Celeb News Aggregate
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Pulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary has apologized after he was arrested in connection with a fatal car crash in Los Angeles.
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Moviemaker Quentin Tarantino has been nominated for the top prize at next month's Cannes Film Festival in France.
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Bosses at leading toy chain Toys "R" Us are upset with moviemaker Quentin Tarantino over claims his twisted new action figure is being sold at their stores.
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Harry Potter moviemakers are trimming the next installment of the fantasy franchise, fearful it's too long and will turn moviegoers off.
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Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is planning to re-release Grindhouse as two separate films--after the double-bill flopped at the box office.
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Rosario Dawson challenged moviemaker Quentin Tarantino on the set of her new movie Death Proof after he made her character leave a friend to get raped.
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Movie star Kurt Russell was at the end of a long list of actors considered for the lead role in Quentin Tarantino's new Grindhouse movie Death Proof--after Mickey Rourke and Ving Rhames turned the villainous role down.
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Quentin Tarantino has a strong feeling he was William Shakespeare in a former life.
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Quentin Tarantino has attacked James Bond movie bosses for stealing his idea to remake Casino Royale, and not giving him the credit.
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Filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez will be honored with the Directors of the Year title at annual ShoWest film industry convention in Las Vegas tomorrow night.
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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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Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and Reservor Dogs spin-off is back on the drawing board, with John Travolta and Michael Madsen lined up to play The Vega Brothers.
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Kurt Cobain turned down a small part in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, according to the late rocker's wife Courtney Love.
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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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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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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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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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Could the bloom be off the rose that is the relationship between family-oriented Walt Disney Inc. and its edgy subsidiary Miramax Films? Also: Tom Sizemore Universal NBC Kiefer Sutherland Nick Warnock Quentin Tarantino John Whitehead 60 Minutes II
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News, April 21: Madonna's Label Loses Big Bucks, Kim Basinger Sells Engagement Ring, Cannes Releases Film Lineup
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Box Office Analysis, April 18: Kill Bill Vol. 2 wins the box office followed by The Punisher Johnson Family Vacation Hellboy Home on the Range Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Walking Tall Ella Enchanted The Passion of the Christ The Alamo Connie and Carla
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Lil' Kim was indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice by a grand jury in a New York federal courtroom Wednesday for lying to a grand jury investigating a 2001 shootout involving members of her entourage. Also: Foxy Brown Michael Jackson Kill Bill-Vol. 1 DVD David Beckham Matt Groening The Simpsons Kathie Lee Gifford Tom Cruise Dick Clark
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News, April 9: Billy Bob Thornton's Girlfriend Pregnant, Robert Rodriguez Quits DGA, Howard Stern Dumped for Good After FCC Fine James Brown Michael Jackson Madonna Eric Clapton Avril Lavigne
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News, Mar. 5: Janet Jackson To Do "SNL" Stint, Jackson Family Collection Sold, Hugh Jackman to Host Tonys Again, Paul McCartney Lionel Ritchie Patrick Stewart Paul Reiser Lisa Kudrow
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It was a tough sell but New Line Cinema's supernatural drama The Butterfly Effect, starring Ashton Kutcher in his first non-comedic role, fluttered its way to the top of the box office this weekend with an effectual $17.1 million. Top Ten: The Butterfly Effect Along Came Polly Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! Big Fish The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Cheaper by the Dozen Cold Mountain Torque Something's Gotta Give Mystic River
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Sequels and Remakes Litter Upcoming Release Landscape
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The Online Film Critics Society bestowed nine awards to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at the organization's 7th annual awards ceremony.
