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Mario Lopez to Host Miss America

4 November 2009 6:27 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

"Extra" host Mario Lopez is hosting Miss America for the third time, it was announced Wednesday morning.

The onetime "Dancing with the Stars" contestant, 36, also helmed the annual pageant in 2007 and 2009.

Check out raw footage from Mario Lopez's birthday party

The ceremony will air live on Jan. 30 from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

See what happened when Mario Lopez first met Kate Gosselin

Fifty-three contestants, including Miss District of Columbia, Miss »

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2009 Chicago International Film Festival ‘Best of the Fest’ For Oct. 21, 2009

20 October 2009 8:33 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – As the 45th Chicago International Film Festival comes to a close, this year’s award-winning and most popular films are being screened one more time. All of the screenings will be held at the AMC River East 21 theater at 322 E. Illinois St.

Mississippi Damned (USA), Director: Tina Mabry

Winner Gold Hugo: Best Film, Best Screenplay - Tina Mabry, Best Supporting Actress - Jossie Harris Thacker

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They weren’t the first to dream of escaping their small Mississippi town, but—raised among their family’s vicious cycle of abuse, addiction, and lies—three young black children learn the hard way that their dreams will never be enough. Based on a true story, Mississippi Damned is the brutally honest tale of what happens when a family’s haven is also its prison.

‘Mississippi Damned,’ Winner of the Gold Hugo for Best Film at the Chicago International Film Festival.

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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Interview: Director Brian Caunter of ‘Chicago Overcoat’ at the Chicago International Film Festival

18 October 2009 4:25 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Last Saturday at the Chicago International Film Festival was a very important debut for the new film “Chicago Overcoat,” directed by newcomer Brian Caunter. The hometown audience gave big thumbs up to the gritty mobster film.

Filmed entirely on location in and around the Windy City, Chicago Overcoat features a veteran of “The Sopranos,” Frank Vincent (who played Phil Leotardo on that program and here plays aging hitman Lou Marazano). Lou is juggling a life-changing “final” assassination assignment, his daughter’s family problems and the nagging indignities of old age.

Mike Starr (left) and Frank Vincent of “Chicago Overcoat” at the

Chicago International Film Festival on Oct. 10, 2009.

Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

HollywoodChicago.com caught up with Brian Caunter after his triumphant Chicago International Film Festival presentation. He talked about influences for the film and using Chicago as a character within the narrative.

HollywoodChicago. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Kristy Swanson joins the Trinity Of Terrors!

15 October 2009 7:38 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Kristy Swanson, star of the original Buffy The Vampire Slayer has joined the guest list for the inaugural Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors, to be held October 30 through November 1 at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas!

Tickets for our massive Halloween Weekend are now available online through http://www.trinityofterrors.com and through Vegas.com. You may also order tickets from Vegas.com by phone - 1-888-las-vegas (527-8342) 24 hours a day.

In 2006 Kristy Swanson skated into television screens across the country, appearing in the reality television show Skating with Celebrities. Swanson paired with former Olympian Lloyd Eisler to take home the crown, as they defeated 5 other teams of celebrities and skating pros.

Swanson has a long list of guest-starring television appearances to her credit. Most recently she has appeared in episodes of Just Shoot Me!, CSI: Miami and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

In 2002 the beautiful and talented actress literally pulled off something unexpected, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Staff)

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Stone 'nearly killed herself making Casino'

12 October 2009 1:05 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Sharon Stone has revealed that she nearly starved herself to death while making mobster film Casino. The actress, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the movie, said that she didn't eat for a week before filming a crucial scene because she was so desperate to impress director Martin Scorsese by looking "skinny and out of it". Stone told Prestige magazine: "We did the death scene on the last day because Scorsese knew I wanted to get just so completely skinny and out of it." She continued: "In the final week I didn't eat, I didn't (more) »

- By Rebecca Davies

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Sharon Stone's killer Casino role

