Daily entertainment news covering Mystic River en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/30/the_toast_of_beantown_boston_s_best_movi Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:32:36 EST Entertainment News 142718@http://www.starpulse.com/news In 1999, Troy Duffy showed audiences that New York City isn't the only major metropolitan place where mob violence and nefarious dealings happen on film. Using Boston as a backdrop for his cult hit "Boondock Saints,"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/29/sean_penn_plans_movie_in_venezuela_1 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:45:56 EST Entertainment News 142656@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actor/director Sean Penn is planning to shoot a new movie in Venezuela, the country's President Hugo Chavez has revealed. Penn shared his plans with the controversial leader during a meeting

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Grateful Dead / Ratdog founder Bob Weir (1947)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/03/laurence_fishburne_says_csi_is_a_natural Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:44:05 EST Entertainment News 112131@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) — Laurence Fishburne says he and his new show are "a natural fit." Well, it isn't exactly a new show, of course. Now in its ninth season, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/28/an_idiot_s_guide_to_the_oscar_s_best_act Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:16:36 EST Entertainment News 109063@http://www.starpulse.com/news (TJAGS is a weekly column) "Whatever happens, whether it includes Mickey or I, or not, at this next thing ... we know that the TV people have got their dog fight. But, they're idiots."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/23/tim_robbins_aamp_rachel_mcadams_star_in__27 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:30:43 EST Entertainment News 108711@http://www.starpulse.com/news From the director of The Illusionist, The Lucky Ones, starring Rachel McAdams (The Notebook) with Academy Award® winner Tim Robbins (Mystic River, 2004) and Michael Peña (Crash), is the humorous,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/24/tis_the_season_for_things_we_love_to_hat Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:45:11 EST Entertainment News 106786@http://www.starpulse.com/news With the holiday season upon us in full force, we thought it would be totally inappropriate if we came up with this list of things in the entertainment world

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/28/the_best_and_worst_of_sean_penn Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:00:15 EST Entertainment News 104601@http://www.starpulse.com/news Since his first film appearance, Sean Penn has changed Hollywood with the diversity of his characters. From a Death Row inmate to a jazz musician to a mentally disabled father

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/21/review_nuance_goes_missing_in_changeling Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:07:51 EST Entertainment News 101468@http://www.starpulse.com/news Something more than a child goes missing in Clint Eastwood's "Changeling," his tale casting Angelina Jolie as a real-life single mom whose young son vanishes in 1928.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/16/celebrity_birthdays_october_76 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 97770@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Singer/songwriter John Mayer (1977), Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea (1962), Mystic River star Tim Robbins (1958), Grateful Dead/Ratdog founder Bob Weir (1947), actress/entrepreneur Suzanne Somers (1946),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/11/tim_robbins_gets_star_on_hollywood_walk_ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:26:01 EST Entertainment News 100518@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tim Robbins is known in Hollywood as an Academy Award-winning actor, director, activist and hockey fanatic. On Friday, he added comedian to his repertoire

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/23/spotlight_on_talented_oscar_winning_movi Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:45:21 EST Entertainment News 90455@http://www.starpulse.com/news There are many talented people in Hollywood who have won a coveted Oscar, and there are so many talented winners that it's difficult to just name a few.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/11/sean_penn_praises_norman_mailer_at_memor Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:20:00 EST Entertainment News 83971@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn paid tribute to late writer Norman Mailer at a memorial service in New York on Wednesday night. The Mystic River star hailed Mailer, who died of renal failure at the age of 84 in November, as an example of the kind of man people should dream of becoming.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/25/elton_john_is_the_belle_of_this_year_s_a Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:32:26 EST Entertainment News 79005@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - With Vanity Fair sitting out this year's celebrations, the belle of the Oscars parties was a piano playing Elton John.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/13/point_counterpoint_should_there_be_a_sep Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:00:45 EST Entertainment News 77803@http://www.starpulse.com/news Think of your favorite comedies. Whether it be Monty Python And The Holy Grail, Caddyshack, Animal House, or recent films like Dumb and Dumber, Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin or Borat, they all have something in common.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/11/violence_propels_filmmakers_moviegoers_a Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:07:27 EST Entertainment News 74058@http://www.starpulse.com/news The lights go down. A low, rumbling bass slightly shakes the seats as the occupants draw in a tight, anticipatory breath. The first thing to break the tension is a thin beam of light across the center of the screen. It is accompanied by a low, rat-at-tat rhythm that could be rain on a tin roof- if it weren't for the high-pitched shriek in the background.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/08/sean_penn_accused_of_infidelity Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:52:29 EST Entertainment News 73576@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sean Penn was served with divorce papers by his wife Robin after the actress allegedly found him in bed with two other women.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/03/samuel_l_jackson_tops_sore_losers_list_ Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:15:26 EST Entertainment News 69834@http://www.starpulse.com/news Samuel L. Jackson has been named and shamed at the top of a new online poll to find the Oscars' sorest loser from the last 17 years. The movie star clearly uttered the word "s**t" when he lost out on a Best Supporting Actor prize for Pulp Fiction in 1994, and his foul mouth has earned him the top spot on GoldDerby.com's quirky new list.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/24/movie_review_alison_eastwood_draws_stron Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:12:01 EST Entertainment News 65095@http://www.starpulse.com/news Alison Eastwood seems to have inherited a couple of directing strengths from her father, Clint: a simplicity of vision and an ability to draw understated, nuanced performances from her actors in ''Rails & Ties.''

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/16/movie_review_affleck_makes_4_star_direct Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:50:48 EST Entertainment News 63903@http://www.starpulse.com/news Say the name Ben Affleck, and myriad images come to mind. The loyal Red Sox rooter and John Kerry campaigner. Half of the Oscar-winning Matt-and-Ben ''Good Will Hunting'' duo. Another half of the tabloid-fodder ''Bennifer'' couple. A sometimes-solid actor (''Hollywoodland,'' ''Boiler Room'') prone to weak movie choices (''Bounce,'' ''Daredevil,'' ''Gigli'').

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/16/celebrity_birthdays_october_47 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 63629@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to WNBA star and former UCONN Husky Sue Bird (1980), whiney singer John Mayer (1977), NHL star Paul Kariya (1974), Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea (1962), Mystic River star Tim Robbins (1958), Grateful Dead singer/guitarist Bob Weir (1947),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/07/bill_o_reilly_attacks_robbins_over_iraqi Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:45:00 EST Entertainment News 59004@http://www.starpulse.com/news Bill O'Reilly has attacked movie star Tim Robbins for "misleading the public" about the Iraqi dead. The O'Reilly Factor host did his homework after activist Robbins appeared on political talk show Real Time With Bill Maher last month,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/14/celebrity_birthdays_august_45 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 54419@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "That 70s Show" and "Family Guy" actress Mila Kunis (1983), Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic (1974), "JAG" actress Catherine Bell (1968), "Monster's Ball" actress Halle Berry (1966), screenwriter Brannon Braga (1964), "The Brady Bunch" actress Susan Olsen (1961), British Broadway singing sensation Sarah Brightman (1960), basketball legend Magic Johnson (1959), "Mystic River" actress Marcia Gay Harden (1959), film composer James Horner (1953), "The Far Side" creator Gary Larson (1950), novelist Danielle Steel (1947), actress Susan Saint James (1946), actor Antonio Fargas (1946), German-born film director Wim Wenders (1945), "Cheaper By The Dozen 2" star Steve Martin (1945), singer Connie Smith (1941), singer/songwriter David Crosby (1941), Seals and Crofts half Dash Crofts (1940), and wild west legend Doc Holliday (1851; d. 1887).

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