Topic: - on January 4, 2003 at 11:14:35 AM CET
'Monty Python' director MacNaughton dead
Ian MacNaughton, a television director who helped bring the anarchic "Monty Python's Flying Circus" to the screen, has died. He was 76. MacNaughton died December 10 in Munich, Germany, from injuries sustained in a 2001 car accident, Monty Python member Terry Jones said.
MacNaughton directed all but the first four episodes of "Monty Python's Flying Circus," which ran on BBC television from 1969 to 1974.
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Topic: - on January 2, 2003 at 2:28:12 PM CET
Hollywood out of ideas MAGNUM the movie
Just call him Magnum D.O.A. That pretty much describes the chances we have of seeing a "Magnum P.I." feature film. Tom Selleck tells GLARE, "It's obvious with all the television series they're making into movies these days that there's a demand for a film. In fact, in every interview I do people ask me, 'Hey Tom, how come we've never seen "Magnum: The Movie?"
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Topic: - on December 26, 2002 at 4:44:04 PM CET
The Matrix Makers
ALL MORNING, BUZZ had rippled through the lot that producer Joel Silver would be screening, for the first time, 20 minutes from the sci-fi smash hit’s two feverishly anticipated sequels, “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions,” both of which will hit theaters in 2003.
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Topic: - on December 21, 2002 at 1:42:54 AM CET
Two Towers Debuts With $26M Opening Day
The fellowship of the ring may have fractured on screen, but it's alive and kicking in theaters. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" took in $26 million domestically on opening day Wednesday, up 44 percent from the $18 million debut of the trilogy's first film, "The Fellowship of the Ring," last year.
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Topic: - on December 15, 2002 at 3:27:41 PM CET
Bandwidth Killer
Ultra Hi-Res 62.3MB movie trailer from The Matrix
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Topic: - on December 13, 2002 at 1:44:27 PM CET
Hollywood out of ideas
Rocky 6 announced
Sylvester Stallone has signed up to write the script for a sixth Rocky movie, 12 years after the last movie flopped at the box office. He may also return in the role of Rocky, who would be lured out of retirement for one last fight, according to reports.
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Topic: - on December 9, 2002 at 4:27:14 PM CET
Coppola buys vineyard for a 'shocking' price
Film director Francis Ford Coppola has agreed to pay $31.5-million -- a wine industry record -- for the Cohn Vineyard in Napa Valley. The deal brings an end to a bidding war between Coppola and Robert Mondavi. The maker of Apocalypse Now and The Godfather will pay an estimated $350,000 an acre for the prized vineyard.
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Topic: - on December 9, 2002 at 11:45:29 AM CET
James: "I beat Harry Potters ass again"
The James Bond flick, which debuted as the No. 1 movie two weeks earlier, returned to the top spot with $13 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The mobster-in-therapy sequel "Analyze That," starring Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal, had a weaker debut than the original movie, opening with $11.3 million. "Analyze This" had premiered with $18.4 million in 1999 on its way to a total gross of $106.7 million.
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Topic: - on December 4, 2002 at 3:02:33 PM CET
Gere Wins Dubious Prize for Giraffe Comparison
Richard Gere no longer interested in gerbils, turns his focus to giraffes
Pretty Woman star Richard Gere's animal magnetism has won him the unwelcome accolade of being declared the year's worst celebrity waffler by Britain's Plain English Campaign.... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: - on November 28, 2002 at 6:09:01 PM CET
Zsa Zsa Gabor Said to Be in Coma
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was hospitalized Thursday after her vehicle struck a light pole, officials said. Her husband's spokesman said she was in a coma.
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Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 11:14:21 PM CET
Cage files for divorce from Presley
Nicolas Cage with his then-girlfriend Lisa Marie Presley at the June 11 premiere of "Windtalkers" in Hollywood. The two were married August 10 before family and friends at a resort on Hawaii.
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Topic: - on November 26, 2002 at 11:58:51 AM CET
Heidi Klum's Marriage Kaput
Attention all bachelors: Superbabe Heidi Klum is back on the market.
The German model, known for her Victoria's Secret catwalking and Sports Illustrated swimsuit-posing prowess, has split from her husband, hairstylist Ric Pipino. The two are planning to divorce, Access Hollywood reported Monday.
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