Tom Hanks

Actor Jim Carrey attends the "Disney's A Christmas Carol" train tour last stop at Grand Central Station on October 30, 2009 in New York City. It reminds me of Tom Hanks' Polar Express, where he was a bunch of characters. But maybe him playing both Scrooge AND all the ghosts is some like..deep mea...

By noreply@blogger.com (KEN LEVINE) Once a film director comes on board the only input and involvement the writer has is what the director graciously allows. All too often the writer will turn in his last draft and the next thing he sees is the finished product a year later – often with horrifying results.

BP: You talking about Tom Hanks? I do know Tom, I did a play with his wife [Rita Wilson], and he is the complete antidote to what I just said. He is a wonderful and genuine and lovely and down-to-earth person. I don’t know how he does that. I first met him when he was doing his spate of not-successful...

If it's the middle of October and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hasn't announced either a show producer or host for the upcoming ceremony people are going to start whispering. In fact, a very small group of people -- some of them Academy members -- are going to get a wee bit ne...

By noreply@blogger.com (KEN LEVINE) Here's one of my favorite sequences. Lawrence Bourne (Tom Hanks) posing as Kent Sutcliffe (to avoid a gambling debt) is on a plane to Thailand with fellow Peace Corps volunteers. There he encounters Tom Tuttle from Tacoma (John Candy) and Beth Wexler (Rita Wilson).

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Police in California say former actress Tawny Kitaen has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence. She first found fame appearing in 1980s music videos for future husband David Coverdale's band Whitesnake. She also played the bride-to-be of...

By Richard Rushfield • Despite fierce opposition from the President's Address to the Joint Session of Boring, Hollywood can rejoice its first moderate hit of the fall TV season. Fox's Glee premiered very respectably, the first green shoots for the survival of media. In its debut, first non-pilot episode, Fox...

I regard Philadelphia and Forrest Gump followed by the really tough Castaway as your best work. Which are your favorites and why? Hey...how can I pick the best among them as all of them are like my brood? I am enchanted with all of them as they are ...

 India Tom Alter is in good form, but unlike Tom Hanks in Cast Away, isn't shown as having any skills to survive on an island where there is almost nothing left. The dialogue is minimal, and the lingering silences are taken to great heights by Tapan Vyas' ...

 TX Ron Howard and Tom Hanks are talented people, but they haven't been able to save these two movies, and believe me, that's saying something. Matt's Call: If you're really into Tom Hanks, or if you're really a fan of Dan Brown, you can go see it. ...

Monsters and Critics.com Tom Hanks is fairly reliable, too, isn't he? And Ron Howard? Ron Howard did the voiceover on Arrested Development, remember? And he was Opie Cunningham! The viewing experience: Let the damnation by faint praise continue, and let's spice it up with a ...

By Foster Kamer Will Ferrell couldn't host SNL without getting around to Celebrity Jeopardy, though they pulled out two serious stops for this one: Tom Hanks as Tom Hanks, Norm McDonald as Burt Reynolds, and Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery, which is why we're here. Certainly not as great as of the CJ's of t...

 KY And with this weekend's release of "Angels & Demons," the Dan Brown/Ron Howard/Tom Hanks thriller set in the Vatican, the plot thickens most murderously. Conspiracy films are indeed a delectable screen genre. The best ones are at least somewhat ...

  USA By Carla Meyer "Angels & Demons" might cause controversy among viewers who like their Tom Hanks films to be of some substance. A Hanks collaboration with director Ron Howard suggests a certain prestige. But "Angels & Demons" is just a B-grade adventure ...

Last week, the Hanks made his Broadway debut opposite Jane Fonda in 33 Variations. Even after proving his talent, Hanks wasn't above testing it by going head-to-head with his dad, two-time Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, in The Great Buck Howard.

 OH - Funny that tonight's episode referenced You've Got Mail, where Tom Hanks instructed Meg Ryan to go to the mattresses, because that appears to be exactly ...

This is a video review of Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition). One of the best movies ever made Stars Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump ... www.expotv.com

By Jeffrey M. Anderson Shanley is a playwright who occasionally forays into movies, and he adapted his own 2004 play into the screenplay for Doubt. He won a Best Screenplay Oscar for Moonstruck (1987), and his other writing work ranges from Five Corners (1987) to an adaptation of Congo (1995). As a director, Doub...

