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AFI gives Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael Douglas
Original at Examiner.com
• Tue, Jun 16
Celebrities such as Jesse Metcalfe, Kirk Douglas, Matthew McConaughey, Melanie Griffith, Tobey Maguire, Warren Beatty. Eric McCormack, Benicio Del Toro, Jack Nicolson, Anne Archer, Bai Ling, Catherine Zeta Jones, Christopher Lloyd, Hugh Hefner, ...
The AFI salutes Michael Douglas!
Original at Moviehole
• Mon, Jun 15
Australia Kathleen Turner, Douglas's co-star for three films (“Romancing the Stone,” “The Jewel of the Nile,” and “The War of the Roses”) had nothing but praise for him. “What cannot be summed up is the sheer fun and excitement of working with Michael – whether ...
Four scenarios for next season of 'Lost'
Original at MSNBC
• Mon, Jun 15
what Jacob said — right before Ben, seething from decades of neglect and silence, stabbed his ephemeral liege in the heart with a ferocity (and dubious technique) unseen onscreen since Glenn Close went after Michael Douglas in “Fatal Attraction. ...
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Original at AVRev.com
• Mon, Jun 15
CA Fatal Attraction" came five years before Douglas' role in "Basic Instinct" and seven years before his role in "Disclosure." Michael Douglas has had a lot of practice with the suspenseful thriller genre. All three of these films, especially the first ...
Fatal Attraction - Blu-ray Review
Original at monstersandcritics.com
• Mon, Jun 15
That greater possibility of reality is what makes Fatal Attraction resonant still today. The performances are also a highlight. Michael Douglas is highly believable in the role and Glenn Close would be nominated for Best Actress for her portrayal as ...
Kirk Douglas turns to blogs
Original at WA today
• Mon, Jun 15
Australia Douglas, the father of actor Michael Douglas, became a major star in the 1950s and has long been part of Hollywood royalty. As their household got ready for the holidays, the Douglases had a gift on their table addressed to Nancy Reagan, the former US ...
Valentine's Day movies for haters
Original at TV
• Sat, Jun 13
TX The War of the Roses (1989): Soon-to-be-divorced Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner do everything imaginable to get the other to leave their home. Heathers (1989): A dark comedy when it came out, it's even darker 20 years later. ...
Romancing the DouglasOriginal at en.video.canoe.tv
• Fri, Jun 12
SHOTLIST (including transcript) :-AP TelevisionCulver City, 11 June 20091. Actor Michael Douglas and actor (wife) Catherine ... en.video.canoe.tv
Afternoon news and notes
Original at LA Observed
• Thu, Jun 11
CA The LA Times was forced to run a correction because Michael Douglas forgot that he hosted a 1991 event honoring his father, Kirk Douglas. The anonymus blogger known as Temp X is upset that Facebook disabled her account but left alone other psuedonyms ...
Michael Douglas: Wonder Boy
Original at Hollywood Reporter
• Wed, Jun 10
In 1976, that's just what Michael Douglas said to Milos Forman, the director of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." It's the sort of statement that might end up haunting a man when, 33 years later, he begins receiving lifetime achievement awards, ...
Michael Douglas to receive AFI Life Achievement Award
Original at Los Angeles Times
• Tue, Jun 9
He made a handful of movies before he became a TV star in the 1970s with the hit detective series "The Streets of San Francisco," with Karl Malden. While working on "Streets," Douglas produced 1975's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," which won the ...
Blu-Ray review: Fatal Attraction
Original at Examiner.com
• Tue, Jun 9
Synopsis ~ Michael Douglas plays Dan Gallagher, a New York attorney who has a tryst with seductive Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) while his wife (Anne Archer) is away. Dan later shrugs off the affair as a mistake and considers it over. ... Fatal Attraction Blu-ray Review TheHDRoom
Michael Douglas ... How Kirk Must Be Ashamed of You!
Original at TheWrap
• Mon, Jun 8
CA By Richard Stellar Michael Douglas has had such an illustrious career in the entertainment business. It's like I grew up with him. "Streets of San Francisco," the producer of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" -- hell, Gordon Gekko, playing opposite ...