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Box Office Analysis: Oct. 19. There was lots of slicing and dicing at the box office this weekend as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's Leatherface took on Kill Bill's Bride, proving that samurai sword is no match for a grungy power tool. Top Ten: Texas Chainsaw Massacre Kill Bill Vol. 1 Runaway Jury School of Rock Mystic River Good Boy! Intolerable Cruelty Out of Time Under the Tuscan Sun The Rundown
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News, Oct. 17: Ben Affleck Doesn't Label Jen as Fiancée, Former KISS Guitarist Injured in Shooting Spree, Part of Roy Horn's Skull Removed Pamela Anderson Kill Bill
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Box Office Analysis, Oct. 12: Kill Bill opens in the top spot followed by School of Rock Intolerable Cruelty Good Boy! Out of Time House of the Dead The Rundown Under the Tuscan Sun Secondhand Lions Lost In Translation Mystic River
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News, Aug. 29: Arnold Schwarzenegger's Dirty Laundry Aired, Johnny Cash Hospitalized, xXx Gets Sequel Vin Diesel Rob Cohen Lee Tamahori Omar Sharif Cameron Diaz Adam Sandler Kill Bill Quentin Tarantino
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Looks like Quentin Tarantino fans will have to visit theaters twice to see his upcoming thriller Kill Bill.
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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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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 29, 2000 --Quentin Tarantino, once the hottest director around, has reappeared after a long absence from the movie world.
Tarantino’s next project will be the “revenge film,” "Kill Bill," which he is writing and will direct. “Bill” is set as a starring vehicle for Uma Thurman. Tarantino and Thurman are clearing their schedules for a pre-strike production start in the spring, although an official deal has yet to be made, sources said. Tarantino and Thurman worked together on 1994's "Pulp Fiction," for which Tarantino and Roger Avary won an Oscar for original screenplay and Thurman was nominated for supporting actress.
Tarantino has another film in the pipeline--an epic World War II drama for Miramax, but the company would neither confirm the story line nor start date. Thurman’s next film is Merchant/Ivory's "The Golden Bowl," in which she starred. The film
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Max Spielberg, the 17-year-old son of director Steven Spielberg, recently completed work on Snap Shot, a short film he wrote, produced, directed, shot and edited. Also: The Alamo Billy Bob Thornton John Lee Hancock Ron Howard Kill Bill Quentin Tarantino CNN Headline News Sony Pictures Television International Human Resources AFL-CIO Saturday Night Live Fred Armisen Will Forte U2 Bono Elvis Presley Elvis 30 No. 1 Hits
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News roundup: April 19. Top story: Quentin Tarantino's book Kill Bill has its publishing rights picked up. Other stories on: Tammy Wynette lawsuit, Fergie's move, Max Payne, Jon Favreau (Elf), ACTRA vs. SAG, Barry Manilow, VH1 Divas Las Vegas (Celine Dion, The Dixie Chicks, Mary J. Blige, Cher and Shakira), and Usher + Chilli
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Singer Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio have obtained a permanent restraining order against Venezuelan actor-singer Juan Carlos Diaz
Warren Beatty Quentin Tarantino Davide Carradine Kill Bill The Honeymooners Danny Jacobson Rodney Dangerfield Once and Again Sela Ward Grammys Jennifer Lopez AJ McLean Lyle Lovett Ron Wood George Clinton
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Yoko Ono unveiled a seven-foot bronze statue of John Lennon on Friday commemorating the renaming of Liverpool's airport to Liverpool John Lennon Airport
20th Century Fox The Beach Paul McCartney Heather Mills Arnold Schwarzenegger West World Terminator 3 Screen Actors Guild Russell Crowe Master and Commander Beyond Borders Darryl Hannah Lucy Liu Kill Bill Lauren Hill David Blaine Bono
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Uma Thurman and husband Ethan Hawk had their second child on Tuesday morning in New York The baby boy weighed in at 7 pounds 15 ounces
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Jay Leno, Spike Lee, Harvey Keitel, Daphna Kastner, George Lucas, Kathryn Gannon, Quentin Tarantino, Yuen Woo Ping, Sonny Chiba, Garth Brooks, Wheel of Fortune, Kill Bill, Industrial Light & Magic, more.
