CELEBRITY DEATH MATCH `GLADIATOR' CAST, CREW TO HOST SCREENINGS OF OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM.``Gladiator'' star Russell Crowe will be presenting his 12-time Oscar- nominated film, in person, to moviegoers at Century City's AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. Century 14 next week. And he won't be alone. Several members of the cast and crew will take turns playing host to audiences at 7:30 p.m. screenings over the course of a limited one-week engagement, beginning Saturday. The first night's presenter will be Oscar nominee Ridley Scott, who directed the film. Bringing out talent for the film's re-release is in response to the success brought on by the Nov. 30 launching of the ``Gladiator'' DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. . Both Crowe and Scott were on hand at a launch party to answer questions about the film. This time, Scott kicks off the special weeklong run with a question-and- answer session via satellite from Morocco, where he is currently on location. Subsequent nights' screenings will be presented by best-actor nominee Crowe, actress Connie Nielsen Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish actress. Biography Early life Nielsen was born in Frederikshavn, Denmark, and raised nearby in a small seaside village named Elling. , producer Douglas Wick, producer/screenwriter David Franzoni, cinematographer John Mathieson John Mathieson may refer to:
The dates of their appearances are still being worked out. Tickets for the special engagement will be sold at regular admission on a first-come first-served basis at the AMC Century 14 box office and can be purchased in advance. ``Gladiator'' will also be re-released during the same time at the AMC Promenade in Woodland Hills, but without the celebrity appearances. - Sandra Barrera FILM LOOKING ANIMATED: Hollywood becomes a mecca for cartoonists Thursday when a two-day animation conference pulls into town. Its destination: the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
There, hundreds will learn about the latest trends in animation, drop off a resume or two and meet some of the industry's top artists, including Craig Bartlett Craig Michael Bartlett (born October 18, 1956 in Seattle, Washington) is an animator best-known for creating the television series Hey, Arnold! His first job, after graduating from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, was at Will Vinton Studios in Portland, (``Hey Arnold''), Terry Thoren (``Rugrats'') and John Kricfalusi (``Ren & Stimpy''). Registration opens at 8 a.m. both days. The Animation Business Marketplace, Job Fair and Creative Conference ends Friday. Fees vary. For more information, visit www.animationmagazine.net/abm. - Sandra Barrera SNEAK PEEK APES OF WRATH: The world got its first glimpse First Glimpse is a monthly consumer electronics magazine published by Sandhills Publishing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The magazine was known as CE Lifestyles before a name change in early 2006. at Tim Burton's ``Planet of the Apes'' Tuesday as 20th Century Fox beamed the film's initial teaser teaser an animal used to sexually tease but not to impregnate the members of the opposite sex. Usually males and they may be surgically prepared to ensure that they cannot mate or are not fertile. trailer by satellite to television outlets around the world. The trailer goes up today on the film's official, multilingual website, www.planetoftheapes.com. The teaser will not be seen in theaters until Friday. Director Burton (``Batman,'' ``Sleepy Hollow'') claims his movie, which stars Mark Wahlberg in the Charlton Heston astronaut role, is a ``reimagining'' rather than a remake of the beloved sci-fi tale, in which apes dominate humans on a future world. The trailer indicates a more militaristic mil·i·ta·rism n. 1. Glorification of the ideals of a professional military class. 2. Predominance of the armed forces in the administration or policy of the state. 3. ape culture than before, while the monkey makeup appears to have more authentically simian qualities. The movie is scheduled to open July 27. - Bob Strauss CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Rusell Crowe in ``Gladiator'') (2) SCOTT (3) no caption (``Planet of the Apes'') |
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