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Christian Bale shed it for The Fighter. Renée Zellweger is packing it on for the new Bridget Jones. VIEW OUR GALLERY of Hollywood's most famous method eaters.
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This week, Al Sharpton danced in honor of Jacko, Helen Mirren shined on stage, and Monty Python had the last laugh. VIEW OUR GALLERY for the best in film, TV, art, and music.
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Harvey Weinstein is co-chairman of The Weinstein Company with his brother Bob. He is co-creator and executive producer of Project Runway. Harvey and Bob founded Miramax Films in 1979 and under the Weinsteins, Miramax received 249 Academy Award nominations and won 60 Academy Awards.
Public Enemies, the terrific cops-and-robbers summer blockbuster that opens today, shows director Michael Mann at the top of his game, and Johnny Depp coming into his fullest range yet.
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Caryn James is a cultural critic for The Daily Beast. She also contributes to Marie Claire and The New York Times Book Review. She was a film critic, chief television critic and critic-at-large for The New York Times, and an editor at the Times Book Review. She is the author of the novels Glorie and What Caroline Knew. As a film commentator, she has been a guest on Charlie Rose, Today, CBS Sunday Morning and MSNBC.
Christian Bale's hotly anticipated Terminator Salvation opened Thursday-with an unexpected cameo by the Governator. But in an era of war, torture and terror, its popcorn movie clichés seem strangely off base.
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They spend most of their time living on camera, so maybe we can forgive celebrities for lashing out-as Christian Bale did in a recording now making the rounds-while the film is still rolling.
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