Oleg Yankovsky, Russian actor May 21, 2009
Actor Robert De Niro, a friend, visited Mr. Yankovsky last month while in Moscow for the opening of the Nobu restaurant. "I was happy to see him and his son and his grandson, and have him see my son," De Niro told reporters at the time. (Boston Globe)
Cannes: Lars von Trier and Jane Campion ... they're ba-a-ack! May 19, 2009
This year, the festival co-founded in the wake of 9/11 by Robert De Niro, producer Jane Rosenthal and investor Craig Hatkoff is down to a more manageable 85 features, and has even returned fairly close to its one-time neighborhood roots, with most screenings in lower Manhattan and a few actually in Tribeca, the restaurant-and-boutique-cluttered pizza slice of geography below Canal Street ... Is Robert De Niro's big-city festival at war with Robert Redford's ski-slope festival. (Salon)
50th Anniversary CLIO Awards Announces 2009 Moving Image Awards & Design Awards Winners May 16, 2009
The Moving Image Awards were held at The New Joint and the Design Awards were held at AGO, the legendary Vegas eatery owned by Hollywood icon Robert De Niro and restaurateur Agostino Sciandri, in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas on May 14. In honor of the monumental 50th Anniversary CLIO Awards, the 3-day CLIO festival featured decade-themed award shows. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
President mocks press at dinner: 'All of you voted for me'... May 11, 2009
The evening's guest list featured (in no particular order): Glenn Close; Robert De Niro; Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck; Natalie Portman; Stevie Wonder; Sting; Taye Diggs; John Cusack; Demi Moore; Alicia Keys; Brad Paisley; Eva Longoria Parker; Forest Whitaker; Jon Hamm; Chris "Ludacris" Bridges; young actors Miranda Cosgrove and Chace Crawford; and, for good measure, directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. In the ballroom, Tom Cruise and his wife, Katie Holmes, obliged photo requests --... (The Drudge Report)
Fear and Loathing in Once Upon a Ti... May 5, 2009
Fear and Loathing in Once Upon a Time in America: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern (1984) Review ... Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern (1984) Review. (Suite101.com)
Jackman turns into Wolverine May 3, 2009
I wanted it to feel like I felt when I saw Robert De Niro in "Cape Fear," that -- whoa, this guy is dangerous, he's powerful, he's dangerous, and he can snap at any point. Donner: There's an iconic drawing of Wolverine coming out of the tank in the comics with the things popping out of him and his hair all over him in a rage, and we wanted to be that image. (CNN -- International)
Rental Pick: Heat May 1, 2009
Main Actors: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd. Critical Appeal: 89. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The Deer Hunter May 1, 2009
Main Actors: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, Meryl Streep. Critical Appeal: 91. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Get the latest news May 1, 2009
Awards for the eighth annual festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, were announced Thursday. CHICAGO (AP) - Leading by eight after an 18-point run in the fourth quarter, the Boston Celtics looked like they were finally ready to move past the Chicago Bulls. (The Palm Beach Post)
About Elly, Racing Dreams win Tribeca May 1, 2009
Awards for the eighth annual festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, were announced Thursday. Racing Dreams, directed by Marshall Curry, was one of the crowd favorites at the festival. (MSNBC -- News)
Jim Jarmusch takes control Apr 30, 2009
" Like most other things in the universe of late, the has gone through a major institutional shakeup and gotten a lot smaller. (I wrote about all this in on Thursday.) Three years ago, New York's brash and ambitious spring festival featured a supermarket-scale profusion of cinematic products, with a reported 174 feature films. (I certainly didn't try to count them myself, let alone see them.) This year, the festival co-founded in the wake of 9/11 by Robert De Niro, producer Jane Rosenthal and... (Salon)
Supermodel Kathy Ireland Lashes Out Against Pro Choice Apr 28, 2009
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Kerry Washington, Mary-Kate Olsen, Diane Kruger, Debra Messing, Adrien Brody, Alexis Bledel, Bradley Cooper, Moby, Melissa Leo, Viola Davis, Henry Cavill and Molly Shannon at the Chanel Tribeca Film Festival Dinner in support of the Tribeca Film Festival Artist Awards program in NYC on Thursday night. The five remaining Idol hopefuls, Julian Sands, Eric Idle, Kenneth Branagh, Xander Berkeley, Jeff Lynne, Bruno Tonioli, Lucy Davis and... (Fox News)
Mike Tyson: Broke, wounded and misunderstood Apr 28, 2009
This year, the festival co-founded in the wake of 9/11 by Robert De Niro, producer Jane Rosenthal and investor Craig Hatkoff is down to a more manageable 85 features, and has even returned fairly close to its one-time neighborhood roots, with most screenings in lower Manhattan and a few actually in Tribeca, the restaurant-and-boutique-cluttered pizza slice of geography below Canal Street. All this can only be a good thing, given the miscellaneous programming history and overweening ambition that... (Salon)
