* OTHER RELEASES Nov 6, 2009
The only notable thing about this no-budget, made-for-cable fodder from 2006 is that its directed by Paul Lynch, a veteran TV director who made the original Prom Night with Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen way back in 1980. Starts tomorrow at the Baixue theater in Ximending; yes, its another DVD promotion. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Christmas Movies for Kids Nov 1, 2009
Luther and Nora Krank (Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis) try to exchange Christmas for a Caribbean cruise. The neighbourhood unsuccessfully tries to persuade the Kranks into joining the local festivities and hilarity ensues when the Krank's daughter calls to say that she will be home for Christmas, leaving just 12 hours to pull together a Christmas with all the trimmings. (Suite101.com)
› Fright Night Oct 31, 2009
However, he escapes from custody and goes after young Laurie Strode played by Jamie Lee Curtis. The villain who just won't die is terrifying in the original, less so in the countless sequels. (iAfrica.com)
DH done for now, but who really gains? Oct 31, 2009
No matter how many times you watch Michael Myers trying to carve up Jamie Lee Curtis, it never really gets old. And Curtis remains perhaps the bravest babysitter in recorded history. (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)
On Demand picks Oct 31, 2009
Frequently hilarious, with great over-the-top performances by Kevin Kline as a G. Gordon Liddy clone, Jamie Lee Curtis as a devious femme fatale, John Cleese as an uptight barrister, and Michael Palin as an animal-loving thief who gets french fries stuffed up his nose. (R; runs through Nov. 13). (Boston Globe)
Do's and don'ts of Halloween costumes Oct 30, 2009
Looking ridiculous Now what in the world is Jamie Lee Curtis dressed up as in this picture ... Jamie Lee Curtis in an unexplainable costume. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
10 Halloween-flavored treats for home viewers this weekend Oct 30, 2009
Halloween: Jamie Lee Curtis vs. slasher Michael Myers, accompanied by tinkling, ominous music. By Mike Clark, USA TODAY Think of , , the entire oeuvre (and ooze) of Jason and Freddy: it's the time of year when all get plucked from the pumpkin patches of our imagination for round-the-clock cable airings and DVD parties with punch chasers. (USA Today -- Life)
Hollywood stars arrive -- and have to go Oct 29, 2009
She was once in the stall next to Jamie Lee Curtis' in the women's room at The Renaissance. When it comes to celebrity sightings, Linda is the Gladys of All Kravitzes. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Cooking up at home natural solutions for gray hair Oct 28, 2009
If I can embrace my gray hair like actress Jamie Lee Curtis and other silver-streaked beauties, I can save money, time and sanity. . (Honolulu Advertiser)
Walgreens Relaunches Health Corner Web Site With More Than 1,200 Videos on 65 Health and Wellness Topics Oct 16, 2009
Celebrity interviews are also featured, including Sally Field on osteoporosis, Suzanne Somers on anti-aging, Jamie Lee Curtis on gastrointestinal health and Patti Labelle on diabetes. The Web site also offers quick links to other valuable online resources including the latest research findings from the Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health and many more. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
David Letterman, Cad Oct 9, 2009
Then there's another line of defense raised by others, among them actress Jamie Lee Curtis: "David Letterman makes this revelation about his personal life because he was being extorted. I understand he was staying ahead of the wave and I commend him for it, but really, is this any of our business? Why should this matter?". There's another way of putting it: Is anyone surprised. (Townhall.com)
Wild, blue Wanda Oct 9, 2009
Do we need to know that Jamie Lee Curtis isn't regular ... Do we need to know that Jamie Lee Curtis isn't regular. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Freaky Fortnight Oct 6, 2009
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan spend Freaky Friday stumbling and bumbling, trying to get back to their real lives, and that's a little bit how I feel today. Partly I miss my children, partly I miss my regular work, but mostly I just miss my real life because it's mine. (Slate)
Couch time with iafrica Oct 3, 2009
Jamie Lee Curtis stars as an overworked mother and pre-meltdown Lindsay Lohan is the daughter she doesn't understand. The two switch bodies and are forced to adapt to the other's life. (iAfrica.com)
Texas Woman Fries Pet Goldfish, Then Eats Some Oct 1, 2009
starring Kevin Kline and Jamie Lee Curtis. Posted by: jamaar Location: waco on Sep 30, 2009 at 03:47 PM crazy women, dey lik it all. (KWTX.com, TX)
Can it girl Megan Fox actually act? Sep 16, 2009
