ET: Kirk Douglas Remembers Paul Newman
Posted by admin on Oct 5, 2008
Ed Harris received the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival at a gala last night — and ET was there!
The 91-year-old Kirk was on-hand to present the award personally to the veteran star and director, whose new Western ‘Appaloosa’ goes wide in theaters this weekend.
The late Paul Newman was also on everyone’s minds at the gala, and Kirk told ET, “He was a great actor, but more than that, he was ... read more
Bernhard says report on comments was misleading
Posted by admin on Oct 5, 2008
BOSTON (AP) — Sandra Bernhard says the decision by a women’s shelter to cut her act from its annual benefit was based on a misleading account of what she said about Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
The 53-year-old comedian, in criticizing Palin for opposing abortion rights, challenged whether she would keep the baby if she became pregnant after being violated by a group of black men in New York. Bernhard made the remarks last month during her one-woman ... read more
ET: Sharon Stone blasts back at Botox remark
Posted by admin on Oct 5, 2008
Sharon Stone is hitting back at court documents that claim she wanted her son to receive Botox treatments for his “foot odor.”
“This week it was reported in connection with Sharon Stone’s custody dispute that she wanted to have her young 8-year-old son undergo Botox treatment at this time for his feet. Sharon Stone never made this statement. It is a complete fabrication,” her attorney Martin Singer tells ET.
“Sharon loves her son Roan and only ... read more
Scorsese, De Niro to ‘Paint Houses’
Posted by admin on Oct 5, 2008
Paramount Pictures is plotting a return to organized crime for Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. The studio has hired Steve Zaillian to adapt “I Heard You Paint Houses,” the book about the mob assassin who many believe was involved in the death of Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa.
Scorsese is attached to direct while De Niro will play Frank “the Irishman” Sheeran, who is reputed to have carried out more than 25 mob murders. The film will be produced by ... read more
ET: Shia, Miley, Make ‘25 Under 25′ List
Posted by admin on Oct 5, 2008
Which stars are the hottest under age 25? Moviefone.com’s annual list is out — did your fave make the cut?
The fact that Shia LaBeouf made the list comes as no surprise, with blockbusters ‘Transformers’ and ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,’ under his belt. It’s also not shocking that teen superstar Miley Cyrus was named. Starlets Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson, both who seem to possess onscreen wisdom beyond their ... read more
S. Korean actress found dead in apparent suicide
Posted by admin on Oct 5, 2008
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — One of South Korea’s most popular actresses was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide after suffering from post-divorce depression and harassment by online rumors about her allegedly irregular financial dealings, police said.
Choi Jin-sil, whose fame earned her the nickname “The Nation’s Actress,” is believed to have hanged herself in the bathroom of her Seoul home, said Yang Jae-ho, chief investigator at Seoul’s Seocho ... read more
SAG negotiators ask board for strike vote
Posted by admin on Oct 5, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Screen Actors Guild’s negotiating committee voted Wednesday to support a strike authorization vote, a tactic meant to break stalled contract talks with Hollywood studios.
The recommendation, approved 11-2, now goes to the guild’s national board for review, and would ultimately need approval of 75 percent of the some 120,000 voting guild members.
“My personal opinion is, yes, we will achieve a strike authorization,” said Anne Marie Johnson, a spokeswoman for Membership First, a faction of actors that had controlled SAG’s national board until it ... read more
Women’s shelter cuts Bernhard after gang-rape line
Posted by admin on Oct 2, 2008
BOSTON (AP) — A women’s shelter on Wednesday cut headliner Sandra Bernhard from its annual benefit after she said Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin would be gang-raped if she ever visited New York.
Bernhard’s made the remarks last month during her one-woman show in Washington before Palin visited New York to campaign. Bernhard said Palin would be “gang-raped by my big black brothers” during a diatribe in which she also criticized Palin ... read more
ET: Iconic Actresses Take Center Stage in New Book
Posted by admin on Oct 2, 2008
What do Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich and Julia Roberts all have in common — aside from famously good looks and acting talent, that is? All three women are among the featured subjects in The Allure of Beauty: Women in Hollywood, a new book paying homage to legendary ladies of the silver screen.
The book, due out this October, was created jointly by celebrated jeweler Roberto Coin and ELLE magazine. Each page is filled with iconic images of past and present “Women In ... read more
DiCaprio, Berry among celebs getting out the vote
Posted by admin on Oct 2, 2008
NEW YORK — How do you get kids to vote? Just say no.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Halle Berry, Jennifer Aniston, Tobey Maguire, Eva Longoria Parker and other stars are using reverse psychology to get young people into voting booths on election day.
In a new public service announcement that hit YouTube and other online outlets Wednesday, DiCaprio says: “Please — just don’t vote.” Others echo his plea: “Don’t vote.”
But the stars soon ... read more