Mary-Kate is serious about her Tribeca duties Apr 28, 2009
The annual festival, based in downtown Manhattan, was founded by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal. Both attended Thursdays dinner, along with fellow Tribeca jurors Adrian Brody and Debra Messing, as well as Academy Award-nominees Viola Davis and Melissa Leo, and Kerry Washington and Bradley Cooper. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Enough, already, with the Sept. 11 thing Apr 28, 2009
At last week's opening press conference for the Tribeca Film Festival, a pleasant but minor affair that New Yorkers hold to be a major event by dint of it taking place in their city and the fact that its pitchman is Robert De Niro, the actor's producing partner and festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal looked mournfully out at the assembled reporters and evoked, for perhaps the thousandth time in her life, those dark days after the twin towers fell. The festival was conceived in the wake of 9/11 to... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
May-September romance – straight to video Apr 28, 2009
Pfeiffer had the same experience with I Could Never Be Your Woman, which suffered distribution headaches and arrived only on DVD. Even the witty and clever 2007 fantasy-adventure she made with Claire Danes and Robert De Niro, Stardust (based on a Neil Gaiman novel), had a terrible time at the North American box office and recovered only with a good showing overseas. An advertised Blu-ray release of the film has yet to be scheduled. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Misguided 'Report' not worth observing Apr 17, 2009
Ronnie prepares himself for a violent outburst by blasting targets at a firing range, visually broken up with axial cuts (a change in shot scale separated by a cut without moving the camera) in the same manner as Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) in Taxi Driver. In voiceover, Rogen relates that he is doing God s work, much like De Niro s suggestion to the audience that he is God s lonely man, sent to rid New York City of filth. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
FILM REVIEW: Rogen sees little fun in 'Observe' Apr 17, 2009
Sioux City Journal : FILM REVIEW: Rogen sees little fun in 'Observe. FILM REVIEW: Rogen sees little fun in 'Observe. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Past Picks: Dystopia with a difference Apr 12, 2009
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Bob Hoskins, Kim Greist and Ian Holm. Running time: 142 minutes. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
'He Was Inspiring' Apr 12, 2009
He was the best supporting actor any star could ask for, whether playing Al Pacino's ineffectual older brother Fredo in the first two "Godfather" movies, Pacino's jittery accomplice in a botched bank robbery in "Dog Day Afternoon," assistant to Gene Hackman's obsessed surveillance expert in "The Conversation" or buddy to Vietnam recruit Robert De Niro in "The Deer Hunter.". With his thin, angular face, deep-set eyes, bushy brows and high forehead, Cazale is the poster boy for the best films of... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Infotainment Apr 10, 2009
Robert De Niro waves during a press conference Moscow: US actor Robert De Niro waves during a press conference at the newly-opened Nobu restaurant. afp. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Observe and Report: Travis Bickle, Mall Cop Apr 10, 2009
Give writer-director Jody Hill two cheers for asking: What if we did a workplace comedy, and the focus of our attention and sympathy were on a fellow played by Rogen, everyone's favorite jovial slob who is this close to the simmering psycho Robert De Niro played in Taxi Driver. The gun love, the quiet surliness, the loner status, the head whisperings, the mistaken fashioning of other people's motives into paranoid scenarios all echo the violent cabbie in Martin Scorsese's movie, whose script was... (Time.com)
A canny X-man Apr 10, 2009
"I always remem ber that moment of seeing Robert de Niro in Cape Fear. You were almost scared the moment you saw him in the jail. From that moment on, you just knew the guy was ready to snap at any second. That was kind of the image I had in my head.". The radical diet was laid down by a natural bodybuilder. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Godfather II Review Apr 8, 2009
Forget Robert De Niro and the tales of a young Vito Corleone in New York ; The Godfather II focuses on Michael Corleone, starting with the meeting of the families in Havana to divide up Hyman Roth's empire. Unfortunately, the business is never concluded because the Cuban Revolution forces everyone to flee the country. (IGN PC Games)
Sundance > Apr 7, 2009
Bruce Willis, Robert De Niro and more show up at Sundance. . (Variety)
Nanny Says De Niro Owes Her Over $40,000 Apr 6, 2009
