He passed away in Winston-Salem, N.C.
George Lucas, you dog you!
From one Chippin' strippin' expert to another ...
A look back at the moments when roses were lost.
Fans want to see America's Sweetheart find love again!
The Christina Aguilera Show was interrupted by other performances.
Because you don't throw away your bread and butter.
The model shares a part of her youth in a recent Twitter pic.
What the what?
The stars got in touch with their sexy sides. Muy caliente!
The contestants step up their game from last week.
Brolin will use his new 'MIB' talents to hunt this alien.
The mom-to-be discusses the potential reunion tour.
Is this what the future has in store for America's teenagers?
Time to Duck and Cover?
Get ready for a blast from the past.
The young man with the silken voice needs his "moment."
Can we have more three number ones?
Watch the terrifying movie on Netflix Watch Instantly right now!
This time last year, Jennifer Lawrence was neck-and-neck with these actresses.
The struggling network takes another blow.
'The Machinist' helmer Brad Anderson will direct the film.
Details from the call have been released.
That sounds like she was dealing with more than exhaustion.
The 'Project Runway' star opens up about his celibate lifestyle.
I think we all agree that he should.
Cocky much?
Reports say the actress mixed alcohol with prescription drugs.
Plus, a Real Housewife may get her own show.
Plus, Harry Connick, Jr. and Kelly Clarkson get NBC gigs.
Plus a tease for the Sacha Baron Cohen comedy 'The Dictator'
Who else made the cut?
See if your favorites made the list!
We weigh in on the nominations with a detailed analysis.
Sherman Potter changed the show and its viewers.
Half of a season finale, a whole lot of Glee-ful romantic turmoil, and more!
30 Minutes or Less, Smallville, One Day and more!
Did Astro cause another scene?
Who went home?
Everyone performed three dances!
As if we didn't see this coming.
'60 Minutes' will never be the same.
Warner Bros.' 'Magic Mike' will hit theaters, along with another big Tatum flick.
Stonebridge and Scott investigate a mysterious bunker.
It only took 12 years.
You're winning us back, Netflix.
It's a steal! Sort of.
Transformers 3, CSI, Footloose, Ben Hur and more!
He blamed the United States for the terrorist attacks.
Bridesmaids, Modern Family, Dumbo and more!
She was a memorable character actress in both TV and film.
Dancing, euphamisms, and Jersey Shore, oh my.
Maybe he'll get his first natural tan.
Thor, O Brother, Citizen Kane, Spartacus and More!
He's battled cancer since March 2010.
A look back at the movies about Sept. 11 and how they fit.
95 down...only another 22 citations to go!
See how the stars are honoring the tragic day.
'Scarface,' 'Hanna,' the original 'Straw Dogs' and more!
Oh brother...
He's just been putting the place to use.
They don't make them like they used to...literally.
What's new in HD home entertainment.
Read it before you're enslaved by a bunch of angry monkeys!
The newest in High-Def home entertainment.
Look out for this California Gurl
'The Love We Make' will examine New York City after the attacks
Including a bit about that season-ending hook up.
This is the story...of a man named Sherwood
Most of which are cheesy kids movies. Go figure.
Because the world hates us.
Teddy's saying goodbye.
It's definitely a first.
Good thing she's leaving then, eh?
Take the hit film home with you this summer!
How well did everyone do in the semifinals?
DreamWorks hires the hack for the adaptation.
He should just retire and do car commercials.
Young lady on TV, freak in the movies? That's a thing, right?
Pia finally sings something upbeat and Paul surprises us.
That's right, 2009!
She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
It's not TV, it's history.
Maybe they're not the best but they're the ones we love.
She was famous for her iconic role alongside Marylin Monroe in the film.
It's an Oscar-winner now!
Pioneer for digital filmmaking passes just before his half-centennial
Young British actress will portray 1969 version of slightly older British actress in time travel storyline
The group round gets messy.
What's out this week on Blu-ray and DVD.
1902's A Trip to the Moon - a film that precedes Hollywood itself
If you wanted to host SNL, then you would've hosted SNL!
Lt. Dangle and Junior taking the reigns of a leprechaun action movie
Goin' down to Bikini Bottom once again.
It's the end of the world as we know it.
Jennifer Grey got another perfect score.
The producer responsible for Serpico and Flash Gordon has passed away.
Johnny Knoxville and company have elevated gross-out humor to high art and now to high finance!