And it might provide Fox with a role so good, she becomes a leading actress, the way Jamie Lee Curtis and Sissy Spacek did after they respectively starred in Halloween and Carrie. . (MSNBC -- News)
Michael Palin in the Movies Sep 9, 2009
This small budget British crime caper went on to be a global hit, thanks partly to the two ex-Python s, and partly to the talents of two Americans, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline ... Palin, Cleese, Kline and Jamie Lee Curtis once again joined forces to work on Fierce Creatures. (Suite101.com)
Car Dealers of the Silver Screen Aug 31, 2009
Paxton is subjected to terrible abuse for pretending to be a spy to get busy with real spy Arnold's wife, played by Jamie Lee Curtis. No doubt audiences felt a sympathetic urge when Schwarzenegger and his partnerTom Arnold, at a career highsent Paxton on his humiliated way. (Slate)
‘Not Quite Hollywood’ an over-the-top look at films from down under Aug 21, 2009
The movie gets into issues of why, problematically enough, so many Australian productions starred so few actual Australians (who can forget Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis in 1981 s Rear Window knock-off, Roadgames. and introduces the unfamiliar to the certifiably death-proof stuntman Grant Page. (Boston Globe)
Sex, action and violence Aug 14, 2009
"Not Quite Hollywood" is generously laced with clips and interviews with the people who made them - soft-porn actresses, stuntmen, directors, American actors who were guns-for-hire (Stacy Keach, Dennis Hopper, Jamie Lee Curtis) and one superfan, Quentin Tarantino. Hartley, 40, watched these movies as a kid in Melbourne and got the idea for the project while making music videos with crew members who worked on those films, who regaled him with stories of the all-or-nothing days. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
A G'DAY FOR MOVIES Jul 31, 2009
Jamie Lee Curtis and Stacy Keach offer similarly hair-raising stories from "RoadGames," one of several attempts to woo an international audience with Americans stars. The stories are so funny and engrossing that you don't mind that the film often seems like an extended DVD feature -- indeed, writer-director Mark Hartley spent a decade collecting interviews for DVD releases of these films. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'The Hurt Locker' Jul 31, 2009
Bigelow may be a woman but she's no rom-com specialist or shrinking violet -- not with movies to her credit such as "K-19: The Widowmaker" about a jinxed Soviet submarine, "Blue Steel" starring Jamie Lee Curtis as a rookie cop, and the action thriller "Point Break" with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. She has made an action movie about improvised explosive devices that don't go off because some fearless unit disarmed them and the ones that do, no matter how hard the men try. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Parenting People Jul 28, 2009
Jamie Lee Curtis says her morphine addiction was a "warm bath from which to escape painful reality". --> Topics. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Jamie Lee the addict Jul 22, 2009
Jamie Lee Curtis says morphine became her "warm bath from which to escape painful reality". The 50-year-old actress - who became addicted to painkillers after a cosmetic operation on her eyes when she was 35 - has opened up about her struggle with prescription medication, and now believes it was rooted in problems she suffered when she was younger. (iAfrica.com)
Guide to today's TV movies Jul 12, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Harry Potter Faces Love And War In 'Half-Blood Prince' Jul 11, 2009
He had already appeared in a BBC production of "David Copperfield" with his future "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" co-star Maggie Smith, as well as "The Tailor of Panama" with Pierce Brosnan and Jamie Lee Curtis. His age synced up with the part in a way few actors get to experience, and he's grown up along with Harry through each sequel. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Provocative characters, not violence, entice director Jul 4, 2009
"Near Dark," (1987) was a horror film, followed by "Blue Steel" (1990) starring Jamie Lee Curtis, followed by the Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves surfer gang-crime action flick, "Point Break" (1991). (And yes, she has seen the comedy-parody play based on "Point Break" and called it, "Fabulous. An improvement on the original."). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Kathryn Bigelow filmography Jun 28, 2009
Blue Steel (1989) This tough feminist thriller about a lady cop (Jamie Lee Curtis) fending off a psychopath (Ron Silver) was Bigelow s bid for the big time. Point Break (1991) Hugely enjoyable surfer crime action movie starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. (Boston Globe)
