Daily entertainment news covering Alan Arkin en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/23/trailer_talk_this_week_in_movies_old_dog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:45:40 EST Entertainment News 144706@http://www.starpulse.com/news In a change of pace, I have already seen one of the week's upcoming movies ahead of time: "Ninja Assassin." As per my expectations, the film places a lesser emphasis on plot and a higher one on intense action sequences.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/26/celebrity_birthdays_april_143 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 116742@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To actress Jordana Brewster (1980), "Smallville" star Tom Welling (1977), Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison (1976), Slovenian model Melania Knauss (1970), TLC singer Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins (1970)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/08/check_out_get_smart_now_on_dvd Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:00:29 EST Entertainment News 101951@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the world of covert intelligence, only one man is Smart. Steve Carell is in CONTROL as Maxwell Smart, the novice agent often out of his depths but never out of options

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/17/carell_hathaway_smarten_up_as_new_max_ag_99 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:31:03 EST Entertainment News 90248@http://www.starpulse.com/news LAS VEGAS (AP) - Steve Carell did not necessarily see the Maxwell Smart in himself. Everyone else did, including co-star Anne Hathaway

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/26/celebrity_birthdays_april_85 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 80821@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To actress Jordana Brewster (1980), "Smallville" star Tom Welling (1977), Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison (1976), Slovenian model Melania Knauss (1970), TLC singer Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins (1970), "The King of Queens" Kevin James (1965), Chinese martial arts actor Jet Li (1963), actress Joan Chen (1961), Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor (1960), 50s teen idol Bobby Rydell (1942),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/26/celebrity_birthdays_march_90 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 80752@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Atonement" star Keira Knightley (1985), "Just Friends" star Amy Smart (1976), Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha (1968), country star Kenny Chesney (1968), "Dirty Dancing" actress Jennifer Grey (1960), television host Leeza Gibbons (1957), "Jiminy Glick" actor Martin Short (1950), R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass (1950),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/25/oscar_s_intimate_and_unscripted_moments_ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:41:06 EST Entertainment News 78966@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Most of the action on the Oscar stage is choreographed and rehearsed. Backstage is another story.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/24/eddie_murphy_lindsay_lohan_rule_razzies_ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:15:27 EST Entertainment News 78922@http://www.starpulse.com/news SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - A year after his Academy Awards dream went up in smoke, Eddie Murphy has not just one consolation prize, but three: Razzie Awards as worst actor, supporting actor and supporting actress for the comedy Norbit.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/24/lights_cameras_and_action_abound_as_holl Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:30:55 EST Entertainment News 78925@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jewels and parties. Stars and stand-ins. Rehearsals and news conferences. So much swag even Hollywood canines could rack up free goodies. The city is abuzz with all things Oscar as celebrities flock from all over the world fortTonight's Academy Awards...

