Daily entertainment news covering Frances McDormand en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/23/celebrity_birthdays_june_139 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 125612@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to singer Jason Mraz (1977), "A Dirty Shame" actress Selma Blair (1972), French footballer Zinedine Zidane (1972), DeBarge singer Chico DeBarge (1966), TV screenwriter Joss Whedon (1964),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/18/storm_coming_warm_up_to_these_winter_mov Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:32:19 EST Entertainment News 111100@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's snowy, it's blustery and for a lucky few it's in the 40s. Welcome to the middle of winter. Save portions of the south, this is absolutely the time when a working DVD player can save sanity

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/03/place_your_bets_who_will_win_an_oscar_ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:32:20 EST Entertainment News 109662@http://www.starpulse.com/news With the biggest gambling day of the year, Super Bowl Sunday, having just passed, it's time to turn our attention to best gambling day to beat Vegas: Oscar night.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/11/button_frost_nixon_doubt_grab_5_golden_g Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:05:09 EST Entertainment News 105864@http://www.starpulse.com/news BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Frost/Nixon" led the Golden Globes on Thursday with five nominations each, among them best drama, while "Doubt" also has five,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/05/burn_after_reading_out_on_dvd_aamp_blu_r_23 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 102800@http://www.starpulse.com/news Intelligence is relative in this hilarious new spy comedy from Joel and Ethan Coen, the Academy Award® -winning directors of No Country for Old Men and The Big Lebowski. Academy Award® winners George Clooney

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/12/coen_brothers_spotlight_from_their_begin Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:37:54 EST Entertainment News 98042@http://www.starpulse.com/news Many things come to mind when thinking about the films of Joel and Ethan Coen. Dark witty humor, highly stylized production and costume designs, reoccurring actors, clever and

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/10/pitt_clooney_dumb_down_for_burn_after_re Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:52:23 EST Entertainment News 97731@http://www.starpulse.com/news TORONTO (AP) - Joel and Ethan Coen know their idiots. They've written every sort of bonehead, nitwit and lamebrain imaginable in both comic and tragic form

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/27/coen_brothers_dark_comedy_premieres_at_v Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:06:55 EST Entertainment News 96634@http://www.starpulse.com/news VENICE, Italy (AP) - The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy "Burn After Reading" with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand all in mind.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/27/pitt_aamp_clooney_star_in_new_coen_broth Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:27:06 EST Entertainment News 91235@http://www.starpulse.com/news A dark spy-comedy from Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen. An ousted CIA official's (Academy Award nominee John Malkovich) memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/23/celebrity_birthdays_june_86 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 86667@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to singer Jason Mraz (1977), "A Dirty Shame" actress Selma Blair (1972), French footballer Zinedine Zidane (1972), DeBarge singer Chico DeBarge (1966), TV screenwriter Joss Whedon (1964),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/29/pitt_aamp_clooney_premiere_new_film_in_i Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:20:10 EST Entertainment News 85828@http://www.starpulse.com/news Movie pals Brad Pitt and George Clooney are to open this year's Venice Film Festival in Italy with their new Coen Brothers film.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/13/amy_adams_characters_use_feminine_grace_ Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:01:05 EST Entertainment News 81001@http://www.starpulse.com/news For years, Hollywood has celebrated a certain type of empowered women - a strong nosed, uber self-confident, in-your-face fighter who is going to take on the establishment using whatever means necessary to get what she wants. The archetype of this character is Erin Brockovich who famously said "They're called boobs, Ed", and screamed her way from a legal secretary to the chief factor in toppling a billion dollar company that was poisoning its customers.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/06/watch_the_trailer_for_miss_pettigrew_sta Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:30:00 EST Entertainment News 73368@http://www.starpulse.com/news A sophisticated and heartfelt comedy, Miss Pettigrew stars Academy Award winner Frances McDormand as Miss Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, who finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job in 1939 London.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/25/cracked_rib_doesn_t_keep_george_clooney_ Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:16:32 EST Entertainment News 61338@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - George Clooney didn't let a motorcycle accident keep him off the red carpet at the premiere of his new film, ''Michael Clayton.''