In which we learn...aw, who cares! Butts!
This week, Victoria Secrets models, Kim Kardashian, Gwen Stefani, Russell Brand and much more.
Prepare for Paramount's new thriller by looking through these exclusive pictures from the October 1st release
This week, Paris Hilton parties (what else is new?), Drew Barrymore, Neil Patrick Harris, Lauren Conrad and many, many more!
Producer Bryan Singer reveals details about the upcoming 'X-Men: First Class'
According to media buyers who spoke to Ad Age, the cost of a 30-second ad in the final episode of ABC's 'Lost' will cost an extraordinary $900,000.
Sick of cheering on whiny heroes? Then check out these villains who deserve to win.
We will eat you. After we eat your children. Now time for the weather, Tiffany?
Old-school actioner 'The Expendables' ruled the B.O. Monday with $3.9M; Roberts' 'Eat Pray Love' 2nd with $3M - Daily Box Office Rally, Monday August 16
This week, the wondrously curvy Kim Kardashian, Hilary Duff gets married, Rachel Bilson doesn't, Ali Larter's bump and much much more!
Your guide to the weird world of after-11 television
Legendary screenwriter passes away at 68
'Inception' adds $5.3 million at the box office on Thursday bringing its 14 day domestic total to $165.8 million.
Bogart bunks the myth of the wuss screenwriter in this 1950 classic.
The high Monday box office gross for 'Inception' is a direct result of the positive word-of-mouth generated by social networking platforms and other traditional channels
This week's TV highlights, revealed.
Your guide to the best TV past 11.
True Blood is back, and everything's going to hell. Or at least Mississippi.
After Lohan violated the terms of her parole, Judge Marsha Revel sentenced her to 90 days in jail.
Blomkamp's agency denies he has any involvement
On today's Highs and Lows, we find out about Salma Hayek's fear of snakes and 'The Wire''s love of paintball.
Television Host Best Known For Kids Say the Darndest Things and Art Linkletter's House Party
Actress broke racial barriers in the Golden Age of Hollywood
Played the same character on 'As The World Turns' for over 50 years
Hulu could begin testing a subscription service as soon as May 24.
The auction for the 'Terminator' movie, TV and other spin-off rights has reportedly ended.
On Dec. 31, in a story that got little traction due to the holiday, Bloomberg reported that NBC will increase production of new shows to the most since 2003 to reverse seven straight seasons of declining ratings.
Variety has outlined the bright lights in the indie sector for 2009 and lists Summit at the head of the field with $455 million in box office totals (excluding holdovers).
AFI's Moments list cites events or trends deemed to have had an impact on the world of movies during the year
As the holiday rush on spec scripts continues, Warner Bros., in a deal worth nearly $2 million against $2.5 million, has purchased an untitled work from 'Cars' scribe Dan Fogelman.
'The Hurt Locker,' 'The Hangover' and George Clooney's new movie 'Up in the Air' have been named among the American Film Institute's 10 best films of 2009.
Michael Jackson was the most popular celebrity on the Internet in 2009.
Breakout filmmaker Neill Blomkamp, writer-director of this summer’s blockbuster 'District 9,' has signed up for his next sci-fi project.
Actor Charlie Sheen has written a letter to President Barack Obama requesting a meeting over his theories about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Shamed fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander has been handed a minimum sentence of 59 years in prison after he was convicted of raping a string of wannabe models.
Longtime comedy director John Hughes died on Thursday in New York City. He was 59.
I was saddened to hear that one of my favorite actors has died.
Oscar winner Karl Malden has died at his home in Brentwood, California, three years shy of his 100th birthday.
Music producer Phil Spector has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
Eminem's new release 'Relapse' is on course to set a 2009 album-chart sales record.
The heart-wrenching documentary showing Farrah Fawcett's battle against cancer drew an estimated 8.9 million viewers on television.
Brad Pitt is becoming a real Cannes regular. With Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds confirmed for a competition slot at this year’s festival, the actor will make it to the Riviera for the third year running.
Hit vampire movie Twilight has topped yet another chart -- it is now the biggest DVD release of the year.
Everyone and the mother wants a role in the movie New Moon.
Winter in Hollywood means ... Sundance in Utah!
Anne Hathaway has proven she's a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood -- she tied with acting legend Meryl Streep to win the Best Actress award at the 14th Annual L.A. Critics' Choice Awards on Thursday, Jan. 8.
