Sep 29, 2009 -
Polanski asks Swiss court to free him from custody
Sept. 29, 2009, 7:13 AM EST
ZURICH (AP) --
Lawyers for Roman Polanski filed a motion in court Tuesday asking that the director be released from Swiss custody — the first step in his legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States for a 1977 statutory rape case.
The Swiss Federal Criminal Court announced the filing and said "the decision will be made within the next weeks."
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May 31, 2009 -
I just love these two. They're the most interesting and entertaining design team out there. Here are excerpts from an interview with Telegraph while the two were lying on Gabbana's yacht during Cannes:
On adopting a child, and Europe's child adoption laws:
“Those are never going to change,” shrugs Gabbana sadly.
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Feb 24, 2009 -
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Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch December 9, 1916) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film producer known for his cleft chin, his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as "sons of bitches". He is the father of Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas. He was #17 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time.
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Feb 26, 2009 -
http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/rhumphries/2009/02/26/what-hollywood-gets-wrong-about-darfur-by-rusty-humphries/#more-66522
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Darfur
by Rusty Humphries
George Clooney wasn’t at the Oscars Sunday night. Where was he? Apparently, Clooney was in Darfur - and he was planning to report back to President Obama about his trip.
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Nov 10, 2008 -
Written by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
As most of you know, opening in less than 2 weeks is Summit Entertainment’s "Twilight" movie. The film is based on the hugely successful Stephenie Meyers book and it’s the story of Bella and Edward….
In case you’re one of the few that doesn’t know the story, "Twilight" is a modern-day love story between a teenage girl and a vampire.
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Aug 19, 2008 -
However, it seems to be that the makers of the new film might be trying to trade on the nude aspect of Daniel’s career, as he’ll be appearing without pants in the new film. This won’t be full-frontal, it’s a kids’ film.
The actor - who has starred as the teen wizard in five movies in the franchise based on the books by JK Rowling - admits he was unsure when he was told he would be appearing without trousers in a scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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Feb 25, 2008 -
Marion Cotillard, the celebrated actress who played Edith Piaf in the film "La Vie en Rose," and Oscar nominee Javier Bardem are being wooed to play Guido and his wife Louisa in the movie "Nine," based on the Tony Award-winning musical.
Variety reported that director Rob Marshall and producer Harvey Weinstein and his The Weinstein Co. also have Penelope Cruz, Sophia Loren and Marshall's "Chicago" murderess Catherine Zeta-Jones on their wish list.
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Nov 19, 2008 -
From Rottentomatoes.com
Five Favorite Films with Twilight's Robert Pattinson
Our (mostly) artful conversation with the 22-year-old British actor.
by Jen Yamato | November 18, 2008
Thanks to a teen phenomenon called Twilight, Robert Pattinson has gone from being a little-known Brit actor (best known as the handsome, ill-fated Cedric Diggory in two Harry Potter films) to having his face plastered across every major magazine, television show, and website known to man. Or at least, every one of them known to teenage girls.
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Jan 13, 2008 -
Harry Potter fans are set to get a double treat in the film of the final story – and movie makers are set to double their money.
Crew working on the sixth Potter film, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, have been told J.K. Rowling's seventh novel, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, will be released in two halves.
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Feb 17, 2008 -
2007
Rated R
Written by Aaron Stockard, Ben Affleck, and Dennis Lehane
Directed by Ben Affleck
Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Amy Ryan, John Ashton
Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and Angie Gennaro (Monaghan) are both live-in lovers and partners in a private investigation business in a rough neighborhood in Boston when they are approached by a couple whose 4 year-old niece, Amanda, has been abducted from her home. Amanda's mother, Helene (Ryan), is heartbroken about her missing daughter, but is also a negligent parent and drug-addict who is involved with a dangerous crowd. Helene's brother and sister-in-law want to hire Patrick and Angie to supplement the police investigation, since they think that the locals may trust them more than the police, and may give them more information.
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