News

Dec
31 1899

Writers close to deal

By: Kit Bowen
7:00pm EST
Negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers resumed at 10 a.m. PST Friday with the possibility that both parties will sign off on a new three-year contract. According to the Los...
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Dec
31 1899

Writers talks continue Thursday

By: Noah Davis
7:00pm EST
Another day has passed, and another announcement has been made that no agreement has been reached between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Sessions between the two parties were called "very...
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Dec
31 1899
1. Survivor II: The Australian Outback, CBS, 20.1/31; 2. Survivor II: The Reunion, CBS, 16.0/25; 3. E.R. NBC, 14.9/23; 4. Law and Order, NBC, 14.1/23; 5. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Sunday), ABC, 12.5/19; 6. Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS...
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Dec
31 1899
SAG President William Daniels said Monday that he hopes that the settlement reached between the Writers Guild of America and the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers will serve as "a stepping-stone" for SAG and AFTRA's upcoming...
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Dec
31 1899

Rather favors CBS news - CNN merger

By: Lew Irwin
7:00pm EST
Dan Rather has enthusiastically endorsed the reported efforts of CBS and AOL Time Warner executives to bring about a merger of CBS News and CNN. In an interview appearing in Thursday's New York Observer, Rather indicated that such a relationship...
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Dec
31 1899

ROLE CALL: Big-Screen Boyband?

By: Joal Ryan
7:00pm EST
'N Sync SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 27, 2000 -- They made "Spice World," didn't they? Yes, they did, and so in the continuing tradition of pop stars turned movie stars -- a tradition that includes the good ("A Hard Day's Night"), the bad...
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Dec
31 1899

ROLE CALL: Kevin Spacey Not 'Pink'

By: Joal Ryan
7:00pm EST
Maybe two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey doesn't think he can do anything after all. The actor is shooting down reports that had him ready to step into the formidable Peter Sellers' trenchcoat and portray the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in a new...
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Dec
31 1899

ROLE CALL: Columbus Discovers 'Potter'

By: Joal Ryan
7:00pm EST
Good news, depending on your love and/tolerance for "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Bicentennial Man": Chris Columbus has been signed to direct "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." In a bit of even better news, this means there's no way Columbus will...
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Dec
31 1899

BOX OFFICE: 'Erin' Goes On (And On)

By: Steve Ryfle
7:00pm EST
If the question at this weekend's box office was, can Julia Roberts stay No. 1? The answer was, Duh. "Erin Brockovich" finished No. 1 for the third consecutive time, fending off strong showings by newbies "The Road to El Dorado" (No. 2) and "The...
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Dec
31 1899

CHANNEL SURFER: Live With George Clooney

By: Steve Harper
7:00pm EST
This week in TV offers something for everybody. Unfortunately it's offering it up all at the same time, so get your VCRs ready. But before we get to the actual column, we have an important fashion update. Last week, ABC's "Good Morning America"...
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Dec
31 1899

Weekend Looking Like a Real 'Scream'

By: Fiona Ng
7:00pm EST
Hollywood should finally have something to scream about at the box office this weekend thanks to "Scream 3." "This weekend there's going to be 'Scream' -- and then everything else," observed one distribution executive. After two consecutive...
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Dec
31 1899
Universal's "U-571" should still make the weekend's biggest splash at the box office. With a 19 percent first-choice tracking, the PG-13 rated World War II submarine drama has the highest want-to-see numbers in the marketplace. It's a 24...
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Dec
31 1899

ROLE CALL: She's All 'Pussycats'

By: Chuck Walton
7:00pm EST
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2000 -- Watch out, "Charlie's Angels." Here come "Josie and the Pussycats." According to today's Hollywood Reporter, Rachael Leigh Cook, the pan-wielding grrl from those get-tough "Just Say No" ads, has...
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