News

Jul
02 2001

Saxophonist Joe Henderson dies

By: Erika Gimenes
8:27am EDT
Four-time Grammy-winning tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson died Saturday of heart failure and emphysema. He was 64. Mr. Henderson recorded several albums and performed with fellow jazz musicians throughout his career. His lyrical style also brought...
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Jul
02 2001

FAIR calls Fox News unfair

By: Noah Davis
8:03am EDT
The Fairness in Accuracy and Reporting (FAIR) group has called Fox News Channel unbalanced in its coverage by political guests. FAIR cited Brit Hume's daily news show as having 50 Republicans out of 56 partisan guests over a five-month span this...
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Jul
02 2001

Fast and furious romance

By: Noah Davis
8:03am EDT
Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez, co-stars of The Fast and the Furious, are apparently reprising their roles as lovers on the big screen in their private lives, reports the New York Post's Page Six.com. Diesel and Rodriguez were seen cavorting...
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Jul
02 2001

"Rollerball" opening knocked back

By: Noah Davis
8:02am EDT
The John McTiernan-directed remake of the 1975 cult classic Rollerball will be shoved from its Aug. 17 release date until the first quarter of 2002 by new MGM marketing and distribution chief Robert Levin, according to the Hollywood Reporter...
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Jul
02 2001

Lee, Roberts make "Time"'s best lists

By: Noah Davis
8:01am EDT
Ang Lee was named by Time magazine as best American director in the periodical's first installment of its "best of" lists. Time wanted to fashion "the definitive list of people who stand for the best in America today," the magazine told...
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Jul
02 2001

Quote of the Day: INXS on comeback

By: Erika Gimenes
7:15am EDT
INXS keyboardist/songwriter Andrew Farriss, to Reuters, about the Australian rock band's efforts to stage a comeback without the late Michael Hutchence: "We still, I think, have the ability to rock the socks off live. INXS is still that live...
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Jul
02 2001

"Spider-Man" leads summer 2002 releases

By: Guylaine Cadorette
5:02am EDT
The Hollywood studios are already hyping their crop of blockbusters for summer 2002, and it started long before Entertainment Weekly put Spider-Man stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst on its June 29 cover. The hype went into overdrive in a...
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Jul
01 2001

Julia and Benjamin split

By: Guylaine Cadorette
11:20am EDT
Actress Julia Roberts has broken up with her boyfriend of three years, Benjamin Bratt, according to the New York Post. Reps for both the stars have confirmed the split. Roberts, who will star in the upcoming comedy America's Sweethearts with John...
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Jul
01 2001

Eye on the prize

By: Hollywood.com Staff
11:20am EDT
CBS recovered from a chronic case of black eye to win both the May sweeps and the season for the first time since 1983. Lloyd Braun, president of the entertainment division of rival ABC, which won the ratings crown last year and narrowly lost out...
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Jul
01 2001

"Tomb Raider" correction

By: Lew Irwin
11:19am EDT
In Tuesday's edition we reported that we had received several messages from readers who took issue with our report that, prior to the success of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, the most successful film based on a video game was Pokémon: The First Movie...
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Jul
01 2001

"Tomb Raider" correction

By: Lew Irwin
11:19am EDT
In Monday's Studio Briefing, we took note of reports indicating that Tomb Raider's box-office take was the largest for any debuting movie based on a video game, exceeding those for the previous record holder, Pokémon: The First Movie. Several...
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Jul
01 2001

"Survivor" judge may rule against CBS

By: Lew Irwin
11:19am EDT
Saying that a confidentiality agreement cannot be enforced if it prevents the disclosure of wrongdoing, Los Angeles Judge Ralph Dau indicated Monday that he may toss out CBS's breach-of-contract suit against former Survivor contestant Stacey...
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Jul
01 2001

Disney animators taking huge salary cuts

By: Lew Irwin
11:19am EDT
Disney animators, whose salaries soared when other studios launched animation departments a few years ago and tried to win them away, have seen their paychecks drastically cut during the company's current retrenchment, the New York Times indicated...
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