While in London
to promote his latest film The
Sixth Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger made a rude move on Boddington's model
turned TV starlet Melanie Sykes, interviewing him at the time. The brusk Northerner
was plain in her response with, "Get your (expleteive) hands off me - I'm
scared." Arnie, apparently, didn't stop there, the married father-of-four
then made a clumsy lunge for Sykes' breast instead. This is the latest accusation
involving the star concerning...
Yes, the super couple are expecting their second bubba. Madonna announced in a brief statement
that she and her British beau, Guy Ritchie "are happy to confirm the rumours
that they are expecting a child at the end of this year." But she pleaded,
doubtless in vain, "…if the media would kindly allow us some privacy
at this special time," The newly weds had a brief fling two years ago after
meeting at a party thrown by Sting's wife Trudie Styler. They got back together
...
Friend of the Blairs, Steven Spielberg picked up an honorary knighthood in recognition
of his contribution to entertainment and the British film industry. Although
he will not be entitled to be called "Sir", Spielberg can use the
letters KBE (Knight Of The British Empire) after his name. Spielberg recently
gave Ewan Blair work experience on the British shoot of his HBO series Band
of Brothers, which father Tony fought to get shot in the UK in Parliament.
The Pri...
Nortel
Networks Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 11 - 22 (Palm Spring, CA)
The
12th Annual festival will open with James Ivory's The
Golden Bowl on January 11, 2001. Recreating Henry James'
engaging novel on screen, Ivory's latest effort features a star-studded
cast, including Angelica Houston, Uma Thurman, Nick Nolte, Kate
Beckinsale and Jer...
None less than 18 theatres from which to choose your surprise film to view,
that is how the 30th Rotterdam Festival edition running from January 24th through
February 4th will mark its opening. According to Screen Daily, tickets will
be free and a record 5,000 filmgoers are expected to partake. Another addition
to this year's event is the lauching of CineMart online, a virtual meeting place
for filmmakers and producers with project development in mind. ...
Lars von Trier's upcoming film, Dogville, will be shot at a former military
barracks near Copenhagen. Described by the producer as a drama or thriller,
the English-language venture takes place in a small American mountain village.
Von Trier is apparently approaching a Hollywood actress for the lead. ...
The Producers Guild of America plans to honor veteran actor Kirk Douglas for
his contributions to the entertainment industry. This year's Milestone Award
will be handed to Douglas during the 12th annual Golden Laurel Awards on March
3. ...
The Brits are queuing up to perform in Robert Altman's upcoming period piece
Gosford Park. So far, Jude Law, Emily Watson and Kristin Scott are among
the actors who have been able to fit the picture into their schedules. Apparently
inspired by Renoir's classic La Règle du jeu, the film is set to begin
shooting in March. ...
Fearing the worst, the Chicago foundry responsible for making the gold-plated
Oscar statuette has announced plans to make a second, back-up set. Last year's
statues were stolen then found in a trash bin. This year, Oscar will travel
to the ceremony by plane rather than truck, as has been customary. ...
Filmmakers from around the world communicated their New Year's wishes in their native language: (in order - Alain de Halleux (Belgium), Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Mali), Rafi Pitts (Iran), David Lanzmann (France), Peggy Chiao (Taiwan), Milutin Petrovic (Serbia), Nico Cirasola (Italy), Silio Caiozzi (Chile), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (India), Julian Kemp and Carol Morely (UK). ...
Robert Rehme, president
of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, announced that 242 feature films
qualify for the Oscar selections and that the full list and nomination ballots would be sent out to the more than 4,000
members of the Academy next week. To qualify for consideration under the
Academy's rules, a feature-length (over 40 minutes, 35 or 70mm) motion picture
must receive public theatrical exhibition in a commercial theater in Los Angeles
County during ...
The British Film Institute has announced plans to award Robert Altman their
52nd Fellowship. In receiving the prestigious award at the National Film Theatre
in London on January 24, the director will join the likes of Orson Welles and
Martin Scorsese. The author of no less than 70 films, including The Player,
Short Cuts and M*A*S*H*, Altman plans to give an interview about
his life and work the day of the ceremony....
Tony and Emmy-winning character actor Ray Walston has died at the age of 86.
Best known for his roles as the extraterrestrial Uncle Martin on US TV's My
Favorite Martian and as a teacher in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Walston also
garnered praise -- and a Tony award -- for his role in the 1956 Broadway musical
Damn Yankies. He apparently died of natural causes....
