WENN Director Quentin Tarantino is set to play B-movie icon Roger Corman in a film biopic, according to a new report. The filmmaker has signed on to lead the cast in “The Man with the Kaleidoscope Eyes,” according to the Daily Telegraph. Bing: ‘Kill Bill 3’ in the works The movie will tell the story behind Corman’s […]
‘Fatal Attraction’ coming to the London stage
LONDON (AP) — Revenge thriller “Fatal Attraction” is the latest hit movie to get a stage adaptation, with a production opening in London’s West End early next year. Producers announced Friday that former Royal Shakespeare Company chief Trevor Nunn will direct the play, based on the 1987 thriller starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. Bing: […]
Author Harper Lee, hometown museum at odds
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee is at odds with a museum in her Alabama hometown that celebrates her literary achievement over use of the words in the title of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Lee is seeking a trademark for the words when they are used on clothing. The Monroe […]
Zac ‘checked into rehab twice’
Zac Efron 19 September 2013 Zac Efron reportedly first sought professional help for his addiction in March this year. Earlier this week, reports emerged that the former High School Musical star had completed a stint in a facility due to alcohol issues. However, it was then claimed Zac had been treated for a “serious” cocaine […]
Jeff Bridges has revealed that he felt "a little underwhelmed" with RIPD
Jeff Bridges isn’t impressed with the finished version of R.I.P.D. 19 September 2013 Jeff Bridges has revealed that he felt “a little underwhelmed” with R.I.P.D. The Oscar-winning actor and Ryan Reynolds starred as dead policemen who patrol the afterlife in Robert Schwentke’s big-screen adaptation of the Dark Horse comic book Rest In Peace Department. The […]
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Dance teacher Patsy Swayze, mother of actor, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Choreographer and dance instructor Patsy Swayze, the mother of late actor Patrick Swayze, has died. She was 86. Swayze died Monday night at her home in Simi Valley, publicist Annett Wolf said. No cause of death was given. Born in 1927, Patsy Swayze taught dance for decades, and her students included […]
Jeff Bridges knocks ‘R.I.P.D.’: I was ‘underwhelmed’
By Greg GilmanTheWrap Almost two months after Universal’s pricey supernatural buddy cop flick “R.I.P.D.” bombed, star Jeff Bridges has joined the vast majority of critics who were not impressed. During an interview for the October issue of GQ, Bridges he was “a little underwhelmed” by the movie, which has scored a 12 percent rotten rating […]
‘White Collar’ Star Matt Bomer to Play Iconic Actor Montgomery Clift in Indie Biopic
By Jeff SneiderTheWrap “White Collar” star Matt Bomer has signed on to play Montgomery Clift in an upcoming biopic that could start production next year, a representative for the actor has told TheWrap. Pier 3 Pictures Michael Din, who is producing with Janine Giaime and Juri Henley-Cohn, is currently shopping the film for financing with […]
Actor Billy Connolly treated for prostate cancer
LONDON (AP) — Representatives of Scottish actor Billy Connolly say he has had surgery for the early stages of prostate cancer and is also receiving treatment for the initial symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The statement says the 70-year-old star is “fully recovered” from prostate surgery in the United States. He is expected to continue his […]