Michael Caine
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
03/13/1933
Rotherhithe, England |
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Julia's on Top
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 19, 2000 -- Julia Roberts was worth her weight in box office gold this weekend as Universal's opening of "Erin Brockovich" topped the chart with more than $28 million. The R-rated dramatic comedy, co-financed by Universal and Columbia (which is releasing it internationally), kicked off to a perky estimated $28.21 million at 2,847 theaters ($9,910 per theater). Its per-theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide release this weekend. "Steven Soderberg
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Spacey, Bening Score at SAGs
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 13, 2000 -- This "American Beauty" thing is starting to look like a trend. A night after the suburban satire's action-caller Sam Mendes took top honors from the Directors Guild of America, his stars Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening ruled in the thespian department at the 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Spacey was deigned best actor in a movie, Bening best actress. In turn, the two beat back much of the same competition they'll face March 26 on Oscar night. Ever
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ROLE CALL: Affleck on Active Duty for 'Pearl Harbor'
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 6, 2000 -- Ben Affleck's been drafted for another tour of duty with "Armageddon" director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Ben Affleck in "Reindeer Games" According to today's Hollywood Reporter, the highly recruited star has signed up for the wartime adventure "Pearl Harbor," said to carry the most expensive (budgeted) price tag in Hollywood history.Affleck's on board with previously announced co-star Cuba Gooding Jr. Both are honorably mentioned as Br
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UNSPOOLED: Stallone Alone
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTAnother body blow for "Rocky."According to reports today, the hit-challenged Sylvester Stallone, who last year complained he was, yo, "a man without a country," is now minus a big-time deal with Universal Pictures that reportedly guaranteed him $20 mil per flick. No word on when exactly the pact was terminated, or who did the terminating. (Stallone's camp issued a "no comment" on the Daily Variety report.) We only know this: Stallone hasn't had a certified hit since "Cliffhanger" and "Demolition
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NEWSMAKERS: Partying with Oscar's Chosen
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA 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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John Irving's adapted 'Cider House' rules at premiere
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTBEVERLY HILLS -- It was a 13-year odyssey to bring John Irving's "The Cider House Rules" to the big screen, and as the finished product rolled into theaters Dec. 10, no one could be happier than Irving himself. "I love it," the 57-year-old novelist said at the film's premiere Dec. 7 at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "I feel not just extremely well-treated, but the finished film really looks better than I imagined it." Kudos from the author should be praised enough, but the adap
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Execs predict lackluster openings for ‘Bicentennial Man,’ ‘Anna’ and ‘Stuart’
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTIt looks like tough sledding for Hollywood this pre-Christmas weekend, according to distribution executives with an eye on tracking study data.None of the three new wide releases appears likely to open impressively."It doesn't look too exciting in terms of the openings," said one studioexecutive. "The first choice on 'Bicentennial Man' is running only like 8%. Now, admittedly, it's (only mid-week) but I would think they would like to have been in double digits by now."Buena Vista/Touchstone and
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National Board of Review names 'American Beauty' 1999's best film
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTThe awards season has officially kicked off, and "American Beauty" has its first trophy on the mantle. The dark satire was named Best Film of the year Dec. 8 by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. Directed by first-timer Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening, "Beauty" was released in September to widespread acclaim and solid box office. Anthony Minghella, the Oscar-winning director of "The English Patient," was named Best Director for "The Talented Mr. Ripley," sta
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Grove’s box office forecast: Tom Hanks’ ‘Green Mile’ will bring in the green
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHollywood is expecting Warner Bros. and Castle Rock Entertainment's opening of "The Green Mile" to walk off with the most box office green this weekend. The R-rated drama, written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tom Hanks, kicks off at more than 2,850 theaters. "'Toy Story [2],' if it's down in the neighborhood of 35-40%, is $16-18 million. And I think 'Green Mile' beats that based on the tracking. They're sitting there with an 18% first choice right now," one studio executive said
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Quick Takes: News in Brief
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTBrolin and Driver to wed; Comic strip "BC" defames Jews, says Jewish group; Dirty Harry's wife on "Camera"; Former "Survivor" contestant gives deposition; Moore to celebrate birthday with TV bash; Pryor's name to headline street sign in Illinois; Beastie Boys' Grand Royal reappears; Actor Steve Buscemi reportedly knifed in fight; Marlon Brando hospitalized
