Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Michael Douglas 'Very Optimistic' About Cancer Battle


Story photo: Michael Douglas 'Very Optimistic' About Cancer BattleMichael Douglas arrives to "The Late Show with David Letterman" on August 31, 2010 in New York CityWireImageAccess Hollywood
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Michael Douglas is battling back against cancer.
Two weeks after revealing doctors had found a tumor in the actor's throat, a rep for Douglas told Access Hollywood the star isn't taking the diagnosis lying down.
"He's a great fighter and very optimistic," the rep told Access on Tuesday.
The rep also noted Douglas began his chemotherapy and radiation treatments "a week ago and has to do it for eight weeks."
In a new interview with People magazine, Douglas showed off his determination to win his battle with the disease.
"I'll beat this," Douglas told the mag, in an interview which will appear in the new issue of People later this week.
Douglas is scheduled to appear on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Tuesday night, where he will be promoting his upcoming film "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."

Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalized again


Story photo: Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalized againZsa Zsa Gabor listens in court in Beverly Hills in this May 1, 1990 file photograph. REUTERS/Pool/FilesReuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was returned to the hospital after slipping into unconsciousness on Tuesday following a series of health-related setbacks since breaking her hip in July.
Gabor, 93, was in "a great deal of pain" Tuesday morning and her husband, Frederick Prinz von Anhalt, found her to be "not responsive," her spokesman, John Blanchette, told Reuters.
Von Anhalt called an ambulance to take his wife to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where doctors were able to stabilize her condition. No further details were available.
Earlier in August, Gabor was given last rites by a priest at the same hospital.
At that time, doctors wanted to perform surgery on her liver that would give her a 50-50 chance of survival, but the couple decided "she wanted to spend her final days at home," according to Blanchette. She returned to her Bel Air mansion in mid-August.
The Hungarian-born Gabor, whose string of movies, television shows and wealthy husbands dates to the 1950s, broke her hip on July 17 when she fell out of bed while watching the TV game show "Jeopardy." She had surgery to replace the hip two days later.
She has appeared in more than 30 movies, and her penchant for calling everyone "dah-ling" in her Hungarian accent made her a well-known Hollywood personality.
Along with her two glamorous sisters Eva and Magda, Gabor made several appearances on radio and television shows in the 1950s and 1960s. She appeared in the movie "Moulin Rouge," followed by "Lili" and later "Touch of Evil."
Gabor and von Anhalt have been married for 24 years. Before him, she was married eight times to a string of husbands that included a Turkish diplomat and the hotel magnate Conrad Hilton.

Shia LaBeouf Crowned Hollywood's 'Bang For The Buck' King


Story photo: Shia LaBeouf Crowned Hollywood's 'Bang For The Buck' KingShia LaBeouf attends the premiere of 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' held at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Annual International Cannes Film Festival, France, May 14, 2010FilmMagicAccess Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- As the star of the "Transformers" saga, Shia LaBeouf is no stranger to big screen explosions - but where the actor really brings the boom is in the studios' piggy banks.
For the second year in a row, Shia has been dubbed the star who brings the most "bang for the buck" in Hollywood, according to a new report by Forbes.
The money mag determined the actor brings in $81 of profit to the studio for every $1 they spend on him, thanks to the success of films like "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."
While "Crystal Skull" brought in $790 million at the box office, the "Transformers" sequel earned a whopping $833 million.
Coming in second on the new list was big screen beauty Anne Hathaway, who turned every dollar into $64 for the studios, thanks largely to "Alice in Wonderland" and "Bride Wars."
Hollywood's boy wizard, Daniel Radcliffe, found himself in third place, with a $61 return on his efforts - although he does not come cheap, Radcliffe's "Harry Potter" films make so much money ($5.4 billion at the box office worldwide), his salary is well worth it.
Robert Downey Jr. landed in the fourth spot on the list, bringing in $33 for every buck spent on the resurgent actor. Films including "Sherlock Holmes" and "Iron Man 2" were some of the highest grossing films of the past few years, all the while with Downey's salary reportedly staying relatively in check.
Rounding out the top five was leading lady Cate Blanchett, whose success in films such as "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Robin Hood" translated into a $27 profit for every dollar paid to the British beauty.
In coming up with their list, Forbes "looked at the top 36 earners in Hollywood. To qualify, each actor had to have starred in at least three movies in the past five years that opened in more than 500 theaters."
They did not take into account any movies that opened after June 1, 2010 and also did not include stars who lent their voices to animated films because "the actors aren't really the draw and they tend to take pay cuts for voice work."
Each film's estimated budget, along with box office, DVD and TV earnings were taken into account, compared to each actor's compensation for their respective works.