Hollywood

07 August 2007 -- Michelle Pfeiffer received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in an August 6 ceremony in front of the Hollywood & Highland Center.

The 49-year-old star of such films as Scarface, The Fabulous Baker Boys, and Dangerous Liaisons thanked her mother and father for supporting her decision to become an actress.

Speaking about her mother, she said "She taught me that I could do anything and that I should have a career before I got married." She said her father "taught me that you can make something of yourself if you work hard."    » read more »

August 7, 2007 -- SANTA FE — New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson today announced that the Groundswell Films/New Line Cinema production, Appaloosa, will be shot in New Mexico.

The production will be shot in and around Santa Fe from October 1 through November 24 and expects to hire approximately 90 New Mexico crew members and 500 local background actors.

Ed Harris will produce, star and direct. Other principal cast includes Viggo Mortensen and Renee Zellweger. Alongside Harris will be producers Robert Knott, Michael London and Ginger Sledge.    » read more »

04 August 2007 -- Matt Damon is back as undercover agent Jason Bourne in a new espionage action-adventure based on the best-selling books by Robert Ludlum. Alan Silverman spoke with the stars and film-maker Paul Greengrass for this look at The Bourne Ultimatum.    » read more »

Aug. 1, 2007 -- Colorado Governor Bill Ritter announced today that Paramount Pictures’ new film Nowhereland will be filmed in Denver later this year. Nowhereland is produced by Paramount Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures and stars Eddie Murphy.

“We are pleased to be hosting this production from Paramount Pictures and we are excited about the producer’s decision to make Denver a major part of this film,” Gov. Ritter said. “This will be the largest production in Colorado in several years and we hope this is a sign of good things to come for our film industry.”    » read more »

KISS' Peter Criss to Release Solo Album

17 July 2007 -- According to The Hollywood Reporter, singer Katherine McPhee will make her major motion picture debut in an upcoming comedy that stars Anna Faris. The 23-year-old 2006 American Idol runner-up will appear alongside Emma Stone, Rumer Willis, Kat Dennings and Dana Goodman. The yet-to-be titled film centers on "a Playboy bunny who gets kicked out of the Playboy Mansion and becomes the house mother to the lamest sorority on campus."    » read more »

17 July 2007 -- Lindsay Lohan's out of rehab...and back on the party circuit. The 21-year-old actress completed a 45-day residential substance abuse treatment program July 13, and the following night was seen at a Las Vegas nightclub.

In a statement to Access Hollywood, publicist Leslie Sloan Zelnick said Lohan is now in an outpatient program comprising daily attendance at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, outpatient therapy, and daily testing.    » read more »

“After 18 years, it’s good to finally welcome the Simpsons home. Vermonters love The Simpsons.

“We’re glad for the honor, and today we’re all from Springfield. As much as we Vermonters prize our privacy, we also welcome this attention to our beautiful state. Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie will look great on that yellow carpet with the Green Mountains as a backdrop.”

Source: Senator Patrick Leahy

July 10, 2007 -- "I want to congratulate Springfield and its partners for winning the opportunity to host the world premiere of The Simpsons Movie.

The community spirit and enthusiasm that was key to Springfield’s improbable victory is precisely why Vermont is such a special place—and a fun place—to live, work and raise a family.

Fourteen Springfields across the country competed in the online election—sponsored by the 20th Century Fox Film Corporation—to host the premiere of the much-anticipated movie.

Springfield, Vermont’s success is a true Cinderella story.    » read more »

09 July 2007 -- The shape-shifting robots in Transformers morphed into last weekend's U.S. box office leaders. The DreamWorks-Paramount take on the popular line of Hasbro toys took in $67.6 million in ticket sales in its first weekend, according to July 8 studio estimates.

This brings its domestic total to $152.5 million, counting July 2 preview screenings. If those figures hold up, it would give Transformers the largest first-week revenue in history for a non-sequel, topping Spider-Man's $151.6 million total in 2002.    » read more »

Governor will cast his vote tomorrow at 10:30 a.m.

July 8, 2007 -- Montpelier, Vt. – Vermont Governor Jim Douglas is urging Vermonters to support Springfield, Vermont’s quest to host the premier of “The Simpsons Movie” on July 26.    » read more »

July 2, 2007 -- Salem – Today Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski encouraged his fellow citizens to support Springfield, Oregon’s bid to host the premiere of The Simpsons Movie by casting their vote online by July 9.    » read more »

July 02, 2007 -- FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Department of Tourism is working to help the small Central Kentucky town of Springfield in its effort to host the world premiere of “The Simpsons Movie” later this month.

The tourism department’s web site has been outfitted with a link to the USA Today newspaper web site where the public can vote on which of 14 Springfields around the country should be the venue for the premiere of the 20th Century Fox movie based on the long-running animated series on the Fox TV Network.    » read more »

02 July 2007 -- An animated rat feasted on last weekend's U.S. box office championship. Ratatouille, Pixar's computer-generated tale of a rodent who gets to cook in a French restaurant, topped the Stateside tally with $47.2 million.

This is the lowest opening figure for Disney's Pixar Animation unit since 1998, when A Bug's Life took in $33.3 million. The next five Pixar films, among them Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, and last year's Cars, enjoyed opening weekends between $57.4 million and $70.5 million.    » read more »

26 June 2007 -- Tom Sizemore has been sentenced to 16 months in state prison for violating his probation in a previous drug case.

California Superior Court Judge Cynthia Rayvis said the 45-year-old actor "abused the privilege of probation" and "needs to be in a lockdown setting." She recommended Sizemore be sent to the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County for its noteworthy drug treatment program.

Sizemore, whose screen credits include Saving Private Ryan and Blackhawk Down, wore orange jail clothing and didn't speak during the June 25 hearing.    » read more »

29 May 2007 -- For decades, the first choice of movie-obsessed audiences in India has been the Hindi-language films produced by the country's hugely popular film industry, known as "Bollywood." But a surprisingly successful run by the American-made Spider-Man 3 reveals the rising popularity in India of Hollywood movies. Anjana Pasricha has a report from New Delhi.

When Spider-Man 3 was released in India in early May, it was not just English-speaking audiences in the big cities queuing up to watch the film.    » read more »