It’s Sharktopus time.Yes, we are taking the Emptywheel blog to new and fantastic heights tonight, all with you, our dear readers, commenters and friends in mind! Watch the world premier of a sure fir Oscar winner, Sharktopus, with us. All you have to do is tune your TeeVee to SyFy Channel at 9:00 pm Eastern, [...]
Hollywood actor Michael Douglas is being treated for a tumour in his throat, his publicist has said.The Wall Street star, who is married to actress Catherine Zeta Jones, will undergo eight weeks of radiation and chemotherapy.”I am very optimistic,” the 65-year-old Oscar winner told People magazine.The actor’s spokesman told the publication that doctors expect him [...]
Actress Patricia Neal, who won an Oscar in 1964 for “Hud” and later fought back from crippling strokes, has died at age 84. Actress Neal’s life has been one of great tragedy: her much-publicized stroke, the death of her small daughter, the brain-damaging accident of her son, her broken love affair with Gary Cooper, and [...]
Superior acting, writing, and direction are on impressive display in the critically acclaimed Mystic River, Clint Eastwood’s 24th directorial outing and one of the finest films of 2003. Sharply adapted by L.A. Confidential Oscar-winner Brian Helgeland from the novel by Dennis Lehane, this chilling mystery revolves around three boyhood friends in working-class Boston–played as adults by Tim Robbins, [...]
Jennifer Hudson is the latest celebrity to become a weight-loss spokeswoman. The Oscar winner is hoping to set a good example for her son as the new rep for Weight Watchers.