10 October 2009 2:00 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Sharon Stone nearly "killed herself" making 'Casino'. The actress didn't eat for a week before filming a crucial scene because she was so desperate to impress director Martin Scorsese by looking "skinny and out of it". Recalling her preparation for the role - which saw her nominated for the 1995 Best Actress Academy Award - Sharon said: "I nearly actually physically killed myself making 'Casino' "We did the death scene on the last day because Scorsese knew I wanted to get just so completely skinny and out of it. "In the final week I didn't eat, I didn't do anything, I just made myself a complete wreck so that I could get skinny, skinny, skinny, skinny and down to »

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Sharon Stone Wants Satisfaction

6 October 2009 3:30 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

What the hell happened to Sharon Stone? She was a jobbing D-lister for years before a breakthrough role in Basic Instinct thrust her onto the A-list but while there she did little of note except for a solid performance in Martin Scorsese's (not as good as Goodfellas) gangster-epic Casino before disappearing into charity-work, red-carpet appearances, taking shocking roles in terrible films, and posing topless at the age of 51.

Then, just when we were about to forget her, here she is in the magazine Prestige telling us all about how she's set to start filming a new film in London and Rome alongside Chris Evans and Carice Van Houten.

"It's about a male prostitute in London who loses the older woman who's been taking care of him, and the call-out agency he's worked for is tired of his behaviour and don't want to send him out any more. He goes »

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Slipknot Announces Fall Tour Dates With Deftones!

3 September 2009 3:07 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Grammy Award winning hard rock powerhouse Slipknot (read Corey Taylor's Fangoria Musick List Of Doom here) have announced a string of fall tour dates, including some special appearances.  The band will embark on a three week run in October, hitting mostly west coast markets. Slipknot will headline the Cypress Hill Smokeout in San Bernardino, CA on 10/24. The tour will end with Slipknot headlining the first annual Trinity of Terrors at The Pearl Concert Theater in the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Halloween. This run of dates will also include two previously postponed shows from last month. Sacramento’s own Deftones will provide support beginning in Portland, Or through San Bernardino, CA.

Tour dates are as follows:

10/10/09          White River Amphitheater      Auburn, Wa

10/11/09          Toyota Center                         Kennewick, Wa

10/13/09          Memorial Coliseum                 Portland (w/ Deftones)

10/15/09          Pacific Coliseum                     Vancouver, BC (w/ Deftones)           

10/16/09          Save On Foods Center            Victoria, BC (w/ Deftones)

10/18/09          Shaw Conference Centre        Edmonton, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

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Come Join the Party!

17 August 2009 5:47 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Hello, Jose here to remind you all that it's Madonna's birthday!

The Queen of pop/ businesswoman/ kabbalist/ mother/ 90's tabloid fodder/ safe sex advocate/ sex advocate/ entrepeneur/ icon is celebrating her 51st birthday today (and with those arms!). But along with everything she's done, many people forget (on purpose mostly...) that she's also an actress/director. The notorious perfectionist has never been able to master the cinematic arts, even if she tries and tries and tries. But since it's her birthday we should acknowledge that not all she's done for the silver screen is bad and since we can't take a holiday to get into the groove with her, here's...

51 Reasons to Celebrate Madonna... in the Movies!

51. Daring to take on a role created by Katharine Hepburn...sort of in Who's That Girl.

50. Her endorsement of Michael Moore.

49. Setting a whole new clothing trend with Desperately Seeking Susan.

48. Her deep love for classic films. »

- Jose

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Depp to Play Martin…or is it Sinatra?

14 July 2009 10:59 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Daughter of famed crooner Dean Martin, Deana Martin, recently publicly revealed that she Like likes Johnny Depp  as a candidate to play the role of her father in a Dean Martin biopic (just ignore the whole Electra Complex thing):

“[Depp] is a tremendous actor, he has that charm, that swagger, and the resemblance of my father is there” Martin said. “I’m sure he would do the role justice!”