Who better to decide "best director" than ... a bunch of directors?
The people have spoken! 'Batman' sequel 'The Dark Knight' clutched a handful of prizes to steal the show at the 35th annual People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, Jan. 7.
The Coen brothers could be adding a third Writers Guild of America Award to their impressive trophy case next month if they can nab another for best original screenplay for Burn After Reading. The WGA, who announced their nominees today, presented Joel and Ethan Coen with best adapted screenplay last year for No Country for Old Men and best original screenplay in 1997 for Fargo.
Today marked a sunny day for the Dark Knight. Also for a guy who grows younger ans he gets older. The Producers Guild of America has announced its nominations for best movies, documentaries and TV shows.
It’s the most buzzed-about show of the season and it comes with a built-in pedigree. A new version of ‘90s sensation Beverly Hills, 90210, the CW’s west coast counterpart to Gossip Girl will settle into its ritzy zip code Sept. 2 with lots of fresh new faces and several familiar ones—Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling and Shannen Doherty from the original series will have recurring roles. Here’s a guide to who’s who in the new crew.
Making of ‘True Blood’ -- 8:15/7:15c on HBO
Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that it has moved back the release date of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to summer 2009. The sixth installment of the blockbuster Harry Potter franchise will now open day-and-date domestically and in the major international markets on July 17, 2009.
Moviegoers who live on the east coast and the west coast may soon be forced to pay more at the local multiplex because of terrible flooding in the middle of the country. On Wednesday, U.S. corn futures surged to an all-time high, up more than 4 percent. Ultimately next year’s disappointing, flood-ravaged corn crop will affect the price of movie theatre popcorn.
In addition to playing huge with family audiences on Saturday, there was a surge in teen business on Saturday night, as Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount) surged 19 percent. That improves Crystal Skull's Saturday take to an estimated $38.69.
Paramount will push J.J. Abrams' Strar Trek release from Dec. 25 of this year to May 8, 2009. The studio feels the film has greater potential as a summer blockbuster rather than as a Christmas release.
Dance legend Fayard Nicholas has died at his home in California. He was 91.
Beloved Matlock star Richard Lee Newton died at him home in Texas on Friday January 13. He was 79.
Tom Cruise stood firm behind his controversial comments about September 11 rescue workers coming off their post-trauma medications when he visited New York City firefighters on Wednesday night.
Outspoken actor Tom Cruise has been criticized by firefighters suffering the effects of smoke inhalation from the World Trade Center terrorist attacks for his controversial views on their treatment.
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey regrets exhibiting a wagon-load of fat on her TV show to signify her 67- pound weight loss in 1988—because she put much of the weight back on.
Oliver Stone's Sept. 11 movie is causing more problems in New York City--now store owners are angry about disruption the shoot is causing.
Director Oliver Stone promises his forthcoming film about the September 11 terrorist attacks will be respectful to victims of the atrocities.
Bring out the spandex pants, the glitter and the hairspray - 1980s rock and pop is back with a vengeance.
It's been more than a decade since such bands as Duran Duran, The Go-Go's and Poison ruled 1980s music charts and made headlines in the music business. By the early 1990s, most of these bands were all but thrown off the charts by alternative rockers Nirvana and Pearl Jam. The bands that once saw themselves in the spotlight were now consigned to VH1's Where Are They Now?
But a new philosophy seems to gripping these aging rockers and popsters: gone today, here tomorrow.
Perhaps feeling hungrier than a wolf, the original members of Duran Duran will reunite to record and possibly tour. Don't feel too bad for current guitarist Warren Cuccurollo: he will return to his previous band, a reformed Missing Persons.
Conan O'Brien to replace Jay Leno in 2009, Chaka Khan's son arrested for murder, Barenaked Ladies get variety show, more...
Cruise looking for adventurous woman, Lucasfilm heads to Singapore, Fahrenheit 9/11 not penalized by Cuban broadcast, more...
Linda Ronstadt ejected by Las Vegas casino; Britney Sears swigs ginseng, not whiskey; advocacy groups challenge Fox News slogan; more...
Ashley Olsen tells People magazine her twin sister Mary Kate, who is seeking treatment for a health-related issue, is "hanging in there." Also in the news: Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton, Mira Sorvino, Christopher Backus, J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, "Bam" Margera, Viva La Bam, Diana DeGarmo and Kelly Osbourne.
