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...bidding war with DreamWorks, Paramount and Miramax that began late last month; in Hong Kong. Starring Hong Kong heartthrobs Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, the film was the territory's highest-grossing movie last year. The remake will be co-produced by prominent American actor Brad Pitt...
Remember Harvey Pitt, the deposed Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman? The onetime lawyer for big accounting firms resigned last November following criticism that his relationship with former clients was keeping him from cracking down on corporate scandal. President Bush appointed a successor, former brokerage and insurance executive William Donaldson. But with Donaldson's nomination not yet approved by the Senate, Pitt is still at the helm--and wielding more power than ever...
...outgoing chairman, Pitt remains a business-friendly activist. However, he has backed some more aggressive reforms. One would force mutual funds to reveal their votes in proxy battles, a measure sought by consumer groups and labor unions to give power to individual investors...
...million, to Miramax Films' Harvey Weinstein. "The first thing I said to Harvey was that the budget comes in under $30 million." He also called on some of his Ocean's Eleven acting pals to guest-star in his shell game: Julia Roberts as a femme fatale, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon as losing contestants on The Dating Game. The director also played Barris' mysterious (i.e., imaginary) CIA contact, spitting out some choice Kaufman dialogue and giving the film even more star heft...
...CLEVELAND (9-7) at PITTSBURGH (10-5-1), 1 p.m. ET No playoff matchup of the weekend matches more familiar foes than this one. This game that will be the 102nd meeting between the Browns and Steelers but only the second time they've met in the playoffs (1/7/95: Pitt. 29, Cle. 9, at Pitt.). The Steelers won both regular-season meetings between these AFC North squads by only three points, yet they're the biggest favorites of the first round, at 7 1/2 points. Browns QB Kelly Holcomb fills in for the injured Tim Couch in the franchise...