Fatal Attraction Blu-ray Review
Original at TheHDRoom
• Mon, Jun 8
For those that have somehow missed Fatal Attraction, it involves Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), a New York attorney, who has a weekend tryst with a provocative Alex Forest (Glenn Close) while his wife and daughter are away. ... Fatal Attraction (Blu-ray) DVDTOWN.com
'Cuckoo's Nest': A classic revisited
Original at Norwalk Advocate
• Thu, May 28
When Michael Douglas approached Forman about directing the film in 1973, it was the second time a Douglas would raise the prospect. In 1966, Kirk Douglas ... Movie Masterpiece: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's NestFemaleFirst.co.uk all 2 news articles »
Michael Douglas Jokes He Had Knee Surgery So He Can Chase His Daughter's Future Boyfriends
Original at ExpoSay
• Fri, May 8
Michael Douglas had knee surgery so he can chase away his daughter's future boyfriends. The "Fatal Attraction" star - who has two children, Dylan, eight, and six-year-old Carys with wife Catherine Zeta Jones - underwent an operation last month to replace his knee joint after damaging it...
Obsessed (2009) Review
Original at Contactmusic.com
• Fri, May 1
UK This same story has been told literally hundreds of times, in movies as recognizable as Fatal Attraction, Disclosure, and other similar films, some of which actually didn't star Michael Douglas. Obsessed makes no attempt to shift or alter the clichéd ...
Opinion: 'Obsessed' is no 'Fatal Attraction'
Original at Times Record News
• Thu, Apr 30
At least in “Fatal Attraction,” Glenn Close's character actually had an affair with Michael Douglas' married character before she freaked out. It is interesting to note that Elba is playing accountant character Charles Minor on TV's “The Office,” and ...
Douglas recovering from surgery
Original at kjrh.com
• Thu, Apr 30
OK Actor Michael Douglas attends the 2007 National Board of Review Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd street January 15, 2007 in New York City. (Rob Loud, Getty Images) Veteran actor Michael Douglas is recovering from surgery after having his knee replaced. ...
Douglas recovering from surgery
Original at ABC2 News
• Thu, Apr 30
MD Actor Michael Douglas attends the 2007 National Board of Review Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd street January 15, 2007 in New York City. (Rob Loud, Getty Images) Veteran actor Michael Douglas is recovering from surgery after having his knee replaced. ...
Michael Douglas feels dwarfed in front of techno-savvy dad
Original at TopNews
• Thu, Apr 30
India Douglas has said that he is proud of the Spartacus star''s status as "the oldest blogger on MySpace." However, the 64-year-old actor has admitted that doesn''t even know how to use email. "He (Kirk) prides himself on his spot on MySpace; he''s 92 years ...
Wall Street Episode II: Attack of the Loans
Original at Gawker
• Tue, Apr 28
By Richard Lawson Good thing someone is! The first film's director, Oliver Stone, has signed a deal with Fox to do a sequel to his 1987 horror movie about the "greed is good" ethos that swallowed up so many New Yorkers in the 80's. Michael Douglas will reprise his role as Gordon Gecko—he won an Oscar on the first...
Michael Douglas Facelift: Michael Douglas Plastic Surgery (Photos)
Original at Right Celebrity
• Fri, Apr 10
Michael Douglas, 64, son of screen legend Kirk Douglas, is eternally handsome and thus a perennial target for plastic surgery rumors. Back in 2005, Michael Douglas facelift rumors surfaced when photos of the star in Barbados appeared showing him with a ...
In One-Man Show, Kirk Douglas Recounts Life
Original at NPR
• Fri, Mar 13
He asks Michael Douglas: "Was I a good father?" After a pause, his son replies: "You have ultimately been a great father." That pause, Douglas tells the audience, was all he heard. But there were no awkward pauses during this performance, ...
Traffic User Review 135493
Original at uk.video.yahoo.com
• Wed, Mar 4
Drugs, drugs, drugs. It's not gonna turn out well. Starring Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Traffic, Movies & TV Videopinions are ... uk.video.yahoo.com
Opinion: Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past - Official TrailerOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Feb 25
By rss@youtube.com (trailers) Keywords: Matthew McConaughey Jennifer Garner Lacey Chabert Michael Douglas Emma Stone Anne Archer Robert Forster Breckin Meyer Amanda Walsh broadbandtv viso film movie clips story video media show cinema theatre studio box office review preview listings hollywood trailer tease...
