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Dec. 7, 1999

'Toy Story 2' Reaches Infinity and Beyond

Hollywood.saw sharp declines across the board at the box office over the post-Thanksgiving weekend as moviegoing gave way to holiday shopping. Buena Vista/Disney and Pixar's G-rated computer-animated blockbuster "Toy Story 2" held on to first place in its third weekend with a ...

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Jan. 10, 2000

'Stuart Little' Livin' Large

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2000 -- Hollywood got through the first weekend of the new year in slightly better shape than studio insiders expected. It took just $11.5 million to put Columbia's "Stuart Little" in first place, making it the weekend's only Top Five film to cr...

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Dec. 20, 1999

'Stuart Little' is the mouse that roared to No. 1

'Twas the weekend before Christmas, and all through the movie house, all the kids were eager, to see the talking mouse. As usual, movie attendance was soft during the final holiday shopping weekend of the year. The box office was dominated by two rodents: one of them the littl...

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Dec. 13, 1999

'Toy Story 2' edges out 'Green Mile'

There was a close race for first place between Buena Vista/Disney and Pixar's animated blockbuster "Toy Story 2" and Warner Bros. and Castle Rock Entertainment's opening of the drama "The Green Mile." Based on Sunday's estimates, the G-rated "Toy 2" held on to the top spot o...

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Apr. 6, 2001

Denzel Washington joins the ranks of actors-turned-directors

Actor Denzel Washington has finally received the greenlight to direct his first feature film for Fox Searchlight studios, keeping up with the trend of actors wanting to take a stab behind the camera.

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Mar. 30, 2000

EXTRA: He's Dead, Jim (and Members of the Academy)!

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 30, 2000 -- "Star Trek" fans have a Bones to pick with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. On Sunday's Oscar telecast, actor DeForest Kelley, aka Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the Starship Enterprise crew, was excluded from the annual m...

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Feb. 10, 2000

Farewell, 'Ernest'

SANTA MONICA, Calf., Feb. 10, 2000 -- "Hey Vern," roll the credits. Jim Varney, the big-nosed, gawky actor who brought empty-headed hayseed pitch-man Ernest P. Worrell to life in a series of popular, albeit arguably annoying TV commercials and then in a skein of kids' movies, ...

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Dec. 10, 1999

Grove’s box office forecast: Tom Hanks’ ‘Green Mile’ will bring in the green

Hollywood 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. "...

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Jan. 30, 2000

B.O. FORECAST: Super Bowl top attraction this weekend

SANTA 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," Univ...

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