Posts with tag "aaron sorkin"

RFK's Granddaughter Nabs Aaron Sorkin Role

Posted Jul 4th 2011 at 09:17 AM by Christine Fenno

Aaron Sorkin ('The West Wing') has created a big break in the acting world for a member of the U.S. Kennedy political dynasty. Insiders say Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy, 23, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has just been cast in Sorkin's HBO pilot 'More As This Story Develops.' The new project will reportedly co-star Olivia Munn, Emily Mortimer, Jeff Daniels, and Dev Patel ('Slumdog Millionaire), ...

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Aaron Sorkin Calls Sarah Palin a 'Witless Bully'

Posted Dec 8th 2010 at 12:20 PM by Sarah Crow

Aaron Sorkin is known for his work as a wordsmith, and his latest attack on Sarah Palin keeps with his tradition of clever and cutting remarks. Sorkin, who authored the acclaimed screenplay for recent box office hit 'The Social Network,' took to The Huffington Post to air his grievances about Palin's recent defense of her on-camera slaughter of a caribou on the most recent episode of 'Sarah ...

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Aaron Sorkin Responds to 'Misogyny' Claims Over 'Social Network' Script

Posted Oct 12th 2010 at 07:23 PM by PopEater Staff

After award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin was basking in the back-to-back box-office success of 'The Social Network,' nay-sayers swooped in to rain on his parade, calling the movie misogynistic. With critics on the web arguing the movie portrays women unfairly, Sorkin had enough and addressed a specific commenter named Tarazza on Ken Levine's blog. "With the exception of 1 or 2 of them ...

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Aaron Sorkin Gets Real Descriptive About His Cocaine Addiction

Posted Sep 22nd 2010 at 06:45 PM by PopEater Staff

In the wake of Lindsay Lohan's much-publicized problems with cocaine, another Hollywood heavyweight is coming clean about his past struggle with the drug. Aaron Sorkin, creator-writer of 'West Wing' among other huge TV and movie hits, spoke with W Magazine about his battle with drug addiction, his trips to rehab and the inevitable relapses. On his addiction in the 1990s, Sorkin explains he ...

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Justin Timberlake: Pop Star and Oscar Contender?

Posted Sep 15th 2010 at 03:00 PM by Jett Wells

Pop-Ed: After taking in an early preview of David Fincher's 'The Social Network,' aka the Facebook movie, several scary thoughts come to mind, including: A) Mark Zuckerberg comes off like an Adderall-fueled sociopath, and B) Justin Timberlake might actually get an Oscar nomination out of this. Without writing a full review or venturing into spoiler territory, here are some highlights everyone ...

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Facebook Execs and 'Social Network': Not Friends

Posted Aug 22nd 2010 at 12:31 PM by Christine Fenno

Heard about that little website founded in a Harvard dorm room that soon made status updates, friend requests, and stamping "Like" on comments a daily part of modern life? 'The Accidental Billionaires,' Ben Mezrich's controversial book about the founding of Facebook, has been adapted into an already controversial movie, out this fall: 'The Social Network,' written by Aaron Sorkin, directed by ...

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Amanda Peet Talks Disaster Movies and Staying Out of the Tabloids

Posted Nov 11th 2009 at 05:00 PM by Mike Ryan

Amanda Peet stars as Kate Curtis in Roland Emmerich's new apocalyptic thriller, '2012.' Kate, a single mother of two, must navigate her children through an obstacle course of the world imploding while also stroking the egos of both her ex-husband, Jackson (John Cusack), and current boyfriend, Gordon (Tom McCarthy), who are both along for the ride. Peet sat down with us in Midtown Manhattan to ...