Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movie. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Tyler Perry's Mother Dies

The mother of movie producer Tyler Perry, named Willie Maxine Perry, died on Tuesday at the age of 64. Perry had announced it on his Web site. The reason for her death is currently unknown to the public and she had worked as a pre-school teacher at the New Orleans Jewish Community Center most of her life. Perry was planning to go on the road for another tour of live "Madea" shows but it is currently unclear how this recent tragedy will have an effect on his schedule.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Singer Jennifer Lopez Sues Ex-Husband

On November 6th, the singer/actor Jennifer Lopez filed a lawsuit in L.A. Superior Court against her ex-husband, Ojani Noa. She claims that he is violating a confidentiality agreement by planning to release a tell-all movie and intimate videos in a movie called "How I Married Jennifer Lopez: The JLO and Ojani Noa Story." Lopez is suing him for $10,000,000 for breach of contract and invading her privacy. She also wants a judge to order him to stop any plans to move forwards with the movie or the release of the footage, which shows Lopez in revealing clothing and in sexual situations. Lopez and Noa were married for less than a year in 1997.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Singer Natalie Cole's Sister Dies

On the same day that the singer Natalie Cole received her kidney transplant this past Monday, her sister Carol Cole died at the age of 64. Carol Cole had done past appearances on the television shows "The Nat King Cole Show" and "Sanford and Son." She also had an appearance in the 1974 movie "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three."

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Actor Bruce Willis Countersues Production Company

On Thursday, the actor Bruce Willis filed a countersuit against the movie producers that are accusing him of breach of contract for backing out of a film project. Willis is accusing the producers of the film "Three Stories About Joan" of failing to demonstrate that they had full funding for the project by an agreed-upon deadline. Willis is seeking $8.7 million in compensation against two dozen defendants.

Last week, the producers of the film sued him for $4 million and accused him of quiting as the director of the film without notice, thus violating his contract.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Actor Bruce Willis Gets Sued

The actor Bruce Willis and his production company, Willis Brothers Films, are being sued in Los Angels for $4 million due to a breach of contract. The lawsuit claims that Willis Brothers Films agreed on a contract with Foresight Unlimited, Signature Entertainment Group, and Three Stories productions to produce the movie "Three Stories About Joan." Willis was suppose to star in the movie and direct it but on Sept. 29th Willis quit as the director without prior notice and violated the agreement.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Actor Shia LeBeouf Gets Into Car Accident

It is reported that the actor Shia LeBeouf was in a car accident last night. He was in Hollywood at the time and was driving drunk. He had made a left turn in front of another car and the two cars collided, which caused Shia's car to roll. Nobody involved in the accident had any major injuries on the scene but both parties were still taken to the local hospital to be checked out. If the other party happens to have serious injuries, then he will be arrested on suspicion of felony DUI. If the injuries are minor, then he will be cited and released on a misdemeanor DUI.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Angelina Jolie Officially Gives Birth to Twins

The actress Angelina Jolie has given birth to both a boy and a girl. The babies were delivered by Caesarean section on Saturday night. Jolie and the twins are doing well. The baby boy was named Knox Leon and was born weighing just over 5 pounds. The girl was named Vivienne Marcheline and weighed 5 pounds. The babies were born at the seaside Lenval hospital in Nice in southern France. Jolie is expected to stay in the hospital for a few more days.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Judge Allows Wesley Snipes to Travel

Judge William Terrell has allowed the actor Wesley Snipes to leave the United States to work on two movies. His lawyers are still working on trying to appeal his income tax convictions. The judge approved for him to be able to travel to London and Bangkok.

Snipes plans to be in London, England for three days this month to do post-production editing of the movie “Gallowwalker.” He will also be in Bangkok, Thailand for eight weeks to film the movie “Chasing the Dragon.”

In February, Snipes was convicted of three counts of willfully failing to file income taxes. He has appealed the convictions and a three year prison sentence to the 11th Circuit Court in Atlanta.

Monday, June 23, 2008

Comedian George Carlin Dies

The comedian George Carlin has died at the age of 71 of heart failure on Sunday. He has had a history of heart problems and was taken to St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica after complaining about having chest pains on Sunday afternoon. He died later that evening. He has done comedy shows for many years and has even done appearances in movies. He is famous for his “Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV” routine.

In his lifetime, he produced 23 comedy albums, 14 HBO specials, three books, and made appearances in several TV shows and movies. He hosted the first broadcast of “Saturday Night Live,” won four Grammy Awards for best spoken comedy album, and was nominated for five Emmy Awards.

Monday, June 9, 2008

Jessica Alba Has New Baby Girl

The actress Jessica Alba has given birth to a baby girl. She married her boyfriend Cash Warren just a few weeks ago on May 19th at a Beverly Hills courthouse. The couple met on the set of the movie “Fantastic Four” back in 2004. She announced in December that she was pregnant and engaged to Warren.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Actor Patrick Swayze Treated for Pancreatic Cancer

The actor Patrick Swayze is currently being treated for pancreatic cancer and is responding well to the treatment. He is doing well enough to keeping working on his upcoming projects. He is currently working on the move “Powder Blue” and a television movie called “The Beast,” which are both scheduled to be released this year.

Friday, January 4, 2008

Netflix Delivering Movies Directly to Televisions

Netflix, a website where you can rent DVDs online, will start delivering movies and their other programs directly to televisions later this year through a set-top box that will deliver the movies and programs through a high-speed Internet connection. The set-top box will probably cost about $299 to $399. Netflix subscribers will still have to use a computer to choose what they want to watch and they can watch between 5 and 48 hours of programming without any extra costs to their current subscription plan.

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Actor Sean Penn's Wife Files For Divorce

The actor Sean Penn's wife, Robin Wright Penn, has filed for divorce stating that the divorce is due to irreconcilable differences. The couple has tow teenage children and want joint custody.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

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Sunday, November 4, 2007

Actor Shia LaBeouf Arrested

The actor Shia LaBeouf, who starred in the movie Transformers, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor criminal trespassing after he was drunk and refused to leave a Chicago Walgreens store. After he wouldn’t leave, the security guard detained him and called the police at around 2:30 a.m. After he was arrested, the police say he was very nice and polite. He posted bond before 7 a.m. LaBeouf is scheduled to go to court on November 28th.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

50 Cent Gets Into Fight at Movie Set

The rapper 50 Cent got into a fight on the set of his new movie with co-star Frank Hughes. Hughes had confronted 50 Cent on not knowing his lines. It started as an argument and by the end it turned into a fist fight and 50 Cent had Hughes on the ground punching him. Afterwards, the paramedics and looked over Hughes and said that he was okay.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

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Saturday, September 29, 2007

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Crew Member Killed on Set of New Batman Movie

In London, a special effects technician was killed on the set of the new Batman movie when a truck that was carrying a camera platform crashed into a tree. The accident happened during a test run at a racetrack and they were not filming the movie at the time. The truck was following a stunt vehicle that was the Batmobile. No actors were hurt.

Friday, September 21, 2007

Mike Epps Pulls a Gun on the Set of His New Movie

It is reported that the comedian and actor Mike Epps pulled a gun on one his co-stars on the set of his new movie. Epps and the co-star got into a shoving match when a scripted argument went a little too far. Epps then yelled that he was going to get his gun and went to his car to get his pistol. The actor Darius McCrary, who played Eddie Winslow on Family Matters, calmed down Epps before anything worse happened. The police were not called but the set of the movie was closed for a few days after that.