Keanu Reeves hams it up as webisode star Sep 15, 2009
See Illeana Douglas Star in This Filthy, Schmitz Comedy. Watch Now. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Today in History - July 26 Jul 26, 2009
Actress Illeana Douglas is 44. Country singer Marty Brown is 44. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Celebrity birthdays Jul 26, 2009
Actress Illeana Douglas is 44. Actor Matt LeBlanc ( Joey, Friends ) is 42. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 19-25 Jul 16, 2009
By The Associated Press. Wednesday, July 15, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Mickey Fine Pharmacy & Grill® Makes Its Hollywood Premiere on Starz Original Series "Head Case" Mar 18, 2009
Amongst those arriving for a mental tune-up this season: Jerry Seinfeld, Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry, James Denton, Kevin Rahm, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Andy Dick, Heroes star Greg Grunberg, Playboys Hugh Hefner with one time girlfriend Bridget Marquardt, SNL alum Kevin Nealon, Survivor host Jeff Probst, superstar songstress Macy Gray, TV reality stars Tori Spelling and hubby Dean McDermott, CSI New Yorks Melina... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Letters to Sunday Datebook Mar 16, 2009
Illeana Douglas: Great interview. I saw "Being There" when it came out in 1979 and have always thought it was a great movie. (San Francisco Chronicle)
New Works by Veteran Indie Filmmakers Share Top Honors at 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards Feb 23, 2009
Celebrity Guests and Nominees included: Maryse Alberti, Darren Aronofsky, Justine Bateman, Dustin Lance Black, Michael Bolton, Rose Byrne, Laurent Cantet, Keisha Castle Hughes, Wyatt Cenac, Penelope Cruz, Hope Davis, Dana Delaney, Jonathan Demme, Rosemarie DeWitt, Melonie Diaz, Illeana Douglas, Eliza Dushku, James Franco, Jon Hamm, Lance Hammer, Werner Herzog, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Charlie Kaufman, Catherine Keener, Ellen Kuras, Anthony Mackie, John Malkovich, James Marsh, Tom... (PR Newswire)
GRANDCHILD LIKED HIS 'BEING THERE' Feb 17, 2009
"And someone decided to introduce him to this very funny young British soldier nobody had ever heard of," recalls Douglas' granddaughter, actress Illeana Douglas, who appears in a featurette on a recently released DVD edition of the movie "Being There.". A quarter-century later, Sellers was an international superstar thanks to the "Pink Panther" movies. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Best guess: Oscar predictions Feb 16, 2009
In other movie news, Delfin Vigil offers interviews with Clive Owen, about his new action thriller "The International" (Page 20); and with Illeana Douglas, who reminisces about her grandfather Melvyn Douglas' Oscar-winning role in "Being There" on the 30th anniversary of the Peter Sellers classic, which has just been released in a deluxe edition DVD (Page 24). Also, with the release of the gang documentary "Crips and Bloods: Made in America," Peter Hartlaub checks in with a piece about gangs... (San Francisco Chronicle)
A Personal Connection Feb 15, 2009
Illeana Douglas inspired by Melvyn's 'Being There. Article:Illeana Douglas inspired by Melvyn's 'Being There':/c/a/2009/02/13/PKAU15NDM6 ... DTL Article:Illeana Douglas inspired by Melvyn's 'Being There':/c/a/2009/02/13/PKAU15NDM6. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
New on DVD: 'Being There,' 'Frozen River' and 'W.' Feb 13, 2009
Extras, extras: Actress Illeana Douglas recalls her grandfather Melvyn's long friendship with Sellers. The Blu-ray bonuses include the original so-so ending before Ashby brainstormed the finale supposedly on the spot. (USA Today -- Life)
Vindicating Katherine Hepburn Feb 13, 2009
On the Blu-ray disc, actress Illeana Douglas reminisces about her grandfather Melvyn Douglas, who won an Oscar for playing the power broker who befriends Chance. The elder Douglas had co-starred with such legends as Greta Garbo, but all that impressed the young Illeana was that her granddad breathed the same air as Sellers Inspector Clouseau. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
DVDs: Madagascar 2, Secret Life of Bees Feb 7, 2009
A new DVD version and the Blu-ray debut include a retrospective segment with Douglas granddaughter, actress Illeana Douglas. The Blu-ray release also has an alternate ending and two newly discovered scenes. (MSNBC -- Movies)