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/03/anne_hathaway_s_crush_on_alan_arkin_ Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:35:51 EST Entertainment News 69916@http://www.starpulse.com/news Screen siren Anne Hathaway has confessed to a secret crush - on aging movie co-star Alan Arkin. The 25-year-old actress shot love scenes in Becoming Jane with heartthrob James McAvoy, but insists her head was turned more by 73-year-old Arkin, her co-star in Get Smart.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/29/stars_of_2008_sundance_film_festival_inc Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:41:57 EST Entertainment News 69417@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Films featuring Winona Ryder, Nick Nolte, Anjelica Huston and Paul Giamatti will be among those competing for top honors at the Sundance Film Festival.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/27/man_in_the_middle_greg_kinnear_finds_bal Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:37:17 EST Entertainment News 61499@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Between the far-fetched comedies of summer and the encroaching season of heavy dramas bestrides Greg Kinnear.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/28/steve_carell_says_he_s_honored_to_play_m Sat, 28 Jul 2007 08:11:13 EST Entertainment News 53487@http://www.starpulse.com/news SAN DIEGO (AP) - Steve Carell knows how to use a shoe phone. Not only did he grow up watching ''Get Smart,'' but he's made calls with the device as secret agent Maxwell Smart in the movie remake of the 1960s TV show.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/26/celebrity_birthdays_april_56 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 35540@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To actress Jordana Brewster (1980), "Smallville" star Tom Welling (1977), Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison (1976), TLC singer Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins (1970), "The King of Queens" Kevin James (1965), Chinese martial arts actor Jet Li (1963), actress Joan Chen (1961), Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor (1960), 50s teen idol Bobby Rydell (1942), Italian composer Giorgio Moroder (1940), instrumental rocker Duane Eddy (1938), "My Cousin Vinny" actor Lane Smith (1936; d. 2005), "Catch-22" actor Alan Arkin (1934), prolific comedian Carol Burnett (1933), Chinese architect I.M. Pei (1917), French artist Eugene Delacroix (1798; d. 1863), and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121; d. 180).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/26/celebrity_birthdays_march_53 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 33098@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "Pride & Prejudice" star Keira Knightley (1985), "Just Friends" star Amy Smart (1976), Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha (1968), country star Kenny Chesney (1968), "Dirty Dancing" actress Jennifer Grey (1960), television host Leeza Gibbons (1957), "Jiminy Glick" actor Martin Short (1950), R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass (1950), comedienne Vicki Lawrence (1949), Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler (1948), Supreme Diana Ross (1944), "Las Vegas" star James Caan (1939), actor Alan Arkin (1934), "Star Trek" legend Leonard Nimoy (1931), "Cool Hand Luke" actor Strother Martin (1919; d. 1980), playwright Tennessee Williams (1911; d. 1983), and poet Robert Frost (1874; d. 1963).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/28/alan_arkin_and_steve_carell_re_team_for_ Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:30:00 EST Entertainment News 32311@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar winner Alan Arkin will re-team with his Little Miss Sunshine co-star Steve Carell for the big-screen version of cult TV comedy detective series Get Smart. Carell has already landed the leading role of secret agent Maxwell Smart in the project. Arkin will play his boss.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/27/eddie_murphy_not_a_sore_loser_for_leavin Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:00:00 EST Entertainment News 32143@http://www.starpulse.com/news Eddie Murphy's aides have hit back at reports the actor/comedian stormed out of the Oscars on Sunday after losing out to Alan Arkin - insisting her had always planned to leave after his category was announced. Murphy, who was a favorite, left the Kodak theater in Hollywood minutes after Arkin claimed gold for Best Supporting Actor - but his handlers claim Murphy would have left even if he had won.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/27/jennifer_hudson_was_shocked_that_eddie_m Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:15:05 EST Entertainment News 32138@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jennifer Hudson was stunned when Eddie Murphy lost the Best Supporting Actor award at the Oscar ceremony on Sunday and feared the members of the Academy had turned against the film. Murphy was heavily favored to take home the prize but lost out to Little Miss Sunshine star Alan Arkin.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/27/eddie_murphy_stormed_out_of_oscar_ceremo Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:29:49 EST Entertainment News 32006@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dreamgirls star Eddie Murphy was so devastated after losing the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award to Alan Arkin he stormed out of the ceremony, according to press reports. Murphy was the favorite to win the Oscar, which instead was awarded to Little Miss Sunshine star Arkin.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/26/quotes_from_oscar_winners_nominees_aamp_ Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:15:37 EST Entertainment News 31909@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I just wish I didn't have to wear heels all day. I am not a shoe girl. Don't put no shoes on my feet. (As) soon as I hit the door, I am throwing them off." Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is no fan of designer heels at awards shows. "I needed the fastest path to the men's room." Little Miss Sunshine star Alan Arkin on why he asked for an aisle seat at the Oscars ceremony.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/26/and_the_oscar_goes_to_full_list_of_oscar Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:01:04 EST Entertainment News 31846@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dame Helen Mirren and Forest Whitaker were crowned queen and king of the Oscars last night. The stars of The Queen and The Last King of Scotland won Best Actress and Best Actor respectively, while Martin Scorsese won Best Director for The Departed - his first win out of six nominations in the category and 31 years since his first nomination. Full List of Winners Below!

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/25/little_miss_sunshine_dominates_independe Sun, 25 Feb 2007 10:17:42 EST Entertainment News 31801@http://www.starpulse.com/news Little Miss Sunshine got a pre-Oscars boost yesterday after claiming four honors at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California, including the ceremony's Best Film prize.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/12/helen_mirren_s_the_queen_reigns_over_baf Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:06:11 EST Entertainment News 29099@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Queen and its star Helen Mirren were the big winners at Saturday's Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), winning the Best Film and Best Actress awards. Elsewhere, Forest Whitaker won the Best Actor prize for Last King Of Scotland, Little Miss Sunshine star Alan Arkin won Best Supporting Actor and Jennifer Hudson won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dreamgirls.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/23/and_the_nominees_for_the_79th_oscars_are Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:30:05 EST Entertainment News 26900@http://www.starpulse.com/news Academy awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak theatre at Hollywood & highland center, and televised live by the ABC television network at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST), beginning with a half-hour arrivals segment, The Road to The Oscars. Babel is nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture. Nominations By Category - 79th Awards

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/16/memorable_celebrity_quotes_16 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:00:17 EST Entertainment News 26267@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I was wrongly prescribed Ritalin when I was younger. I didn't need it, but I did have a bit of a focus problem, and it's just like speed. That was not a good day at school." Singer Josh Groban.

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