Archive for June, 2005

Bo Bice Bags Bride

A new bride and a number one single? Second place ain’t half bad for Bo Bice. The "American Idol" runner-up tied the knot June 15 with longtime girlfriend Caroline Fisher in their hometown of Helena, Alabama. The newlywed news was confirmed Thursday by Roger Widynowski, publicist for Bice’s label, RCA Records.
The swapped vows in [...]

‘War’ takes in $34.6 mil in world debut

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - “War of the Worlds” grossed $21.3 million on its opening day at the box office in North America, distributor Paramount Pictures said Thursday.
The opening day for the PG-13-rated sci-fi thriller directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise proved to be the seventh biggest of all-time for a [...]

‘Sopranos’ Star Pastore in Court Again (AP)

AP - Big Pussy purred his way through another courtroom appearance. Vincent Pastore, who played Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday, quietly facing a judge who presided over a plea offer in the actor’s alleged assault on his former girlfriend.
Pastore is free without bail. He has [...]

Affleck and Garner Wed, Expecting Baby (AP)

AP - After months of speculation, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have tied the knot — and she’s pregnant.
Representatives for both actors confirmed the marriage to The Associated Press on Thursday. Their publicists, Ken Sunshine and Nicole King, also confirmed that Garner is pregnant with her first child.
Sunshine and King would not give any other [...]

People Magazine Scores Pitt, Jolie Photos (AP)

AP - After months of avoiding being photographed together, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie appear in new photos published in People magazine.
n the six pictures featured in the July 11 issue, Jolie stands in a field near her Buckinghamshire, England, estate while a shirtless and bleached-blond Pitt rides a dirt bike with her safety helmet-clad [...]

‘War’ Unlikely to Halt Box-Office Slide (AP)

AP - Even the combined powers of Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise and H.G. Wells may be unable to snap Hollywood’s longest modern losing streak. “War of the Worlds,” Spielberg and Cruise’s take on Wells’ alien invasion classic, opened Wednesday as a longshot to end a slump in which domestic movie revenues have declined for 18 [...]

ABC Pulls ‘Neighborhood’ Reality Series (AP)

AP - “Welcome to the Neighborhood,” an ABC reality series that pushes hot buttons of racism and anti-homosexuality, was pulled by the network before its debut.
The program had drawn criticism from groups claiming it risked fostering prejudice.
In a statement Wednesday, ABC acknowledged the delicate nature of the series in which families asked to pick a [...]

Food net crowns ‘Star’

TV News: Auds voted for favorite player online — The online votes of more than 50,000 people Sunday night crowned “The Next Food Network Star” during a live cablecast of the show. Actually, there’ll be two stars, Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh , who survived a number of kitchen challenges throughout a series of one-hour [...]

Money-back guarantee offered for ‘Cinderella Man’

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In a rare marketing ploy, the No. 2 U.S. movie theater chain, AMC Entertainment, is offering a money-back guarantee for boxing picture “Cinderella Man,” hoping to boost interest in the struggling film amid a record box-office slump.
Advertisements offering on-the-spot refunds to AMC patrons unhappy with the film [...]

We’re not alone in universe, says Tom Cruise

BERLIN (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Tom Cruise not only battles creatures from outer space in his latest film “War of the Worlds,” he also believes aliens exist, he told a German newspaper on Wednesday.
Asked in an interview with the tabloid daily Bild if he believed in aliens, Cruise said: “Yes, of course. [...]