Russell Scott Smith
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'SEX' STAR MOVES INTO A 'STUDIO'
October 8, 2006 | 4:00amEVAN Handler scored a breakout role as schlubby Harry Goldenblatt, the attorney who married Kristin Davis's Charlotte on "Sex and the City." Now, Handler's back on TV, costarring with Matthew...
THE HOT SEAT - WALLACE
October 2, 2005 | 4:00amAt next year's Academy Awards, Hollywood's stars may have to watch out for Wallace and Gromit - literally. This lovable dog and his man from the happy English cul-de-sac of...
CHARLIE MURPHY
August 7, 2005 | 4:00amIN the world of comedy, there may be no greater honor than inventing a catchphrase, like "I'm Rick James, bitch!" - the signature line from Comedy Central's now-defunct mega-hit "Chappelle's...
DAVE'SPAL: IT'S ALL OVER
August 3, 2005 | 4:00amIT'S over. At least that's what Dave Chappelle collaborator Charlie Murphy says about Comedy Central's wildly popular "Chappelle's Show," which has been on hiatus since last April, when Chappelle mysteriously...
'STEALTH' ROLE A BIG HEADACHE
July 28, 2005 | 4:00amTHERE'S suffering for your craft, and then there's Josh Lucas - who received not just one, but three concussions while filming the new sci-fi thriller "Stealth," out tomorrow. "When Josh...
DEAD MAN WALKING - LEGUIZAMO BATTLES ZOMBIES AND H'WOOD (ANY DIFFERENCE?)
June 19, 2005 | 4:00amJOHN Leguizamo takes out plenty of zombies in the campy new horror movie "Land of the Dead" - whacking their heads off and shooting them in the face. "I kick...
'HOWL' HAS SPIRITED FANS
June 7, 2005 | 4:00amWHEN Hayao Miyazaki's dreamy animated movies open in his home country of Japan, rabid fans turn out "Star Wars"-style, in around-the-block lines. His latest, "Howl's Moving Castle," shattered records there...
KILLER SEX - HOT TALES OF BRAD AND ANGELINA FROM THE SET OF 'MR. AND MRS. SMITH'
June 5, 2005 | 4:00amREADY, AIM, FIREWORKS - HOW ANGELINA BURNED UP THE SET (AND HER CO-STAR) ON "MR. AND MRS. SMITH" "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" director Doug Liman realized he was dealing with...
BY GEORGE, IT'S A LOVE-HATE THING
May 17, 2005 | 4:00amGEORGE Lucas - genius or jerk? For "Star Wars" fans passionate about the fate of the 28-year-old franchise, it's a whole lot of both. Take 32-year-old Web editor Nick Nunziata,...
BRINGING "STAR WARS" FULL CIRCLE BACK TO THE FUTURE
May 15, 2005 | 4:00amTHE return of Darth Vader isn't the only '70s flashback in the new "Star Wars" movie, "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith." The whole film, which opens Thursday, is packed...
STAR BOREZZZZZZZZZZ - THE WORST-EVER MOMENTS IN THE GREATEST FILM FRANCHISE OF ALL TIME
May 13, 2005 | 4:00amA Jedi's strength flows from The Force, and so does George Lucas' - when he's on his game. But beware the Dark Side - where Lucas has gone far too...
SABER THE MOMENTS - THE 10 GREATEST SCENES IN 'STAR WARS' HISTORY; THE 'WAR' SCENES THAT LEFT US 'STAR' STRUCK
May 12, 2005 | 4:00amIN a galaxy far, far away called the mid-'70s, nobody had an inkling that "Star Wars," a clunky swashbuckler of a space tale, would quickly become one of the most...
CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE - A TOUR OF SKYWALKER RANCH BIRTHPLACE OF 'STAR WARS'
May 8, 2005 | 4:00amLike many of a certain age, I can remember - perfectly and with joy - the first time I saw "Star Wars." I was 8 years old when the movie...
SITH HAPPENS - DESPITE SOME GROANS, THIS IS THE 'STAR WARS' FANS HAVE WAITED FOR
May 8, 2005 | 4:00am"HOLD me, Anakin! "Hold me like you did by the lake on Naboo!" Oh boy. Yes, Natalie Portman really says that to Hayden Christensen in the new "Star Wars" movie,...
HOUSE OF LAX - REMAKES LIKE 'HOUSE OF WAX' LACK THE THRILLS AND CHILLS OF ORIGINAL B'S
May 1, 2005 | 4:00amPOOR Paris Hilton. In "House of Wax," opening Friday, Paris and her boyfriend take a camping trip into some dark and spooky woods - and you can imagine what happens...
SCIENCE FRICTION - THE BATTLE OVER THE WACKY WORLD OF 'HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY'
April 24, 2005 | 4:00amIf there were an entry in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" for "painfully disappointed," a picture of M.J. Simpson would pop up. The longtime fan of the book was...
TAKE THE MONEY ENRON
April 22, 2005 | 4:00amTHE story of Enron's collapse was always hard to understand. When the rogue energy-trading company was making headlines in 2000 and 2001, we all knew that California's rolling blackouts were...
ZOMBIE BLOODY ZOMBIE
April 20, 2005 | 4:00amDEAD AND BREAKFAST (three stars) Kicking zombie butt.Running time: 88 minutes. Rated R (strong violence, profanity). At the Two Boots Pioneer Theater, Avenue A and Third Street. OH yeah! Here...
RETIRE ALREADY! STARS' FAVORITE THREAT: I QUIT (NOT REALLY)
April 17, 2005 | 4:00am"I vant to be alone." Greta Garbo first said it 70 years ago - and even though they have pretty much the cushiest jobs in the world, Hollywood stars keep...
DRIPPY, TRIPPY DEAF DJ
April 15, 2005 | 4:00amBY now, we're all desen sitized to movie blood and guts, but some big-screen images can still make this viewer squirm in his seat. In "It's All Gone Pete Tong,"...