Celeb News Aggregate
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The certain $500M+ domestic box office take of The Dark Knight has moved Warner Bros past Paramount/Dreamworks in the 2008 market share race, and, with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince set for November, the studio seemed a lock to sail past Sony’s 2006 domestic box office record of $1.71 billion. The 2008 release schedule got a major shake-up on Thursday, however, as Warner Bros shifted Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to next July '09.
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Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal have denied reports that they are set to marry.
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Reese Witherspoon is Hollywood's highest paid actress, according to a new study.
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Actress Reese Witherspoon's marriage to Ryan Phillippe is officially over--their divorce was finalized on Thursday.
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Ben Stiller and Reese Witherspoon are teaming up to star in an untitled Cameron Crowe romantic comedy adventure, Variety reports.
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Actor Ryan Phillippe has gone public with his Abbie Cornish romance two years after the Aussie actress was accused of coming between the actor and his then-wife Reese Witherspoon.
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Ryan Phillippe has given his ex-wife Reese Witherspoon and her boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal his blessing.
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Reese Witherspoon is to play a giant in a new animated battle movie.
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Actress Reese Witherspoon has launched a global United Nations campaign to end violence against women.
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The Crash star sunk into severe depression following the break-up of his seven-year union to the Oscar-winning beauty, and admits he is slowly coming to terms with his status as a divorcee.
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Hollywood's hottest new couple Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon are heading for the altar, according to reports.
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Stars Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Pheonix lent their support to a pre-recorded TV version of the People's Choice Awards after the ceremony was cancelled due to the Hollywood writers strike.
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Fighting between Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn is reportedly threatening to disrupt filming on their new movie Four Christmases.
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' baby girl had her first taste of the Oscars Saturday when she accompanied her dad to Academy Awards rehearsals at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
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Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon has fired her Hollywood agents at Endeavor and moved over to Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
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Reese Witherspoon's estranged husband Ryan Phillippe has sparked rumors he is dating 18-year-old actress Nikki Reed after the two were spotted leaving a Hollywood club together.
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Actor Ryan Phillippe refuses to accept full responsibility for the breakdown of his seven-year marriage to Reese Witherspoon, but admits he's not a "perfect person."
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Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon has fled Hollywood and moved back home to Charleston, South Carolina, with her two children.
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Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon has assured fans she's coping well following her split from Ryan Phillippe earlier this year.
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Australian Nicole Kidman is Hollywood's leading lady when it comes to her salary, according to trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter's annual Star Salary Top 10.
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Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe split because of the pressures of balancing their careers and family responsibilities, according to the actress.
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Ryan Phillippe hired and fired a high-powered Los Angeles publicist in the space of a few hours after his firm made up quotes and provided them to a magazine for its cover story.
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Ryan Phillippe has hinted his family was falling apart before his wife Reese Witherspoon stunned Hollywood with divorce plans last month--because his work schedule was proving too much for the couple's daughter, Ava.
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Australian actress Abbie Cornish was a no-show at the New York premiere of her new film Candy, after she was linked to the break-up of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe.
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Hollywood star Ryan Phillippe has spoken out following his shock split from wife Reese Witherspoon last week, declaring he's "not guilty of a lot of things" he has been accused of.
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Publicists for Australian actress Abbie Cornish are refuting reports that their client is the secret reason behind Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's shock split.
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Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon and her husband Ryan Phillippe have separated after seven years of marriage.
