Cate Blanchett
A luminous Aussie actress able to embody markedly disparate characters, Blanchett made her mark in her homeland as a formidable leading lady on stage at the Sydney Theatre Company. In 1998, with only...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
05/13/1969
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Freddie Defeats 'Friday'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 23, 2000 -- Hollywood was suffering from the box office blahs over the weekend, just as Hollywood insiders anticipated. For the first time since Oct. 22, no films cracked double-digits. Miramax's PG-13-rated teen-appeal romantic comedy "Down To You" managed to top the chart with only an estimated $8.30 million at 1,971 theaters ($4,211 per theater). Written and directed by Kris Isacsson, it stars Freddie Prinze Jr. and Julia Stiles. "I think it's great," Miramax Senio
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B.O. FORECAST: 'Next Friday' Could Remain No. 1
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 20, 2000 -- Hollywood is ready for a relatively blah box-office weekend that could see New Line's R-rated urban-appeal comedy sequel "Next Friday" hold on to the top spot. "Nothing looks real exciting," said one studio executive at mid-week. "'Down To You' (opening at about 1,900 theaters via Miramax) actually dropped a little in the tracking. It's down to a 5% first choice -- although you would think that kind of movie with teen-age appeal would be strong on Friday.
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ROLE CALL: Excellent!
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHis dudeness Keanu Reeves is slated to star in Columbia's "The Ottoman Empire," a political parody penned and directed by Andrew Bergman ("Isn't She Great").The flick tells the story of an erstwhile porn star (played by Reeves) who's blackmailed into providing certain vocation service to the first lady of the United States.No word yet on when the film will go in front of the camera. Trade papers reported that the project will probably begin shooting some time between the Reeves vehicles "Sweet N
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B.O. FORECAST: Super Bowl top attraction this weekend
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 27, 2000 -- Hollywood expects to be thrown for a loss on the box office gridiron this Super Bowl weekend. Neither of the weekend's two new wide releases is tracking well, according to distribution insiders. "'Eye Of the Beholder' is 3% first choice, 'Isn't She Great' is 2% first choice," one studio executive said, referring to mid-week tracking data. "I really liked the trailer for ('Great'), but I guess it doesn't matter. It has zero unaided awareness. Nobody cares."
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Ice Cube Chills at No. 1
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 16, 2000 -- New Line Cinema's "Next Friday" scored throughout the first three days of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Reuters reported that the raunchy comedy starring Ice Cube earned the top spot at the box office in its debut weekend with an estimated $14.5 million. "Stuart Little," the mousecapade which has been a big winner for Sony Pictures, fell to No. 2 in its fifth week with an estimated $9.7 million. That was enough to push the family flick past the $100
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ROLE CALL: Keanu Reeves' Post-Holiday 'Gift'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 3, 2000 -- He's played idiots and superheroes. Up next for Keanu Reeves is an against type role as a brutal, spouse-beating murder suspect in the low-budget drama "The Gift." As with Tom Cruise's supporting turn in the critical hit "Magnolia," Reeves reportedly will take a back seat (and a serious pay cut) to co-star alongside Giovanni Ribisi, Cate Blanchett and Katie Holmes ("Dawson's Creek"). Today's Daily Variety says Sam Raimi ("A Simple Plan") will helm the unde
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Execs predict lackluster openings for ‘Bicentennial Man,’ ‘Anna’ and ‘Stuart’
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTIt looks like tough sledding for Hollywood this pre-Christmas weekend, according to distribution executives with an eye on tracking study data.None of the three new wide releases appears likely to open impressively."It doesn't look too exciting in terms of the openings," said one studioexecutive. "The first choice on 'Bicentennial Man' is running only like 8%. Now, admittedly, it's (only mid-week) but I would think they would like to have been in double digits by now."Buena Vista/Touchstone and
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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
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B.O. Weekend's a 'Scream'
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 6, 2000 -- The only loud noise at this weekend's box office was Dimension Films' "Scream 3," opening to a blockbuster estimated $35.20 million. "Scream 3" accounted for about 42% of the ticket sales for key films over the weekend, living up to industry expectations reported by Hollywood.com on Friday. With its first-choice tracking score of 31% going into the weekend, the Wes Craven film was seen as likely to open to at least $30 million. Dimension, Miramax's genre
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The Oscars: Whatever Happened to ...?
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Mar. 24, 2000 -- Does an Oscar win equal prestige? Yes. How about a career jump-start? Gwyneth Paltrow Well, er ... Most of the time. For every, say, Kevin Spacey who escapes indie fringedom to Hollywood stardom after bagging an Oscar (for 1995's "The Usual Suspects"), there's a Marisa Tomei whose film career seems jinxed following a win (for 1992's "My Cousin Vinny"). That said, let's take a look at what the Oscar has done for last year's winners. Or they Marisa Tome