Opinion: The Sentinel
Original at expotv.com
• Tue, Jan 13
This is a video review of The Sentinel (Widescreen Edition). Very good Secret Service movies. Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria and Michael Douglas ... www.expotv.com
Review: 'Bride Wars'
Original at Calendar Live
• Thu, Jan 8
CA - Director Danny DeVito did a far more credible job with the genre in 1989's "The War of the Roses," which took the battles of Michael Douglas and Kathleen ...
Michael Douglas' father is the oldest celebrity blogger
Original at Times Now.tv
• Thu, Dec 18
Hollywood actor Michael Douglas' father Kirk Douglas is the oldest celebrity blogger. The 92-year-old acting legend, who retired from movies five years ago, has logged on to social networking site MySpace and already has an impressive list of over 4,414 friends.
Remake City: Russell Brand To Play Bumbling, Drunken Rich Lout For 'Arthur' Redo?
Original at The Playlist
• Thu, Dec 4
By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) Yet another remake. Yes, Hollywood is officially out of idea. This time it's a modern update of the classic adventure/romance tale, "Romancing The Stone," that starred Michael Douglas, Katheleen Turner and Danny Devito. The movie was great, but it unfortunately launched Robert Zemecki...
Romancing the Stone Remake
Original at Screenhead
• Thu, Dec 4
By Kenna McHugh Remake mode for Romancing the Stone, which starred Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito and was directed by Robert Zemekis, is in the works. The 1984 film adventure remake will be written by Daniel McDermott, a former Dreamworks television executive turned screenwriter...
Web Watch: Michael Lewis, Meredith Whitney, and the End of the World As We Know it
Original at BlogHer
• Mon, Nov 17
By WVFC “The End,” by Michael Lewis, describes in language we can use at the dinner table how greed corrupts not just individuals (remember Michael Douglas as Gekko in “Wall Street?”) but entire cultures — in this case, the culture of financial stewardship.
Parker to Star with Douglas
Original at Screenhead
• Tue, Oct 28
By Kenna McHugh Mary-Louise Parker is set to star as Michael Douglas’ girlfriend in the May/December romance Solitary, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The story is about an ex-auto dealership owner whose career and marriage have collapsed because of his less-than-ethical behavior. Parker wil...
Michael Giltz: DVDs: Battling The "Indiana Jones" Effect
Original at Huffington Post
• Fri, Oct 17
By Michael Giltz It's a strange but understandable phenomenon of pop culture. When the creators of a beloved character or franchise bring it back to life after a... So tell me again, have you ever fallen prey to the "Indiana Jones Effect" and when did it happen? More on Movies
Report: Billy Bob Thornton hints at retiring from Hollywood... and also shoots down playing Freddy Kreuger rumours...
Original at The Brock N' Roll
• Wed, Sep 24
By brocknroll MTV Movies Blog reports: It kind of sucks that Billy Bob is retiring this soon because he's one of my favorite actors. If Sly Stallone, Jack Nicholson and Michael Douglas are still acting, you're never too old to retire from hollywood.
"Lakeview Terrace" review by Ben Kenber
Original at FilmArcade.net
• Mon, Sep 22
By Ben K Now here’s something we haven’t seen in awhile, a thriller with the “Fatal Attraction” like formula. “Fatal Attraction” was one of the biggest hits of the 1980’s which showed Michael Douglas having an affair with Glenn Close (I still ...
Where The Stars Spend Christmas
Original at Huffington Post
• Mon, Dec 24
By The Huffington Post News Editors Catherine, husband Michael Douglas, son Dylan, seven; and daughter Carys, four; are traditionally joined by Catherine's parents Dai and Pat and brother Lyndon. The guests bunk at the luxury Ariel Sands resort, owned by Michael's family. ...
Podcast: 'Greed Is Good' Voice Now Introduces NBC Nightly News
Original at NewsBusters.org
• Mon, Dec 17
By Tim Graham As Eat the Press has reported, NBC Nightly News has a famous new voice pitching Brian Williams at the program's introduction every night. It’s the actor Michael Douglas, best known as Aaron Sorkin’s liberal "American President" and as the evil Gordon Gekko character in the Oliver Stone D...
