Topic: - on November 7, 2002 at 10:51:11 PM CET
Steve Martin to host 75th Oscars
Actor Steve Martin will host the 75th anniversary Oscars in Los Angeles next year. Martin takes up the role for the second time, taking over from Whoopi Goldberg.
"I'm very pleased to be hosting the Oscars again, because fear and nausea always make me lose weight," said Martin.
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Topic: - on October 30, 2002 at 9:24:39 PM CET
Hollywood's version of Napster
DVDXCopy released next week
St. Louis-based 321 Studios, developer of DVD X Copy, plans to make the software available for download starting Monday at its site, dvdxcopy.com, for $100.
Hollywood insisted on having copy protection built into DVDs from the format's formative days. The only test was in 1999, when a Norwegian teen posted a program to get around the encryption. The Motion Picture Association of America successfully sued to have it removed from the Internet.
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Topic: - on October 27, 2002 at 10:11:58 AM CET
KiSS Technology To Release First DivX(TM) Compatible DVD Player
standalone
DivXNetworks, Inc, the company that created the revolutionary patent-pending DivX ™ video compression technology, and KiSS Technology, a leading Scandinavian manufacturer of DVD products throughout the world, today announced that the DP-450 from KiSS Technology is the first DVD player to offer compatibility with certain versions of DivX video technology.
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Topic: - on October 21, 2002 at 10:38:03 PM CEST
Arnold Schwarzenegger taking a first step towards a run for governor in 2006
Actor-turned-GOP activist Arnold Schwarzenegger is putting his high-wattage star power and money behind a ballot measure to fund after-school care, a commitment many think may be a first step toward a run for governor in 2006. The 55-year-old former Mr. Universe, who considered and then backed away from a gubernatorial run this year, is sponsoring Proposition 49, which would dedicate $550 million a year in state money to after-school programs for elementary and junior high schools.
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Topic: - on October 20, 2002 at 11:40:41 AM CEST
The Matrix Reloaded - Die Filmposter
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Topic: - on October 16, 2002 at 12:21:03 PM CEST
May the force be with you
-= FOLLOWUP =-
Attack of the Inside Job? According to the Marin Independent Journal, Foley became the subject of an in-house investigation at Lucasfilm, where he worked as a production assistant, in mid-March after Knowles posted his Episode II review.
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Topic: - on October 12, 2002 at 12:31:03 PM CEST
Nicolas Cage Sells Comic Books for $1.6 Million
Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage has sold his personal comic book collection, including a copy of Superman's 1938 pulp debut, at auction for more than $1.6 million, organizers of the sale said on Friday. Cage's copy of Action Comics #1, the 1938 comic featuring the first appearance of Superman, sold for $86,250, more than $15,000 above its estimated value, auction organizers said.
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Topic: - on October 10, 2002 at 6:29:10 PM CEST
out of ideas Hollywood Does 'Dallas' Remake PART ?
Villainous oilman J.R. Ewing is about to get shot again. Regency Enterprises, a production company based at Twentieth Century Fox, is striking a seven figure deal to turn the primetime soap opera "Dallas" into a feature film. "I like the idea of doing it for the 21st century, with a new cast," series creator Dave Jacobs told Daily Variety.
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Topic: - on October 9, 2002 at 8:58:40 PM CEST
World's largest collection of TV Episode Guides
This site contains Episode Lists for over 2000 TV shows. Each list contains titles and airdates. For over 500 shows there is also a more detailed episode guide containing guest stars and plot summaries. To go to the full guide, click on the box labeled "TO Episode Guide" at the top or bottom of an episode list.
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Topic: - on October 8, 2002 at 11:09:23 AM CEST
"Mormonenfirma" macht Videos jugendfrei
Kriegsfilme zeigen Kriege und Liebesfilme zeigen Liebesszenen - einige Firmen in den USA wollen das nicht länger hinnehmen:
Einem moralischen Kreuzzug gleich ziehen mittlerweile etliche Videovertriebe gegen bekannte Kassenschlager ins Feld und schneiden Szenen, die Gewalt, Sex oder Kraftausdrücke enthalten, kurzerhand aus dem Filmmaterial. Zahlreiche Hollywood-Regisseure wehren sich gegen die nicht genehmigten “Kürzungen”.
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Topic: - on October 6, 2002 at 1:44:13 PM CEST
Reality is about to bite for Winona Ryder
Legal counsel for the actress say she is not interested in cutting a plea deal and is ready to head to court this week to face shoplifting charges. "Everyone keeps asking me why doesn't this settle out [of court]. But there is this meddlesome little problem of her being not guilty!" said Ryder's lawyer, Mark Geragos.
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Topic: - on October 5, 2002 at 10:44:39 PM CEST
BBC 'pays £10m' for the magic of Harry Potter - how much was YOUR download?
The BBC has won a bidding war with ITV and other commercial broadcasters for the first terrestrial screening of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It is claimed that the BBC paid £10 million for the film but Potter fans will have to wait until late next year at the earliest before seeing it. No date has been set but there is speculation that it could be BBC1's blockbuster family film on Christmas Day.
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