DUVALL GETS IT ROLLING WITH $5 MILLION WAD.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Robert Duvall spent 13 years trying to get the studios interested in his cherished project, ``The Apostle.'' He finally risked $5 million of his own money to make the movie about a wayward preacher's struggle for redemption. Last month, October Films bought the distribution rights for $6 million. And now, for his next feat ... Fresh on his ``Apostle'' victory, Duvall expects to get his long-planned tango dance/thriller movie into production next year - perhaps with himself directing. He'll lens the picture in Argentina, which nicely dovetails with his personal life these days. The actor, whose marriage to a tango instructor broke up acrimoniously in '95, is now involved with Argentine equestrienne e·ques·tri·enne n. A woman who rides a horse or performs on horseback. [equestr(ian) + -ienne, feminine suff. (from French).] Luciana Pedraca. He tells us she's learning to tango beautifully. Duvall's Butchers Run Productions is fostering several other projects as well. ``I figure, do it while you're hot. The older I get, the hotter I get,'' surmises Duvall, 66. ``I always knew I was a late bloomer This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. .'' Duvall's friend - and ``Apostle'' co-star - Billy Bob Thornton Robert George (Bob) Thornton (born July 10 1962, in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA whose career lasted from 1985 to 1996. He was a 6'10" 225 forward. He holds career averages of 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 283 total games. is co-writing a script about the life of country music legend Merle merle a pattern of coat color pigmentation with dark, irregular blotches on a lighter background. Seen in some Collies and Welsh corgis. In shorthaired dogs, e.g. Great Danes and Dachshunds, the similar pattern is called dapple. Haggard. ``We're going to focus on his younger years, the crazy times that led him to prison,'' says Duvall. ``Johnny Depp would be great for it. So would Brad Pitt.'' Duvall just finished his part as a retired astronaut brought back into service in the DreamWorks asteroid picture ``Deep Impact.'' This week, he jumped into action opposite John Travolta in ``A Civil Action'' - a bit faster than he'd have liked. His part in ``Civil'' had been slated first for Paul Newman and then Marlon Brando, both of whom fell out. Duvall admits he hasn't been able to do very much preparation for his attorney role because ``we made my deal kind of at the last minute. I'm working on it. I'll really bone up as we go along.'' He loves them, they love him A warm fuzzy picture doesn't usually come to mind when one thinks of Nicolas Cage, Gary Sinise or director Brian De Palma Palma or Palma de Mallorca (päl`mä thā mälyôr`kä), city (1990 pop. 325,120), capital of Majorca island and of Baleares prov., Spain, on the Bay of Palma. . But the three, who are in Montreal working on the big-screen ``Snake Eyes,'' apparently couldn't resist getting to know His Premier Warm-Fuzziness, Barney the Dinosaur. The purple kiddie kid·die or kid·dy n. pl. kid·dies Slang A small child. kiddie Noun Informal a child TV star is shooting his first feature film, ``Barney's Great Adventure,'' on a nearby set in Montreal, and Cage, Sinise and De Palma are among those who have come by to meet and greet him. Apparently, Barney appeals to a higher order as well. Spiritual guru Deepak Chopra, on a book tour in Montreal, dropped in to see Barney and Barney's ``mom,'' Sheryl Leach. And ``Tales From the City'' author Armistead Maupin also visited the set and had his photo taken with Barney. No word on whether Nic, Deepak and the rest got a great big hug and a kiss from Barney, but we're betting they've been eating all their vegetables lately. The here 'n' there New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of gets something extra from the Rolling Stones in time for Christmas: They're playing Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference Dec. 15-17. Stephen King is executive-producing his own ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. miniseries, a six-hour chiller chill·er n. 1. One that chills. 2. A frightening story, especially one involving violence, evil, or the supernatural; a thriller. chiller Noun 1. called ``Storm of the Century.'' Set to shoot in February in Toronto and Maine, the story has a group of townspeople who live on an island off the coast of Maine being terrorized by a malevolent stranger. Full moon Hard to believe it's been 16 years since the world got to know Moon Zappa via her late father Frank's anthem of shallow affectation af·fec·ta·tion n. 1. A show, pretense, or display. 2. a. Behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality. b. A particular habit, as of speech or dress, adopted to give a false impression. , ``Valley Girl.'' Now Moon lets us know, ``the Valley girls have become more savvy. Then they were dumb and vapid. Now they know how to pluck their eyebrows and blow-dry their hair.'' Despite the fact that she still keeps an eye on the Val scene (``I have an 18-year-old sister,'' she reminds), the onetime VH1 hostess, now 30, has definitely moved on. She has a movie just out - Jude Pauline Eberhard's romantic road picture ``Love Always'' - with Moon playing a character that was written with her in mind. She's also been ``doing stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. around town'' since July. ``It's very scary, but it's very satisfying, too. I've hit all kinds of audiences: the noisy ones, the ones that just stare, the ones that don't understand what I'm talking about, the ones who were fans of my dad and have expectations based on that.'' CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) Robert Duvall True believer (2) Nicolas Cage Dinosaur devotee (3) Moon Zappa Stand-up gal |
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