What women (really) want Sep 14, 2008
The film had strong initial backing, then it didn't (after New Line bombed with "Town & Country"), and then it entered a special purgatory reserved for "chick flicks" (English chafes at the term) that can't guarantee they'll be the next "Nine to Five" or "The First Wives Club." Ryan and Roberts moved on. Numerous other actresses were rumored to be interested in starring, but English says none were ever formally attached to the stalled project. (Boston Globe)
Doc explores ugly business of the beauty industry Aug 30, 2008
America the Beautiful is also sometimes extremely difficult to watch, as when chronicling women, such as First Wives Club author Olivia Goldsmith, who have died during plastic surgery, or explicitly showing procedures. In the end, though, these graphic scenes elevate America the Beautiful from mere film commentary to an important sociological statement. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Life After "Saved by the Bell" May 31, 2008
She also made appearances in the 90 s movies The First Wives Club, Any Given Sunday and Cover Story. She moved on to guest appearances in various television shows such as NYPD Blue, CSI:Miami, Without A Trace, Twilight Zone and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. (Suite101.com)
Separating kids from mothers May 2, 2008
mom-of-teens wrote on Apr 30, 2008 5:48 PM:" Ok curious, let's narrow down the "abusers" to the men and the "first wives club" then. What does it matter? The children are in danger in THAT environment, end of story. Which is why they were taken away in the first place. To open minded, multiple marriage between two adults is one thing, between under age children is something entirely different. Perhaps you want to clarify that in your post before you do your spell check. As far as the whole... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Whoopi to produce stage numbers Mar 26, 2008
Variety: Digital Editions. Daily VarietyThe whole paper. (Variety)
Do you remember MIA? Mar 15, 2008
The First Wives Club: SexyLeggs, Kym, Cemelli. Set it Off: SexyCool. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Why Political Wives Stand by Their Horny Hubbies: Caroline Baum Mar 15, 2008
Updated: New York, Mar 15 03:59 London, Mar 15 07:59 Tokyo, Mar 15 16:59. Commentary by Caroline Baum. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Don't call her first lady Feb 18, 2008
The first wives club. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Paramount's VP of lit affairs retires Jan 16, 2008
There, Burke was involved in developing "Fatal Attraction," "The Accused" and "The First Wives Club.". Burke will take the title of director of dramatic rights at InkWell, the lit management firm run by Michael Carlisle, Kimberly Witherspoon and Richard Pine. (Variety)
Letters: Readers pick character actors Dec 10, 2007
Dan Hedaya ("Dick," "Clueless," "The First Wives Club") is great. Allison Janney ("Drop Dead Gorgeous") is perfect as the oversexed trailer-park sidekick of Ellen Barkin. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Nelson' team preps romantic drama Oct 8, 2007
Cianfrance won numerous prizes for his first feature, "Brother Tied." He also received a special cinematography award at Sundance in 2003 for his work on "Streets of Legend." Silverwood, honored as one of Variety's 10 Producers to Watch, recently preemed "The Passage" at Toronto and completed filming of "Phoebe in Wonderland." The company is also involved in theater and is behind the Broadway adaptation of "First Wives Club.". Hunting Lane is producing "Sugar," which is helmers Ryan Fleck and... (Variety)
Relationships: Bedroom barbs from a woman scorned Aug 12, 2007
Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton and Bette Midler hit box office records when their film, First Wives Club, opened back in 1996. But just in case any women out there who are playing away from home are feeling complacent, they should heed this recent revelation. (Independent)
'Mermaid' faces tough swim to NY Jul 21, 2007
(She is involved with developing tuner adaptations of "Little House on the Prairie" and "The First Wives Club," and helmed a musical adaptation of "Rebecca" in Germany last year, but "Mermaid" will be her first Broadway experience. She has helmed a couple of workshops for Disney, and directed an "Aladdin" production for the theme parks. (Variety)
Meares sews up a summer of love Jun 2, 2007
She's a member of Australia's exclusive Billionaires' First Wives Club, but don't expect to see Jodhi Meares moping about the place as her famous former hubby ties the knot in the Cote d'Azur in a few weeks. Jodhi - who gained an 'h' during her marriage but has since dropped her influential married name - has been keeping busy, busy, busy. (The Age, Australia)
'Starter Wife' has that old familiar ring May 31, 2007
Then USA's "The Starter Wife" may hit you as it hit me: Restating the obvious, dredging up "First Wives Club" clich s for six thin hours, beginning tonight at 9. The only person on earth who seems truly thrown by the famous phoniness of the film biz is our guide through the plastic jungle, Debra Messing's Molly Kagan, who is dumped by her producer husband Kenny (Peter Jacobson) and then stiffed by the other wives. (Boston Globe)