The Motion Picture Association of America has decided to keep the R rating it initially applied to Michael Moore's anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11", rather than allow a PG-13 rating, a press release stated Monday.
Ray Bradbury, author of the classic 1953 science-fiction novel Fahrenheit 451, wants an apology from filmmaker Michael Moore for taking the book's title for his documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 without permission and wants the documentary to be renamed. Also in the news: Method Man Method Man & Redman Robert Blake Miramax Jean-Marie Messier Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams Spike Lee the Hamptons Film Festival
Warner Music Group has agreed to buy Madonna out of Maverick Records, the label she co-founded 12 years ago. Also in the news: Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Jackson, T-Boz, Mack 10, Extreme Makeover, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Man Who Loved Grizzlies, Jennifer Aniston, Forest Whitaker, American Gun, Donald Sutherland, Linda Cardellini and Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon.
Most moviegoers' mission Memorial Day weekend will be to see Paramount's "Mission: Impossible 2." The PG-13-rated action adventure sequel -- known for short as "M:I-2" -- got off to a flying start with its Wednesday opening to $12.5 million at a record-setting 3,653 theaters ($3,422 per theater). "It's a 37% first choice in the tracking," an insider points out, predicting blockbuster business for the long holiday weekend. Looking back, he adds, the original "Mission" was a 27% first choice when it opened, and last year's "Star Wars: Episode One -- The Phantom Menace" was a 43% first choice. "M:I-2's" Wednesday gross compares very favorably to the original "Mission: Impossible's" opening day total of $11.8 million for Wed., May 22, 1996, at 3,012 theaters ($3,918 per theater). That gross actually included pre-opening Tuesday night preview showings as well
Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th president of the United States and the man they called "The Great Communicator," died Saturday at his Bel-Air home after a decade-long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 93.
Pop princess Britney Spears, who is set to perform five concerts in Shanghai and Beijing sometime next year on a world tour to promote her album In The Zone, may have to make a few wardrobe adjustments for her first tour in China. Also: Michael Moore Fahrenheit 9/11 Howard Stern Sean Combs Kelly Osbourne David E. Kelley Joe Torre Russell Simmons Mel Gibson Warrior Boudicca Joan of Bark: The Dog That Saved France David Mamet Cheryl Hines Cake
Fahrenheit 911, the Michael Moore documentary that bashes President Bush for botching the war on terrorism--which Burbank-based Disney decided not to distribute--won the top prize Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
Weinsteins, Disney Settle on "Fahrenheit 9/11"; Another "American Idol" Shocker; Pam Anderson Becomes U.S. Citizen Maria Shriver Arnold Schwarzenegger
A lawyer for two men possibly named as co-conspirators in the Michael Jackson child molestation case said Friday his clients will not cut a deal with prosecutors if they are charged. Also: Donald Trump Spider-Man 2 Michael moore Fahrenheit 911 2004 annes Film Festival David Bowie Ricky Martin Bridgitte Bardot Chris Columbus Rent
News, Jan. 29: James Brown Arrested For Spousal Abuse, Judge Orders Kelly To Avoid Jackson, No Visit for Jackson Accuser's Dad, more…
Film and television actor Buddy Ebsen dies
Miramax films is stepping in to back Michael Moore's next project, Fahrenheit 911. Also: Sue Clayton Sandra Bullock Friends The Smoking Gun Carson Daly Total request Live Last call with Carson Daly George Lucas Lucasfilm Animation Michael Jackson Universal Music Group
A nightclub fire where the band Great White was playing kills 97
Paul Reubens pleads innocent to porn charge. The West Wing Christopher Reeve James Gandolfini The Sopranos Drumline Dude Where's My Car? Nelly Pink
