Hannibal Sequel in Work Sparks Hollywood Bid War
Literary agent Mort Janklow received Harris’s 600 page manuscript Hannibal, a ten year in the making sequel to The Silence of the Lambs. Hollywood eyes rising film rights with Hopkins Foster possible returns. Universal, De Laurentiis hold negotiating leverage. Film costs could top 100 million.
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Matrix Dominates Box Office With Strong Opening
The Matrix led weekend earnings at North American theaters with 27.6 million, the year’s biggest opening. Debuts followed for 10 Things I Hate About You at 8.7 million and The Out-Of-Towners at 8.1 million, while Analyze This and Forces of Nature tied for fourth with 6.3 million.
Box Office Totals From Early 1999 Films
Box office list ranks films by earnings with The Matrix at 27.6 million, 10 Things I Hate About You 8.7 million, The Out-Of-Towners 8.1 million, Analyze This 6.3 million, Forces of Nature 6.9 million, EDtv 4.6 million, Shakespeare In Love 3.3 million, Doug's 1st Movie 3.1 million, Life is Beautiful 2.8 million, and The Mod Squad 2.4 million.
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TV ties top films create uneasy Hollywood balance
Box office top three include Doug's First Movie The Mod Squad and EDtv linking cinema to TV while critics warn of artifice in Pleasantville and The Truman Show The Truman Show and EDtv spark debates on real life versus televised reality with echoes of earlier films like A Face in the Crowd Network Videodrome and more within discussions on media influence
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Maxim deconstructs Hollywood IQ rumors and sex claims
The Maxim crowd weighs rumored IQs of Sharon Stone Jayne Mansfield Madonna and others. They cite college entry, interviews, and anecdotes about dress, film roles, and personal lives to question the figures and context, noting sensational claims and contradictory stories.
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Julio Iglesias welcomes baby boy in Miami Beach
International singer Julio Iglesias and girlfriend Miranda Rynsburger welcomed a son at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. Rodrigo Iglesias Rijnsburger arrived at 4 43 a m weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces with the father present. He is the couple s second child. Iglesias has three other children from a prior marriage and a son born in 1997.
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Joseph Cotten Oscar Wins and career note
J B Higley asks about Joseph Cotten’s Academy Award history after listing roles in The Third Man Citizen Kane Shadow of a Doubt Love Letters Duel in the Sun and Portrai of Jenny. The note confirms Cotten never won an Oscar and adds a biographical aside about his family.
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