Rob Brown
Born in 1984, genial actor Rob Brown instantly bypassed bit parts and supporting roles in features by debuting with a lead in a Hollywood A-lister. In 2000, Brown took his first screen bow as Jamal Wa...
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Finding Forrester Review
April 25, 2001 3:18pm EST'Finding Forrester' finds an incredible new talent, but not a new story.
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TV STUFF: 'Malcolm' in the Multiplexes
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 11, 2000 -- "Malcolm in the Middle" is about to get larger than life -- literally. Daily Variety reports that the Emmy-winning Fox sitcom about a middle-class family of four brothers and their parents will be retailored for a big screen version for 20th Century Fox. Series creator Linwood Boomer will produce, along with cowriting the movie with veteran sitcom scribes Jill Condon and Amy Toomin. The series' cast, which includes Jane Kaczmarek and Frankie Muniz, is expected to repr
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ROLE CALL: Cruise, Kidman to 'Heartswap'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 7, 2000 -- Tom Cruise is ready for some onscreen partner swapping with wife Nicole Kidman. Daily Variety reports that Cruise and Paramount Pictures have snapped up the rights to English author Celia Brayfield's upcoming romantic novel "Heartswap" -- with an eye toward Kidman taking over one of the lead female roles for the big screen. The story involves two engaged buddies who agree in a drunken stupor to try to seduce each other's marriage partners. Complications an
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Grove’s box office forecast: Tom Hanks’ ‘Green Mile’ will bring in the green
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHollywood is expecting Warner Bros. and Castle Rock Entertainment's opening of "The Green Mile" to walk off with the most box office green this weekend. The R-rated drama, written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tom Hanks, kicks off at more than 2,850 theaters. "'Toy Story [2],' if it's down in the neighborhood of 35-40%, is $16-18 million. And I think 'Green Mile' beats that based on the tracking. They're sitting there with an 18% first choice right now," one studio executive said
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Plenty of Oscar potential in new releases
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTOscar buzz continues at the box office this weekend as a few of the year's most highly touted films open in both wide and limited release. Tom Hanks and company lead the way in the prison drama "The Green Mile," based on the popular series by Stephen King and directed by Frank Darabont. Five years ago, Darabont came to prominence with another prison-bound tale by King called "The Shawshank Redemption." That movie, which frequently tops lists of the most popular films of all time, garnered seven
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B.O. FORECAST: Super Bowl top attraction this weekend
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2000 -- The Super Bowl sacked Hollywood over the weekend with a gross of only about $6.2 million being enough to grab first place. There was a close race for top honors among Destination Films' opening of its thriller "Eye Of the Beholder," Universal's Oscar contender "The Hurricane" and New Line's urban-appeal comedy sequel "Next Friday." As always, Monday's actual numbers could reverse today's estimated results. Although Destination's "Eye" appeared to have the