Its difficult to discern from her comment whether she’s expressing her desire to marry Depp and have lots and lots of babies, or whether she’s actually involved in casting.  As of right now, Martin has no confirmed role in production; she’s merely expressing her number one pick for the role.  However, though her involvement is in question, The Examiner reveals that this latest attempt at a Dean Martin biopic has already been penned by Bonnie Hunt and is »

- Jacob Waldman

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Weekly Poll Results: Best Vegas Movie

10 June 2009 6:26 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

The people have spoken, and Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has been voted the best Vegas flick, according to Film Junk readers. A little unexpected, but a great choice nonetheless! Martin Scorsese's Casino came in a fairly close second, while Ocean's Eleven and Swingers were at #3 and #4 respectively. The remainder of the choices trailed pretty far behind the top 4, with Viva Las Vegas all the way down at the bottom. Where's the love for Elvis? 1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas -- 32.8% 2. Casino -- 25.6% 3. Ocean's Eleven (Remake) -- 14.1% 4. Swingers -- 12.2% 5. Very Bad Things -- 4.6% 6. Rain Man -- 4.2% 7. Diamonds Are Forever -- 1.9% 7. The Cooler -- 1.9% 9. Leaving Las Vegas -- 1.5% 10. Viva Las Vegas -- 1.1% »

- Sean

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Top 5 Vegas Films

5 June 2009 11:10 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

Swingers (1996) Directed by Doug Liman It really isn't hard to see why this film has acquired a cult following. The atmosphere is laid back, the dialogue is some of the best in any 90's comedy, the characters are appealing and well-drawn, the casting is perfect, the soundtrack is great, and the situations are honest and real. Memorable quotes: You know what you are? You're like a big bear with claws and with fangs... ...big fucking teeth, man. Yeah... big fuckin' teeth on ya'. And she's just like this little bunny, who's just kinda cowering in the corner. Shivering. Yeah, man just kinda... you know, you got these claws and you're staring at these claws and your thinking to yourself, and with these claws you're thinking, "How am I supposed to kill this bunny, how am I supposed to kill this bunny?" And you're poking at it, you're poking at it. »

- Ricky

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Scenes We Love: Casino

3 June 2009 4:32 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

The thing I've always loved about Martin Scorsese is that the man lives to tell you a story. He piles on the details and approaches every angle -- and as a result he creates living breathing people -- and thanks to him, his crime flicks are about as close to the mob as I need to get. When Casino was released in 1995, it was considered Scorsese's return to the world of crime after taking a little diversion with films like Age of Innocence and Cape Fear. But, the comparisons between Casino and Goodfellas were inevitable, and unfortunately Casino was branded the inferior film. Now I'm not denying the genius of Goodfellas, but I stand by the fact that Casino is a kick-a** film in its own right.Filed under: Universal, Fandom, Trailers and Clips, Scenes We Love

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- Jessica Barnes

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Martin Scorsese Helming Frank Sinatra Biopic

13 May 2009 10:03 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

Martin Scorsese has signed on to direct and produce Sinatra, a biopic of the legendary performer that Universal and Mandalay Pictures are developing. Phil Alden Robinson (Sneakers, Field of Dreams) is writing the screenplay. Universal and Mandalay’s Peter Guber and Cathy Schulman have been quietly developing the project for two years while they worked feverishly to secure the life and music rights from Frank Sinatra Enterprises — a joint venture of the Sinatra Estate and Warner Music Group. Sinatra was born in Hoboken, N.J., and raised during the Depression; he built a singing career that weathered many changes in popular culture, all the while racking up 31 gold records and countless other honors. He also had a successful career as an actor, earning an Oscar for 1953's From Here to Eternity. His personal life was just as eventful. He suffered from depression, was alleged to have connections to organized crime »

- James Cook

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Martin Scorsese to Direct Frank Sinatra Biopic

13 May 2009 5:44 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – One of the best directors that ever lived, Martin Scorsese, is about to tackle the life story of one of the best singers in the history of his form, Frank Sinatra, according to today’s Variety.