News roundup for Oct. 29 - Nick Nolte's drug-driving court date postponed so defense lawyers can test blood sample. Sarah Jessica Parker Matthew Broderick Jessica Simpson Nick Lachey Michael Ovitz Johnny Knoxville Jackass: The Movie Michelle Yeoh
On the heels of the Toronto and Venice film festivals comes the 46th annual London Film Festival, which runs Nov. 6 through Nov. 21. Also: Rosie O'Donnell Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Steven Soderbergh Ocean's 11 sequel Freaky Friday Annette Bening Mark S Waters Robert L Ripley Ripley's Believe It or NotMarilyn Manson James Brown
News Roundup for Sept. 10 - Hollywood celebrities join the Bushes in Washington for a tribute honoring the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Other celebrities include Lance Bass Tyra Banks Freddy vs. Jason Brad Renfro Reese Witherspoon Legally Blonde Eminem
Major networks and cable outlets plan extensive, daylong coverage of the upcoming one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Day 9 at Cannes: Sandra Bullock Frances McDormand Lili Taylor Sharon Stone Mike Leigh Michael Moore
Fearing audiences would deem their content offensive, many Hollywood studios postponed the release of films after the Sept. 11 attacks on America. But as Disney's Big Trouble proved last week, the move seems to have hurt studios more than anything Big Trouble Gangs of New York Windtalkers Collateral Damage Sidewalks of New York The Last Castle Training Day Spy Game Black Hawk Down Disney Miramax Universal MGM Warner Bros. Paramount Classics DreamWorks
Billy Wilder died Wednesday night of pneumonia at his home in Beverly Hills
Milton Berle dies
Sundays Academy Awards show honored Sept 11 victims Whoopi Goldberg Kevin Spacey Woody Allen Tom Cruise Robert Redford
Ian Ziering, who played Steve Sanders on Beverly Hills 90210 has filed for divorce from former Playboy Playmate Nikki Ziering
Goo Goo Dolls will release an album April 9
News Roundup for Feb. 15 - Robert De Niro will host a CBS special 9/11 about the terrorists attacks on the World Trade Center Sept. 11; Gloria Estefan will perform closing ceremonies at the Olympics Jennifer Lopez ShoWest female star of the year Jessica Simpson engaged to Nick Lachey Jenny McCarthy having a baby Bob Dylan Willie Nelson Bing Crosby songs inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame Joan Collins weds Jada Pinkett Smith loves Will Smith everyday Jami Gertz
The retailers of Beverly Hills and Rodeo Drive are pitching in with donations to aid victms of NYC attacks
Oceans Eleven
Following is a news roundup for November 29 mentioning DVDs DeCSS Sean Penn Arnold Schwarzenegger Rodney Dangerfield Charlie Daniels CBS November TV ratings sweeps Lifetime and ESPN Garth Brooks Scarecrow James Bond Pierce Brosnan 007 Halle Berry Univision talk show El Show de Cristina latina Cristina Saralegui Trace Adkins
News Roundup Nov. 19 Mick Jagger Jamiroquai Kris Kristofferson Kevin Spacey Judi Dench Patrick Stewart James Cameron Douglas Adams Elvis Presley Dustin Hoffman Heath Ledger
The music world came together Saturday for "The Concert for the City of New York" to benefit the Sept. 11 attack victims.
An ambitious multimedia presentation that had been scheduled to open in New York on Sept. 14 and close today was canceled at the last minute because the subject matter, by chance, touched too closely on the actual events associated with the terrorist attack.
Legendary Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni (Blow Up, Beyond the Clouds) will return to the film set for the first time in six years to direct a segment of a three-part feature titled Eros.
The DVD release of Jurassic Park III, scheduled for Dec. 11, will contain more than 10 hours of additional goodies, including a feature shot
Friday night's two-hour telethon, America: A Tribute to Heroes drew 59.3 million viewers (90 million tuned in for at least a portion of the telecast), according to preliminary estimates -- with millions more watching in 210 countries worldwide.
In one of the largest in-theater promotions ever, XM Satellite Radio began trumpeting its satellite-delivered digital radio service with a 60-second ad shown on more than 19,000 movie screens in 3,000 theaters over the weekend.
