Tony Curtis
Originally dismissed as little more than a pretty boy, Tony Curtis overcame a series of bad reviews and undistinguished pictures to emerge as one of the most successful actors of his era, appearing in...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
06/02/1925
Bronx, New York, NY |
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Cradle 2 the Grave Review
February 28, 2003 4:57am ESTIt doesn't matter if Cradle 2 the Grave offers very little in the form of an engaging story. The daredevil sequences, with the ultra-cool Jet Li at the helm, is a wild trip anyway.
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News Roundup, Dec. 2: Critics Say Anderson Lacks X-Appeal
December 02, 2002 12:39pm ESTGillian Anderson, who played Agent Scully in the cult sci-fi series X-Files, is getting a beating from critics for her debut performance on the London stage in Michael Weller's play What the Night is For. Also: George Harrison Courtney Cox Rosie O'Donnell Kelli Carpenter Arthur Sarkissian The Defiant Ones The Osbournes Mariah Carey Liam Gallagher Oasis Simon & Garfunkel Tito Puentes
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24 Hour Party People Review
August 09, 2002 2:26pm EST24 Hour Party People is a pounding, convincing, original work that thoroughly conveys the power, energy, and appeal of the punk movement. This exhilarating film should set the example for rock movies to come.
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The Last Castle Review
October 19, 2001 5:57am ESTThe Last Castle is entertaining if you can let yourself believe in the events that unfold.
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Soul Survivors Review
September 11, 2001 7:13am ESTUnimaginative and tiresome, Soul Survivors is an utter waste of time.
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Blow Review
May 14, 2001 9:09am ESTBlow's first hour or so is breezy fun, but by the end you're left with a big bag of wind.
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Filmmaker Stanley Kramer Says Adieu
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Feb. 20, 2001 - One of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, Stanley Kramer, died on Monday, battling pneumonia. He was 87. A socially conscious director (a label he hated), Kramer made such classics as "The Defiant Ones" (1958), starring Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier as escaped convicts; the moving if depressing ode to nuclear holocaust "On the Beach" (1959), starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner; and two of the most powerful courtroom dramas ever made -- "Inherit The Wind" (1960) about
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It's Official: Men in Dresses Are Funny!
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, June 14, 2000 -- So you think "Airplane!" is the funniest movie of all time? Or maybe one of the Monty Python flicks? Well, you're wrong, because according to the really smart people at the American Film Institute, "Some Like It Hot," the cross-dressing Tony Curtis-Jack Lemmon vehicle that's arguably a teensy-weensy bit unfunny, is the top cinematic laugh-maker of all time. The AFI's "100 Years, 100 Laughs" list -- ranking the, yes, 100 top U.S.-made comedies of the 20th century -- w
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ROLE CALL: Keanu Plays 'Hardball'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 7, 2000 -- Funny Keanu Reeves doesn't look like Walter Matthau. But our favorite deadpan hunk will make like Mr. Matthau (the "Bad News Bears" years) in "Hardball," a new comedy about an inner-city Little League team that Daily Variety says Reeves will star in for Brian Robbins, the ex-"Head of the Class" kid who directed "Varsity Blues," which did not star either Reeves or Matthau, but instead featured that current "Dawson's Creek" kid. Whew. SORT OF THE MATT DRUDGE
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Stars Praise Hollywood's Primping Pros
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTBEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 19, 2000 - Rene Russo, the actress, didn't win any awards for her head-turning performance in "The Thomas Crown Affair." But tonight here at the Beverly Hilton, Rene Russo, the haircut, did. Welcome to the first-ever Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards, where the above-the-title stars take back seats to behind-the-scenes primping professionals. Yes, it was the beauty folks' turn to make Oscar-like acceptance speeches and bask in the praise of thank