Divorce Goes Chic Apr 15, 2007
The lighthearted divorce bonding ritual was first immortalized in the movie "The First Wives Club.". But in recent months divorce chic has come a long way and businesses are cashing in. (ABC News)
The Candy Shop Apr 12, 2007
Hugh Wilson, Jr., director of such films as Police Academy and The First Wives Club. The session will be primarily Qnted so that audiences will have the opportunity to get answers from someone with experience in the industry. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Dailies Digest: Today's Top Stories Mar 31, 2007
Academy Awards; Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Rings; notes on a scandal; The Devil Wears Prada; the queen; Tim Gray; X-Men The Last Stand; actresses over 50; age in hollywood; Because I Said So; Clint Eastwood; dustin hoffman; first wives club; harry potter and the goblet of fire; helen mirren; Judi Dench; Meryl Streep; nominations; Pirates of the Caribbean; Robert Redford; silver foxes; something's gotta give; The Departed; Is diversity in this year's noms more about box office than... (Variety)
Minute by minute: as it happened Feb 26, 2007
She was also the brains behind The First Wives Club, which makes her that shade less all right (in my book, at least) ... Maybe I'm coming round to Ms Lansing's way of thinking, First Wives Club or not. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Profile: Diane Keaton Feb 3, 2007
Keaton gives the central performance, with a heat and power you might not believe if you've fallen into the habit of believing that Ms Keaton is Because I Said So, Something's Gotta Give and The First Wives Club. Yes, there was always the easy- going girlfriend about her - the droll sidekick who, more or less, did what Woody Allen told her to do in eight movies. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Audiences like Diane Feb 3, 2007
But Keaton has consistently delivered over the past few decades in such films as Father of the Bride (and its sequel), First Wives Club and Something's Gotta Give. "She, perhaps more than any other actress, has mirrored the changing image of American women over the past 30 years," says Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian for Entertainment Tonight. (USA Today -- Life)
Because I Said So Feb 3, 2007
Script by thesps-turned-scribes Karen Leigh Hopkins and Jessie Nelson ("Stepmom") feels composted from umpteen prior flicks, including several ("Hanging Up," "The First Wives Club") that involved Keaton herself. The deft, distinctive comedic style Keaton has evidenced many times before becomes broad, fussy shtick here, while the quirkiness that helmer Michael Lehmann has brought to the better films ("Heathers," "The Truth About Cats and Dogs") gives way to generic gloss and pandering yuks. (Variety)
Keaton, 61, shows boomer women they can be smart, tough, attractive Feb 3, 2007
In the '90s, she joined Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn for the divorced-women's revenge fantasy First Wives Club. And this decade, she has had Something's Gotta Give, written and directed by Nancy Meyers, who also co-wrote Baby Boom. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
The First Wives Club Feb 1, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Doug Anderson, reviewerFebruary 1, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Keaton embraces motherhood Jan 27, 2007
In 1996, she co-starred with Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn in "The First Wives Club" and earned another Oscar nomination for her work in "Marvin's Room.". When her father, a civil engineer, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, he told his daughter that he wished he had accomplished more and spent more time working on things he enjoyed. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
O.J.'s publisher inspires novel work of fiction about book world Jan 26, 2007
The number of novels with publishing plots would probably fit easily on a small shelf: "The Bestseller," an elaborate parody about a chaotic Manhattan publishing house by "First Wives Club" author Olivia Goldsmith; Deborah Ginsberg's "Blind Submission," published last fall, features an especially bossy boss widely believed to be based on literary agent Sandra Dijkstra, for whom Ginsberg once worked. Clark, 29, worked 11 months as an editor at ReganBooks before leaving at the end of 2004. (Boston Globe)
New novel inspired by Judith Regan Jan 26, 2007
The number of novels with publishing plots would probably fit easily on a small shelf: "The Bestseller," an elaborate parody about a chaotic Manhattan publishing house by "First Wives Club" author Olivia Goldsmith; Deborah Ginsberg's "Blind Submission," published last fall, features an especially bossy boss widely believed to be based on literary agent Sandra Dijkstra, for whom Ginsberg once worked. Rob Weisbach, president and CEO of Miramax Books, recalls Adam Davies' "The Frog King," a 2002... (The Advocate -- Entertainment)
