Highlights
Julia Roberts has had a steady acting career since the 1980s. Her first major role was in "Mystic Pizza," but her breakthrough hit came with "Pretty Woman." Since then she has been one of Hollywood's most sought-after and highest-paid actresses. Career highlights include tear-jerkers such as "Steel Magnolias," thrillers "Sleeping with the Enemy" and "The Pelican Brief," romantic comedies "My Best Friend's Wedding," "Runaway Bride" and "Notting Hill" and family dramas "Stepmom" and "Something to Talk About." She won an Oscar for her portrayal of real life legal assistant Erin Brockovich, who brought down a power company. Roberts was once married to country singer Lyle Lovett and is now marrie...
Julia Roberts has had a steady acting career since the 1980s. Her first major role was in "Mystic Pizza," but her breakthrough hit came with "Pretty Woman." Since then she has been one of Hollywood's most sought-after and highest-paid actresses. Career highlights include tear-jerkers such as "Steel Magnolias," thrillers "Sleeping with the Enemy" and "The Pelican Brief," romantic comedies "My Best Friend's Wedding," "Runaway Bride" and "Notting Hill" and family dramas "Stepmom" and "Something to Talk About." She won an Oscar for her portrayal of real life legal assistant Erin Brockovich, who brought down a power company. Roberts was once married to country singer Lyle Lovett and is now married to Danny Moder with whom she has three children. Her niece, Emma Roberts, and brother, Eric Roberts, are also actors.
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Cleanup from Tenn. ash spill could reach millions, and TVA customers might foot the bill
Associated Press WriterKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The tab for a toxin-laden ash flood at a coal-fired power plant in Tennessee could reach hundreds of millions of dollars, and ratepayers for the nation's largest public utility will probably be stuck with the bill. The total...Tags: Steve Smith, Coal, Electricity Production and Distribution, Plant Openings, Delaware River
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'Make Me a Supermodel' Returns With Tyson, New Judges
Zap2It.comTyson Beckford has traded in a Niki for a Nicole. Bravo's "Make Me a Supermodel" has chosen Australian supermodel Nicole Trunfio to join Beckford as a mentor to the model wannabes for the show's upcoming season. New faces on the judges panel also include...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, America's Next Top Model (tv program), Gucci Group NV, Same-Sex Marriage, Halle Berry
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Corners like it's on rails: Pretty Woman Lotus Esprit for sale
Autoblog.comFiled under: Car Buying, Etc., Supercars, Lotus, Celebrities Click above to see the Lotus in action in the Pretty Woman trailer after the jump Besides Julia Roberts' boots and Richard Gere's state-of-the-period-art brick cellphone, one of the most... -
The culture of scarcity
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Every generation or so, throughout modern American history, the culture of hardship has...Tags: Thomas Nast, John Dillinger, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Michael Mann, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Expect animated treats, dramatic portraits and maybe 'Watchmen'
Tribune criticHave you made your New Year's resolution? Mine goes like this: "Let's hope for an endless stream of motion pictures that give us the thrills, laughs, provocations and directorial personality we so richly deserve." I can vouch for the first four of the...Tags: Jason Segel, New Year's Day, Steven Soderbergh, Tony Gilroy, Cinema Industry
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Winslet's career is one to watch
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2009 Movie Preview
The Hartford CourantIn times of economic uncertainty, people tend to favor escapist fun, wanting nothing more for their entertainment dollars than to be swept away into a carefree, low-maintenance nowhere land. So the next four months' film lineup is just what this...Tags: Jeff Daniels, Shawn Wayans, Naomi Watts, Defiance (movie), Joan Cusack
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Celebrity Solstice: Simply elegant aboard line's next big star
McClatchy NewspapersCelebrity's new ship, Solstice, is as simple, and as sophisticated, as walking barefoot in the park. Literally. One of the hallmarks of the first in Celebrity's new series of ships is a broad carpet of genuine grass, developed over a half-dozen years...Tags: Personal Service, Restaurants, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Celebrity, Tom Baker
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10 classic style movies that inspire moviegoers
Movies have always influenced style. In 1934 -- when Clark Gable shed his shirt in the Frank Capra comedy "It Happened One Night" to reveal his bare chest -- men's undershirt sales reportedly plummeted. Men didn't suddenly tire of layering. They saw an...Tags: Uma Thurman, Al Capone, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Jane Fonda, Brad Pitt
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Today's TV Highlights
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MOVIES
COMING ATTRACTIONS THE MOVIE "Duplicity" THE DEAL Corporate spies (Julia Roberts, Clive Owen) with a steamy past hook up to pull off the ultimate con job on their bosses. IN THEATERS March 20 NEXT WEEK Seven Pounds - An IRS agent (Will Smith, left)...Tags: The House Bunny (movie), Bangkok Dangerous (movie), Shia LaBeouf, Jim Carrey, Will Smith
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Benicio Del Toro leads the charge for 'Che'
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