100 Percent Pure Adrenaline Jun 26, 2009
rookie cop Megan (Jamie Lee Curtis) is both authority figure and vulnerable target, hero and damsel-in-distress. Even in Point Break, football star-turned-fearless Fed Johnny Utah (Reeves) has at least two wide-open chances to get his man, bank-robbing surfer swami Bodhi (Patrick Swayze). (Slate)
Funny ladies Jun 23, 2009
"I'm 87 and a half, and I'll soon be 87 and three-quarters. I just can't believe I'm working. I'm starting another Disney movie in July, You Again, with Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lee Curtis.". Leachman isn't sure why or how she earned the response she did while on Dancing With the Stars. (USA Today)
Anxiety Tests Jun 22, 2009
In her Blue Steel (1989), as Jamie Lee Curtis, playing a cop, geared up for a day s work, Bigelow focussed on her revolver, her leather holster, and her shoes, in gleaming closeup. The sequence hovered somewhere between fetish and parody. (New Yorker)
10 must-see John Travolta performances Jun 16, 2009
Its kind of like hes the waffle and Jamie Lee Curtis leotard is the butter and syrup. Perfect is not only exciting to watch, its educational. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Some Like It Here Jun 6, 2009
He dated Marilyn Monroe and in 1952 married actress Janet Leigh (one of his five marriages) with whom he had daughter Jamie Lee Curtis. Curtis, who now spends most of his time painting, spoke with Los Angeles Downtown News about his film career, his art, meeting fans and young Hollywood. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Horror Movies That Should Get Remad... Jun 6, 2009
Jamie Lee Curtis other 1980s slasher flick is surprisingly good, although not fantastic by any means. The concept is full of opportunities for tension the killer is trapped in here with us. (Suite101.com)
Ziggy Marley speaks to the future leaders with new kids' CD featuring 3 Marley generations Jun 3, 2009
Outside of the Marley household, the album also has guest appearances from Paul Simon, Jack Johnson, Willie Nelson and Jamie Lee Curtis. The Associated Press: Why did you decide to record a children's album. (FOX61, CT)
Drag Me to Hell: The Mortgage Crisis Is Even Scarier With Demons May 30, 2009
It harkens back to the kind of scary movies that seem almost innocent now with their earnest occult mumbo-jumbo (think ) and terrified but plucky heroines (think Jamie Lee Curtis in ). Drag Me's production values are far nicer than those of the movies, but beneath its moderately plushy exterior beats that same telltale heart. (Slate)
15 years later, Nicholas' gift is still giving May 24, 2009
Much of that continuing impact comes from the 1998 TV movie based on his son's story, "Nicholas' Gift," starring Alan Bates and Jamie Lee Curtis in the roles of Mr. Green and his wife, Maggie. "The movie continues to pop up on cable all over the world," he said, "and we always know when it's been shown somewhere, because people will e-mail us and say 'It changed my mind about organ donation' or 'I'd never thought about this issue before.' ". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Tubac resident Dan Franklin has fond memories of a rewarding career in television and movies, working at various times as a production manager, assistant director and associate producer with various actors and earning two Emmy nominations. Photo by JAIME RICHARDSON | SANTA CRUZ VALLEY SUN May 22, 2009
Among his other projects were 1978 s Blue Collar with Richard Pryor and Harvey Keitel, several Danielle Steele movies of the week that included actresses Cheryl Ladd and Eva Marie Saint, and the 1994 film Mother s Boys with Jamie Lee Curtis and Vanessa Redgrave. Franklin s last movie of the week, before he retired 11 years ago, was Monday After the Miracle, a 1998 CBS production with Roma Downey. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Open Road: Fuel-cell cuts may make Jamie Lee Curtis scream May 16, 2009
Bad news for actress Jamie Lee Curtis and all the other fans of hydrogen fuel-cell cars ... One early taker was Jamie Lee Curtis ... Photo of Jamie Lee Curtis and the FCX Clarity car by Honda. (USA Today -- Money)
"The Ticket that Rocks!"Auction to Benefit AAPD May 8, 2009
online charitable auction is the second auction held by AAPD. The first auction was held in March 2009, 'Bid for a Change,' and featured tickets to 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' and an autographed book by Jamie Lee Curtis in addition to items from John Mayer, James Taylor, Margaret Cho, Shakira, Melina Kanakaredes, Natalie Merchant, Jay Leno, Carlos Bernard, Rockmond Dunbar, Norah Jones and Martha Stewart. In addition to organizing the disability community, AAPD runs the national disability... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Pop Quiz with Ziggy Marley May 5, 2009
