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This bittersweet story of childhood innocence and friendship stars Robin Williams as Jack Powell, a boy who grows four times faster than normal--by the time Jack reaches his 10th birthday, he looks like a 40-year-old man. After years of being tutored at home by Mr. Woodruff (Bill Cosby), Jack convinces his overprotective .. Read more

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  Jones' new comedy in jeopardy

  • WENN Newsdesk
  • 08 Nov 2011

  Production on Monty Python star Terry Jones' latest film project has hit a stumbling block due to funding issues. The actor/director recruited funnyman Robin Williams and his former Monty Python co-stars, including John Cleese and Michael Palin, to voice characters in his upcoming sci-fi comedy Absolutely Anything. Production was scheduled to begin earlier this year (11) but Jones admits he's unsure if movie bosses will be able to finance the project. He tells the Daily Express, "I'm hoping we' Read more

  

  Coppola to receive Thalberg Award

  • 26 Aug 2010

  Moviemaker-turned-vineyard owner Francis Ford Coppola is to be honoured with the coveted Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' second annual Governors Awards. The Godfather director will join film historian Kevin Brownlow, director Jean-Luc Godard and actor Eli Wallach as an honoree at the pre-Oscars event in November (10). Academy President Tom Sherak says, "Each of these honorees has touched movie audiences worldwide and influenced the motion... Read more

  

  Depp honours Ledger with snorkelling cove

  • 02 Jun 2009

  Johnny Depp has paid a personal tribute to the late Heath Ledger by naming a section of his private paradise island in the Bahamas after the tragic actor. The Pirates of the Caribbean star owns Little Hall's Pond Cay in the Caribbean and frequently travels there with his girlfriend Vanessa Paradis and their two children, Lily-Rose, 10, and Jack, seven. Depp reveals he has renamed a prime snorkelling spot Heath's Place, in memory of his pal, and admits the sunshine getaway provides the perfect... Read more

  

  Matlin heard of Oscar nomination in rehab

  • 15 Apr 2009

  Oscar winner Marlee Matlin was in rehab when she learned she had been nominated for an Academy Award. The deaf actress checked into the Betty Ford Clinic in California, seeking help for a drug problem that was spiralling out of control - and it was while she was getting the help she needed that she was officially invited to the Oscars - as a nominee. The Children of A Lesser God star recalls the moment she found out she'd be among the Oscar hopefuls in her new book I'll Scream Later and she... Read more

  

  Depp takes to the high seas again on floating hotel

  • 12 Apr 2009

  Pirate life suits actor Johnny Depp - he and his family are living onboard a luxury yacht as he shoots his new movie in Puerto Rico. Reports suggest the Pirates of The Caribbean star bought the classic 47 metre (156 foot)-long motor yacht last year (08), and called it Vajoliroja - a twist on pirate ensign The Jolly Roger, using the first two letters from the names of his partner Vanessa Paradis and their kids Lily-Rose and Jack. The actor and Paradis were spotted onboard the yacht during a... Read more

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    This bittersweet story of childhood innocence and friendship stars Robin Williams as Jack Powell, a boy who grows four times faster than normal--by the time Jack reaches his 10th birthday, he looks like a 40-year-old man. After years of being tutored at home by Mr. Woodruff (Bill Cosby), Jack ...

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