NEW YORK -- A nanny who was fired by Robert De Niro has sued the actor for more than $40,000 in overtime pay. Alexis Barry said in court papers that she was never paid for more than 750 hours of overtime and never took 10 vacation days. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Nanny says Robert De Niro owes her over $40,000 Apr 6, 2009
BEIJING, April 5 -- A nanny who was fired by Robert De Niro has sued the actor for more than 40,000 U.S. dollars in overtime pay. Alexis Barry says in court papers that she was never paid for more than 750 hours of overtime and never took 10 vacation days. (Xinhuanet, China)
Nanny sues Robert De Niro for $40,000 Apr 4, 2009
Robert De Niro, left and his wife Grace Hightower, seen, during the opening of a One&Only hotel, in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, April 2 ... NEW YORK - A nanny who was fired by Robert De Niro has sued the actor for more than $40,000 in overtime pay. (MSNBC -- News)
Different light Apr 3, 2009
In Hollywood, I wont get offered such films, they only give such roles to actors like Robert De Niro. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The gang's all here in 'A Bronx Tale' Apr 3, 2009
Those tales proved so popular in the show's first stagings, in 1989 in Los Angeles and off-Broadway, that they kicked off Palminteri's film career: Robert De Niro saw the play in New York and chose to direct the film adaptation. Palminteri soared from there, but he clearly retains a soft spot for the one-man memoir that gave him his start. (Boston Globe)
No Rules for SRK: Sonam Apr 1, 2009
The young actress is, however, willing to make exceptions if the man opposite her happens to be Robert De Niro or Shah Rukh Khan. "Well, why would one actually ask questions if paired opposite Robert De Niro?" asks Sonam with a mischievous smile. (India Times, India)
TV Land Awards to Honor Comedic Icon Don Rickles With This Year's Legend Award Apr 1, 2009
He portrayed the role of Billy Sherbert in the Martin Scorsese-directed Casino (Universal Pictures), opposite Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci. His additional film credits include the Paramount ensemble comedy Rat Race, the cult classic Kelly's Heroes with Clint Eastwood and the war-drama Run Silent, Run Deep, opposite leads Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster, among many others. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Rise and shine Mar 28, 2009
Big break Scenes with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Righteous Kill ... The film found its way into some influential hands, leading to a role in Righteous Kill opposite Robert De Niro and Al Pacino ... After catching the eye of The Starter Wife's director, Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes, Up Close And Personal), when the two worked on the series in Australia, Glover moved to LA, scored a role opposite Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in Avnet's Righteous Kill and is set to feature in a television... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Yippee Kai-Yay, mother-in-law! Willis weds for a second time Mar 24, 2009
Willis was last seen in cinemas last November in Robert De Niro comedy What Just Happened. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Chazz Palminteri revisits his old neighborhood Mar 22, 2009
"The incident was a pivotal scene in the 1993 movie "A Bronx Tale," about Palminteri's life growing up around East 187th in the Belmont section of the Bronx. Robert De Niro directed and starred in it as Palminteri's father, Lorenzo, with Palminteri playing the gangster Sonny, who is an amalgam of three people, including that wise guy.Palminteri, now 56, adapted the film from his one-man play of the same name, which was a hit onstage in Los Angeles in 1989. He has since taken the play, with the... (Boston Globe)
Stallone's 50 Cent choice Mar 21, 2009
Despite his career as a rapper, 50 Cent's portfolio does include some previous film credits, most notably his role as Spider alongside Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in 'Righteous Kill. Digg | | | | | | Copyright 2002-2009 iafrica. (iAfrica.com)
"I Love You, Man" Mar 20, 2009
"Rudd has always been an endearing actor (in "Clueless," especially, he was the kind of guy women wanted to squeeze and take home), but in more recent roles, like those in and he's had more of a chance to show his deadpan, devilish side. In "I Love You, Man" he brings everything together, and it works perfectly. The movie features a projectile-vomiting scene whose kick lies not in the flying puke itself, but in the look of shame that shadows Rudd's face afterward. In "I Love You, Man," he gives... (Salon)
The History Of The Bromance Mar 20, 2009
Charles Grodin was a hypochondriac mob accountant, Robert De Niro was the short-tempered bounty hunter trying to keep him alive, and we were left rolling on the theater floor. Gibson and Glover - Through four massively successful movies, policemen Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) bromantacized their own masterful formula in the "Lethal Weapon" flicks. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Fiesta in Havana Mar 19, 2009