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 26, 2000 -- Comedian and pianist Victor Borge died in his sleep from heart failure, Reuters reports. He was 91. Borge had recently returned to his Greenwich, Conn., home from a concert in Copenhagen when he went to sleep Saturday evening and never woke up. He would have turned 92 on Jan. 3. Borge made a career of falling off his piano, missing keys with his hands and getting tangled up in his sheet music. "Playing music and making jokes are as natural to me as breathing," Borge told Reuters after his Copenhagen concert. "That's why I've never thought of retiring because I do it all the time whether on the stage or off. I found that in a precarious situation, a smile is the shortest distance between people. When one needs to reach out for sympathy or a link with people, what better way is there?" BILLY BARTY, 76: "Little actor" Billy Barty,
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 28, 1999 -- What do the Golden Globes know anyway? Last week, voters nominated John Williams' underwhelming "Angela's Ashes" at the expense of his more stirring work for "Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace." And what of Marc Shaiman's brilliant satire of the musical theater, in the form of "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut"? Snubbed. Well, we're here to set things right.Which soundtracks broke new ground, broke our hearts and broke down barriers with crossover potential? Read on for our list of the Top 20 soundtracks of 1999:20. "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," "More Music from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," "Pokémon: The First Movie" – No, we weren't very impressed with the contents of these best-selling albums, just the marketing savvy behind them. 19. "Guinevere" – While most guys would buy this CD
Following is a look back at the week's TV content. Mentioned names and titles are Rebecca Gayheart Martin Short Jiminy Glick Primetime Glick CNN Headline News Home Improvement Fear Factor Jeff Probst Joe Rogan Emeril Sopranos Vincent Pastore TBS James Bond Clint Eastwood
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 23, 2000 -- Et tu, Sarah Michelle Gellar? Sarah Michelle Gellar Isn't it bad enough that the ages have wreaked havoc on the sitcom statures of Mallory Keaton and Carol Seaver? Isn't it bad enough that TBS relegates "Family Ties" reruns to the freakin' crack of dawn? Isn't it bad enough that there are children out there who know "Growing Pains" only as "That Sitcom Leonardo DiCaprio Used to Do Before He Was Famous?" Do you, Miss Entertainment-Weekly-Thinks-I'm-Cool, have to go and plunge your vampire-slaying knife into their backs? Apparently. In the Feb. 19 edition of TV Guide, Gellar goes Jennifer Lopez on Mallory (the dear, innocent Keaton as played by Justine Bateman on "Family Ties") and Carol (the dear, bookish Seaver as played by Tracey Gold on "Growing Pains'"). With the same sort of venom in which the aforementioned Lopez wen
Writer-director Billy Wilder, whose credits include Sunset Boulevard, The Seven Year Itch, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, The Front Page, and Buddy Buddy, is being honored in France Friday on the occasion of his 96th birthday. He is being named Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, France's highest tribute except for heads of state.
Comedic actress Imogene Coca passed away on Saturday at the age of 92.
Actress Arlene Francis, a panelist on What's My Line for its 25-year run, died Thursday at Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco of natural causes. Though the theater was the actress' first love, she gained her fame and fortune through television.
Maurice J. Noble, whose designs and background paintings were used in such Disney features as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Bambi, and Dumbo and later in more than 60 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Cartoons, died on May 18 at the age of 91.
English filmmaker Ken Hughes, director of such films as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the James Bond spoof Casino Royale, and Cromwell, died Saturday of complications from Alzheimer's disease, USA Today reports. He was 79.
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 16, 2000-- "The Grinch" should steal first place from "Charlie's Angels" this weekend. "'Grinch' is going to be number one," an insider predicts without having to think twice. "You can count on $30 million-plus, and it could even be much higher. The question is will the market expand? I believe that it can." The PG-rated comedy adventure "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" from Universal and Imagine Entertainment, opening at 3,127 theaters and on over 4,200 screens, is expected to turn box offices everywhere green. Directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer, "Grinch" stars Jim Carrey. Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies' G-rated animated sequel "Rugrats in Paris: The Movie" should be a lively number two, opening at 2,934 theaters. "The first 'Rugrats' opened to $27 million, but there was nothing else in
