princess 1,712 Report post Posted May 25, 2006 FLIRTING IN FIRENZE Newlyweds Kevin and Christine Costner (they married Sept. 25) share a little amore over a cup of cappuccino while honeymooning in Florence, Italy. I have to admit, I thought these two were pretty cute together. Kinda thinking he did what he's being accused of though.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cutielb99 0 Report post Posted August 15, 2006 Costner Returns to Field of Dreams Posted Aug 14th 2006 5:59PM by TMZ Staff DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) -- The corn lining the outfield is tall again this year. The white farmhouse, wraparound porch and picket fence appear unaffected by time. The mythic baseball diamond and lush outfield look just like they did in the film made 17 years ago. And for a few hours, hundreds of children and parents raced around the bases, played catch or hit soft pitches in the field made famous by 1989's "Field of Dreams." For 10-year-old Alexis Turner, the visit included a brush with Kevin Costner, the movie's star who returned Friday for the first time since filming ended. Costner joined about 5,000 people who packed the field for a free screening of the movie. The event, sponsored by online DVD rental company Netflix Inc., is the fifth stop in a 10-city tour featuring classic movies at the locations they were filmed. "My dad pointed him out to me. I didn't even know I was standing next to him," said Turner, of Goshen, Ind., who fielded balls while Costner tossed pitches to one young hitter after another. "He told me to 'step back honey,' ... when one, a bigger hitter, came to bat," said Turner, in the middle of touring several major league ballparks with her father. "This is easily my most favorite part of the trip." The film, about a farmer named Ray Kinsella who is persuaded by a mysterious voice to build a baseball field in his cornfield, is based on the W.P. Kinsella novel "Shoeless Joe." "I was only 14 when the movie came out, and it was immediately one of my favorites and still is," said Jennifer Lukenbill, who drove her husband and children eight hours from their home in Nevada, Mo., to see Costner and the movie. "I can't watch it even today without feeling the way I did the first time," she said. "It was the first time I saw my dad cry -- and the last time." The movie turned a plot of land owned by two local farmers into a site visited by more than 65,000 people each year. Like the ball diamond, not much has changed in Dyersville since the film crew and stars like James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta and Burt Lancaster invaded this small eastern Iowa town. A new hotel has been added, the downtown has undergone a beautification and lighting project and several new companies have arrived. The population -- 4,035 -- has increased by about 100. Tourism and agriculture are still the area's chief economic engines. "I think initially, the natives thought interest in the field as an attraction would taper off," said Dyersville Mayor Jim Heavens, who estimated more than 1 million people have visited the field in the last 17 years. "But it's been pretty steady over the years and it's one of those things that continues to make a connection with people." Visitors on Friday got a sense of the dispute between the two families that own the land. The Lansing family, which owns the farmhouse, right field and most of the infield, elected not to take part in the event. So officials closed off their property, forcing moviegoers to plant their folding chairs in left and center field. But for many, like Dan Dunavan, a 65-year-old retiree from St. Louis, the turf tension was irrelevant. "I just wanted to come up and see this," said Dunavan. "It's a cornfield pretty much in the middle of nowhere. And everything looks the same as it did in the movie." Before the screening, Costner played a 75-minute set with his four-piece band. "I feel like I will forever be connected here to the state of Iowa," Costner told the crowd. "I've never lost my feel for what we did here. This was a perfect time for me to come back. This is our secret here tonight in the corn." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cutielb99 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2006 HOLLYWOOD HANDS The Guardian costars Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner prepare to get their hands dirty and make an imprint on Hollywood history Wednesday in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cutielb99 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2006 Costner leaves Hollywood mark, literally Actor's hands and feet preserved in cement outside Grauman's Chinese Associated Press Updated: 59 minutes ago LOS ANGELES - Oscar winning actor-director Kevin Costner sunk his hands and feet into wet cement on Wednesday in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre — following, literally, in the footsteps of other stars. “I feel so lucky today. I feel so guilty,” mused the 51-year-old. “I’ve been able to live my dream. I’ve been able to stare down the bully, kiss the girl, and save the day. The staple of all Hollywood movies, the fantasy of every man.” Quietly handsome, Costner jump-started his sparkling film career with a lead role in 1985’s comedy “Fandango,” and went on to headline dozens of films, including “JFK” and “Field of Dreams.” In 1990, his Civil War epic “Dances with Wolves” snagged him Academy Awards for directing and best picture. He was also nominated for best actor. Other movies under his director’s shingle include 1997’s “The Postman” and 2003’s “Open Range.” At the ceremony, Costner thanked both fans and co-workers, from writers and directors to the “stuntmen who’ve taken risks to make me look stronger or jump farther than I ever could.” He ended his lengthy speech on a cautiously optimistic note. “Long live the movies and the imaginations that drive them. Long live our hard fought freedoms that allow us to bring them to you without fear or censorship,” he said. Costner’s upcoming film “The Guardian,” with co-star Ashton Kutcher, opens Sept. 29. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyD 2 Report post Posted September 12, 2006 COSTNER BLASTS BUSH ASSASSINATION FILM KEVIN COSTNER has waded into the debate about controversial new movie DEATH OF A PRESIDENT, insisting British director GABRIEL RANGE failed to consider how GEORGE W BUSH's family would react to scenes of the US President being assassinated. The DANCES WITH WOLVES star was caught up in the controversy at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada at the weekend (09-10SEP06), where he premiered his new film, THE GUARDIAN, alongside the screening of Death of A President. Movie fans reportedly sat in stunned silence at the end of Range's screening, which featured doctored images of Bush getting shot, and Costner, who wasn't in the audience, isn't happy with what he's heard about the film. He says, "It's awfully hard if you're his children, his wife, his mother, his dad; there's a certain thing we can't lose as human beings, which is empathy for maybe the hardest job in the world. "Whether we think it's being performed right or not we can't, like, wish... or think that's even cute." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyD 2 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 Cartoon declares 'Open Season' on Costner flick LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A cartoon bear and deer talked their way to the top of the box office as Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher's animated comedy "Open Season" debuted with $23 million. Kutcher also finished in second place with Disney's "The Guardian," in which he co-stars with Kevin Costner as Coast Guard rescue swimmers. The action drama opened with $17.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The previous weekend's leading flick, Paramount's "Jackass Number Two," fell to third place with $14 million, raising its 10-day total to $51.5 million. The weekend's other new wide release, the MGM-Weinstein Co. comedy "School for Scoundrels," opened at No. 4 with $9.1 million. The movie stars Jon Heder ("Napoleon Dynamite") as a wimpy meter maid caught up in a war of wills with a con man (Billy Bob Thornton) who teaches an extreme confidence-building class. Hollywood snapped out of a box-office lull that had persisted most of September. The top-12 movies took in $85.1 million, up 13 percent from the same weekend last year. "It sort of broke the little mini-fall slump we were in," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. Sony scored a record 11th movie debuting at No. 1 this year with "Open Season," featuring the voice of Lawrence as a domesticated bear uprooted from his cozy home and hurled into the wild, where he's befriended by a slick-talking deer (Kutcher). "Open Season" was the debut release from Sony Pictures Animation, a unit the studio hopes to establish as a regular producer of digital cartoons alongside such industry pioneers as Pixar Animation and DreamWorks Animation. "It's a great first step," said Yair Landau, president of Sony Pictures Digital. "It takes years and multiple films to build a brand, and certainly we'd like audiences to think of us in the pantheon." Two Academy Award contenders about real-world leaders, Fox Searchlight's "The Last King of Scotland" and Miramax's "The Queen," opened strongly in limited release. "The Last King of Scotland," with best-actor prospect Forest Whitaker as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, took