Academy Awards

...the "Rush Hour" movies and "X-Men: The Last Stand." It will be produced for Universal Pictures by Brian Grazer, who won the best picture Oscar in 2002 for "A Beautiful Mind." Hefner, 81, sold the rights to his story to Grazer several...

In this article: Hugh Hefner, Brett Ratner, Brian Grazer, Universal Pictures, Joint venture, Oscar, First Amendment, Playboy, Stroke, and Vivendi Universal

...standard bearer for good behavior while working for a studio? He throws Forrest Whittaker's Hope Floats into the mix because, what?, he won an Oscar for acting years later? It's not like it was a great movie or a box office smash. And no...

In this article: Tom Rothman, David Silverman, Tim Burton, The X-Files, Oscar, Warren Beatty, X-Men, and The X-Files: I Want to Believe

...ABC. (AP Photo/ABC, Brett Ratner) - AP LOS ANGELES An affable Hugh Jackman talks about hosting Sunday's Academy Awards, and veteran actor James Cromwell has some advice for Oscar nominee Josh Brolin. NAKED OSCARS: Oscar host Hugh Jackman...

In this article: Academy Awards, James Cromwell, Hugh Jackman, Josh Brolin, Interpretive dance, People Magazine, Milk, Gavin Rossdale, and Sheryl Crow

...get started until 1:30 a.m. Guests at the soiree included freshly minted Oscar winners Marion Cotillard, Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem, who danced with his still-undercover girlfriend, Penelope Cruz. Sean Penn, Kate Beckinsale, Eva...

In this article: Academy Awards, Guy Oseary, AIDS, Vanity Fair, Mercedes-Benz, Four Seasons Hotel, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, and Javier Bardem

...room that didn't get started until 1:30 a.m. Guests included Oscar winners Marion Cotillard, Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem, who danced with his still-undercover girlfriend, Penelope Cruz. Sean Penn, Kate Beckinsale, Eva Longoria Parker,...

In this article: Prince, Academy Awards, Beverly Hills, AIDS, Vanity Fair, Guy Oseary, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, and Kate Beckinsale

...Stand," have collectively grossed more than $1 billion worldwide. Filmmaker Forman has won Academy Awards for directing "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus." "This is a magical moment. Since I was a child and teenager behind...

In this article: Milos Forman, Brett Ratner, Savannah, Amadeus, Georgia, Academy Awards, Savannah Morning News, Savannah College of Art and Design, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and X-Men: The Last Stand

...for Brett Ratner "We're not in the retaliation business, we're in the justice business," fumed DA spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons, whose office now is seeking the Oscar-winning director's extradition from Switzerland. Polanski, 76, was...

In this article: Roman Polanski, Zurich, US, Champagne, Zurich Film Festival, Oscar, and The Ghost

..."Slumdog Millionaire" has irreversibly changed the global fortunes of Bollywood. "Look at how a small-budget film with unknown actors is garnering Oscars. 'Slumdog...' has opened up doors. It shows the US market that a hit movie can be...

In this article: Brett Ratner, Jackie Chan, Rush Hour, X Men, Berlin, Roman Polanski, Brian Singer, Tom Cruise, and After the Sunset

...that followed the announcement of Brett Ratner as director of X-Men: The Last Stand, (and the resulting, subpar film) Fox went out and hired Oscar winning director Gavin Hood (responsible for Best Foreign Language Film Tsotsi) and offered up a...

In this article: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Gavin Hood, Blu-ray, Hugh Jackman, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Logan, Utah, William Stryker, Wolverine, and Danny Huston