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• Silent-screen siren Anita Page dies at 98
Her big break came in 1928 when she won a major role — as the doomed bad girl — in "Our Dancing Daughters," a film that featured a wild Charleston by Crawford and propelled them both to stardom.
• Tommy Lee Jones sues makers of ‘No Country’
The lawsuit against Paramount Pictures claims that Jones was promised "significant box-office bonuses" and other compensation depending on the success of the film, which went on to make more than $160 million.
• Morry Gash / AP
Towelhead” is a film that needed to be dusted off before it was unspooled, as it languished on a studio shelf for months. That happened because the studio in question decided to bet most of its chips on blockbusters and put thoughtful indies in the ...
• Woody Allen makes opera directing debut
Then, when the madcap action unfolded, it was clear that he viewed the opera, which takes place in 1299, as an old Italian film. Santo Loquasto's sets, with Florence's Duomo in the background, were in black and white and gray.
• Lohan turns down $700,000 from Playboy
The theme for the proposed layout was based on “Kitten With a Whip,” which starred Ann-Margret, and is Lohan’s favorite film. But, as Lohan’s rep pointed out, there wasn’t any nudity in that film either.