Past attendees have included the likes of Robert de Niro, Robert Redford, Jack Nicholson, Steven Spielberg and Pedro Almodovar. Share this on. (CNN -- International)
Alex Tse: 'Watchmen' scribe started in S.F. Mar 14, 2009
" He has written other unproduced scripts and received paid but uncredited work on other projects that did get made. "Watchmen" has launched Tse into a whole new stratosphere. He is working on a mob film with director Michael Mann and star Robert De Niro, "The Winter of Frankie Machine. " Married for three years to a graphic designer, Tse says he's a homebody dedicated to his craft. "I wake up at 9 o'clock, dick around on the Internet, play around with the dogs for an hour, and basically work in... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Allen launches smaller Tribeca Mar 11, 2009
The festival, co-founded by actor Robert De Niro to help revitalise the Tribeca neighbourhood after the 9/11 attacks, will include films from Iran, Ireland, Australia and Brazil. The event is sited in the Manhattan neighboyrhood whose name is derived from the words "Triangle Below Canal Street". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Taylor Swift, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert De Niro Mar 7, 2009
Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are teaming up in a lawsuit against Overture Films and a watch company they say used their likenesses without permission. The actors said in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that they never authorized a commercial tie-in between Tutima watches and the movie "Righteous Kill," in which they starred. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Actors Sue Movie Distributor for Unauthorized Ad Mar 6, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are teaming up in a lawsuit against a movie distributor and a watch company they say used their likenesses without permission. The actors said in the lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday that they never authorized a commercial tie-in between Tutima watches and the movie "Righteous Kill." They're seeking unspecified damages. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Remaining Beatles to reunite Mar 6, 2009
" Foote was active in the theater until the end of life. His play, "Dividing the Estate," the comic tale of a Texas family squabbling over an inheritance, was presented on Broadway this season by Lincoln Center Theater. Pacino, DeNiro sue movie distributor Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are teaming up in a lawsuit against a movie distributor and a watch company they say used their likenesses without permission. The actors said in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that they... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Five Secrets Of The 'Watchmen' Universe Mar 5, 2009
Three Guys Walk Into a Movie It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke: Burt Reynolds, Robert De Niro and a Watergate burglar walk into a bar. and out come two of the Watchmen. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Jimmy Fallon makes his debut as 'Late Night' host Mar 5, 2009
And all that was before the first guest, Robert De Niro, who was game to play off of his reputation as a difficult interview. "I wrote some questions with one-word answers," said Fallon helpfully. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
It's 'TgI(Almost)F' Mar 5, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are teaming up in a lawsuit against a movie distributor and a watch company they say used their likenesses without permission. The actors said. (Florida Today)
DeNiro, Pacino team up in lawsuit Mar 5, 2009
NEW YORK - Actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are teaming up in a lawsuit against a movie distributor and a watch company they say used their likenesses without permission. De Niro and Pacino said in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan Wednesday that they never authorized a commercial tie-in between Tutima watches and the movie "Righteous Kill." They sought unspecified damages. (MSNBC -- News)
Fallon Gets Big Ratings In Late-Night Debut Mar 5, 2009
Taking over as host from Conan O'Brien, Fallon had Robert De Niro, Justin Timberlake and Van Morrison as guests on his first show. The early Nielsen numbers measure viewership in 56 of the top U.S. markets, which reflects about 70 percent of the nation's total 114. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Jimmy Fallon gets off to sluggish start Mar 4, 2009
Jimmy Fallon (above) interviewed Robert De Niro on Tuesday ... And Robert De Niro was a good sport ... As an interviewer, Fallon fell short, although he did set a major hurdle for himself by making the famously laconic and vague Robert De Niro his first guest. (Boston Globe)
Movie: Cop Land (1997) Mar 3, 2009
Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro Star in Crime Film ... Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro also appear ... Sylvester Stallone plays a toady town sheriff, with Robert De Niro as an Internal Affairs investigator and Harvey Keitel as the leader of a group of crooked NYPD cops. (Suite101.com)