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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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Kevin Spacey made, and then retracted, a complaint he made to London police over the weekend that he'd been mugged in a park--and he wants people to know he is sorry. Also: David Beckham Tom Brokaw Vince Neil James Brown Dave Chappelle Sissy Spacek Rings 2 Reese Witherspoon The Proposal
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James Brown's wife, Tomi Rae Brown, who is currently accompanying the Godfather of Soul on tour in Australia, says that the wild-looking booking photograph taken after the singer's arrest on domestic abuse charges could've been avoided. Also: Guadalupe Lopez Britney Spears Diana Ross David Beckham "Posh Spice" Victoria Beckham Sugar Ray Marc McGrath Wonderfalls Reese Witherspoon David Mirkin Sports Widow
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News, Oct. 29: Jude Law Divorces, Reese Witherspoon Gives Birth, P. Diddy Caught in Sweatshop Scandal
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About 1,000 readers have canceled their subscriptions to the Los Angeles Times to protest the paper's coverage of Arnold Schwarzenegger 's alleged sexual harassment of women, Also: In America Diana Ross Val Kilmer John Draper Witherspoon 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage DaughterJohn Ritter Rob Lowe Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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With the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences pushing the date of its annual Oscar ceremony up a month to Feb. 29, many speculated the usual rush of year-end Oscar hopefuls would also plow ahead. Also Ben Affleck Jennifer Lopez Survivor: Pearl Islands Emmy Gift Bags Alex Yemenidjian Paul McCartney David Blaine Jackie Collins
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Terminator 3: The Rise of the Machines wins the Fourth of July weekend box office race. Others in top 10 as follows: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Finding Nemo The Hulk Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 28 Days Later The Italian Job Bruce Almighty 2 Fast 2 Furious
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Sandra Bullock Stops Stalker, Eminem and Wife Split Again, Jennifer Lopez Meets Her Monster-in-Law Reese Witherspoon Snoop Dogg
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News, May 22: No Love for Dixie Chicks at Country Music Awards, Michael Jackson Hospitalized…Again, Reality TV Tackles the Real Roseanne, More…
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Spider-Man, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 8 Mile Barbershop The Ring are nominees for best film for MTV Movie Awards
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Director Peter Jackson accepted the MTV Movie Award for best film in a videotaped speech, dancing with his hobbit-costumed cast, after MTV viewers named The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001's top film.
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The musical Chicago may be lighting up movie theaters everywhere, but not theaters on Broadway. When Broadway musicians went on strike on Friday, 18 of 19 Broadway musicals were shut down, including Chicago, Hairspray and Mamma Mia!, at a cost of about $1.2 million per performance in lost box office revenue. Also: Dave Letterman, Tom Sizemore, Fred Durst, Adam Faith, Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line, Tom Welling, Hillary Duff, Cheaper by the Dozen, Christopher Walken, Glenn Close, The Stepford Wives, Ryan O'Neal, Miss/Match
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Madonna Jennifer Lopez top Razzie Award noms Winona Ryder Britney Spears Angelina Jolie Eddie Murphy Adam Sandler Steven Seagal Roberto Benigni Swept Away Crossroads Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones The Adventures of Pluto Nash Michael Jackson George Lucas Ryan Phillippe Reese Witherspoon George Clooney Renee Zellweger Nicole Kidman Nicolas Cage George Clooney Jackie Chan Dustin Hoffman Eminem
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The release schedule for summer 2003 is already heating up just as the holidays are ending
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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. 27. Jackass: The Movie The Ring Ghost Ship Sweet Home Alabama My Big Fat Greek Wedding Punch-Drunk Love The Truth About Charlie Paid in Full Frida
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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
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Box Office Analysis: Oct. 13
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Martin Grove's box office analysis for Oct. 6, 2002, featuring Red Dragon.
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Box Office Analysis: Sept. 29 - Sweet Home Alabama The Tuxedo Barbershop My Big Fat Greek Wedding Signs Stealing Harvard Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever One Hour Photo Swimfan
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The brother of Reese Witherspoon was arrested on charges of aggravated burgulary and sexual battery.
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Chelsea Clinton Tom Cruise Brad Pitt Matt Lauer Gwyneth Paltrow Halle Berry Kate Hudson Nicole Kidman Reese Witherspoon Pamela Anderson Christina Aguilera Tara Reid David Arquette
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News Roundup for Sept. 10 - Hollywood celebrities join the Bushes in Washington for a tribute honoring the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Other celebrities include Lance Bass Tyra Banks Freddy vs. Jason Brad Renfro Reese Witherspoon Legally Blonde Eminem
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Gwyneth Paltrow says her comments in Now magazine about the British dating scene were misunderstood, and she wants to set the record straight.
Madonna Guy Ritchie Swept Away Maggie Gyllenhaal Julia Roberts Mona Lisa Smile Steven Soderbergh George Clooney David Mamet the Rolling Stones Moby Eminem Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
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Martin Grove's box office analysis for the week of July 7, 2002.
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Martin Grove's box office analysis for the week of June 23, 2002.
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Martin Grove's box office analysis for the week of June 30, 2002.