HOLLYWOOD, Oct 26, 2000 - Look for "Blair Witch 2" to do killer business this Halloween weekend. Artisan Entertainment's R-rated sequel "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2," opening at about 3,000 theaters, should scare up enough ticket sales to end "Meet the Parents'" three week reign in first place. "'Blair Witch' is going to play very young," explains an insider. "They ought to be able to open to $20 million." The original "Blair Witch Project," last summer's sleeper blockbuster, was made independently for about $35,000 and picked up by Artisan. It grossed about $140.5 million in domestic theaters. Directed by Joe Berlinger, "Blair Witch 2" stars Kim Director, Jeffrey Donovan, Erica Leerhsen, Tristen Skylar and Stephen Barker-Turner. Universal's PG-13-rated comedy "Meet the Parents" should slide one slot to second place in its fourth
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 28, 2000 It should be a weekend to "Remember" as "Remember the Titans" hits the box office gridiron. "Titans," Buena Vista/Disney's PG-rated football theme drama, is kicking off at 1,865 theaters. It has insiders seeing green, a box office color that's been invisible so far this fall. "I think we will remember the 'Titans,'" observes one studio executive. "They'll be over $20 million. At last a movie exploits the soft marketplace." "There's no question 'Meet the Titans' will be the number one film -- $20-25 million," predicts another distributor. Driven by "Titans," the weekend should be up sharply from last week when key films only managed to gross about $56 million. The improvement will come, a source maintains, "thanks to one movie, which is all the market ever needs to turn around." "I hope the marketplace wil
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 30, 2000 -- He isn't afraid of large audiences, and he isn't afraid of a major brawl, either ... in court, of course. English superstar Elton John is suing a top accounting firm and his former accountant for $29 million John says is missing from his music empire, Reuters reports. Rather than getting involved with all the boring details of how to spend and invest his money, John's lawyer says that the 53-year-old pianist entrusted the firm with that job until he noticed $29 million of it was missing. John is expected to testify in the British court as a witness. SPICE GIRLS SET RECORD: Mark another victory for girl power. The Spice Girls have made history in Britain by becoming the first female group to have nine No. 1 singles on the British charts, Reuters reports. The group's hit "Holler/Let Love Lead the Way," went straight to the top of the cha
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 13, 2000 -- Boy band 98 Degrees a bunch of greedy cheapskates? If you ask the group's former manager, that's exactly what he thinks of them. Paris D'Jon and the management company that once represented the group filed a $25 million breach of contract lawsuit against 98 Degrees alleging that he was fired in a selfish and greedy attempt to avoid paying contracted management fees, Reuters reports. According to the lawsuit filed in New York, the company Top 40 Entertainment discovered the then-unknown group Next Issue, changed their name to 98 Degrees and helped launch the boy band into international stardom. D'Jon's contract with the band was suppose to end in October 2001, but "98 Degrees manufactured a breach agreement in December 1999 of their contractual obligations," D'Jon's lawyer, Brian Caplan, said. Since coming onto the scene along wi
HOLLYWOOD, August 6, 2000 -- British actor Sir Alec Guinness, who won an Oscar for "Bridge on the River Kwai" in 1957 and attained mega-fame 20 years later as the elder master of The Force in "Star Wars," died Saturday in southern England. He was 86. The cause of death was not immediately reported, but Guinness had been in poor health for several years. He became ill at his home in Hampshire on Thursday and was taken to a hospital, where he died, Reuters reported. Born in 1914, Guinness began his career as a stage actor in the early 1930's. After serving in the Royal Navy in World War II, he got his first film role in the screen version of "Great Expectations" (1946). During the late 1940s and early 1950s, he appeared in a string of comedies, such as "The Lavender Hill Mob" (1951). But he was immortalized in "Star Wars," the film that elevated him from distinguished thes
"Scary Movie" has a good shot at scaring up this weekend's biggest grosses. "I think it's going to open to north of $20 million, maybe $25 million," a studio executive speculates in view of its 27% overall first-choice tracking. "It's going to be between 'Scary Movie' and 'Perfect Storm' for first place. Both could be in the mid-twenties, but 'Scary Movie' could take it." "It skews very high for the under 25 group," another insider adds. "It's 43% first choice for males and 45% for females. So it's obviously young teenagers. It could open to $25-30 million." The R-rated teen appeal comedy from Miramax's Dimension Films label combines gross-out comedy with a spoof of classic horror flicks. It is opening very wide; Dimension was still doing its final tabulations, but insiders figure it will go into 2,800-plus theaters. Directed by Keenan Ivory
HOLLYWOOD, June 19, 2000 -- So, would you want to take credit for helping bring about -- even indirectly -- the primetime soap that was "Beverly Hills 90210"? You would if there was a bunch of money involved. And so it has come to pass that Robert ("Hart to Hart") Wagner is suing Aaron ("90210") Spelling, saying that he (Wagner) was cheated out of $20 million in ka-chingable "90210" monies. A fascinating bit of TV history Wagner's lawsuit is: It says that all the way back in 1973, R.J. and wife Natalie Wood dreamed up the dream that was "Charlie's Angels." When the series made it to the air in 1976, Wagner and Wood got a cut. And when Spelling got a deal to make an "Angels" revival series in 1988, Wagner was in line to get another cut. (Wood died in 1982.) Thing was, "Angels '88" never made it to the air. Fox, the network with whom Spelling had a deal, ba
