THE BUZZ BRITNEY, MADONNA COMPETE FOR ALL THAT RAZZ.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services Voters for the Razzies, an annual spoof of the Academy Awards, have a message for Britney Spears and Madonna: Don't quit your day jobs as pop divas. Spears' teen buddy flick ``Crossroads'' had a leading eight Razzie nominations and Madonna's island-romance ``Swept Away'' received seven, including worst picture and worst actress for both movies. ``Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones,'' also received seven nominations, among them worst picture and director for George Lucas Noun 1. George Lucas - United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944) Lucas , creator of the sci-fi saga. The other worst-picture contenders are Eddie Murphy's sci-fi comedy ``The Adventures of Pluto Nash'' and Roberto Benigni's live-action version of ``Pinocchio.'' Nominees for the 23rd annual Razzies, organized by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation, were announced Monday. Razzie ``winners'' will be announced March 22, the eve of the Oscar ceremony. Madonna personally had four nominations: Worst actress for ``Swept Away,'' directed by her husband, Guy Ritchie Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire[1]) is an English writer-director of Scottish descent. Early life Ritchie was expelled from Stanbridge Earls School at the age of 15. (a nominee for worst director and worst screenplay); worst screen couple, paired with Adriano Giannini in ``Swept Away''; worst supporting actress supporting actress n → attrice f non protagonista for the James Bond adventure ``Die Another Day''; and worst song for the ``Die Another Day'' title tune, which she co-wrote. Madonna previously received worst-actress Razzies for such movies as ``Shanghai Surprise'' and ``Who's That Girl?'' The Razzies also named her worst actress of the 20th century. This year's other worst-actress nominees are Angelina Jolie for ``Life or Something Like It''; Jennifer Lopez for ``Enough'' and ``Maid in Manhattan''; and Winona Ryder for ``Mr. Deeds.'' Benigni was nominated in the actor, director and screenplay categories for ``Pinocchio.'' Other worst-actor contenders are Giannini for ``Swept Away''; Eddie Murphy Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. for ``Pluto Nash,'' ``I-Spy'' and ``Showtime''; Steven Seagal for ``Half Past Dead''; and Adam Sandler for ``Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights'' and ``Mr. Deeds.'' REMEMBER ANTIETAM: The Civil War movie ``Gods and Generals'' won't include scenes of the Battle of Antietam The Battle of Antietam (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South), fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on , the war's bloodiest one-day clash, director Ronald Maxwell says. Those scenes, shot in 2001 on farmland near Staunton, Va., were cut to bring the film's running time to three hours, 35 minutes, Maxwell told an audience in Shepherdstown, W.Va., last week. ``Gods and Generals,'' a prequel pre·quel n. A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel. [pre- + (se)quel.] to Maxwell's 1993 epic, ``Gettysburg,'' opens nationwide Feb. 21. The movie stars Jeff Daniels For other persons of this name, see . Jeffrey "Jeff" Warren Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician and playwright. Biography Early life , Robert Duvall and Chris Conner. Maxwell said the Antietam battle, fought near Sharpsburg, Md., in 1862, will be included in a six-hour 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. version of the film. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) MADONNA: Dubious distinction Dave Hogan/Mission/WireImage.com (2) SPEARS: Pick me! Pick me! Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com |
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