in $143,252 in four theaters over the weekend in New York City and Los Angeles. The film has grossed $172,389 since opening Wednesday. Featuring James McAvoy as a Scottish doctor drawn into a dangerous relationship as Amin's personal physician, the film expands to more cities this week. Opening Saturday, Stephen Frears' "The Queen," starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, took in a whopping $123,000 in just two days at three New York City theaters. Costarring Michael Sheen as British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the film examines the furor over the royal family's aloofness in the wake of Princess Diana's death in 1997. "The Queen" expands to more theaters this Friday. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cutielb99 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2006 BEARING ARMS The Guardian costars Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner go head-to-head at the Berlin premiere of their action film on Sunday. Kutcher also gave a one-two punch at the U.S. box office over the weekend: The Guardian and his animated comedy Open Season opened in the top two slots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyD 2 Report post Posted October 4, 2006 Costner Takes Casino Battle to South Dakota Supreme Court Actor/director Kevin Costner is asking the South Dakota Supreme Court to help him sever ties with two business partners in a Deadwood casino he owns. The star is asking the court to send the case back to a judge for a final decision so he can become the sole owner of the Midnight Star, an eating and gambling establishment where costumes Costner wore in various movies line the walls. Costner filmed much of Dances With Wolves, which won the Academy Award for best picture in 1990, on South Dakota's plains and in the Black Hills, where Deadwood is located. The actor owns 93.5 per cent of the casino and hired Francis and Carla Caneva to manage the operation and gave them each 6.5 per cent ownership. Costner fired the couple in July 2004 and asked them to part ways as partners, as well. When they declined, he chose to dissolve the partnership. In order to formally sever ties, the casino's fair market value had to be determined, which has been the subject of much dispute. Costner's accountant put the value of the casino at $3.1 million, while the Canevas got another Deadwood casino owner to testify he would play twice that amount, or $6.2 million. A judge agreed with that amount and ordered Costner to buy the business for $6.2 million or sell it on the open market. Costner appealed the decision, arguing that the value of the casino wasn't derived from a hypothetical buyer and seller, as is required by the Internal Revenue Service, and that the value was set without viewing any financial documents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyD 2 Report post Posted October 5, 2006 Costner and the Supremes E! Online Forget the buffalo, Kevin Costner is doing some legal wrangling in South Dakota these days. Mr. Dances with Wolves is asking the state's supreme court to review a lower court ruling forcing him to pony up $6.2 million to two former business partners who ran the Midnight Star, a casino the actor owns in the Black Hills, where much of his Oscar-winning opus was shot. Costner, who owns a 93.5 percent share in the business, is hoping a favorable decision will let him sever ties with Francis and Carla Caneva, whom he hired to manage the Midnight Star. The actor had given the Canevas a 6.5 percent stake in their partnership but sought to buy them out after he fired them in July 2004. The Canevas balked, however, sparking the current legal imbroglio. In the original lawsuit trial, Costner brought in an accountant who estimated the value of the Star at $3.1 million. The Canevas had their own expert witness, a casino operator from nearby Deadwood (where HBO filmed its same-named TV series), who testified that the Star's gambling operations were worth double the amount. The original judge sided with the managers, ordering Costner to pay $6.2 million for them to relinquish their stake or face the possibility the entire casino would be put up for sale on the open market. The Bull Durham star appealed, claiming the Canevas' figure didn't adhere to Internal Revenue Service guidelines. Michael Reynolds, the lawyer for Costner's company, Midnight Star Enterprises, has claimed the Canevas want to lock in value above $4.9 million, which is the point at which they'd actually start earning money from their initial investment. Reynolds also argued the original ruling should also be overturned because the judge required the sale of the casino, whereas Costner wants to just end the partnership, but keep possession