Denzel Washington
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
12/27/1954
Mount Vernon, NY |
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ROLE CALL: Puffy Gets 'Made'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 2, 2000 -- Sean "Puffy" Combs apparently has time to mix business with charges.While attending the Grammys last week, prosecutors accused the rapper/mogul of trying to bribe his driver into taking the fall for a gun found in his vehicle after a New York club shooting in December. (He pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the bribery charges -- just as he had refuted gun possession charges in January.)Though Combs' exact involvement in the incident is still in dispute, he's de
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ROLE CALL: Zeta-Jones, Douglas Up in 'Smoke'?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 22, 2000 -- Off-screen couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones may hook up on screen as well in the planned action-adventure "Smoke and Mirrors." The Hollywood Reporter says the film is a potential starring vehicle for the soon-to-be newlyweds. Initial Entertainment Group, which bought the rights to the script by "Batman Forever" team Lee and Janet Scott Bachelor, plans to make the flick a big-budget affair, possibly shooting in France or Algeria. Although Zeta
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NEWSMAKERS: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Adult
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 21, 2000 -- Jennifer Love Hewitt joins the adult race today, reaching the ripe-old, legal-drinking age of 21. Hewitt will, presumably, display some very adult-like maturity in the forthcoming ABC biopic "The Audrey Hepburn Story," in which she portrays the late actress-turned-humanitarian, a role that departs from Hewitt's usual angst-ridden (and stalker-pursued) TV and film roles. The real Audrey Hepburn, by the way, was 25 when "Sabrina" was released, 28 when "Funny
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Spielberg Polishes Image at NAACP Awards
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 14, 2000 -- Kidney surgery wasn't enough to keep Steven Spielberg from making an impassioned plea for diversity. The 53-year-old director skipped the red carpet arrivals but mustered the strength to make it to the podium at the 31st NAACP Image Awards on Saturday in Pasadena, Calif. Only a few days after having a kidney removed, the filmmaker -- looking no worse for his recent wear -- urged his peers in the industry to continue to "expand the opportunities of the portr
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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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NEWSMAKERS: DGA Announces its Nominees
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2000 -- The morning after the Golden Globes, the Directors Guild of America heated up the awards competition by announcing its nominees for director of the year. This year's DGA nods went to Globe winner Sam Mendes for "American Beauty,"Spike Jonze for "Being John Malkovich," Frank Darabont for "The Green Mile," Michael Mann for "The Insider" and M. Night Shyamalan for "The Sixth Sense."All are first-time feature-film nominees except for Darabont, who was nominated
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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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Thank God, It's 'Next Friday'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2000 -- Ice Cube's hip-hop comedy "Next Friday" packed the winning punch at the holiday weekend box office, surprising Hollywood insiders who thought Denzel Washington's "The Hurricane" would claim the prize for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. "Stuart Little," meanwhile, thought big again -- placing second and cracking the $100 million mark overall. The R-rated "Next Friday," New Line's sequel to the 1995 flick "Friday," maintained the high energy it displayed when i
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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