DVD Review: Wall Street (20th Anniversary edition)
Original at Crimespree Cinema
• Wed, Oct 3
By MysterLynch Seriously, Michael Douglas took his game to a whole new level with this film. Up to this point, he had had success playing good guys (Romancing the Stone) or the everyman (Fatal Attraction). But with Wall Street, he tossed away silly ...
Opinion: Spout Post: King of California
Original at Spout
• Wed, Sep 26
Body: By Tricia Olszewski Michael Douglas is looking for spare change...I mean buried treasureIf you saw Michael Douglas' King of California character on the street, you'd avoid eye contact and walk quickly past. Having just spent the past two years in an institution, Douglas' Charlie is d...
Opinion: The Wonder Boys
Original at New at Hackley Public Library
• Wed, Sep 26
Book Review: The Wonder Boys. I recently wanted something with a bit of humor in it, so I picked up a copy of Michael Chabon's The Wonder Boys. I had seen the movie with Michael Douglas years ago and thought I'd enjoy the book. ...
Review: King of California
Original at Cinematical
• Fri, Sep 14
By Kim Voynar If there's one thing Michael Douglas does really well, it's crazy. In 1993, he did crazy to near-perfection as William "D-Fens" Foster in Joel Schumacher's Falling Down. I still think of Douglas's performance in that film 14 years later -- I ruminated on it most recently while stuck in traf...
Review: King of California
Original at Blogging Sundance
• Fri, Sep 14
By Kim Voynar If there's one thing Michael Douglas does really well, it's crazy. In 1993, he did crazy to near-perfection as William "D-Fens" Foster in Joel Schumacher's Falling Down. I still think of Douglas's performance in that film 14 years later ...
Podcast: TIFF Interview: Trumbo Director Peter Askin
Original at Cinematical
• Thu, Sep 13
By James Rocchi Trumbo, director Peter Askins' new documentary about the life and work of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, began life as a series of letters archived by Dalton Trumbo's son Christopher; it then became a two-person play. On-screen -- where it's become one of the breakout documen...
Opinion: Charles has watched 'Disclosure'
Original at dl.nlb.gov.sg
• Mon, Aug 13
This item is of restricted use. Please approach the Service Desk at library@esplanade to enquire about usage. Based on a novel by Michael Crichton ( Jurassic Park, The Terminal Man, Congo, Airframe, etc) this adaptation turns out to be a very good movie with both Michael Douglas and Demi Mo...
Dylan and Carys Douglas bring the drama
Original at Celebrity Baby Blog
• Wed, Aug 1
By Raye, CBB Contributor Reaffirming her claim that she would "wholeheartedly" support their acting dreams, Catherine says she's also aware that, should they follow in her and Michael Douglas' footsteps, Dylan and Carys have a lot to live up to. ...
Dylan and Carys Douglas are spoiled - by their grandparents
Original at Celebrity Baby Blog
• Wed, Jul 25
By Raye, CBB Contributor My kids have been with my parents in Wales [this summer], getting spoiled. They love it. Me and Michael [Douglas] are not allowed to go there because they get spoiled rotten and it takes me three weeks to try to get them back to normal. I try to instill the Welsh in the kids. They don't speak fluent W...
Catherine Zeta-Jones Didn't Marry For Money
Original at Starpulse.com
• Wed, Jul 18
Read more! Catherine Zeta-Jones is amazed some people still presume the only reason she wed Michael Douglas was for financial reasons, despite the fact the couple has two children together and have been man and wife for nearly seven years.[...] Read more!
Sunday Real Estate Round-Up
Original at Luxist
• Sun, Jun 3
By Deidre Woollard Robert De Niro's wife, Grace Hightower is set to sell her Upper East Side bachelorette pad in Trump Palace. The three-bedroom home ad an asking price of $2.495 million/ Diandra Douglas, the ex-wife of Michael Douglas, and her Silicon Valley entrepreneur husband, Michael Klein, have paid...
Sunday Real Estate Round-Up
Original at Luxist
• Sun, May 13
By Deidre Woollard From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties: Film producer Gale Anne Hurd and her husband, screenwriter Jonathan Hensleigh have put $15 million for their Pasadena, Calif., home on the market. It's our estate of the day later today.