Ewan McGregor
This charismatic, stage-trained Scotsman first came to prominence in two movies directed by Danny Boyle: the 1994 comic thriller Shallow Grave and the 1996 heroin-addiction epic Trainspotting. McGrego...
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03/30/1971
Crieff, Scotland |
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Top returns won't be "The Mummy"'s
May 18, 2001 12:56pm ESTThis is the weekend that The Mummy Returns will almost certainly become unraveled.
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Cannes goes Hollywood
May 09, 2001 1:35pm ESTAs film festivals have become ubiquitous, status and distinction have become increasingly important. And no festival has the status and distinction that the Cannes International Film Festival has. Nothing can beat the mix of midwinter sun, Cannes cachet, bonhomie, expensive sunglasses and the eclectic smorgasbord of big-bucks productions and auteur-driven independents. The 54th edition of the film festival, which began Wednesday, doesn't disappoint. The festival's festivities will kick
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"Titus" stuntman injured
May 08, 2001 4:20am ESTA stuntman practicing a dangerous car maneuver for the Fox series Titus wound up in a Los Angeles hospital.
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NEWSMAKERS: Friars for Phyllis
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Jan. 11, 2001 -- Comedienne Phyllis Diller will make history Friday night when she becomes the first woman ever to be inducted into the Friars Club's “Wall of Fame”, The Associated Press reports. Diller, 83, will have her picture unveiled at the private club during a ceremony to honor the performer’s 46-year career. "She's just tickled to receive the honor," her publicist Kelley Shanahan said this week. EWAN AND JUDE GO THEATRICAL: Ewan McGregor and Jude Law are returning to their roo
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Madonna Live on Web
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Nov. 28, 2000 -- One of Madonna's many talents include creating a strong public relations buzz. And the singer/actress has done it again with her latest concert. Only in this case, fans don't have to spend money to see their favorite singing mom perform on stage. Her London show today can be seen on the Internet in what Microsoft's MSN says will be the biggest online show in history. Only a lucky few, 3,500 to be exact, will be attending the concert at London's Brixton Academy. Even t
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Madonna Conquers Guy, Web
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTIs Guy Ritchie really going to make an honest woman out of Madonna? That's what the rumor mills are saying at least. The British tabloid the Sun says today that the Queen of Music is reportedly planning a wedding extravaganza, budgeted at $1.6 million, at the Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland for Dec. 22, with a post-matrimonial shindig at the neighboring Skibo Castle. And while they're at the holy site, the couple reportedly might also christen their 4-month-old offspring Rocco at the ceremony, so
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ROLE CALL: Ewan McGregor Goes Pop
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Oct. 19, 2000 -- He once portrayed an Iggy Pop-inspired rocker in "Velvet Goldmine," and it looks like Ewan McGregor is about to do the same with British pop pioneer Billy Fury. According to Reuters, the "Star Wars: Episode I" actor's next project will be a film biography about Billy Fury, the Liverpool, England, pop icon who dominated the rock scene in the early 1960s. No title has been attached to the project. Reuters said that McGregor's uncle, Dennis Lawson, who had a minor part
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Shuffling the Deck of Stars
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Sept. 11, 2000 -- The big, bad and seemingly unavoidable Screen Actors Guild strike is still almost a year away, but the studios and filmmakers in Tinseltown are already scrambling to get their stars under contract, shoot their films and fold their tents before picketing begins next summer. According to today's Hollywood Reporter, several big productions are scrambling to get under way, including Steven Soderbergh's star-studded remake of "Ocean's Eleven," and Russell Crowe's recent s
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The Empire's Got a New Name?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Aug. 17, 2000 -- What's in a name? Outside of a galaxy far, far away, this probably would not be news. But, of course, when it comes to the "Star Wars" franchise, everything is. The Australian, a newspaper from, um, down under, reports today that "Star Wars: Episode Two" -- the second installment to George Lucas’ prequel trilogy -- now has a bigger, longer, title. And (drumroll, please), it will be called "Star Wars: Episode Two -- The Rise of the Empire." But hold on, not so fast --
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SCI-FI GEEK: Sulu Rules!
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 21, 2000 – Today's your day, Captain Sulu! Hundreds, maybe even thousands of costumed "Star Trek" aficionados plan to demonstrate outside Paramount Studios in Hollywood today, and at TV stations across the U.S. and Canada, to drum up support for a new TV series fronted by old-school Trekker (and perennial fan favorite) George "Sulu" Takei. You see, "Star Trek" is going to hell in a hand basket – many fans think the current series, "Star Trek: Voyager," has veered too