"Gone In 60 Seconds" should have no trouble finding first place parking this weekend. With a first-choice tracking of 27%, the PG-13-rated action thriller from Buena Vista/Touchstone is on track to steal $30-35 million at 3,006 theaters. Insiders point out that if it opens as well as "The Rock" - $25.1 million at 2,392 theaters June 7-9, 1996 ($10,481 per theater) - it would gross $31.5 million. Who most wants to go to "Gone?" "It's very much young male," an insider says of the film's appeal. "The overall definite interest is 55%, but for young males (under 25) it's 69% and it's 46% for older men (over 25). It's 57% for young women and 48% for older women." Look for "Gone" to drive Paramount's "Mission: Impossible-2" down one ramp to second place in its third week. The PG-13 blockbuster action adventure sequel's 19% first-choice tracking suggests "M:I-2"
Paramount's "Mission: Impossible 2" was saying, "mission accomplished" early Sunday morning. "M:I-2" dominated Memorial Day weekend with an ESTIMATED $59 million in ticket sales from Friday through Sunday and $74 million for four days (Friday through Monday). "M:I-2" easily out-performed the original 1996 "Mission." If the sequel comes in with a four-day gross of $74 million at 3,653 theaters ($20,257 per theater), it will be about 30% ahead of the first "Mission's" $56.8 million. The sequel's ESTIMATED six-day cume (Wednesday-Monday) of $95 million is about 27% bigger than the original's $74.9 million, which also included Tuesday night previews. Not surprisingly, "M:I-2's" per-theater average was the highest for any film playing in wide or limited release this weekend. Speculation elsewhere that "M:I-2" would break or come close to
A "Dino"-mite opening by Disney's "Dinosaur" should cut DreamWorks' "Gladiator" down to size this weekend. After its two-week box office reign, "Gladiator" should fall prey to Buena Vista/Disney's opening of its PG-rated computer-animated "Dinosaur" at 3,257 theaters. "Dinosaur's" 21% first-choice tracking doesn't really tell the whole story, according to insiders. "It's just fine, because kids' movies don't track," says one executive. Estimates by Hollywood handicappers of just how big "Dinosaur" will open range from a cautious $25-35 million to a really exuberant $35-40 million. Making projections even more challenging is the fact that a great many "Dinosaur" tickets will be sold at reduced prices to children. "'Lion King' did $40.9 million in its opening weekend," explains one source. "Now, it opened the end of June. Kids were out of school
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 25, 2000 -- We know. You haven't watched since college. You haven't cared since high school. But come on. This is important: "Beverly Hills, 90210" star-crossed lovebirds Donna Martin (Tori Spelling) and David Silver (Brian Austin Green) will wed on the series finale, it has been reported. The two-hour special is scheduled to air May 17 on Fox. Past cast members returning for the TV-land nuptials include Jason Priestley, Gabrielle Carteris and the formerly Amber-fied Tiffani Thiessen. (Note the absence of exiled alum Shannen Doherty.) "90210" is ending a 10-year run. Donna and David were an item for more than half that time. WHO WANTS TO BE A PIONEER? Sunday's edition of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" featured the hit ABC game show's first black contestant -- some four months after the program started airing virtually every freakin' n
PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 24, 2000 -- Brace yourself, prime-time soap junkies -- it's looking like curtains for both "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Party of Five." Trade paper reports today say Fox is preparing to ax the two long-running series after this season. As is the way in TV, money and ratings apparently teamed to doom the once-happening pair. Both Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter say Fox was unable to come to a deal with TV legend Aaron Spelling to buy at least 12 new episodes of his company's "90210" to air this summer. Reports say the network decided the money just wasn't worth it -- what with the formerly hot show a good six seasons beyond its sizzling hot status. ("90210" spinoff "Melrose Place" died last year.) There also was said to concern over whether the likes of Spelling's own daughter Tori would reup for an 11th season. And then there's the m
The 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," starring Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow, which was reportedly shown to the board in an unfinished print. Best Actor honors went to Russell Crowe for his portrayal of tobacco industry whistle-blower Dr. Jeffrey Wigand in "The Insider," co-starring Al Pacino, and British actress Janet McTeer was named Best Actress for the mother-daughter film "Tumbleweeds." After "Americ
William Hanna first made children smile when he brought the characters of The Jetsons and Atom Ant to life. Hanna, who turned television into his own personal cartoon world with partner Joseph Barbera, died on Thursday at his North Hollywood home of undisclosed causes. He was 90.
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