John M. Jackson
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
05/31/1950
Baton Rouge, LA |
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ROLE CALL: Spielberg's Wild About Harry Potter?
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTSANTA 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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THE COMING BOX OFFICE WEEKEND (JUNE 16-18, 2000):
December 31, 1899 7:00pm EST"Shaft" should have moviegoers shouting "Right On" at this weekend's box office. Look for Paramount's R-rated urban appeal remake starring Samuel L. Jackson to open to a cool $20 million-plus at 2,337 theaters. "Shaft" is a powerful 19% overall first choice in studio tracking studies, with its strongest appeal to men, especially those under 25. "They're up from 15% first choice earlier in the week to 19%, so they're looking stronger than they did," an insider explains. "They'll do $20 m
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B.O. FORECAST: Super Bowl top attraction this weekend
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 30, 2000 -- The Super Bowl sacked Hollywood over the weekend with a gross of only about $6.2 million being enough to grab first place. There was a close race for top honors among Destination Films' opening of its thriller "Eye Of the Beholder," Universal's Oscar contender "The Hurricane" and New Line's urban-appeal comedy sequel "Next Friday." As always, Monday's actual numbers could reverse today's estimated results. Although Destination's "Eye" appeared to have the
