Stories tagged with "screenwriter"

'Clueless,' '8 Mile' actress Brittany Murphy, 32, dies by indystar

LOS ANGELES — Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit “Clueless” and rose to stardom in “8 Mile,” died today in Los Angeles. She was 32. Cedars-Sinai... – Dec 20, 2009 at 6:56 PM in Entertainment

New Voices: Author Attica Locke by USA Today

The author is out with a mystery about a young black lawyer who gets entangles in a murder case.The book: Black Water Rising, Harper, 427 pp., $25.99.What it's about: In... – Jun 11, 2009 at 2:20 AM in Entertainment

Ollestad's survival memoir is a storm of emotion by USA Today

When he was 11 years old, Norman Ollestad survived a plane crash that killed his father and the pilot. His father's girlfriend died shortly after the crash, leaving him to descend... – Jun 01, 2009 at 8:05 PM in Entertainment

As we observe and report: Rogen likes what he sees by USA Today

NEW YORK — Sayonara, Superbad. Seth Rogen is superhot. The once-portly comedian has slimmed down and toned up. And in keeping with his trim new body, Rogen jokingly announces... – Apr 08, 2009 at 9:48 PM in Entertainment

Director's 'Wild' vision drives movie's creation by USA Today

How do you take a storybook that sparks the imagination and touches the heart with a mere 338 words and expand it into a full-length movie?With the author's blessing, of course.... – Mar 22, 2009 at 10:34 PM in Entertainment

'The International' banks on style, Clive Owen's star power by USA Today

By portraying bankers as the ultimate villains, the stylish espionage thriller The International gets high marks for timeliness.It's a well-made and handsome drama centering on a... – Feb 13, 2009 at 11:25 PM in Entertainment

NAACP Image Awards to honor Muhammad Ali by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- This month's NAACP Image Awards ceremony could be a real knockout.The civil-rights group says boxing great Muhammad Ali will receive the 2009... – Feb 03, 2009 at 7:45 AM in Entertainment

Clint Eastwood makes novice teen actor's day by The Associated Press

ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (AP) -- After winning out over 2,000 aspiring young actors to make his movie debut opposite Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang might ask himself: Do you feel... – Jan 16, 2009 at 4:17 PM in Entertainment

Lil Kim not happy with Biggie biopic by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lil Kim was a big part of the Notorious B.I.G.'s life, but she's not happy about the way she's portrayed in the new biopic about the late rapper.The... – Jan 13, 2009 at 3:02 PM in Entertainment

Beyonce, Hudson win Image Awards by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It was a dreamy night for a couple of "Dreamgirls." Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson both glided away with trophies Thursday and wowed the audience with... – Dec 16, 2008 at 9:01 AM in Entertainment

'Pulp Fiction' screenwriter pleads over car death by The Associated Press

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) -- An Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Pulp Fiction" has pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol in a... – Dec 14, 2008 at 2:01 PM in Entertainment