AMC talking 'Conversation'
AMC is looking to develop a series version of Francis Ford Coppola's 1974 feature "The Conversation." Producer Tony Krantz, who has attempted to turn "The Conversation" into a TV vehicle for more than a decade, has retained scribes Christopher McQuarrie ("The Usual Suspects") and Erik Jendresen ("Band of Brothers") to pen a new script. The TV project will be set in the early 1970s -- emulating the time period of the original thriller -- and center on electronic surveillance expert Harry Caul, played in

Gene Hackman on Paul Newman: Everything About Him Was Real
The actor, who starred with Newman in the 1998 big screen thriller 'Twilight,' tells ET, "Everything about Paul Newman was real. His acting was so real it hurt. And his caring about the world was so real it helped ... it helped like few people ever help. He lived and he acted like he drove ... a lot of passion, no false moves, taking chances but always under control. No wonder the whole world takes this so personally." Posted October 01, 2008 1:20:00 AM See All: celebs Gene Hackman Paul Newman E-Mail |

New Video: Cloris Leachman on Proving Herself to the ‘DWTS’ Judges
Cloris Leachman doesn’t talk jive — she dances it! ET joins the 82-year-old Oscar winner and pro-partner Corky Ballas as they rehearse the jive, the next routine they’ll attempt on "Dancing with the Stars." Read on to learn why Cloris thinks she’s got something to prove to the judges! "First of all, you can’t hear what they [the judges] are saying that night. There’s so much noise," Cloris tells ET. "You either like it or you don’t like it &#

Cloris Leachman Conjures Swinging Wig Hops Of The 1950s In Unhinged 'Dancing' Performance [Fear]
newVideoPlayer("/cloriswig_def.flv", 506, 423,""); As far as nightmare-fueling Dancing with the Stars performances go, nothing in the sequence above even approaches Marie Osmond's legendary Baby Doll Dance of Despair—a harrowing journey into wind-up madness that to this day makes our left eyelid twitch whenever we hear the song "Start Me Up" or see the color pink. We'll extend that now to fuchsia, too, as it seems Cloris Leachman's hairpiece-malfunction-plagued rockabilly ballet has already burrowed

You Just Have To Love Cloris Leachman [Snap Judgment]
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DWTS' Cloris Leachman: "I Don't Have Any Worries" About Being Eliminated
Cloris Leachman hasn't exactly been a hit on Dancing With the Stars. (Judge Bruno Tonioli joked that she resembled her Young Frankenstein character while dancing the paso doble Monday night.) So is she fretting that she may get the boot on tonight's show? (Chef Rocco DiSpirito's fate on the show also remains questionable.) "I don't have any worries," Leachman, 82, told Usmagazine.com after Monday's show. "I'm planning on staying even if I have to go home." She joked that changing her hair from blo

Cheers & Jeers - Reader's Jeer of the Week: Dancing Fool
Posted by Brenkis... Jeers to Dancing With the Stars! I love this show, but I feel like with

Dancing with the Stars: It should have been Cloris Leachman (again) but Kim Kardashian left the door open
Somehow foul-mouthed Cloris Leachman was spared another week (you people voting know who you are) and the next weakest dance link Kim Kardashian was let go. Some would disagree with me that Rocco DiSpirito should have gotten the ax after a poor dance Monday. But Roco has had a good dance or two in past performances and he engages the audience when he dances. Kim on the other hand gave the same wooden performance 3 straight times at least far as the judges were concerned.  For someone so in the spotlight i

New Video: Cloris Leachman on Proving Herself to the 'DWTS' Judges
Cloris Leachman doesn’t talk jive -- she dances it! ET joins the 82-year-old Oscar winner and pro-partner Corky Ballas as they rehearse the jive, the next routine they'll attempt on "Dancing with the Stars." Read on to learn why Cloris thinks she's got something to prove to the judges! "First of all, you can't hear what they [the judges] are saying that night. There's so much noise," Cloris tells ET. "You either like it or you don't like it -- thumbs up or thumbs down," she s

'DWTS' Recap: Rocco DiSpirito Saved by Misty May-Treanor's Departure!
Cloris Leachman hangs tough, too.Rocco DiSpirito and his pro partner Karina Smirnoff would have been ousted from "Dancing with the Stars" this week if Misty May-Treanor hadn't bowed out due to injury, said the judges on Tuesday night's elimination-free results show. “You’ve got to raise the game, come back to impress,” Bruno Tonioli urged the near-evictees, while Len Goodman assured the masses that Misty and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy would not have been going

82-year-old Cloris Leachman has plenty on dance card
She's older than the mambo, but 82-year-old Oscar-winning actress Cloris Leachman still has all the right moves. Leachman, an award-winning veteran of stage and...

Kardashian Kicked Off 'Dancing'
Cloris Leachman escapes, forcing Kim Kardashian off ABC's "Dancing With The Stars."