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Following is a Quick Take about John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson's new film "Basic." Mentioned names are John Travolta Samuel L Jackson Pulp Fiction Basic Quentin Tarantino
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A line of collectible action figures issued to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Quentin Tarantino's violent Reservoir Dogs has sparked an uproar in Australia between children's advocacy groups and toy retailers.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2000 -- Most end-of-the-year "best of" lists from critics deplore the current state of movies before telling you about the few nuggets that came out that were actually (according to them) worth your time. The year 1999 was different. The critics didn't complain, and rightfully so.
The last of the 1900s marked a groundbreaking revolution in cinema. Films like "Three Kings," "American Beauty," "The Sixth Sense" and "The Blair Witch Project" expanded the boundaries of what traditional generic films could become. True oddballs like "Being John Malkovich" were made and even turned a profit. Sequels like "Toy Story 2" didn't suck.
Overall, going to the movies was about as dreadful as living through Y2K. Instead of suffering through a bunch of bummers, audiences were treated to a diverse, colorful celebration of life as we live it, and where it's he
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Following is the news roundup for Aug. 5. Mentioned names and titles are: Mariah Carey Madonna Beach Boys Mike Love James Hetfield Metallica Dennis Rodman Dogg Pound Suge Knight Guy Williams Zorro Jerry Lewis Citizen Kane Casablanca Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction Cranberries
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Quentin Tarantino and Miramax are feuding over the studio's decision to put the director's latest film, Kill Bill on hold after the film's star, Uma Thurman, said that because of her pregnancy, she could not meet the planned production schedule, reports in the United Kingdom said over the weekend.
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Do you think Quentin Tarantino recently received a T-shirt from his mother with the words, "My mom went to Prague and all she got me was a deal with an independent production company?" Connie Zastoupil was visiting the set of Blade 2 in the Czech Republic, when she inked a deal with Prague Indies Production. "I originally came to research a project and hang out with the director, my friend Guillermo del Toro. I became interested in PIP because they have so many projects going on," she told Daily Variety. Tarantino is currently working on a follow-up to Jackie Brown.
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Johnny Depp, Willem Dafoe and Mickey Rourke will join Antonio Banderas in the third installment of director Robert Rodriguez's trilogy loosely based on Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns. Once Upon a Time in Mexico: Desperado 2 will begin shooting in Mexico this week, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The trilogy began with El Mariachi in 1992 and followed with Desperado three years later. Desperado, which starred Banderas, Quentin Tarantino and Selma Hayek, grossed $25 million domestically.
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One would think Jamie Lee Curtis - and Michael Myers, for that matter - would have learned their lessons in the previous seven Halloween installments. Michael was beheaded in the last film, the 1998 Halloween: H2O, for heaven's sakes. But, unfortunately, that is not the case. They've decided to come back for one more go around in Dimension Films' Halloween: The Homecoming. A group of teens - when will old people be the ones being stalked? - go to Michael's home to stage a live Internet chat. Production is to start Monday in Vancouver. Curtis has signed on to reprise her spunky role and maybe this time she'll actually kill her misanthropic mental patient brother for good. With or without his head.
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Director Robert Rodriguez and his favorite leading man Antonio Banderas, both hot off the hit film Spy Kids, will reteam for Once Upon a Time in Mexico for Dimension Films. Continuing the trilogy that began with Rodriguez's El Mariachi and Desperado, the new film is loosely based on the spaghetti Western classic The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Rodriguez told the Hollywood Reporter that he will return to a more "down and dirty, more experimental style of shooting" as he displayed in the first film El Mariachi. Quentin Tarantino and Salma Hayek are in talks to reprise their roles, with Mickey Rourke also joining the cast.
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Quentin Tarantino fanatics rejoice: the Indie director is planning to release a prequel to his two biggest hits by resurrecting characters from Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.
