Pete Postlethwaite — the British actor who most recently appeared in the 2010 blockbusters Inception and The Town – passed away in an England hospital Sunday after a lengthy battle against cancer. He was 65. Postlethwaite began his acting career in 1975 with appearances on TV shows and TV movies. He went on to star [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Oscar’
Cee-Lo Gwyneth Paltrow Duet?
December 31st, 2010 |
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Hey ‘Crunchers! Hope you’re being kind to your livers this final Friday of 2010. Itching for a little holiday dish? Well, feast your eyes on this news about a hot celebrity combo likely headed our way in 2011. Now that Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow fancies herself a singer, the Country Strong actress is reportedly collaborating [...]
New Year’s Eve Crunch Crumbs: Pastor Rips Off Parishioner; The Original Selena Earns Postage Stamp; Detroit Man Facing Jail Time For Snooping Through Cheating Wife’s Email
December 31st, 2010 |
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Happy New Year’s Eve! May ’11 bring Peace, Prosperity, and plenty of Cosmopolitans! Bring in 2011 like “It’s 1999,” but no drinking and driving! We’ve got more than 12 hours before party time, so for now Castina’s here to help you get your Daily Scoop of Celebrity Dish with a list of tantilizing holiday links. [...]
Julie Andrews Anne Hathaway “Glee†Deal Could Mean “Princess Diaries†Reunion
December 29th, 2010 |
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Be still, Disney Stans! Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews — who shared the silver screen in the hit Disney comedies The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2 nearly a decade ago — are in negotiations to appear as mother-and-daughter on an upcoming episode of Glee, if a report featured in the Jan. 3 issue [...]
Reese Witherspoon Engaged
December 29th, 2010 |
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Tis the season for engagements: Oscar-winning beauty Reese Witherspoon has announced her engagement to Hollywood agent Jim Toth, just a day after fellow screen darling Natalie Portman went public with her plans to wed. A representative for the actress confirmed that Toth popped the question over the holiday weekend and noted that the couple is [...]
Natalie Portman In “The Other Woman†Trailer [VIDEO]
December 28th, 2010 |
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Check out engaged mother-to-be Natalie Portman in the trailer for her new movie, The Other Woman. Portman, who is garnering Oscar buzz for her role as a prima ballerina in the 2010 psych thriller Black Swan, stars as a woman who has a difficult time adjusting to life as one-third of a love triangle. The [...]
James Franco’s Grandma Thinks You’re All A Bunch Of Wusses!
December 28th, 2010 |
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You won’t like Grandma Franco when she’s angry. Oscar host James Franco doesn’t care if you’re too scared to see him remove his own arm in the Ripped From the Headlines adventure drama 127 Hours. But his Nana is a different story. The Franco family matriarch sat down with her studious grandson last week to [...]
Natalie Portman Pregnant & Engaged!
December 27th, 2010 |
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What a year for starlet Natalie Portman! In a classic example of life imitating art, PEOPLE Magazine is reporting that Portman is engaged and expecting a child with her Black Swan choreographer, Benjamin Millepied. Benjamin and Natalie met and fell in love on the set of the critically acclaimed film that has earned the mother-to-be [...]
15 Actors Who Turned Down Great Roles
December 27th, 2010 |
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It’s not always easy for actors to tell which films are going to be a huge success before they’re made. Sometimes a lackluster script meets outrageous talent, stunning visuals, an epic soundtrack, and suddenly you have best-picture winner, Gladiator. Sometimes you have A-list talent and a director famous for churning out critical favorites, but something gets lost along the way and you end up with The Fountain.
Jennifer Hudson holds event to remember nephew
December 24th, 2010 |
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Oscar winning actress Jennifer Hudson organised a toy drive in memory of her murdered nephew. Jennifer wanted to focus on happier times with seven-year-old Julian, who was brutally murdered two years ago along with her mother Darnell Donerson and brother Jason Hudson, so she organised the Chicago event to help other children enjoy the festive [...]
Natalie Portman’s Butt Edited In “Your Highness†Trailer
December 23rd, 2010 |
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Fans hoping to catch a glimpse of Natalie Portman’s perfect bottom in new flick Your Highness are gonna find the trailer a bit of a letdown! Footage of the Golden Globe nominee’s bare bottom had to be digitally covered in a trailer for her latest movie after studio executives deemed the clip “inappropriate.” Portman, who [...]
Gwyneth Paltrow Up For “Rock Of Ages†Movie
December 17th, 2010 |
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Gwyneth Paltrow has confirmed that she’s been offered a role in the upcoming movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Rock of Ages. The show, which features songs from artists including Bon Jovi, Twisted Sister, and Poison, is set for a cinematic makeover with Alec Baldwin in talks to join the project. The film tells [...]
Morgan Freeman Dead? Morgan Freeman Death Hoax Rocks Twitter
December 17th, 2010 |
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It started with one random Tweet, now Twitter user @OriginalCJizzle has issued a public apology after he sent Tweeters into a tizzy with a comment that prompted thousands of members of the microblogging hub to believe that actor Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was dead. The Glory star died Thursday — not in real life — [...]
Friday Crunch Crumbs: Larry King Hangs Up His Suspenders; “40-Year-Old Virgin†Star Sentenced To Life In Stabbing; Holiday Cocktail Recipes
December 17th, 2010 |
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For the second consecutive year “Whatever” topped a Marist poll of the Most Annoying Words or Phrases in the English language. As if! -Rip Torn skates on charges related to bank break-in…. -Christmas Tree Buying 101… -Worst toy ever? -Holiday cocktail recipes… -Top 20 Holiday Movies… -Oprah’s Book Club selection of Charles Dickens’ A Tale [...]
Blake Edwards Dies
December 16th, 2010 |
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Filmmaker Blake Edwards has died. The Hollywood movie director and Oscar-winner –- best known for his work on The Pink Panther and Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s – – passed away in Los Angeles Thursday morning due to complications from pneumonia. He was 88. Blake was born in Oklahoma in 1922. He and his family [...]
Winona Ryder: “I Said Mel Gibson Was Looney Tunes Years Ago!â€
December 16th, 2010 |
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The rest of us may only now be catching on to the fact that Oscar-winning actor Mel Gibson is a few sandwiches short of a picnic, but scandal-scarred starlet Winona Ryder says she knew the Braveheart star was bonkers ages ago! She remembers Gibson being “anti-Semitic and homophobic†long before his homicidal rants were broadcast [...]
Sandra Bullock named Peopleâ€s â€most intriguing†person of 2010
December 16th, 2010 |
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Sandra Bullock has been named woman of the year in People magazine”s issue of the 25 most intriguing people of 2010. The 46-year-old actress won the best actress Oscar for ”The Blind Side” in March, and about one week later the news of her then husband Jesse James cheating on her emerged which ended her [...]
Sandra Bullock PEOPLE Magazine “Woman Of The Year†2010
December 15th, 2010 |
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Sandra Bullock, whose 2010 included a tabloid-charting cheating scandal, divorce, and the joy of motherhood, was named PEOPLE Magazine’s Woman of the Year on the publication’s list of the 25 Most Intriguing People of 2010. In its special issue that hits newsstands on Friday, PEOPLE also singled out stars and non-stars alike with special titles. [...]
Katie Holmes Broadway Return In “Extremities?â€
December 15th, 2010 |
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Katie Holmes is in discussions with theater producers to return to Broadway. Mrs. Cruise, 31, has been offered the starring role in William Mastrosimone’s Extremeties — a psychological drama that tells the story of a young woman who manages to overtake an attempted rapist during an attack in her home and what happens as she [...]