Beat the Experts: Who Will Leave DWTS Tonight?
It's time to Beat the Experts, and it doesn't look like you guys are doing too well. Last week both you, the readers, and Vegas oddsmaker Benjamin Eckstein said Cloris Leachman would be going home, and I said it would be Rocco DiSpirito, so it looks like the score stands as zero-all. Let's see how we all fare this week. I was quite surprised by tonight's episode—everyone really stepped it up this week. I felt like I was watching semiprofessional dancers. The Water Diva (aka Warren Sapp) and Brooke Bu

Bad news for Dancing With The Stars fans: ... [No More Dancing With The Stars]
Bad news for Dancing With The Stars fans: Misty May Treanor, Olympic Gold Medalist, has withdrawn from the competition due to injury. Treanor was an early favorite in the competition, which also features Cloris Leachman and Lance Bass. [MSNBC] 4:00 PM on Sat Oct 4 2008 By hortense 436 views

Lance Bass Kissed a Girl on ‘Dancing with the Stars’… And Liked it
For a gay man, Lance Bass sure does seem to have a lot of chemistry with professional dance partner and hottie Lacey Schwimmer. On last night’s Dancing with the Stars performance show, they danced the paso doble to Katy Perry’s song, I Kissed a Girl. At the end… they kissed. Despite the crowds cheers, the judges were hard on them and once again criticized the lack of traditional choreography. Lance and Lacey ended up in the middle of the pack with a score of 20. Once again, Cloris Leachma

That’s It for “Team Kim”
Kim Kardashian turned on the waterworks after getting ejected from last night’s Dancing with the Stars, which also happened to be the five-year anniversary of her father’s death. Erg. Couldn’t they have given her a break (she’s gotten enough in life, why not one more?) and just sent Cloris Leachman home this week? I’m not a Kim fan, but it seemed kind of cruel. It’s no surprise that she took the news badly: “Once the cameras were off Kardashian rushed to the waitin

BEST LEFT UNSEEN
James Franco wrote and di rected a movie about how horndog actors prey on women - but you'll never see it. "[I read] an interview with Robert Duvall and Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman . . . and I guess they were all room mates back when they were...

Injured Misty May-Treanor leaves "Dancing With the Stars," Cloris Leachman loses her wig, Warren Sapp impresses
Here's a prediction: Warren Sapp is going to win "Dancing With the Stars." More on that later. Now to the news: Olympic gold-medalist Misty May-Treanor announced Monday night that she is leaving ABC's highest-rated show with a ruptured Achilles' tendon. But ABC won't reveal what her exit means until Tuesday's results show. (Thanks, ABC, for nothing.) And that results show will air at 8 p.m. on WFTV-Channel 9 because of the presidential debate at 9. At this point, Sapp and Brooke Burke loom as

Kim Kardashian is Eliminated from ‘Dancing with the Stars’
That’s right, Kim Kardashian-the girl who dates hotshot NFL star Reggie Bush, danced with the Pussycat Dolls, and posed for Playboy- just wasn’t able to bring sexy back on Monday and was eliminated from the Dancing with the Stars competition last night. She and partner Mark Ballas received lower votes than Cloris Leachman and Mark’s dad, Corky Ballas. Those eldery folks must really be voting hard! [image: WENN] POSTED BY: Eva Elise Related Posts ‘Dancing with the Stars’

“Shy” Kim Kardashian Thrown Off Dancing With The Stars
Kim Kardashian got bounced off of Dancing With The Stars last night, despite scoring higher with the judges than Cloris Leachman (who you know has the senior vote locked). Adding to the awkwardness was that last night was the 5th anniversary of the death of her father, Robert Kardashian. “I just know he’s really happy and watching over me and I made him proud,” she said. Kim’s asstastic dance to “Baby Got Back” didn’t just make angels weep, either. “This is me, witho

Dancing With the Stars 7: As Cold as Siberia…?
OK, I’m guilty of saying negative things about Kim Kardashian’s level of passion in her dance moves, but I wasn’t the one that did the most dissing this week! The judges were downright mean to her. The worst was Bruno Tonioli. He told her that her dancing was: …as cold and as distant as Siberia. Now THAT’S harsh! I am not surprised that she went home this week, I was surprised that Ted McGinley went home before her. But that’s no reason to be cruel. She was trying to

'DWTS': Rocco DiSpirito Spared, Thanks to Misty May-Treanor!
Rocco DiSpirito and his pro partner Karina Smirnoff would have been ousted from "Dancing with the Stars" this week if Misty May-Treanor hadn't bowed out due to injury, said the judges on Tuesday night's elimination-free results show. “You’ve got to raise the game, come back to impress,” Bruno Tonioli urged the near-evictees, while Len Goodman assured the masses that Misty and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy would not have been going home, had she been healthy: &l

9/29 Dancing With The Stars: Performances and Prediction. Will Cloris Stay Another Week? We Hope Not!
Toni this week was untouchable in her gown.  She was the bell of the ball by so far, it was seriously unfair.  The only reason anyone would vote against her would be jealousy.  The dance was slow, provocative and sensual.   Judges score: 23.  A slight understatement by the judges, but overall, right on. 2.      Brooke and Derek (7/10) Great outfits, but the dance was stiff.  They started getting it on in the middle, but there was little chemistry, minimal eye contact, just lots of flash.  Nice

Lauren Bacall Livens Up Nicole Kidman Profile With Cuss-Laden Slams at Tom Cruise [Old People Swearing]
Here at Defamer, we have a well-documenter love of salty old battle axes (hi, Cloris Leachman!) so props must be paid when one goes above and beyond the call of duty in providing us with entertainment. This week's recipient of our wizened love is Hollywood veteran Lauren Bacall, who adds a much-needed dash of (blue) color to Elle's upcoming profile of Nicole Kidman. While the Botoxed beauty is in a magnanimous mood, acknowledging her pleasure that ex Tom Cruise has found a "more profound" love with Katie Ho

Cloris Leachman Goes 'Dancing'
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