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Martin Grove's box office analysis for the week of June 16, 2002.
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Fears about whether moviegoers were ready for a film involving nuclear terrorism proved ungrounded as The Sum Of All Fears exploded with $31.2 million in ticket sales.
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President Bush and a handful of celebrities will appear in the public TV series Freedom: A History of Us.
President Bush Julia Roberts Anthony Hopkins Angela Bassett Reese Witherspoon Billy Crystal Robin Williams Lance Bas Sylvetser Stalone Jennifer Flavin Susan Sarandon Tim Robbins The Guys Elton John Angie Harmon Frankie Muniz Hilary Duff Jonathan Glazer Chaos Robert De Niro Benicio Del ToroAnna Nicole Smith Sharon Osbourne David BowieMetallica Lars Ulrich Tim Duffy Mildred Wirt Benson
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Martin Grove's analysis of the Memorial Day weekend box office, May 2002.
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News Roundup: May 9 Top Story on Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival opening with Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela. Other stories on R. Kelly, Steve Martin Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Reese Witherspoon, Anna Paquin The 25th Hour, DreamWorks, Miami Vice, Will Ferrell, Lisa Loeb Spider-Man, Eddie Van Halen, Marilyn Manson, Alice in Chains Layne Staley
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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring tops the MTV 2002 Movie Awards nominations. Also nominated Black Hawk Down Legally Blonde The Fast and the Furious Shrek Elijah Wood Russell Crowe Vin Diesel Josh Hartnett Will Smith Nicole Kidman Halle Berry Reese Witherspoon Kate Beckinsale Angelina Jolie.
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Reese Witherspoon will star in a new movie set in the world of professional women's tennis.
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Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler will be starring in a new movie called Anger Management. Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe Reese Witherspoon Ryan Phillippe Rick Yune Pierce Brosnan Will Ferrell Luke Wilson Vince Vaughn Steven Spielberg Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Hanks
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Reese Witherspoon Legally Blonde Ryan Phillipe Gosford Park
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New York Mayor Rudolph Guiliani opened new season of "Saturday Night Live" saying it's good to laugh as the show took a restrained and respectful approach to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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Zoolander Ben Stiller Michael Douglas Don't Say a Word Anthony Hopkins Stephen King Scott Hicks Hearts in Atlantis Keanu Reeves Hardball Nicole Kidman The Others The Glass House Rush Hour 2 American Pie 2 The Musketter American Pie 2 Rat Race Two Can Play That Game Rock Star Megiddo The Omega Code Mariah Carey Glitter
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Changing Lanes, starring Ben Affleck and Sweet Home Alabama,
starring Reese Witherspoon, will be the first features to shoot in Manhattan
following the Sept. 11th attacks.
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Lorne Michael, Reese Witherspoone, Alicia Keys, Bill Maher, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ben Stiller, Saturday Night Live, Top of the Pops, Who Want to be a Millionaire, Politically Incorrect, Zoolnader, more.
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Box Office Analysis: Sept. 23
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Sounds Off: Breaking up is NOT hard to do Julia Roberts Benjamin Bratt Elizabeth Taylor Kate Winslet Gwyneth Paltrow Ben Affleck Nicole Kidman Tom Cruise
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People picks best and worst dressed of the year
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Universal has proved that there is always room for dessert.
American Pie 2 managed to hold on to the top of the box office charts two weeks in a row, which in this summer of one-week wonders is quite a fait accompli.
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Following is a news roundup for August 17. Mentioned names and titles are Sinead O'Connor Jimi Hendrix Gloria Estefan Emilio Estefan Kike Santander Reese Witherspoon Legally Blonde
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This week's Role Call is a look at which actor/director is doing what in Hollywood. Kate Hudson Reese Witherspoon "Legally Blonde" Paul Walker "The Fast and the Furious" John McTiernan "Gettysburg" Ted Turner Jon Voight
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Following is a report on the box office figures for the weekend of Aug. 3 - 5. Mentioned titles actors include Jackie Chan Chris Tucker Rush Hour 2 Planet of the Apes Mark Wahlberg Estelle Warren Princess Diaries Anne Hathaway Julie Andrews Jurassic Park III Sam Neill America's Sweethearts Julia Roberts John Cusack Original Sin Angelina Jolie Antonio Banderas Legally Blonde Reese Witherspoon The Score Robert De Niro Edward Norton Cats & Dogs Jeff Goldblum Dr Dolittle 2 Eddie Murphy
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MGM is finalizing a deal to have Jackie Chan star in the remake of the 1960 comedy Bellboy, Variety reports. The film will reportedly be set in Las Vegas' MGM Grand Hotel. The original Bellboy starred Jerry Lewis.