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/22/george_clooney_and_friend_injured_in_nj_ Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:26:51 EST Entertainment News 61026@http://www.starpulse.com/news WEEHAWKEN, N.J. (AP) - George Clooney and a companion were injured on Friday when their motorcycle collided with a car on a narrow road across the Hudson River from New York City.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/23/celebrity_birthdays_june_54 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 46607@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to singer Jason Mraz (1977), "A Dirty Shame" actress Selma Blair (1972), French footballer Zinedine Zidane (1972), DeBarge singer Chico DeBarge (1966), TV screenwriter Joss Whedon (1964), Testament singer Chuck Billy (1962), "Aeon Flux" actress Francis McDormand (1957), Misfits singer Glenn Danzig (1955), Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter (1941), and country singer June Carter Cash (1929; d. 2003).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/21/george_clooney_aamp_brad_pitt_team_up_fo Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:46:23 EST Entertainment News 39047@http://www.starpulse.com/news Movie pals George Clooney and Brad Pitt are to team up in the new Coen Brothers film, Burn After Reading. Coen Brothers regular Frances McDormand will also star in the movie about a CIA agent who loses the back-up disc of the book he is writing.

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/2006/12/29/jake_aamp_maggie_gyllenhaal_narrowly_esc Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:44:14 EST Entertainment News 24762@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jake Gyllenhaal and his sister Maggie escaped without injury after being caught up in a fire early on Wednesday at a California inn. The two were staying at Manka's Inverness Lodge in Marin County for Christmas when a tree fell on the structure, sparking the fire.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/28/little_miss_sunshine_half_nelson_top_spi Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:19:39 EST Entertainment News 22473@http://www.starpulse.com/news Don Cheadle and Felicity Huffman just announced the 2007 Spirit Award nominees at a press conference. Nominees for "Best Feature" are American Gun, The Dead Girl, Half Nelson, Little Miss Sunshine and Pan's Labyrinth.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/23/celebrity_birthdays_june_24 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:00:11 EST Entertainment News 8131@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to singer Jason Mraz (1977), "A Dirty Shame" actress Selma Blair (1972), French footballer Zinedine Zidane (1972), DeBarge singer Chico DeBarge (1966), TV screenwriter Joss Whedon (1964), Testament singer Chuck Billy (1962), "Aeon Flux" actress Francis McDormand (1957), Misfits singer Glenn Danzig (1955), Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter (1941), and country singer June Carter Cash (1929; d. 2003).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/06/and_the_oscar_goes_to Mon, 06 Mar 2006 09:45:30 EST Entertainment News 3933@http://www.starpulse.com/news Although Brokeback Mountain wound up walking away with a few Academy Awards last night, the big winner was Crash, which took home statues for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Original Screenplay and Best Achievement in Editing. Thrice-nominated George Clooney won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Syriana. Read more for a complete list of winners ...

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/01/oscar_reactions_from_reese_witherspoon_r Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:04:15 EST Entertainment News 2538@http://www.starpulse.com/news * Reese Witherspoon almost missed her Oscar nomination because she was sleeping. The actress, who was in Berlin, Germany, to promote new movie Walk The Line, has been nominated for Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role for her portrayal of June Carter Cash in the Johnny Cash biopic.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/31/complete_list_of_2006_oscar_nominations Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:58:29 EST Entertainment News 2458@http://www.starpulse.com/news As expected, Brokeback Mountain is a favorite among Oscar voters, rounding up eight nominations, including those for best motion picture, director, actor, and supporting actor and actress. Crash and Good Night, And Good Luck follow with six nominations each. Walk the Line was surprisingly shut out of the best motion picture category, but the film earned five nominations, as did Capote, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Munich. Continue reading for a complete list of Oscar nominees...

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/05/brokeback_mountain_garners_most_sag_nomi Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:15:08 EST Entertainment News 1612@http://www.starpulse.com/news Nominations for the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2005 in five film and eight primetime television categories were just announced. Brokeback Mountain leads the pack in film with four nominations, followed by Capote and Crash (each with three nominations).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/01/sundance_film_festival_to_feature_films_ Thu, 01 Dec 2005 13:44:08 EST Entertainment News 897@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Sundance Institute just announced the line-up of films screening in the out-of-competition Premieres Section of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, taking place January 19-29, 2006, in Park City, Utah. The Festival opens with the world premiere of Friends With Money, written and directed by Nicole Holofcener and starring an ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Aniston, Scott Caan, Joan Cusack, Catherine Keener and Frances McDormand.

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