Dennis Quaid performs shoeless in Ore.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Dennis Quaid jumped on stage barefoot to perform with his band at the annual Taste of Beaverton party. The actor, better known for his rustic good looks on the big screen than as a musician, says he always performs without shoes because it makes him feel like he's in a living ...
| Bonham Carter: Easy being an ape
RADNOR, Pa. (AP) - Helena Bonham Carter says learning how to be an ape is easy. Faced with mastering the bowlegged, stiff-hipped ape walk for the new "Planet of the Apes," Carter and other cast members were sent to "ape school." Director Tim Burton arranged the training sessions with Terry Notary, a ...
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Venice Film Fest puts Fonda in spotlight
ROME (Hollywood Reporter) - The Venice International Film Festival's International Critics Week will honor Peter Fonda with a special screening of the U.S. actor-director's directorial debut, "The Hired Hand." The 1971 film will unspool along with seven new first works premiering in the revamped sidebar, ...
| Soderbergh revisits 'sex, lies and videotape'
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hot off his simultaneous Best Director Oscar win for "Traffic" and nomination for "Erin Brockovich," Steven Soderbergh is returning to his roots, directing an untitled project for Miramax Films billed as a sequel to his 1989 debut feature "sex, lies and videotape." ...
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Witherspoon to serve up tennis comedy
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After conquering the legal court as a Harvard law student in MGM's "Legally Blonde," Reese Witherspoon is now set to take her act onto the tennis court. Intermedia has acquired an untitled comedy pitch from writer Bruce Miller set in the world of women's tennis for ...
| Harrison Ford talks about flying
SEATTLE (AP) - Harrison Ford spoke eloquently of his love of flying to a most appropriate audience - those attending a fund-raising gala for the city's Museum of Flight. The event was part of an effort to raise $3 million for children's programs at the museum. Ford, who flew his own float plane into ...
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Almodovar accused of killing bulls
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Animal rights activists have filed a complaint against director Pedro Almodovar and his production company for killing four bulls in the shooting of his new film "Talk To Her." The complaint, filed before the Madrid regional environmental department, argues that Almodovar and his ...
| Grammer selling Hollywood home
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kelsey Grammer is selling his Hollywood Hills house for $715,000. The Emmy and Golden Globe-wining star of the NBC sitcom "Frasier" had been using the home while in town. He and his wife, model Camille Donatacci, decided they weren't spending enough time there to keep it, the Los ...
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Katharine Hepburn's release postponed
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Katharine Hepburn's expected discharge from a hospital was postponed Monday to give doctors more time to monitor her ability to walk. The 94-year-old, four-time Academy Award winner was admitted to Hartford Hospital last Wednesday for treatment of a urinary infection. She had ...
| 'Jurassic Park III' tops box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Moviegoers are still hungry for dinosaurs. "Jurassic Park III" took the biggest bite of a strong weekend box office, earning $50.3 million from Friday through Sunday, according to studio estimates. "America's Sweethearts," starring Julia Roberts, earned an estimated $31 million and ...
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Jennifer Aniston is expecting child!
BERLIN (AP) - Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are expecting their first child, Pitt told a German magazine. "No. 1 is already on the way," the German edition of Marie Claire quoted Pitt as saying. "Now we're just hoping that everything goes well." Aniston, 32, and Pitt, 37, were married last July in ...
| 'Jurassic' on ramapge at box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - According to studio estimates issued Sunday, "Jurassic Park III" grossed $50.3 million for the three-day period beginning Friday. Since its Wednesday opening, the Universal Pictures film has totaled $80.9 million. By contrast "Jurassic Park" (1993) opened with $50.2 million in ...
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Blondes have more fun at box office
Reese Witherspoon's law-school comedy "Legally Blonde" debuted as the weekend's top film in North America, taking in $ 20.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The heist thriller "The Score," starring brunettes Robert De Niro and Edward Norton, premiered in second place with $ 19 million. ...
| Hollywood Walk of Fame sees more stars
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sandra Bullock, Al Pacino, Regis Philbin and Rodney Dangerfield are among an eclectic group of celebrities getting stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Exercise guru Jack LaLanne, heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne and Fabian also will get the sidewalk honor. Entertainers in film, television, ...
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Box office goes to the dogs - and cats
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The fur flew at movie theaters over the weekend. "Cats and Dogs," a family film about household pets feuding over world domination, debuted as the No. 1 movie with a weekend gross of $21.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie was a whisker ahead of the horror spoof ...
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