The trade announced today that Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to the screenplay for “Sinatra” from Mandalay Pictures and hired the prolific director of “The Departed,” “Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull,” and many more to helm and produce the film. Scorsese has been trying to get a biopic about Ol’ Blue Eyes off the ground for years and Universal and Mandalay’s Peter Guber and Cathy Schulman have apparently been developing this particular project for two years on their own as they tried to secure the life and music rights for one of the most beloved music icons of the twentieth century.

Keith Richards (left) and director Martin Scorsese backstage at the Beacon »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Hollyscoop Party Round Up: No Doubt is Back in Action

8 May 2009 11:06 AM, PDT | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »

No Doubt is back after being on break for five years. The band is taking the reverse route and going on tour to be inspired to write new material. The bands first concert from their official world tour began at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. Gwen Stefani's son Zuma was spotted front row cheering his mom with big, blue headphones. The official concert after party took place at club mur.mur where stars like Shannen Doherty were seen rocking out to their music. The highlight of the night was when Gwen graciously took a ride on a bodyguard'... »

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Hollyscoop Party Round Up: No Doubt is Back in Action

8 May 2009 11:06 AM, PDT | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »

No Doubt is back after being on break for five years. The band is taking the reverse route and going on tour to be inspired to write new material. The bands first concert from their official world tour began at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. Gwen Stefani's son Zuma was spotted front row cheering his mom with big, blue headphones. The official concert after party took place at club mur.mur where stars like Shannen Doherty were seen rocking out to their music. The highlight of the night was when Gwen graciously took a ride on a bodyguard'... »

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Gwen Stefani, No Doubt Shake Off the Rust (Videos)

4 May 2009 5:14 PM, PDT | TheImproper.com | See recent TheImproper.com news »

No Doubt and its amped up lead singer Gwen Stefani are shaking off the rust and setting off for a coast-to-coast tour, their first in five years. The band officially hit the road on Sunday (May 3) at the Jersey Meadowlands’ Bamboozle Festival but not before warm ups in New York City and Atlantic City. The band first appeared Friday (May 1) on NBC’s Today Show, where their performance was, ahem, a little rough-edged. Stefani acknowledged at a later concert that she screwed up three times while singing. Then it was on to the Borgata Casino for another tune up. The tour includes more than 40 dates and the band hopes to write a new album while on the road. »

- kgirard@theimproper.com

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No Doubt Is Back With Warm-Up Show After Five-Year Hiatus

3 May 2009 11:13 PM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

No Doubt is back. The American rock band took to stage after a nearly five-year concert hiatus on Friday May 1st, at the "Today" show for a three-song set.

The event took place at New York's Rockefeller Center and some fans even slept on sidewalks to catch their favourite band perform after a gap of many years. The band kicked off with "Spiderwebs" and followed it with "Don't Speak" and finally wrapped up the event with "It's My Life," their Talk Talk cover from 2003.

According to MTV news, frontwoman Gwen Stefani wore a black Fred Perry top, bleached-out jeans, platforms and red suspenders while the rest of the band was dressed in white "from head-to-toe" (aside from drummer Adrian Young's striped knee-socks.

The band also performed at another warm-up show on Saturday at the Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The new intergenerational power-pop supergroup Tinted Windows opened the show. »

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The Hard Rock Has A Jam-Packed Weekend This Weekend To Re-Open The Joint

14 April 2009 5:01 PM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Economic downturn? Not for the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, who will open the newly renovated million concert venue The Joint this Friday.

The Killers will perform on The Joint's new stage this Friday, April 17, and Saturday, Avenged Sevenfold will perform. Sunday, Sir Paul McCartney will perform at The Joint, while Snoop Dogg will perform at Rehab, the Hard Rock's pool, kicking off its summer opening.

Various afterparties will be going on all weekend at Body English, Ago, Rare 120 and Wasted Space, all within the Hard Rock.

"We've had some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry perform at our hotel over the past decade including The Rolling Stones, Metallica and Foo Fighters," said Randy Kwasniewski, President and COO of Morgans Hotel Group Las Vegas and Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in a press release. "The new Joint allows us to take the live music scene in Vegas to »

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