Steven Spielberg
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
12/17/1946
Cincinnati, OH |
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Time, Newsweek review "A.I."
June 18, 2001 11:27am ESTThe two national news weeklies Time and Newsweek are out with ambivalent reviews of Steven Spielberg's A.I., set for release next weekend amid numerous predictions that it will wind up as the biggest blockbuster of the year.
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Box Office Analysis June 10
June 17, 2001 2:15pm ESTBox Office Analysis June 10
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"Band of Brothers" salute US veterans
June 07, 2001 2:19pm ESTHanks honors US veterans at the premiere for his HBO series Band of Brothers.
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Jude Law talks about "A.I."
May 25, 2001 1:10pm ESTAppearing to depart from the strict code of prerelease secrecy that surrounds Steven Spielberg movies, costar Jude Law has discussed his role in A.I. with Premiere magazine, revealing that the android character, named Gigolo Joe, was created to "pleasure" women. Although the character appears human, Law said, he had to spend three hours a day in make-up. "It's a very simple effect," he said, "but not one that's ever been used before. I look like rubber, like I'm spray-painted. But you can always
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Fox on "The Road to Perdition"
May 22, 2001 1:33pm ESTDreamWorks Pictures has agreed to sell half of its stake in The Road to Perdition to Twentieth Century Fox. The film is understood to have evolved for two primary reasons: the budget brought by the talent was too high and the opportunity to release the DreamWorks principal Steven Spielberg from a film commitment to Fox, Reuters reports. The DreamWorks-originated gangster picture will be hemmed by Sam Mendes of American Beauty and star Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and Jude Law. The film is tentatively
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Spielberg to produce a fourth "Jurassic"
May 21, 2001 1:23pm ESTSteven Spielberg is planning to produce a Jurassic Park IV, according to New York Daily News columnist Eric Mink.
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EXTRA: The Anakin Sweepstakes
May 16, 2001 12:58pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 7, 2000 -- You would think that after last summer's insane brouhaha that was "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace", the masses would breathe a sigh of relief. But the commotion is brewing for the second prequel (yet to be titled), which won't be released until summer 2002. Although it isn't inspiring 'round-the-block lines just yet, it is scheduled to begin filming at Fox Studios Australia this June, so this brings us to the most talked-about casting decision of
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Steve Martin releases short film online
May 08, 2001 3:14pm ESTSteve Martin has released the short film Morto the Magician exclusively at Countingdown.com. According to Internetwire.com, Martin wrote and direct the animated short for Web viewers. Morto the Magician features an animated magician named Morto as he unsuccessfully performs a round of magic tricks. The short follows the successful launch of Martin's first online project, Gwyneth and Steve, which is still available at the same Web site, and runs with other shorts currently playing by directors Ro
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Movie Memorabilia Collects Over $400,000
May 08, 2001 4:19am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Mar. 7, 2001 -- What's the price of fame? On Tuesday, Sotheby's discovered the answer as Hollywood memorabilia was auctioned off with all proceeds benefiting UNICEF. The charity event, organized by Liam Neeson, has already raised over $400,000 and concludes today.The highest-ticket item was Mel Gibson's sword from the Oscar-winning "Braveheart" which sold for $170,000. Harrison Ford's bullwhip used in the "Indiana Jones" trilogy was donated by Steven Spielberg and brought in $74,000.
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Spielberg resigns from Boy Scouts board
April 26, 2001 12:18pm ESTOscar-winning producer and director Steven Spielberg announced that he is stepping down from his position as an advisory board member of the Boy Scouts of America.
