Tag: Actors
Bollywood legend Bachchan in hospital: official
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, who turned 66 Saturday, has been undergoing medical tests after complaining of abdominal cramps, a hospital spokesman said, as fans feared for his health.[MORE]
Hollywood celebs join Arab stars at Abu Dhabi fest
The second edition of the Middle East International Film Festival, hosted by the oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi, has kicked off with a glamorous red carpet parade.[MORE]
Check your politics at the door, DiCaprio urges Hollywood
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Body Of Lies star Leonardo DiCaprio urges filmmakers to check their politics at the door.[MORE]
Happy-Go-Lucky's Hawkins gets Oscar buzz
Actress Sally Hawkins is relatively unknown but an acclaimed role in British director Mike Leigh's new film may find her on Hollywood's red carpets this awards season, a prospect she calls "gob-smacking."[MORE]
Mirren reigns over Taymor's Tempest
Helen Mirren among Oscar winners cast for a gender-bending take on The Tempest.[MORE]
Actor Butler accused of punching paparazzo
Actor Gerard Butler is being investigated for an alleged attack on a photographer.[MORE]
James Bond admits to plastic surgery
Actor Daniel Craig had plastic surgery to fix injuries sustained on the set of Solace.[MORE]
Berry crowned Sexiest Woman Alive
Men's magazine Esquire crowns new mum Halle Berry the Sexiest Woman Alive.[MORE]
Actor Nolte injured in house fire
Actor Nick Nolte injured while trying to extinguish a blaze at his Malibu mansion.[MORE]
Hathaway signs up for Wonderland
Anne Hathaway joins Helena Bonham Carter in the new Alice In Wonderland adaptation.[MORE]
OJ Simpson 'to appeal' guilty verdict
OJ Simpson's lawyer says his client is extremely upset over being found guilty on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery.[MORE]
OJ Simpson guilty in robbery, kidnap trial
OJ Simpson has been found guilty of robbery and kidnapping, 13 years to the day after he was acquitted of murder. [MORE]
Lifetime achievement award for Darth Vader
James Earl Jones, whose booming voice gave the world the villainous Darth Vader in Star Wars, will receive the 2008 life achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild.[MORE]
Broadway to dim lights for Newman
Broadway theatres to dim their lights in memory of legendary actor Paul Newman.[MORE]
South Korean actress Choi found dead
A South Korean actress dogged by internet rumours over the suicide of an actor has apparently taken her own life.[MORE]
Hollywood, Google join forces in US vote push
Film stars including Forest Whitaker, Leonardo DiCaprio and Dustin Hoffman have joined forces with Google in a campaign to get US citizens to vote in the coming presidential election.[MORE]
Hoffman joins Aussie claymation feature
Philip Seymour Hoffman to star in Aussie Oscar-winning duo's claymation feature.[MORE]
Snappers deny stealing nude Monroe shots
Two photographers being sued for the return of nude pictures of Marilyn Monroe have denied accusations they stole the images and said they were found in a trash can.[MORE]
Black plans comedic 'Bourne Identity'
Actor/musician Jack Black is reuniting with Kung Fu Panda writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger for an untitled action comedy at Universal. A sort of comedic The Bourne Identity, the live-action film will centre on Black as an American who finds himself washed up on the shores of Cuba with no idea of who he is and how he got there. He comes to the conclusion that he must be a superspy, which is far from the truth.[MORE]
Studio eyes Sherlock Holmes series
Studio hopes to create a successful series with Robert Downey Jr in the title role.[MORE]
Swank signs up for legal thriller
Oscar-winner Hilary Swank is to star in a legal thriller based on the true story of a single mother who became a lawyer in order to help clear her brother of murder.[MORE]
Terminator star eager to enrol in Fame remake
Thomas Dekker, star of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, is in talks to take a lead role in MGM's remake of the 1980 musical Fame.[MORE]
Ledger's insurance refuses to pay out daughter
Heath Ledger's policy remains unpaid as his "suspicious" death is investigated.[MORE]
Rave reviews for Radcliffe's Equus
The actor who portrays the schoolboy wizard in the Harry Potter movies received as much attention for appearing naked as for his range and depth in the London production of playwright Peter Shaffer's Equus.[MORE]
World mourns 'king of cool' Newman
Tributes for Hollywood great Paul Newman come from as far away as Iran and France.[MORE]
