the road to nirvana for the Buddhist-minded Richard Gere will, for a little while at least, be one characterized primarily by dirty diapers, the above-mentioned nightly cacophony and a decided lack of quiescence.
Gere and actress Carey Lowell, the actor's on-again, off-again partner since 1995, welcomed the birth of their first child -- a baby boy -- Sunday night in New York.
The kid, given name Homer James Jigme Gere, weighed in at a healthy 8 pounds, 12 ounces. No word from either of the proud parents on the exact etymological inspiration for the kid's three-part name.
Gere is, of course, best known for the type of rough-trade hunkiness he embodies in such flicks as "American Gig
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Mel Gibson, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Whoopi Goldberg, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey are among some of the stars who will read the Declaration of Independence at July Fourth TV gala to be produced by Norman Lear, The Associated Press reports.
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All the glamorous Catherine Zeta-Jones has to do is tap her heels three times and, just like that, she's returning to her humble homeland of Wales to do the independent film Coming Out. Under the direction of another Welshwoman, Sara Sugarman, Zeta-Jones will produce and star in the film about a Welsh rugby team whose coach unexpectedly dies. Their only hope is to rely on the deceased coach's gay son to "choreograph them to victory." But don't think Zeta-Jones is bowing out of the limelight forever. Oh, no, she wants that Oscar. So, Catherine also will star with her equally famous husband Michael Douglas in Smoke and Mirrors. The period drama follows the efforts of a French 19th century illusionist, along with his female sidekick, to expose a sorcerer who is inciting anti-colonial revolution. Production will start mid-fall.
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The anticipated sequel "Basic Instinct 2" has stalled and has been pulled off MGM's development slate. Star Sharon Stone has filed suit against the producers for breach of contract.
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Moviegoers celebrated "Mummy's" Day this weekend with a record setting $70 million opening.
Universal's PG-13 rated adventure sequel "The Mummy Returns" kicked off Hollywood's pre-summer season with a staggering ESTIMATED $70.11 million at 3,104 theaters ($20,615 per theater). "Mummy" accounted for about 65% of the weekend's total key films gross of $107.5 million.
"Mummy" is well on its way to what looks like it could be a $200 million gross in domestic theaters. That would be about $45 million more than the first "Mummy" did domestically in 1999.
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HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 9, 2001 -- Keanu Reeves just says yes!
In the latest issue of Vanity Fair, The Matrix star admits that he’s "had wonderful experiences" with drugs, adding that "I mean REALLY wonderful."
Reeves says that the drugs he took years ago taught him about different perspectives on life and helped him reach personal epiphanies.
The 36-year-old actor denies that he has any vices these days, although that seems to be a matter of perception.
"I just don't relate to them as vices. ... I don't consider smoking a vice," he says.
'TRAFFIC' IS TOPS IN DALLAS: Steven Soderbergh’s crime drama Traffic was voted the best film of 2000 by the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, Daily Variety reports.
The group also voted Soderbergh as the year’s best director for the film. Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger,
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HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 18, 2000 -- How about this for an ensemble cast? Daily Variety reports today that Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Billy Crystal and Catherine Zeta-Jones might all rub shoulders in the new Revolution Studios comedy "American’s Sweethearts."
Written by Crystal and "Analyze This" writer Peter Tolan, the film depicts a Hollywood supercouple who must stay together to promote a film despite their marriage being on the rocks.
Cusack and Zeta-Jones are set to play the A list lovebirds, Crystal is eyeing the role of the couple’s publicist and Roberts might play the Zeta-Jones character’s sister.
Revolution top dog Joe Roth is thinking of directing the flick, which goes into production in January.
REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD: Ben Affleck and Jason Lee ("Almost Famous") are in talks to star in a new Kevin Smith project, Daily Variety says. The two act
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"The Wedding Planner" marched down theater aisles this weekend, celebrating in first place with $14 million.
The PG-13-rated romantic comedy from Columbia Pictures and Intermedia Films easily captured the top spot on Super Bowl Weekend with a sexy ESTIMATED $14.0 million at 2,785 theaters ($5,027 per theater).
"Planner" had the highest per-theater average for any film playing in over 1,000 theaters last weekend.
"Great news for us this weekend," Sony Pictures Entertainment worldwide marketing & distribution president Jeff Blake said Sunday morning, noting that Sony had four of the top ten films ("Planner," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Finding Forrester" and "Snatch").
"$14 million is allowing for an over 50% drop on Sunday because we (should) do a little better than the rest of the world (against) the Super Bowl," Blake explained. "We got a real clear mi