Cameron Crowe's latest film Almost
Famous has been deemed best film of the year by the Online Film Critics
Society. Supporting actress Kate Hudson and actor Philip Seymour Hoffman also
picked up awards, and the film was recognized for best ensemble and screenplay....
The Sundance Festival announced two Surprise Screenings added to the 2001 line-up.
Happy Campers marks the directorial debut of Daniel Waters, the writer
of Heathers. Brad Renfro, Dominique Swain, James King, Jordan Bridges,
Emily Bergl, Justin Long, and Keram Malicki-Sanchez portray a diverse team of
counselors who take over Camp Bleeding Dove after their tyrannical director
(Peter Stormare) is accidentally incapacitated. The film premieres January 21
at 3 pm, Eccles The...
Speedball The
Movie, written, directed and produced by Drago Lazetich, has become the
#1 top most requested trailer to watch (from over 1000 entries) on Reelplay.com.
What is unique
is that this independent project was the only movie named on the Top 10 list
which is in development. All the rest were either already on the big screen
or completed.
The film has tremendous potential for distribution since Paintball is a popular
sport in more than 60 countries, an...
In a move that recalled their city's film festival, the Toronto Film Critics gave
the top nod to Ang Lee's Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The film also won the top prize, the Audience Award
at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. The runner-up film was Steven
Soderbergh's Traffic, while the best Canadian film award went to Gary Burns's
waydowntown. ...
The entries to the Nordic competition section at the Göteborg Film Festival
(January 26 - February 4) have been decided. The films compete for a number
of prizes, including the Göteborgs-Posten's Nordic Competition Award, in co-operation
with Göteborg Film Festival (SEK 100.000 and the statuette "The Film Fox"),
for the best film; the Kodak Nordic Vision Award (SEK 50.000) for best photography;
and the Canal+ Nordic Script Prize (SEK 50.000) for the best screenplay. The
...
American director Steven Spielberg will be knighted on behalf of Britain's Queen
Elizabeth II to honor all that he has done for the UK's film industry. The ceremony
will take place January 29 at the British Embassy in Washington, DC. His knighthood
will be an honorary one only, because this honor is typically reserved for British
citizens only. ...
Twenty-one year old actress Kate Hudson, the star of Almost Famous, was
married December 31 to Chris Robinson, the 34 year-old lead singer of the Black
Crowes. Their wedding (the first for each) took place in Aspen, Colorado. Hudson's
mother, Goldie Hawn, and her longtime partner Kurt Russell were among the 70 guests
in attendance at the wedding. Hudson will next be seen in the war drama Four
Feathers, which also stars Wes Bentley and Heath Ledger. ...
Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai and legendary American playwright (and screenwriter)
Arthur Miller working together to adapt Miller’s story, Homely Girl for
the big screen, reported Screendaily. The story is originally set in
New York, but Gitai and Miller have moved the setting to Israel in the 30s.
The story follows a woman who tries to resolve her conflicts with her father,
a Jewish immigrant, played by Miller. The film version will be called Plain
Jane....
Danish director
Thomas Vinterberg has chosen the female lead for his upcoming foray into English-language
filmmaking. American actress Claire Danes (Little Women) will star in
his fantastical romance, It’s All About Love as a world famous
ice skater who tries deperately to save her relationship. Shooting is set to
begin in April and will take place in studios in Denmark and in Sweden. ...
On the occasion of its 30th edition and in the context of Rotterdam 2001, Cultural
Capital of Europe, the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Wednesday, January
24th - Sunday, February 4th 2001) will present On the Waterfront, the first
of several special programmes to be announced. On the Waterfront is a thematic
programme building upon the inspiration of Rotterdam as one of the great ports
of the world. By selecting Roy Andersson for Filmmakers in Focus, the Filmfestival...
San Diego Film Critics Society Chooses Best of 2000 Almost
Famous, the loosely autobiographical story of former teenage Rolling
Stone journalist Cameron Crowe, was chosen December 20 as the best film
of 2000 by the San Diego Film Critics Society. The critics also chose Crowe
as best director, and his own screenplay for the film as best screenplay of
the year. The society, comprising newspaper, television, magazine, radio and
Internet critics working in San Diego County, c...
The Hollywood premiere of a three-hour Hindi-language musical comedy marks what
may be the beginning of a new era in Indian film. Though the Bombay-based movie
industry cranks out hundreds of films each year, Raju Chacha is the first Indian
film marketed directly toward affluent Indian expatriates in the US. The Internet
boom has brought some 100,000 Indian engineers to the States in the last three
years alone, bringing the community's population to around 1.5 million. ...
