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By:
Fiona Ng
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 16, 2000 -- Steven Spielberg is one of the most powerful men in Hollywood. Jude Law Did we stun you with our insight? Read on. Now we'll stun you with our evidence: Just 24 little hours after Spielberg announced that he intended to helm "A.I.," a sci-fi project left orphaned after the death of Stanley Kubrick, two Oscar-nominated actors have already jumped onto the bandwagon. Today's Hollywood Reporter says Best Supporting Actor hopefuls Jude Law ("The Talented M
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By:
Ellen Kim
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 29, 2000 -- It's true Celine Dion took an extended break at the end of 1999, in part, to start a family, but for crying out loud, she's not there yet. Celine Dion That's why the pop chanteuse is suing the National Enquirer for $20 million over a report saying she was pregnant with twins. The tabloid reported the "pregnancy" in its Feb. 1 issue, with a picture of Dion under the headline "Celine - I'm Pregnant With Twins.""This thing has really upset me," said Dion in
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By:
Ellen Kim
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 16, 2000 -- Where were you at 5:30 a.m. PST on Tuesday? If you're an Academy Award nominee, you were hounded by media anxious to get a first-hand reaction. Michael Clarke Duncan and Haley Joel Osment had camera crews sitting with them to watch the nominations. While the 11-year-old "Sixth Sense" star, the third youngest Best Supporting Actor nominee ever, gave his gentlemanly "it's an honor to be nominated" sound bite, "The Green Mile's" Duncan, 42, whooped, hollered a
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By:
Chuck Walton
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2000 -- Steven Spielberg reportedly has won the race to bring Harry Potter to the big screen. The Times of London says Spielberg will direct and produce "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," based on the hit children's book series about a schoolboy wizard. Robert Zemeckis, Jonathan Demme and Mike Newell were among the directors Spielberg beat out for the movie, according to the paper. Warner Bros., which owns the Harry Potter screen rights, dictated that Spie
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By:
Ellen Kim
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 19, 2000 -- She set an extra-terrestrial free, set some houses on fire and set a new trend in Cinderellas. But who knew Drew Barrymore could make people laugh? The National Association of Theater Owners, apparently. The 24-year-old actress, who starred in last spring's hit comedy "Never Been Kissed," has been named ShoWest 2000 Comedy Star of the Year, the first actress to receive the award. The actress, who will be honored at the ShoWest convention March 9, is current
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By:
Ellen Kim
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST
PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 10, 2000 -- If the Gallup pollsters of America had their way, "The Sixth Sense" and "Big Daddy" would sweep the Academy Awards. The two films dominated the film categories at the 26th Annual People's Choice Awards on Sunday night at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. "The Sixth Sense," which also stands a strong chance of Oscar nomination, won awards for Favorite Motion Picture and Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture; its star, its star, Bruce Willis, picked up the award for Fa
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By:
Steve Ryfle
March 19, 2001 11:50am EST
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2000 -- Ashley Judd is in "Double Jeopardy" no more. According to last Friday's Hollywood Reporter, the non-singing Judd is in talks to star in the romantic comedy "Animal Husbandry," based on the 1998 novel by Laura Zigman about the mating rituals of urban professionals in New York City. Judd's paycheck reportedly will be $4 million. The movie will be helmed by actor-director Tony Goldwyn ("A Walk on the Moon"). WHAT HELEN WANTS: It's not easy for a woman to turn d
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By:
Ellen Kim
December 31, 1899 7:00pm EST
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2000 -- The "American Psycho" saga has taken another twist. After the movie ratings board made a final 11-4 ruling Wednesday upholding the film's NC-17 rating, Lions Gate Releasing announced that director Mary Harron will re-edit the film to achieve an R. The film, which opens in April, stars Christian Bale as a young executive with a psychopathic taste for murder; it was given its rating for a scene depicting group sex among Bale and two prostitutes. But not to wor
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By:
Ellen Kim
December 31, 1899 7:00pm EST
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2000 -- Director John Woo has left Sony and signed a three-year movie and TV deal with MGM, according to Entertainment Weekly Online. Woo didn't end up making any films with his resident studio, planning two other projects instead with MGM. The projects include "Wind Talkers," starring Nicolas Cage. For now, Woo's got another action flick on his plate: "Mission: Impossible 2," starring Tom Cruise, opens this summer. SECRET AGENT MAN: John Dahl, who directed the noi
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By:
Steve Ryfle
December 31, 1899 7:00pm EST
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 18, 2000 -- It's amazing what a $171 million blockbuster can do for your career. A few years ago, Carrie-Anne Moss was toiling in straight-to-video movies and TV shows such as "Models Inc." This week, she's under contract for two upcoming sequels to "The Matrix." Word comes today from Variety that Canadian-born Moss will reprise the character of Trinity -- a role in which she was so good, she even had us believing that Keanu Reeves was a messianic hero. Meanwhile, Mo