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[Translate] Harvey Weinstein says he rejected a movie pitch sent to him by none other the President of the United States. In an interview with the Times of London (via The Wrap), Weinstein claimed Barack Obama sent him a spy novel and suggested he adapt it to the screen. “I sent him an email back saying he was the most overqualified book scout I’ve ever...
[Translate] After a week of rumors and speculation, “Jersey Shore” star Snooki confirmed on Wednesday that she was pregnant and engaged to Jionni LaValle. The ladies of “The Talk” (weekdays on CBS) reacted to the surprising news, discussed how it might impact her spinoff reality show and debated whether she was mature enough to handle the new...
[Translate] ATLANTA — Whitney Houston left everything to her 19-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina. The pop superstar’s will doesn’t mention specific assets, but leaves all of her furnishings, clothing, personal effects, jewelry and cars to her surviving children. Bobbi Kristina was her only child. Inside Edition first reported the will, filed in Atlanta,...
[Translate] PARIS — Harvey Weinstein says “The Artist” is just the beginning. “France is about to have a golden age of cinema,” said the Hollywood titan, who produced the French-born silent film that captured the world’s attention and five Academy Awards, including best picture. Weinstein told The Associated Press on Wednesday that...
[Translate] “Hey sluts!” That’s how HBO’s provocateur greets his audience before ripping Rush Limbaugh, as the devout atheist, pot smoker and most outspoken late-nighter gives $1 million to re-elect Obama in the hopes of waking up Hollywood: “It’s a scarier group of Republicans than I’ve ever seen in my life.” ...
[Translate] What the South by Southwest Film Festival lacks in mainstream exposure, it makes up for in coolness. Forget Sundance, Cannes, Toronto and Telluride: Austin is where the hipper (and hipster) film fans direct their gaze to find their big deal movies. This year, however, SXSW is home to plenty of high-power features, filmmakers and stars. From Joss Whedon...
[Translate] With the entertainment biz’s most-anticipated baby ever turning 2 months old today, we thought we’d look back on all of the famous-person things baby Blue Ivy Carter has acquired in her 60-some days of living. Like her own trademarked name, for starters, or fancy gal pals such as Gwyneth Paltrow, etc. To wit: Her own trademarked name. But...
[Translate] By Kathleen Furey Ennio Morricone is widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers of all time. In the span of his six-decade career, he has scored over 500 films and television shows, including Fistful of Dollars (1964,) The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1967,) and Danger: Diabolik (1968.) Morricone’s scores are not the traditional, lush, string-filled...