TV Guide  - Nov 18, 2008 You can see how Tom Hanks´s Captain Miller in "Saving Private Ryan" was based in large part on Winters.) Donnie Wahlberg (yes, formerly of New Kids on the ... Band of Brothers Blu-ray — Review TV Guide all 2 news articles

By Harold Pollack The other night, I watched Castaway with my daughter. In case you've been stuck on a Pacific Island, Tom Hanks plays Chuck Noland, a FedEx... The other night, I watched Castaway with my daughter. In case you've been stuck on a Pacific Island, Tom Hanks plays Chuck Noland, a FedEx executive left b...

By STV It’s just good clean fun, the studio might say, pointing out that the movie also pokes fun at racial stereotypes. It’s a sendup of old Hollywood films that trotted out able-bodied actors in disability drag, like Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man and Sean Penn in I am Sam. St...

By STV It’s just good clean fun, the studio might say, pointing out that the movie also pokes fun at racial stereotypes. It’s a sendup of old Hollywood films that trotted out able-bodied actors in disability drag, like Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man and Sean Penn in I am Sam. St...

By Christopher Campbell Sidney J. Bartholomew Jr. (c.1954-2008) - Production Designer, Writer, Director - Won an Emmy for his work on TV's Pee-Wee's Playhouse before collaborating on most of the Farrelly brothers' films, including There's Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber, Kingpin, Shallow Hal, Me, Mys...

By Tom Jones Tom Hanks in the movie A League of Their Own). "Da Bears.'' (Spoof of Chicago Bears fans on Saturday Night Live). "Upon further review … '' (NFL referees). “Hi, mom!’’ (unknown origins, but an appropriate way to conclude this post)

By onatahsblog5967 Tom Hanks plays the lead role to the best of his ability, playing the part of a character type he has totally mastered - the clueless, out-of-the-loop guy. He played similar roles in Big and Forrest Gump, but irrespective of those roles ...

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But whereas Kimmel has had a hard time getting people to follow him into theaters, prompting the clothing industry magnate to recently announce a 50% cutback in his film operations, Skoll presents an admirable track record both on the fiction and non-fiction side. The average worldwide...

NBC, DirecTV Ensure ‘Friday Night Lights’ Stay Lit (DeadlineHollywoodDaily) NBC struck a deal with DirecTV to air a third season of “Friday Night Lights,” Web site DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com reports. DirecTV, which picked up the former NBC soap “Passions,” will share costs of the low...

The box office figures on the list, from Box Office Mojo, are not inflation-adjusted. As such, none of Old Hollywood's iconic pairs, like Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, or Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, make the cut. Films where three primary characters share the spotlight ("Shrek," "Harry P...

By Patrick Walsh JO: Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, yes! The most important thing that happened out of the Shakespeare script was that Tom's company was among the readers. They liked it, and I met with Tom about another project, but every time I sat down with him I would ask if he had hired writers on Band of Br...

By Erik Davis Best Actor (Drama) James McAvoy - Atonement Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) Charlie Wilson's War Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) Tom Hanks -- Charlie Wilson's War 9:42pm: This is a joke. Not the Coen Brothers? Best Director Ridley Scott -- American Gangster

rmb204. Liam Neeson in "Schindler's List" -jay; Actually, it was Tom Hanks for "Philadelphia" -utkjamie; That's confirmed, it was Tom Hanks in Philadelphia. He won it again in 1994 for his role as Forrest Gump. -KungFuKitten.

By Rob Tom Hanks: Yeah, Colin found a Sean McGinly script called The Great Buck Howard, which Sean directed, and it’s going to premiere at Sundance. John Malkovich plays the great Buck Howard. I read it and said: “Oh, there’s a role for a cranky father in this! I’ll do it.” And Colin said: “Dad just wan...

By Rob HOLLYWOOD continues to roll out the big guns in its attempts to get people to see films inspired by the war on terror. Months after Robert Redford teamed up with Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep for Lions For Lambs, Tom Hanks delivers a tantalising true-life tale that’s backed by some of the very b...

By Jaq Greenspon Why? Why is it that because we get Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, the proverbial Hollywood Prom King and Queen, in a true story written for the screen by Tinseltown's chess club president Aaron Sorkin, do we think it must be socially important and award worthy? Add in perennial literati favo...

