Celeb News Aggregate
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Documentary maker Michael Moore has landed a big boost for his Traverse City Film Festival in Michigan--Madonna's coming home for it.
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As the Cannes Film Festival prepares for Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which premieres on Sunday, there is a question that begs asking. Why did Steven Spielberg and George Lucas decide to bring this ‘popcorn movie’ to face the jaded industry types and elite critics on the French Riviera’
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Michael Moore was feeling much relief as he faced a room of waiting journalists at Cannes’ famous Carlton Hotel gathered there to hear about the just- announced “sequel” to his smash hit documentary, Fahrenheit 911.
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Filmmaker Michael Moore has launched a scathing attack on presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton--calling the politician a "bigot stoking the fires of stupidity."
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Sicko director Michael Moore wants Fidel Castro to be his special guest at the Oscars on Sunday--insisting he would be a great "ratings grabber."
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Acclaimed Coen brothers movie No Country for Old Men picked up another top film prize in Hollywood on Saturday when it claimed gold at the Producers Guild of America gala.
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Hollywood's striking writers have halted their picketing to announce the nominees for their annual awards show.
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Filmmaker Michael Moore has been served with a subpoena by the government over his controversial trip to Cuba for his latest documentary Sicko.
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According to online reports, Michael Moore’s new documentary Sicko has been leaked and is available for download on several peer-to-peer file-sharing Web sites--two weeks before its June 29 release.
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Controversial filmmaker Michael Moore reportedly brought sick Ground Zero relief workers to Cuba in a bid to show the communist nation's medical care is superior to the United States’.
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A Massachusetts judge has thrown out an $85 million lawsuit against Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore, by an Iraq war veteran who claimed he was falsely portrayed in Fahrenheit 9/11.
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Jay-Z, R. Kelly tour scrapped after Madison Square Garden brouhaha, Avril Lavigne weighs in on lip-synching controversy, Michael Moore's camera's ready to roll on Election Day, more...
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News, Oct. 28: Gibson unhappy with stem cell research, Lohan released from hospital, President Bush voted "top screen villain," more…
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Pregnant Julia Roberts hospitalized with early contractions, Rip Torn arrest video released, Howard Stern spars with FCC chairman Michael Powell, more...
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Jackson family arrives in court Jackson 5 style, Oprah selected to serve on jury Diane Lane and Josh Brolin marry in secrecy, more…
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Oprah renews talk show through 2011, Grammys to be held in L.A., Bryan Singer out of X-Men 3, more…
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Schwarzenegger sells $18 million compound, Illinois newspaper wants apology from Michael Moore, celebs thank Prime Minister Tony Blair, more...
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Russell Simmon's wife busted for pot possession, J.Lo ready to begin on "Phase Two" of her life, "Fahrenheit" screened in Bush's hometown, more...
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New Star Wars title revealed, Paris Hilton and Nick Carter split, Harry Potter author pregnant, and more…
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Matt Damon's The Bourne Supremacy easily stole the top spot from last week's champ I, Robot, debuting with a hefty $54.5 million, while the Will Smith sci-fi actioner had to settle for second with $22 million. The rest of the top 10 as follows: Catwoman Spider-Man 2 A Cinderella Story Anchorman Fahrenheit 9/11 The Notebook King Arthur Shrek 2
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CSI Actor wants CBS to give him another chance, Linda Ronstadt is asked back to the casino, composer Jerry Goldsmith dies, more…
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Linda Ronstadt ejected by Las Vegas casino; Britney Sears swigs ginseng, not whiskey; advocacy groups challenge Fox News slogan; more...
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Slim-Fast drops Whoopi Goldberg, Britney Spears' ex-hubby spills the beans, Halle Berry's former husband dishes on breakup, more...
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Sam Donaldson finds slain family on his New Mexico ranch, Fahrenheit 9/11 zeroes in on a home video distributor and Spider-Man is being turned into a Broadway musical. Plus Ashley Judd is moved to tears in Cambodia, Michael Jackson's defense wants indictment thrown out and the Amish come to reality TV.
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Was the red-and-blue webbed guy tops over the red, white and blue weekend? We tell ya.
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Adding further flames to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, the Hollywood Reporter reports a Web site targeting the Fahrenheit helmer this week posted a link to an illegal file download. In the process, it also attacked Moore's stance on copyright law.
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DMX is reportedly the star of his very own crime song. The rapper-actor was arrested last night on charges that he and another man tried to steal a car in a parking lot of New York's Kennedy Airport. Also in the news: Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11, Ashley Olsen, Mary Kate Olsen, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Monica Lewinsky.
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Ashley Olsen tells People magazine her twin sister Mary Kate, who is seeking treatment for a health-related issue, is "hanging in there." Also in the news: Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton, Mira Sorvino, Christopher Backus, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, "Bam" Margera, Viva La Bam, Diana DeGarmo and Kelly Osbourne.
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Michael Moore's searing documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, which rails against the Bush administration, scorched the box office competition in its opening weekend with a respectable $21.8 million. Others in the top 10 included White Chicks, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, The Terminal and The Notebook.
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Michael Moore's controversial documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 broke single-day box office records at the two New York theaters where it played Wednesday. Also in the news: Bill Clinton, Billy Crystal , Barbara Walters, Barbra Steisand, Billy Crystal, Neil Diamond, Dave Matthews, Whoopi Goldberg, John Kerry, Bill Hemmer, Lester Holt, Shepard Smith, Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, Tommy Lee, Sean Christie, Bob Dylan and Jonathan Davis.
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The Motion Picture Association of America has decided to keep the R rating it initially applied to Michael Moore's anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11", rather than allow a PG-13 rating, a press release stated Monday.
