Daily entertainment news covering Mike Nichols en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/06/celebrity_birthdays_november_104 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 141531@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to

Zambian actress Thandie Newton (1972)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/26/princess_leia_writes_wishful_drinking_me Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:05:42 EST Entertainment News 106797@http://www.starpulse.com/news BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Director Mike Nichols once said of Carrie Fisher: "She has too much personality for one person and not enough for two persons."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/06/celebrity_birthdays_november_67 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 97826@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to hoops star Lamar Odom (1979), Zambian actress Thandie Newton (1972), actor Ethan Hawke (1970), actress Lori Singer (1957), Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (1949), Eagle Glenn Frey (1948),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/22/tina_fey_dodges_acclaim_loses_purse_at_e Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:55:48 EST Entertainment News 98740@http://www.starpulse.com/news Isn't it just like Tina Fey to have something go haywire on the night she's recognized for her many talents? "If anyone's seen my purse," Fey announced to reporters backstage after winning three Emmys, "I left it under my seat."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/21/charlie_wilson_s_war_momentous_but_momen Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:11:13 EST Entertainment News 72168@http://www.starpulse.com/news Charlie Wilson was a man who took risks with seemingly no regard to the danger he was placing himself in. He would rather make a joke than admit defeat. Ultimately, when he's resolved to take action, he lowers his head and rams into adversity - crashing down hallways and flying in jet airplanes, unflappable and resolute.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/22/oscar_winners_tom_hanks_and_julia_robert_25 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:00:00 EST Entertainment News 68714@http://www.starpulse.com/news Charlie Wilson's War is the true story of how a playboy congressman, a renegade CIA agent and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/12/war_comes_to_hollywood Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:43:46 EST Entertainment News 67509@http://www.starpulse.com/news As far back as the 30s, celebrities and even cartoon characters endorsed the purchase of war bonds to support World War I. Then again, there were those who opposed war. For example, producers came up with films such as "Johnny Got his Gun" in 1971, which was based on the 1938 anti-war novel by Dalton Trumbo.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/10/george_clooney_aamp_renee_zellweger_talk Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:00:08 EST Entertainment News 67366@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the December issue of W magazine, on newsstands November 23, George Clooney says he didn't know what prostitutes were until he cruised around in a Porsche with his cousin, actor Miguel Ferrer, when he first moved to California:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/06/celebrity_birthdays_november_36 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 64362@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to hoops star Lamar Odom (1979), Zambian actress Thandie Newton (1972), actor Ethan Hawke (1970), actress Lori Singer (1957), Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (1949), Eagle Glenn Frey (1948), actress Sally Field (1946), director Mike Nichols (1931), baseball player Walter Johnson (1887), and patriotic composer John Philip Sousa (1854).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/16/clay_aiken_to_join_broadway_s_spamalot_i Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:51:41 EST Entertainment News 64011@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - From ''American Idol'' to Eric Idle's ''Spamalot.'' Clay Aiken will join the Broadway cast of ''Monty Python's Spamalot'' on Jan. 18, playing one of the leads, Sir Robin, in the Tony Award-winning musical directed by Mike Nichols.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/25/emily_blunt_was_starstruck_by_tom_hanks_ Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:09:48 EST Entertainment News 39467@http://www.starpulse.com/news Emily Blunt fears she let director Mike Nichols down while filming love scenes with Tom Hanks in new film Charlie Wilson's War because she was awestruck by the Oscar winner. Blunt couldn't believe her luck when she was cast opposite Hanks and Julia Roberts in her moviemaking hero's latest film - but she isn't proud of her acting.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/26/bowling_for_soup_introduce_their_six_mil Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:44:10 EST Entertainment News 35432@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jive Recording Artist Bowling For Soup continue to bring their own brand of creative expression with their new video "When We Die," as they cast Lee Majors in a leading role. "When We Die," a the current single from their album, The Great Burrito Extortion Case is a departure from the usual happy go lucky videos that fans may have been accustomed to,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/20/mike_nichols_taught_george_clooney_germa Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:32:52 EST Entertainment News 34540@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Good German director Mike Nichols had to double up as a dialect coach, because the expert hired for the movie couldn't speak German. The coach was fired after the film was shown to German speakers and they couldn't understand what was being said.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/19/special_effects_assistant_is_hurt_on_set Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:40:48 EST Entertainment News 26601@http://www.starpulse.com/news A special effects assistant testing a mock-shoulder-fire stinger missile on the set of Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts' new movie is fighting for his life in a California hospital after the weapon blew up in his face. The 35-year-old man was testing the missile yesterday for a scene in Charlie Wilson's War that was to be shot later today at Downey Studios in the California desert. The assistant is in critical condition.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/05/director_helped_george_clooney_perfect_h Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:10:26 EST Entertainment News 23027@http://www.starpulse.com/news Moviemaker Mike Nichols had to be drafted in at the last minute to help George Clooney perfect his German in new period thriller The Good German. The director is fluent in German and assisted Clooney when it was clear the lines he'd learned phonetically from a dialect coach were nonsense.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/06/celebrity_birthdays_november_6 Mon, 06 Nov 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 18894@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to hoops star Lamar Odom (1979), Zambian actress Thandie Newton (1972), actor Ethan Hawke (1970), actress Lori Singer (1957), Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (1949), Eagle Glenn Frey (1948), actress Sally Field (1946), director Mike Nichols (1931), baseball player Walter Johnson (1887), and patriotic composer John Philip Sousa (1854).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/08/streep_s_devil_wears_prada_role_was_insp Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:27:28 EST Entertainment News 15358@http://www.starpulse.com/news Meryl Streep mentally "put a dress" on directors Clint Eastwood and Mike Nichols in order to garner inspiration for her hard-bitten role in The Devil Wears Prada. Streep, who plays fashion editor Miranda Priestly in the movie, has always been bemused that toughness in men is always accepted, but in women it is seen in a negative light.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/13/natalie_portman_finds_a_mentor_in_closer Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 4227@http://www.starpulse.com/news Natalie Portman turns to her Closer director Mike Nichols whenever she struggles to make a career decision or master a movie role. The actress has adopted the revered movie maker as a mentor, and his advice helped her nail roles in films like V For Vendetta and make decisions like the one that led to her switching agencies. Nichols even offers her romance tips.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/09/don_t_expect_to_see_nude_shots_of_natali Thu, 09 Mar 2006 09:49:35 EST Entertainment News 4095@http://www.starpulse.com/news Movie maker Mike Nichols agreed to "burn" scenes of Natalie Portman in various states of undress because he didn't want them falling into the wrong hands. The sexy actress played a pole dancer in provocative movie Closer and briefly appeared topless, but she reveals there were many saucy scenes which didn't make it into the film.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/06/Celebrity Birthdays, November 6 Sun, 06 Nov 2005 03:00:57 EST Entertainment News 388@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to hoops star Lamar Odom (1979), Zambian actress Thandie Newton (1972), actor Ethan Hawke (1970), actress Lori Singer (1957), Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (1949), Eagle Glenn Frey (1948), actress Sally Field (1946), director Mike Nichols (1931), baseball player Walter Johnson (1887), and patriotic composer John Philip Sousa (1854).

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