Paul Hogan
Australian actor Paul Hogan was mellow-voiced and rugged enough to succeed as an action hero, but he loved making people laugh, something he'd been doing on a professional basis since his debut as a b...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
10/07/1939
Lightning Ridge, New South Wales |
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Queen of the Damned Review
February 22, 2002 9:01am ESTWith a killer performance by its leading vampire and a last appearance by the late Aaliyah, Queen of the Damned should appeal to the music video generation and rake in some healthy box office numbers.
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The Last Castle Review
October 19, 2001 5:57am ESTThe Last Castle is entertaining if you can let yourself believe in the events that unfold.
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Role Call: Zeta-Jones goes home
June 09, 2001 9:11am ESTAll 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 fore
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Moviegoers celebrate "Mummy"'s Day
May 14, 2001 9:27am ESTMoviegoers 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 mi
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Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Review
May 14, 2001 9:10am ESTDundee's the man to trade tall tales with over pints of Foster's. But it's time for him to hang up his knife and let Steve Irvin hunt those bloody crocs
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QUICK TAKES: Hogan contests new "Dundee" screenplay credits
April 26, 2001 3:28pm ESTPaul Hogan, whose third Crocodile Dundee yarn will open April 20, is disputing a Writers Guild of America decision to award the film's writing credits to Matthew Berry and Eric Abrams, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
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ROLE CALL: 'George Lucas' Employed
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, June 21, 2000 -- The guy who directed the buzzable parody short "George Lucas in Love" has made good on the buzz, landing his first Hollywood picture deal. Joe Nussbaum will helm the comedy "How to Eat Fried Worms" for Nickelodeon Films, today's Hollywood Reporter says. "George Lucas in Love," produced in 1999, is a goof on "Shakespeare in Love," featuring the young "Star Wars" guru (circa 1967) looking for inspiration for a screenplay, a la the Bard. HOW DOES THIS GUY KEEP GETTING W
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ROLE CALL: Non-Famous People Needed
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 11, 2000 -- The latest scary news from the "Blair Witch" front is that the sequel will be seeking "unrecognizable talent," according to a casting note obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. Specifically, "Blair Witch Project 2" is looking for five lead characters - two men and three women, ages 19-early 20s. The trade paper says a one-page breakdown on the film lists the characters thusly: -- "Heather Arendt," a Chicagoan whose life philosophy is "when in doubt indulge"