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Actress Liv Tyler is expecting her first child with rocker husband Royston Langdon, frontman of the band Spacehog. Also in the news, Ben Affleck wins big poker payoff; Michael Moore fights Fahrenheit rating.
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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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Warner Music Group has agreed to buy Madonna out of Maverick Records, the label she co-founded 12 years ago. Also in the news: Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Jackson, T-Boz, Mack 10, Extreme Makeover, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Man Who Loved Grizzlies, Jennifer Aniston, Forest Whitaker, American Gun, Donald Sutherland, Linda Cardellini and Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon.
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Pop princess Britney Spears, who is set to perform five concerts in Shanghai and Beijing sometime next year on a world tour to promote her album In The Zone, may have to make a few wardrobe adjustments for her first tour in China. Also: Michael Moore Fahrenheit 9/11 Howard Stern Sean Combs Kelly Osbourne David E. Kelley Joe Torre Russell Simmons Mel Gibson Warrior Boudicca Joan of Bark: The Dog That Saved France David Mamet Cheryl Hines Cake
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Julia Roberts is Expecting Twins, Kwame Jackson Fired…Again, Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore May Heat Up Summer Movies, Polar Express Wayne Brady Scott Wolf David Letterman
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Michael Moore Has Unused Footage of Beheaded American, Daniel Radcliffe Predicts Harry Potter's Death, American Idol Finale Ratings Down Marc Anthony Jessica Simpson Ricky Martin
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Shrek 2 Hits Record Number of Theaters, Vincent Gallo's Brown Bunny Comes to U.S., Online Bets Taken on Celeb Poker Players Leonardo DiCaprio Ben Affleck Lou Diamond Phillips Ed Norton Matt Damon Jerry Seinfeld Liza Minnelli Johnny Cash
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Michael Moore May Target Disney Next; Phil Spector Makes Citizen's Arrest, Everybody Loves Raymond Heads Into Final Season Holly Hunter William Hurt Quentin Tarantino Slyvester Stallone Celine Dion
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Weinsteins, Disney Settle on "Fahrenheit 9/11"; Another "American Idol" Shocker; Pam Anderson Becomes U.S. Citizen Maria Shriver Arnold Schwarzenegger
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A lawyer for two men possibly named as co-conspirators in the Michael Jackson child molestation case said Friday his clients will not cut a deal with prosecutors if they are charged. Also: Donald Trump Spider-Man 2 Michael moore Fahrenheit 911 2004 annes Film Festival David Bowie Ricky Martin Bridgitte Bardot Chris Columbus Rent
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The Walt Disney Co. has moved to stop its Miramax Films subsidiary from distributing Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore's upcoming documentary Fahrenheit 911. Also American Idol Anna Nicole Smith Madonna Usher Chilli Emmys Frasier Kelsey Grammer Amityville Horror Andrew Douglas
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American Splendor Makes Crix List; Britney Spears on NRA Enemy List; Steve Irwin Defends Bringing Baby to Croc Feeding Clint Eastwoon Mystic River Lost in Translation Bill Murray Charlize Theron Monster Michael Jackson Angelina Jolie
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News, Oct. 29: Jude Law Divorces, Reese Witherspoon Gives Birth, P. Diddy Caught in Sweatshop Scandal
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News, Oct. 15: Infidelity Not the Reason for Jennier Garner/Scott Foley Split, John Ritter Remembered, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Crew Back for Sequel Nicolas Cage Johnny Depp Johnny Cash Patrick Stewart Michael Moore Arnold Schwarzenegger Gary Coleman The Sopranos
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Lars Von Trier's Dogville starring nicole kidman is upset by Gus Van Sant's Elephant.
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A Los Angeles judge froze the business assets of The Matrix Reloaded co-director Larry Wachowski in a bitter divorce fight between the helmer and his estranged wife, Thea Bloom. Also: Tim Burton Dogville Lions Gate Vincent Gallo The Brown Bunny Bowling For Columbine DVD Diana Ross Rod Stewart Rachel Hunter Tim Story Ralph
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Miramax films is stepping in to back Michael Moore's next project, Fahrenheit 911. Also: Sue Clayton Sandra Bullock Friends The Smoking Gun Carson Daly Total request Live Last call with Carson Daly George Lucas Lucasfilm Animation Michael Jackson Universal Music Group
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Will & Grace Actress Won't Be Charged With a Felony; Great White To Do Benefit Concert; Dunst, Bettany Play in Wimbledon Michael Moore Whoopi Goldberg Candice Bergen Leslie Caron Cyd Charisse Kirk Douglas Michael Jackson Mr. T David Boreanaz Edward Furlong Dennis Hopper Tara Reid Kristen Dunst Paul Bettany
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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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DGA noms for best documentary leave out Bowling for Columbine
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Far From Heaven starring Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid is chosen by Chicago Film Critics as best film
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Director Peter Jackson's fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers claimed six awards including best picture and best director in the 2002 Online Film Critics Society Awards, which were announced Monday.
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Entertainment Weekly has named Academy Award winning actor Denzel Washington 2002's top entertainer. Also: Moby Kelly Clarkson Robert Blake Bowling for Columbine Alexander the Great Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix
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Paula Poundstone will get her kids back. Russell Crowe Dumb & Dumber Bowling for Columbine Dennis Quaid Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Cedric the Entertainer Cher American Idol
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Martin Grove's box office analysis for the weekend of Nov. 15, 2002. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 8 Mile The Santa Clause 2 The Ring Half Past Dead
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Box office analysis, Nov. 10
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Martin Grove's box office analysis for Nov. 3, 2002, featuring The Santa Clause 2, I Spy, Jackass: The Movie, The Ring, and more.
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Box Office Analysis: Oct. 20 The Ring Sweet Home Alabama Red Dragon My Big Fat Greek Wedding The Transporter The Tuxedo