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Ben Stiller-Brett Ratner Heist Gets Noah Baumbach Script

“Tower Heist,” Brett Ratner’s next film, is going full speed ahead at Universal. I’m told that Noah Baumbach has just been signed to polish...

Leonardo DiCaprio Set for Sinatra, But He Won’t Sing

Leonardo DiCaprio is still to set to play Frank Sinatra for Martin Scorsese. But he’s probably not going to sing. “With those records?” Scorsese asked...

Tarantino’s ‘Basterds’: An Oscar Surprise Thanks to SAG Award?

Could Quentin Tarantino’s self described “masterpiece” be the upset winner at the Academy Awards? Suddenly, the “Inglourious Basterds” are surfing a tidal wave to the...

Songwriters Awards: Leonard Cohen, Jackie DeShannon, E W and F

I’m happy to announce that the Songwriters Hall of' Fame has announced its honorees for this June. (Full disclosure: I’m on the nominating committee.) This...

‘Hurt Locker’ Gets Star Treatment — Momentum Grows

Monday night in Hollywood: The “Hurt Locker” Oscar momentum grows. Harrison Ford, Keanu Reeves, Robert Duvall, Charlize Theron – all were some of the hosts...

It’s a Warner Bros. World, Despite Mel Gibson

You have to give Warner Bros. credit. They give the big studio business a good name. Right now WB has not one or two but...

Gladys Knight Is Still a Pip

Most 65-year-olds are not working full-time. But Gladys Knight, who’s been working since 1952, has not lost a step after almost six decades in show...

Yoko Ono Loved By Amnesty International

A follow-up to Monday’s item about Yoko Ono. While her Spirit Foundation doesn’t give money to Amnesty International, the group still loves her. Turns...

Meryl Streep Wanted for ‘Arthur’ Update

When he was alive, John Gielgud was considered one of the very, very best actors in the world. So who would play the part of...

Irony for Michael Jackson: ‘We Are the World’ at 25

Tonight everyone will get to hear the new edition of “We Are the World,” 25 years after Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, and Quincy Jones...

‘Basterds’ Brings Old Hollywood to Musso and Frank

The combined ages of the Hollywood elite who celebrated Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” for lunch on Wednesday was about a thousand. Famed B-movie director Roger...

Breaking News: I Will Now Appear in 3D Only

I realize that I can no longer hold out. So I am making this announcement today. Because of the enormous success of “Avatar,” and because...

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