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Oprah Says Russell Simmons Pressured Her To Pull Out Of Accuser Documentary Ahead Of Sundance Premiere

January 20, 2020 2:10 pm

There are few people out there with enough name-recognition and power that you cannot mess with, one of those is Oprah Winfrey. Earlier this month, Oprah announced that she would be pulling out as an executive...

Oprah Campaigns Hard For ‘Black Panther’ Best Picture Oscar Nom: “Something Bigger Than A Movie”

Charles Barfield

December 20, 2018 2:31 pm

Awards, News

We’ve known for months now that Disney was going to push hard for “Black Panther” to get a Best Picture nomination at this year’s Academy Awards. The film, which seemingly came out of nowhere (yes, even for a M...

Kitty Kelley’s Controversial Oprah Biography To Get The Biopic Treatment

Kevin Jagernauth

July 13, 2010 3:20 pm

News

Kitty Kelley's controversial and pretty much fake biography about Oprah Winfrey is getting the biopic treatment; never let the truth get in the way of a good story, right?Anyway, Oprah needn't be too worried as...

New Trailer For ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ Features Werewolves, Vampires & Lots Of Very Pale Faces

Kevin Jagernauth

April 23, 2010 7:12 pm

News

Apparently, the new trailer for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" will debut on Oprah this afternoon instead of on Apple or Yahoo. Such is the power of Oprah we guess.Anyway, courtesy of TrailerAddict, the new spot ...

Baz Luhrmann Talks Controversial Changed Ending of ‘Australia;’ Says Film Will Be 2 1/2 Hours, Not 3

Rodrigo Perez

November 12, 2008 3:13 pm

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First the talk was dead quiet on the romantic Outback epic, "Australia," and now it's a buzzing roar of controversy thanks to the news that director Baz Luhrmann changed the ending from sad, negative one to a h...

Can Oprah’s Gushing Endorsement Of ‘Australia’ Turn The Negative Tide About The Changed Ending?

Rodrigo Perez

November 11, 2008 8:39 pm

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"Australia" just received its first word of bad press yesterday, when it was revealed via the Australian news that director Baz Luhrmann had caved to studio pressure to change the dour ending of the film to a h...

Daniel Day-Lewis Gets Emotional On Oprah Discussing Heath Ledger

Rodrigo Perez

January 24, 2008 10:34 pm

News

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Man, this is really sincere, heartfelt and a little hard to watch near the end. Daniel Day-Lewis was on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" today (January 24), ostensibly to talk about his current Oscar nomination -- but...

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