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The Bodyguard Coming Back to Theaters

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:48:05 CDT

If you're looking for a Whitney Houston fix, it doesn't get much better than this: The Bodyguard , her iconic first film co-starring Kevin Costner, will air in theaters across the country for just one night. The March 28 showing will honor the 1992 film's 20th anniversary, the Washington Post reports....

Costner to BP: If You Pay Up, I Will Clean Up

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:38:43 CDT

Kevin Costner's ready to send his oil-vacuuming version of the cavalry to the Gulf, but he wants BP to show him the money first, reports the LA Times. BP has said it wants to buy 32 of Costner's centrifugal oil-and-water separators—which float on the ocean, sucking up oily water...

BP Looks for Help, Turns to ... Kevin Costner?

John Johnson — Wed, 19 May 2010 15:32:18 CDT

It's Kevin Costner to the rescue in the Gulf: BP has agreed to test a contraption funded by the actor to suck oil out of the water. "It's like a big vaccum cleaner," said Costner's business partner in Ocean Therapy Solutions. Costner got interested in the subject around the time...

For Sale: Field of Dreams

M. Morris — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:55:26 CDT

For sale: 193 acres of Iowa farmland, worth about $1 million but priced at $5.4 million. For the extra money, you get a world-famous baseball diamond that attracts some 65,000 annual visitors, and maybe a bunch of ghosts. That's right—it's the property from Field of Dreams. "It's...

Becks to Shaq: Pick On Someone Your Own Size

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:20:00 CDT

David Beckham is afraid of Shaquille O’Neal—at least according to Shaquille O’Neal. Becks refused to compete against Shaq on the soccer field for the NBA star's upcoming TV show, Shaq Vs. , the New York Post reports. That prompted the challenger to declare on Twitter, “he should b scared, he...

Ex-Bush Aide: Swing Vote Stole My Story

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:44:41 CDT

An ex-Bush aide has sued Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, and Disney, claiming the plot and marketing elements of the recently released movie Swing Vote were originally his, the AP reports. Bradley Blakeman, now a TV commentator, says in a federal lawsuit that he gave Grammer a screenplay that the Frasier...

Mummy Sequel Misses Top Spot at Box Office

Caroline Zimmerman — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:28:53 CDT

Even the undead can't stop Batman: The Dark Knight defeated The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in its third weekend win, grossing an unexpected $43.8 million and hitting nearly $400 million. The Mummy sequel took second with $42.4 million, while Kevin Costner's Swing Vote , the only other...

Swing Vote Mostly Falls Short

Matt Cantor — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:05:16 CDT

Swing Vote , the story of a beer-drinking slacker whose vote will decide the presidential election, is “a mainstream, eager-to-please, relatively generic endeavor,” writes Manohla Dargis in the New York Times . At the same time, she notes, it’s “one of the most surprising, politically suggestive movies to come out of Hollywood...