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HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 12, 2000 -- Social activist and director Spike Lee's latest target of wrath has centered on superstar Will Smith and his new film's depiction of racial stereotypes.
At a Harvard University discussion panel on race held last week, Lee voiced his displeasure over Smith's decision to play a mystical and spiritual golf caddy in Robert Redford’s "The Legend of Bagger Vance."
In an interview with the New York Post, Lee criticized Smith's role as Matt Damon's subordinate in the film he described as "Driving Mr. Damon" for painting such a pretty picture of racial relations in the Depression-era South.
In an interview with the Boston Globe, Lee was quoted as saying: "With all that going on, why are you [expletive] trying to teach Matt Damon a golf swing?"
Lee has in the past criticized Quentin Tarantino for his repeated reliance on racial slurs in "
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 27, 2000 -- He's baaack!
After virtually disappearing from the scene since 1997's "Jackie Brown," director Quentin Tarantino, who single-handedly started a genre trend with 1994's "Pulp Fiction," will finally return to the helm with his next project "Kill Bill," The Hollywood Reporter says.
The project, also written by Tarantino, is said to be a revenge film intended as a starring vehicle for actress Uma Thurman, whom he directed to an Oscar-nominated turn in "Pulp Fiction."
Miramax Films is expected to distribute "Kill Bill." And according to the Reporter, Tarantino is also developing a WWII drama for the distributor.
'FIELD' WORK: Life after "ER" for Juliana Margulies is certainly looking good. The erstwhile actress has signed to join Andy Garcia, Jason Robards and Mick Jagger in the indie flick "The Man From Elysian Fields," Daily Variet
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HOLLYWOOD, July 6, 2000 -- Spike Lee hates "The Patriot." The director of "Summer of Sam," "Malcolm X" and other films blasted the Mel Gibson Revolutionary War-epic-cum-action-movie in today's Hollywood Reporter, calling it "a complete whitewashing of history, revisionist history" because none of the characters, conveniently, are depicted as slaveholders.
Lee also noted the absence of American Indians in the movie.
"When talking about the history of this great country, one can never forget, leave out or whatever, that America was built upon the genocide of Native Americans and the enslavement of African people. To say otherwise is criminal," Lee wrote in the trade's weekly guest column.
Lee concluded his missive like this: "I say to producer Dean Devlin, director Roland Emmerich and [screenwriter Robert] Rodat that maybe SIZE DOES MATTER," alluding to the bombast
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LOS ANGELES -- The "Green Mile" premiere Monday night was accompanied by all of the fantastical effects, glitz and star power a possible Oscar contender deserves.
Director Frank Darabont returns after five years ("Shawshank Redemption") to bring Stephen King's 1996 best-selling serialized novel to the big screen.
"This is really exciting," said Darabont. "It took me this long to make another movie. I was waiting to fall in love with a story again, enough so I would go through the anguish of directing a movie. Thankfully, Stephen King gave me exactly that story."
Set on death row in a Southern prison in 1935, Tom Hanks stars as Paul Edgecomb. In flashbacks, Edgecomb recounts his tour of duty watching over a series of convicted killers awaiting execution in the electric chair.
"Stephen King wrote something that is quite in the realm of fanciful there in 1935
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 20, 2000 -- Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz have unwrapped their plans to co-star in "The Mummy 2," set to begin shooting this spring for a May 2001 release. The dynamic duo will reprise their roles as rugged hero Rick O'Connell and love interest Evelyn Carnahan.
Both actors had been expected to return to action after Universal received a commitment from "Mummy" writer-director Stephen Sommers six months ago. Also returning to the fold is co-star John Hannah. Daily Variety reports that it's his first $1 million deal.
Fraser's expected to receive somewhere in the $12.5 million range, up from the $5 million he collected for the first installment. The actor's most recent payday was $10 million for 20th Century Fox's update of "Bedazzled." The new story will follow the entombed terror as it resurfaces in London. The script reportedly includes a 9-y