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HBO LURED ANOTHER BIGTIME MOVIE STAR TO TV: ROBERT DENIRO

Another first. Following in Michael Douglas’s footsteps, Robert DeNiro has agreed to star in “Criminal Justice,” a seven episode mini series for HBO. He’s taking the role the late James Gandolfini was originally signed to play. It’s the story of an ambulance chasing personal injury lawyer who finds himself in a heap of trouble when he takes on a murder case. We have a feeling this is going to be really good because it was written by Richard Price, who wrote one of our favorite movies, “The Wanderers.”

By Janet / September 26, 2013

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR DILEMMA: DENIRO OR WALTZ?

We were dead set on Robert DeNiro winning Best Supporting Actor for “Silver Linings Playbook” at the Oscars this year – until we finally got around to seeing “Django Unchained” and once again, Christoph Waltz stole the whole movie. Now we’re completely torn between the two. DeNiro was incredibly funny and sensitive – more genuine than he’s been in years. He made us laugh out loud. But then Christoph came along with the juiciest dialog imaginable, and he delivered each line PERFECTLY. Another laugh out loud. His character is mesmerizing. As much as we like Tommy Lee Jones, we don’t think his role in Lincoln topped DeNiro and Waltz, but HE is predicted to win for Lincoln. Why?

By Janet / February 12, 2013

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THIS IS HOW ROBERT DENIRO ADDED INCHES IN THE BEDROOM

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We had to laugh when we read about former model/actress Carole Mallory’s affairs with famous men in an excerpt from her new book “Picasso’s Ghost” on Page Six. Back in the seventies, party girl Carole was a hot number and slept with numerous celebrities. In 1975, she met Robert DeNiro at the Chateau Marmont and they had a 14 day affair. She was puzzled by the fact that he left his socks on in bed. WE can reveal WHY! In the seventies, everybody wanted to be taller and thinner and actors thought nothing of having their shoes – even running shoes – built up inside to add inches of height. DeNiro took it a step further- we heard that he had his SOCKS built up inside so he’d still be tall in the bedroom. No kidding. It looks like Carole finally validated that piece of ancient but juicy gossip.

By Janet / January 29, 2013

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ROBERT DENIRO IS TURNING JAPANESE

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Robert DeNiro is keeping busy in Las Vegas where he’s filming the movie we told you about called “Las Vegas,” which is described as the “geriatric version of The Hangover.” DeNiro stars with Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas and Kevin Kline. Besides catching the Beatles “Love” show at The Mirage with Douglas, he’s keeping an eye on construction of the new Nobu Hotel of which he is a shareholder. The Japanese inspired boutique hotel consists of 181 rooms and suites within Caesars Palace, anchored by a posh Nobu restaurant. Everything has a Japanese edge – from the décor, to the exotic drinks in the minibar, to the bento boxes for breakfast. DeNiro says they are aiming for a customers who like Japanese food.

By Janet / November 5, 2012

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MICHELLE PFEIFFER IS PLAYING ROBERT DENIRO’S MAFIA WIFE IN “MALAVITA”

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Michelle Pfeiffer at 54, looks as dazzling as ever at this Cedars Sinai charity event. She’s working on a new French movie by Luc Besson that sounds like fun. It’s called Malavita and it’s the story of a mafia family relocated to Normandy by the witness protection program. Robert De Niro plays her husband and the family has a difficult time trying to change their manner of living and adapting to the French life.

By Janet / October 28, 2012

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MICHAEL DOUGLAS FINISHES PLAYING LIBERACE AND MOVES ON TO PLAY A LADIES MAN

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Michael Douglas has wrapped his role as Liberace in HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra,” and he’s moved on to play an aging womanizer in “Las Vegas.” He’s costarring with Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Kline. “Las Vegas” sounds like a great comedy – it’s about four sixty-something retired best friends who get together in Las Vegas for a bachelor party for Michael’s playboy character who‘s getting married for the first time to a woman half his age. De Niro’s character is reluctant to make the trip because years ago he had a tiff with Douglas over a woman, but the other guys talk him into it. The director jokingly calls the movie “Hangover meets Cocoon.” (By the way, Doesn’t Catherine Zeta Jones look just a LITTLE like Jersey Shore’s JWoww in the above photo?)

By Janet / October 23, 2012

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ROBERT DENIRO THINKS JOHN TRAVOLTA IS A SISSY

We had a good laugh when we read Mike Walker’s story about Robert De Niro and John Travolta’s “feud” in the Enquirer. De Niro and Travolta are currently filming “Killing Season” together and the two actors are cordial, but seem to have little in common. Every day De Niro arrives on the set alone, and Travolta makes an entrance with an entourage of 6 or 7 people – (presumably one is his personal masseuse.)The two actors have a fight scene where they have to exchange blows and roll down a hill into a stream. John, 57, wanted his stuntman do the dirty work but Deniro, who’s ten years older, insisted it was no big deal and they could do it themselves. John didn’t want to get hurt, but after considerable negotiation he reluctantly agreed to fall in the cold water, but his stuntman rolled down the hill with DeNiro.

By Janet / April 1, 2012

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ROBERT DENIRO WILL PLAY THE BIGGEST GANGSTER OF ALL TIME: BERNIE MADOFF

Robert DeNiro is following in Al Pacino’s footsteps straight to HBO, where he too will play a real life character. Pacino portrayed Dr Jack Kevorkian to considerable acclaim and his Phil Spector movie is highly anticipated. DeNiro, accustomed to playing gangsters, will step into the role of investment swindler Bernie Madoff. The script is being written based on the book “Truth and Consequences: Inside the Life of the Madoff Family.” Lately the Madoffs whining and complaining in interviews has been getting on everyone’s nerves.

By Janet / November 7, 2011

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PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY TO ROBERT DENIRO: “YOU TALKIN’ TO ME? “

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We got a kick out of this photo of the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, because it looks like he’s doing his best impression of Robert Deniro’s character Travis Bickle, in Taxi Driver in the famous – and much imitated- “You talkin’ to ME?” scene. DeNiro is listening politely. Actually, Sarkozy and DeNiro were at a ceremony on Liberty Island celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

By Janet / September 29, 2011

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ROBERT DE NIRO LEAVES THE FOCKERS TO RETURN TO THE MOBSTERS

After far too many “Meet The Parents” and “Focker” movies, it looks like Robert De Niro is set to redeem himself in a mob film directed by his buddy Martin Scorsese. Scorsese, who has been favoring Leonardo DiCaprio as his leading man, is directing a script based on the book “I Heard You Paint Houses.” (“Paint houses” is mob slang for contract killings.) The movie is called “The Irishman” and it’s about Frank Sheeran, a labor union official who became a mobster responsible for 25 killings – including Jimmy Hoffa. The real Sheeran confessed this to the book’s author before he died. How Bobby will prepare for this role is not known but you may recall he drove a cab before he filmed “Taxi Driver.”

By Janet / December 14, 2010

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