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Jackie Chan: I'm Done with Action Movies

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:53:06 CDT

The Kung Fu superstar is hanging up his black belt. Jackie Chan says he's done making action movies, reports US Weekly . Chan revealed his decision at the Cannes film festival, where he was promoting his 100th film— Chinese Zodiac . "This will be my last action movie," said Chan, 58. "I...

Giuliana Rancic Pregnant Via Surrogate

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:57:46 CDT

Following her successful treatment for breast cancer, more good news for E! personality Giuliana Rancic: She's expecting a baby with husband Bill. "We are so thrilled that our prayers have been answered," she tells E! . The couple struggled to conceive and is using a gestational surrogate, who is carrying their...

De Niro: First Lady Joke Wasn't Meant to Offend

Rob Quinn — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:02:29 CDT

Robert De Niro has responded to a raging Newt and anybody else offended by his quip that America may not be "ready for a white first lady," made while he introduced Michelle Obama at a fundraiser on Monday. "My remarks, although spoken with satirical jest, were not meant to offend...

Gingrich Lambastes De Niro for 'White First Lady' Joke

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:42:28 CDT

Watch out, Robert De Niro, you're on Newt Gingrich's bad side: Gingrich slammed the actor today after De Niro made a joke about first ladies last night at an Obama fundraiser. De Niro, speaking before Michelle Obama at the New York event, wondered, "Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now...

De Niro Is Too Old to Have a Baby

Mary Papenfuss — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:33:25 CST

If a 68-year-old woman had a baby, nearly everyone would scream. But there's not a peep about Robert De Niro's brand-new baby daughter Helen Grace with his 56-year-old wife, Grace Hightower, via surrogate, grumbles Sasha Brown-Worsham in The Stir . Let's get real: He's too old to have a baby now,...

De Niro to Play Madoff

Matt Cantor — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:50:00 CST

The world’s most notorious Ponzi schemer will soon make his first cinematic appearance—portrayed by Robert De Niro. The actor and his partner, Jane Rosenthal, are producing a Bernie Madoff biopic based on Truth and Consequences: Life Inside the Madoff Family , by Laurie Sandell. The Telegraph reports that HBO bought...

Trump: De Niro ‘Not the Brightest’

Matt Cantor — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:13:05 CDT

This weekend, Robert De Niro slapped Donald Trump’s “crazy” behavior with a piece of advice: "Don’t go out there and say things unless you can back them up." Appearing on Fox & Friends today, Trump had some choice words about the actor, notes Mediaite : “He’s not the brightest bulb on...

Limitless Brilliance? No, but It's Fun

Matt Cantor — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:44:05 CDT

Limitless , in which Bradley Cooper plays a struggling writer who takes a pill to vastly expand his brain power, may not exactly be award-worthy—but critics agree it's a fun ride: In the New York Times , AO Scott calls the movie “an energetic, enjoyably preposterous compound—it’s a paranoid thriller...

Little Fockers Is Focking Terrible

Kevin Spak — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:05:10 CST

Little Fockers , the third and, critics promise, worst movie of the Meet the Parents franchise, opens with an extended enema joke, and pretty much goes downhill from there. Here’s a healthy dose of the critical scorn being heaped on it: “I suffered through Little Fockers wishing that I could have...