by Cliff Vaughn | Jun 27, 2005 | News
Steven Spielberg is in the news for his “War of the Worlds” adaptation releasing June 29, but look for him to surface again during the holidays with a touchier topic. The Oscar-winning director’s next project springs from the 1972 Olympic Games in...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jun 24, 2005 | News
One of the world’s most successful romantic-comedy scribes has given his latest movie a new twist: a call to end poverty. “The Girl in the Cafe,” written by “Love Actually” filmmaker Richard Curtis, premieres on HBO Saturday, June 25 at 8...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jun 16, 2005 | Opinion
A new campaign is afoot to “make poverty history.” The ONE Campaign, launched at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall in May, aims to help deliver the death blow to poverty. The campaign’s Web site, www.one.org, targets Americans and uses celebrity...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jun 15, 2005 | Opinion
Judging by its $50 million-plus opening weekend, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” wasn’t hurt by speculation about an off-screen romance between stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The movie also wasn’t hurt by a plot that, beyond its initial high concept,...
by Cliff Vaughn | Jun 9, 2005 | News
Actor Tom Cruise now stands in the spotlight not just for his romance with actress Katie Holmes, but also for his comments about modern medicine. Cruise’s interview with Billy Bush of Access Hollywood in late May has raised eyebrows and drawn criticism....