Advice For Jimmy Fallon Mar 3, 2009
-- Despite the fact that NBC gave you Robert De Niro and Van Morrison as first-night guests - and, thankfully for you, Justin Timberlake as well - your audience is in college, or almost in college, or barely out. You clearly seem to get that, as you attempt to tap into every tech-geek innovation out there, from Twitter to Facebook to Skype, etc. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Fallon's 'Late Night' Debut Mar 3, 2009
Fallon's opening-night guests included Robert De Niro and Justin Timberlake, with Van Morrison as his musical guest. An hour earlier on CBS, "Late Show with David Letterman" was kicking off some musical excitement of its own: the first of a full week of performances by the superstar band U2. (Fox News)
Jimmy Fallon set for Late Night debut Mar 3, 2009
Fallons scheduled opening-night guests include Robert De Niro and Justin Timberlake, with Van Morrison his musical guest. It airs at 12:35 a.m. EST.. (MSNBC -- News)
New Woody Allen Film to Open Tribeca Film Festival Mar 3, 2009
The Tribeca Film Festival, which was co-founded by Robert De Niro, will run through May 3. 2009 Associated Press. (Newsmax)
Jimmy who? Late-night TV is a phony war over a tiny audience Mar 2, 2009
On Young Mister Fallon's debut program, his guests will be Robert De Niro and Van Morrison, both of whom are of an age that means they will probably be in bed by the time the pre-taped show actually airs after midnight. Like sensible people. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Community TV never looked so good Feb 28, 2009
Have you ever seen Robert De Niro looser or funnier than when he asked his buddy Sean Penn, How for so many years did [you] get all those jobs playing straight men. My favourite was Shirley MacLaine encouraging Anne Hathaway not only because of the fat tears in Hathaway's spookily huge eyes, but also because giving pep talks from long experience felt so natural to MacLaine's persona. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Chan returns to Chinese film with gang thriller Feb 28, 2009
"I hope to become Asia's Al Pacino or Robert De Niro.". In the movie, his first Chinese film since the 2006 comedy "Rob-B-Hood," Chan plays a Chinese tractor repairman who smuggles himself to Tokyo to look for his girlfriend and ends up working for the Japanese yakuza, or gangsters. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Fallon, king of late night? Is NBC serious? Feb 28, 2009
He's also booked guests with, let's say, higher profiles: Monday's inaugural show brings a rare TV appearance by Robert De Niro, whom Fallon has previously impersonated on SNL (the website has De Niro's blistering retort to the portrayal) and a musical performance by Van Morrison. The first episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon will no doubt be well received. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Fallon's 'Late Night' will be interactive Feb 27, 2009
Scheduled for opening night is Robert De Niro, with others including Cameron Diaz, Serena Williams, and Fallon's former "Weekend Update" co-anchor Tina Fey soon to follow. "I'll also talk to scientists and chefs and animal trainers," Fallon pledges with a grin. (Boston Globe)
Talking Shop Feb 26, 2009
Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci were huddled by the pool of the Sunset Hyatt Hotel talking about co-starring in an Italian-flavored heist movie. The serious threesome were oblivious to such distractions as Marion Cotillard, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Dita Von Teese and January Jones. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Slumdog’ celebrations fill Mumbai’s crowded slums (52) Feb 26, 2009
Albany Democrat Herald: Mid-Valley News. Last modified: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:37 PM PST. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Howard Zieff, ad man, director of comedies Feb 26, 2009
Among the unknown young actors whom Mr. Zieff cast in commercials were Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, and Richard Dreyfuss. "He was the king of advertising for a period of time," Moss said. (Boston Globe)
Jimmy Fallon: I'm No Conan & That's OK Feb 26, 2009
" But on his newfangled talk show there will also be guests who visit and talk with him, the old-fashioned way. Scheduled for opening night is Robert De Niro, with others including Cameron Diaz, Serena Williams and Fallon's former "Weekend Update" co-anchor Tina Fey soon to follow. "I'll also talk to scientists and chefs and animal trainers," Fallon pledges with a grin. He isn't fretting about his competition -- at least, not obvious rivals, notably CBS' "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,"... (CBS News)
Fallon talking a blue streak to take over for Conan Feb 26, 2009
Still, he's starting things off with a bang: Fallon's first guests are Robert De Niro and Justin Timberlake. Later on, he'll have Fey, Cameron Diaz and Billy Crudup. (USA Today -- Life)