By dailysalad Tom Hanks gives a very good performance as Charlie Wilson. Wilson is not a very demanding part, but Hanks gives it his all nonetheless, becoming the character. He stops being Tom Hanks about 10 minutes in. Except when he cries. Julia Roberts looks fantastic and does a nice job delivering her li...

By john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) Tom Hanks is one of those very few actors that forces you to assume whatever movie he will be appearing in will automatically be quality stuff. His role selection over the years has been insanely good and as a result, his reputation, awards shelf and ultimately his legacy as one of the all tim...

The British historical romance film ‘Atonement’ lead the competition in nominations for the 2008 Golden Globe Awards with nods in seven categories. Keira Knightley has been nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for the romantic epic and her co-star Jam...

By Ken Levine Patrick Dempsey was handsome and likable and hopes his feature career takes off like Tom Hanks’ did with SPLASH. Meanwhile, ENCHANTED will transform Amy Adams into Hollywood Royalty. And even if she doesn't win an Oscar she's a shoo-in to cop a Golden Globe. But that's like saying she's not m...

By Kate C. Harding I am pretty much convinced that Tom Hanks can play any character and make it convincing. He has made movies that I did not particularly like, but I loved him in them. I think he could even play a man dressing as a woman to get a cheap ...

By Dom and Ash Bosom Buddies ran from 1980-1982 and had a rocky start. However, the fan base was loyal and the star quality of up and comer Tom Hanks truly helped keep the series around for as long as it did. Eventually, the show went into syndication ...

The AgeTom Sizemore Receieves 16 Month Prison Sentence  - Bakersfield charges and might recieve up to six years in prison. The actor has appeared in numerous films including "Saving Private Ryan" with Tom Hanks. Tom Sizemore Sentenced To 16 Months In Prison One Bakersfield Online

In today's episode: Tom Hanks and Larry David; Vince Vaughn; Diane Keaton; Robin Williams; Laurence Fishburne; Jason Bateman; Mike Tyson; Bill Paxton; Kevin Smith; Tommy Lee; Cuba Gooding Jr.; Eliza Dushku; Michael Des Barres; Jamie Kennedy; John "Johnny Rotten" Lydon; Sanjaya Mala...

As I sit in a press room in Chicago eagerly awaiting John Chamber’s entrance, about 60 or so members of the media are catching up on gossip and the happenings in the industry. Cisco’s Jeff Spagnola Vice President, Worldwide Service Provider Marketing kicked off the press conference and ma...

By John Reed It wasn’t really a smash at the box office when it was originally released. Which is startling, especially considering it featured and was directed by Tom Hanks, who was steaming hot in 1996 after his two Oscars wins – for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994) – not to mention his perf...

Tom Hanks TV series to debunk Kennedy conspiracy theories  MA - Jun 8, 2007 He won back-to-back best actor Oscars for his roles in 1993's "Philadelphia" and 1994's "Forrest Gump," and has also become one of Hollywood's most powerful ...

By Matt Paprocki Apollo 13 is a fascinating drama, mixing in loads of content into a solid two hour timeframe. Ron Howard directs this Tom Hanks piece, based on the real event of a nearly doomed space shuttle flight to the moon. The dramatic twists are captivating cinema.

By Kim Masters Told you: We are not ones to gloat, but we did report on March 7 that Shia LaBeouf will be in the new Indiana Jones film. Some of you gave us static because the new It Boy made a number of statements that he knew nothing about being in the movie right up until the deal was announced. These Hollywood t...

By Joshua Rich So it didn't surprise me to read Travolta's recent comments in London's Independent newspaper, in which he apparently expresses some regret about the roles he turned down and path he has taken. The actor says he could have had Richard Gere's roles in An Officer and a Gentleman and Chicago a...

Pitching in a Cactus League B game is like what Tom Hanks character in Forrest Gump says about a box of chocolates You never know what youre gonna get.

VARIETY -<br>Hanks, Lopez, Cook to take stage<br><br>Tom Hanks, Jennifer Lopez and Dane Cook have been added as presenters at the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards. The Globes will be held Monday at the BevHilton and broadcast live on NBC beginning at 8 p.m...