Pacino Acquires Chinese Coffee Distribution Rights
Pacino's second directorial project Chinese Coffee lands World rights at a low seven figure sum per Hollywood Reporter sources. The film stars Pacino alongside Jerry Orbach as Greenwich Village writers exploring love friendship and artistic dreams with a North American release planned next year.
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Deneuve to star in indie D'Artagnan with Oldman and Suvari
French actress Catherine Deneuve is in final talks to portray the queen in the indie film D'Artagnan directed by Peter Hyams alongside Gary Oldman and Mena Suvari. Justin Chambers leads the $50 million project with shooting planned in Belgium Luxembourg and France.
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Rudner Wins Domain Name Suit for ritarudner.com
United Nations arbitrator at the World Intellectual Property Organization ordered Internetco Corp. of Lehighton Pennsylvania to transfer the Web address ritarudner.com to Rita Rudner. Rudner had used ritafunny.com while awaiting relief and welcomed reclaiming her own name.
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Elizabeth Taylor Hospitalized With Pneumonia
Elizabeth Taylor, 68, has been hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center since Friday for a mild bout of pneumonia. Publicist Warren Cowan said she is expected to be released by week’s end. The actress has a history of health issues, including brain surgery in 1997 and Oscar wins for Butterfield 8 and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Double Emmy duties for Badalucco tied to Coen brothers project
Michael Badalucco is completing production on the Coen brothers film Untitled Barber Project while starting a second Emmy run for The Practice. He plays Billy Bob Thornton's brother-in law and notes his baseball fan connection. He also worked on Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? now set for December release. He has no plans to quit The Practice.
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Eminem Cancels Britain Appearances Over Legal Woes
Eminem pulls upcoming UK shows in Reading and Leeds due to gun possession charges. His label says he cannot leave the United States amid June incident outside a Detroit area nightclub.
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Security chief charged in arson and theft connected to James Brown items
Richard Glenn 39 is indicted in Augusta on first degree arson theft and three forgery counts for a April blaze at James Brown Enterprises that destroyed priceless mementos and a $75 000 check. The fire followed a theft that the singer did not authorize and impaired evidence. A former backup singer, Lisa Rushton, sues Brown alleging sex harassment dating to 1994 in Richmond County Georgia seeking damages and a jury trial.
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