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Rush Hour 2, The Princess Diaries and Original Sin open against Planet of the Apes, Jurassic Park III, America's Sweethearts and Legally Blonde
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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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Box Office Analysis: July 29
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 10, 2000 -- And the best picture of 1999 according to the National Society of Film Critics is ... a tie.
The period piece "Topsy-Turvy" and the eccentric "Being John Malkovich" shared top honors at the group's awards ceremony Saturday in New York. It's the first time in the society's 34-year history that the best picture vote has been evenly split between two films.
"Topsy-Turvy," a Mike Leigh film about operetta composers Gilbert and Sullivan, had previously been recognized as the top film of '99 by the New York Film Critics Circle. The co-win for "Being John Malkovich" was its first from major critics' group, although screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's victory for best screenplay mirrored previous accolades from the Los Angeles, Boston and Toronto film critics.
"Topsy's" Mike Leigh was tapped best director, besting runners-up David O.
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Reese Witherspoon will be playing "Honey West"; Kevin Spacey's next movie, directed by Alan Parker; Renee Zellweger will be starring in "13 Going on 30"; trying to get "Why Can't I Be Audrey Hepburn" made; Limp Bizkit's lead singer Fred Durst directs a movie with Paul Walker; Francis Ford Coppola newest film "Megalopolis."
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And the Apes shall inherit the box office.
The long-gestating reinterpretation of Planet of the Apes, courtesy of director Tim Burton, should reign supreme this weekend.
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Box Office Analysis July 8
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 3, 2000 -- Director Sam Mendes' "American Beauty" took top honors today as the Online Film Critics Society handed down its third annual awards. The quirky tale of modern-day life in a suburban nightmare was named best picture by the 112-member group of Web-based writers and critics.
"American Beauty" also took nods for Mendes (best director) and star Kevin Spacey (best actor). The film leads all comers going into the Jan. 20 Golden Globes, with six nominations.
Fellow Golden Globe nominee Reese Witherspoon won best actress accolades from the cyber scribes for her role in the high school comedy "Election."
In the supporting categories, Haley Joel Osment ("The Sixth Sense") and Catherine Keener ("Being John Malkovich") were top vote getters for actor and actress, respectively.
The stylish German export "Run Lola Run" ran away with
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 25, 2000 -- Call it an act of justice or just plain old good taste.
"Election" finally got the kind of props it deserved.
After getting all but snubbed by Oscar voters, the critically acclaimed high school satire, starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick, was vindicated at today's IFP/West's 15th Annual Independent Spirit Awards, taking a field-best three mentions for best indie feature, best screenplay and best director.
The indie-minded types, who gathered here in a tent for the afternoon beachfront ceremony, also assured Oscar nominees Hilary Swank, Charlie Kaufman, Richard Farnsworth and Chloë Sevginy of glory -- regardless of whether Academy voters deign them worthy of gold statuettes Sunday.
Swank, who faces the daunting task of trying to defeat Mrs. Warren Beatty (aka Annette Bening) in the Oscar race, was tapped
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From an artistic standpoint, it's easy to understand why Steven Spielberg declined to undertake a third trip to Jurassic Park.
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Entertainment analysts were blonde-sided at the box office over the weekend as a little $18 million comedy captured first place while the predicted winner, which cost an estimated $115 million to $135 million to make, came in fourth.
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The Toronto Star assigned Daphne Gordon, its "Totally Blonde Entertainment Reporter," to write its review of Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon: It begins:
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Call it the calm before the spinosauraus attack.
With Jurassic Park III opening Wednesday, this weekend's box office victor should not make itself too comfortable in the top spot. Next week, it's T-Rex chow.
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The inaugural National Blonde Day will be observed Monday, July 9, the Blonde Legal Defense Club has announced.
"Everyone's heard blonde jokes," said Fern Magnin, the BLDC's recently named official