Feb 25th, 2010 · William Hurt has been nominated for four Academy Awards, and won in 1986 for his role in Kiss of the Spider Woman. Hurt prepares for his performances by burying himself deep inside the character — for his role as an ex-con in the film The Yellow Handkerchief, Hurt spent a night in a Louisiana prison.
Feb 23rd, 2010 · The former NBA star avoided a retrial on a reckless manslaughter count by pleading guilty last month to aggravated assault in the death of Costas Christofi in February 2002.
Jan 11th, 2010 · The former NBA star has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for accidentally killing a limousine driver, closing the case nearly eight years after the fatal shooting. The assault charge carries a minimum 18-month sentence because a gun was involved.
Jan 6th, 2010 · A neglected Tennessee Williams screenplay has finally found a partisan in writer-director Jodie Markell — and a comely star in Bryce Dallas Howard, playing the latest in a long line of flailing Williams women. But if the star is a standout, the script isn't one of the writer's best — and so Markell's film feels both lovingly wrought and laughably outdated.
Jan 1st, 2010 · The donor list disclosed by the William J. Clinton Foundation did show that conservative Richard Scaife, who bankrolled anti-Clinton investigations in the 1990s, pitched in money. Several other foreign governments, including Kuwait, Norway and Saudi Arabia participated. The biggest donors included the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which gave more than $25 million.
Jan 1st, 2010 · The donor list disclosed by the William J. Clinton Foundation did show that conservative Richard Scaife, who bankrolled anti-Clinton investigations in the 1990s, pitched in money. Several other foreign governments, including Kuwait, Norway and Saudi Arabia participated. The biggest donors included the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which gave more than $25 million.
Dec 15th, 2009 · NPR news analyst Juan Williams talks to Ari Shapiro about the battle to claim pure conservatism within the Republican party. Party rivals in some races are rushing to tout their conservative accolades. Williams explains how the party's push to the right could turn off independents.
Nov 30th, 2009 · Tennis officials say Williams has been fined a record $82,500 for her U.S. Open tirade in September and could be suspended from that tournament if she has another "major offense" at any Grand Slam in the next two years.