March 2001

Real Erin Brockovich sued
Inside.com reports the real Erin Brockovich is being sued by her second husband, Steven Brockovich, who is charging his ex-wife with defamation over her claims he didn't pay child support.

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Countries crowing over Russell
Australia and New Zealand are battling for bragging rights over Russell Crowe and his Best Actor Oscar.

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Work on 'Matrix' sequels begins
Shooting begins in the next few weeks on the sequels to the 1999 sci-fi blockbuster "The Matrix," but Carrie-Anne Moss won't divulge much about them.

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'Duke Nukem' to explode on big screen
Dimension Films has acquired the project "Duke Nukem: The Movie," from Threshold Entertainment, and will partner with the intellectual property management company to bring the video game featuring the gun-toting action hero to the big screen.

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'Enemy at the Gates' tops UK box office
As the annual spring slump begins to set in, the overseas box office trimmed down, marked by mixed results in key territories over the weekend. Among the newcomers "Enemy at the Gates," the World War II drama, made it to the top in the United Kingdom.

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'Moulin Rouge' to open Cannes
"Moulin Rouge," Baz Luhrmann's film, will open this year's Cannes International Film Festival in competition. The Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor starrer will be the first Cannes opener to compete for the Palme d'Or since Patrice Leconte's "Ridicule" in 1996.

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Chappelle becomes an 'Undercover Brother'
Comedian Dave Chappelle has joined the cast of the live-action comedy feature "Undercover Brother," to be directed by Malcolm Lee.

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SAG files complaint against Shatner film
The Screen Actors Guild has filed a complaint against the producers of "Groom Lake," claiming that more than 20 of the actors and stuntmen who worked on the science-fiction film have not been paid.

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Crew member killed on 'Spider Man' set
A 45-year-old welder constructing sets for Columbia Pictures' big-budget film "Spider-Man" was killed Tuesday in Downey, Calif., when a crane toppled onto a construction basket in which he was riding.

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Martin gets Oscar advice from Crystal
With three weeks to go until the Oscars, rookie host Steve Martin got some useful advice from seven-time Oscar-hosting veteran Billy Crystal during the Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo.

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Movie expenses, ticket prices rise
Movie costs rose on all sides last year, with studios shelling out millions of dollars more on major films and consumers paying an average of 6.3% more for cinema tickets, according to studio and theater surveys.

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'The Mexican' tops 'Hannibal'
The box office went south of the border as "The Mexican" knocked "Hannibal" from the No. 1 spot after three weeks.

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A Longer and Gorier Hannibal?
Ridley Scott is planning to add about an hour of unused footage to Hannibal when it airs on CBS in 2003.

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Extreme Sequels
Extreme Sequels opened today - check out this site for information on any and all upcoming sequels to the movies you love.

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