Ziggy Marley, the eldest son of the late reggae musician Bob Marley, returns this week with his third solo album, "Family Time." A collection of children's tunes, the disc features guest spots from boldfaced names such as Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson and Jamie Lee Curtis. But Marley says it was his own children - all five - who really inspired him to make it. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Gettin' Ziggy With It May 2, 2009
Jamie Lee Curtis, the actress and children's book writer, is also on board for some spoken-word numbers that recall her writing, which Marley admires for being "deep, but not too deep for kids.". Altogether, "Family Time" is a great entry point into the world of reggae for people of any age. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Disneynature EARTH World Premiere Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the El Capitan Theatre Apr 15, 2009
Jodie Foster, Jamie Lee Curtis, Wendie Malick, Cloris Leachman, Hector Elizondo, Mimi Rogers, Sean Astin, Christopher Guest, Abby Brammell (The Unit), Jim Cummings (The Princess and the Frog), Noah Gray-Cabey (Heroes), Ioan Gruffudd (W.), Chelsie Hightower (Dancing with the Stars), Edyta Sliwinska (Dancing with the Stars), Ty Murray (Dancing with the Stars), Justin Martin (HSM3), Luke Grimes (Brothers rs), Jeff Marsh ("Phineas and Ferb"),... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Malibuite Cheryl Saban shakes up paradigm of true value of women (6) Apr 1, 2009
"With her book, Saban aims to shake up that paradigm and remind women of their true value. She has solicited commentary from a wide range of powerful female contributors, including actress Jamie Lee Curtis, former Paramount Pictures CEO Sherry Lansing, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, Malibu actress and women's health activist Fran Drescher, and political commentator and publisher Arianna Huffington (Saban blogs regularly at The Huffington Post online). Former first lady of Egypt, Jehan Sadat, and... (Malibu Times, CA)
Discovery visits Palin country Apr 1, 2009
Jamie Lee Curtis hosts. If you'd like more examples, I'll try to find some and I'll bring 'em to ya. (Variety)
Jacko Auction Threats Mar 25, 2009
They should be using it one of those TV shows like "Brothers & Sisters" or "One Tree Hill." , directed by Jamie Lee Curtis. And yes, that s Julia Fordham in the brunette wig playing Judith s mom. (Fox News)
'Duplicity' between spies goes way back Mar 18, 2009
Stolen kisses and stolen computer files bring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis together in True Lies ... In this James Cameron-directed thriller, Jamie Lee Curtis is misinformed when she thinks hubby Arnold Schwarzenegger sells computers. (USA Today)
Ron Silver, 62, persuasive actor and activist Mar 16, 2009
Silver also appeared on Broadway in David Rabe's play, "Hurlyburly," another Hollywood satire, and in movies that included "Enemies: A Love Story" (1989), Paul Mazursky's bittersweet comedy about a Holocaust survivor who somehow ends up with three wives, and "Blue Steel" (1990), directed by Kathryn Bigelow, about a commodities broker who becomes obsessed with a young policewoman (Jamie Lee Curtis) whom he witnessed shooting an armed burglar. On television, he had recurring roles on several... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Film Fun for Friday the 13th Mar 14, 2009
The most recent film version was made in 2003 and stars Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Sabrina the Teenage Witch. (Suite101.com)
UK Not Quite Hollywood Mar 14, 2009
So while Hollywood was waxing lyrical about (the admittedly brilliant) Picnic at Hanging Rock, Tinseltown's stars were heading to Oz for the exploitation fare, with Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis starring in Hitchcockian thriller Road Games, and bad boy Dennis Hopper heading over for the brutal period western Mad Dog Morgan. NQH tells the story of each film with clips, behind-the-scenes footage and talking head anecdotes from all involved (plus the ubiquitous Quentin Tarantino), providing a... (IGN FilmForce)
New On DVD: 'Chihuahua,' 'Australia' Mar 7, 2009
A social butterfly, Chloe loves to hang out with her ritzy dog friends, but turns her snout up at Papi (George Lopez), a lovelorn, scrappy Chihuahua-mutt mix who belongs to her owner Viv's (Jamie Lee Curtis) landscaper, Sam (Manolo Cardona). But Chloe's world is turned upside-down when Viv's irresponsible niece, Rachel (Piper Perabo), is given dog-sitting duties while her aunt is out of the country. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
MAY BLOSSOMS IN MARCH MAG Feb 8, 2009
Sunday, February 08, 2009 Last Update: 07:45 AM EST. Last updated: 3:08 amFebruary 8, 2009 Posted: 2:30 amFebruary 8, 2009. (New York Post -- Gossip)