of the Midnight Star. An attorney for the Canevas, Richard Plumier, told the Associated Press the judge was merely adhering to the terms laid out in the partnership agreement, which called for Costner to sell the business before the partners went their separate ways. "This is Mr. Costner's agreement. I didn't write it," he said, while suggesting that Midnight Star was definitely worth more than the A-lister was letting on. No word yet when the South Dakota Supreme Court will issue an opinion on the matter. Costner, most recently onscreen in the new film The Guardian, has been keeping his lawyers plenty busy of late. Last year, the 51-year-old performer filed an $8 million lawsuit against Ascendant Pictures for breaking an oral agreement for him to headline a romantic comedy titledTaming Ben Taylor. He also was named in a complaint last April brought by an unidentified female masseuse who claimed she was wrongfully terminated from her job after she complained about Costner alleged lewd behavior while on his honeymoon with his new wife in Scotland in 2004. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted February 9, 2007 Kevin Costner, Wife Christine Are Expecting FRIDAY FEBRUARY 09, 2007 10:00 AM EST By Simon Perry people.com Baumgartner and Costner Photo by: Lisa O'Connor / ZUMA Waterworld director Kevin Costner and his wife, Christine, are expecting their own little dipper, his rep said Thursday. "They're very excited, very happy about the pregnancy," publicist Paul Bloch told the Associated Press. Costner, 52, and handbag designer Christine Baumgartner, 32, wed at his ranch near Aspen, Col., in September 2004. On that day, Costner arrived at the stream-side ceremony in a horse-drawn carriage, while Baumgartner pulled up soon after in a vintage green pickup truck. The couple met while golfing more than a decade ago, but didn't begin dating until they met again at a restaurant in 1998. Despite a brief split in 2002 and an almost 20-year age difference, the two are "like little kids together, really in love," close friend David Giammarco told PEOPLE at the time of their wedding. This will be Baumgartner's first child. Costner has three adult children, Anne, 22, Lily, 20, and Joe, 19, from his previous marriage to Cindy Silva, which ended in 1994. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyD 2 Report post Posted February 9, 2007 Kevin Costner, Wife Christine Are Expecting FRIDAY FEBRUARY 09, 2007 10:00 AM EST By Simon Perry people.com Baumgartner and Costner Photo by: Lisa O'Connor / ZUMA Waterworld director Kevin Costner and his wife, Christine, are expecting their own little dipper, his rep said Thursday. "They're very excited, very happy about the pregnancy," publicist Paul Bloch told the Associated Press. Costner, 52, and handbag designer Christine Baumgartner, 32, wed at his ranch near Aspen, Col., in September 2004. On that day, Costner arrived at the stream-side ceremony in a horse-drawn carriage, while Baumgartner pulled up soon after in a vintage green pickup truck. The couple met while golfing more than a decade ago, but didn't begin dating until they met again at a restaurant in 1998. Despite a brief split in 2002 and an almost 20-year age difference, the two are "like little kids together, really in love," close friend David Giammarco told PEOPLE at the time of their wedding. This will be Baumgartner's first child. Costner has three adult children, Anne, 22, Lily, 20, and Joe, 19, from his previous marriage to Cindy Silva, which ended in 1994. BOOOOOOO! Where's the masseuse story? A fluff piece this is! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virginia4 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2007 That will be one cute kid. I wonder if the masseuse scandal was what hurt the Guardian at the box office. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leaivory 2 Report post Posted May 8, 2007 Kevin Costner's a Daddy Again Kevin Costner's 4th child was brought into this world on Sunday. It's the 52-year-old's first child with wife Christine, 33. They named their new baby boy Cayden Wyatt Costner. Their rep said, "The baby weighed 7 lbs, 14 oz at birth and has dark hair. Both mother and son are doing well. This is the fifth child for Costner, the first for Christine." I'm guessing the "Wyatt" part is for Wyatt Earp which starred Kevin. Looks like it's going to be yet another slow day. I mean I'm writing about KEVIN FUCKING COSTNER! WTF?! http://www.dlisted.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyler 408 Report post Posted May 8, 2007 Okay: What's wrong with the story above. You all get three guesses Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virginia4 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2007 I think it's his fourth kid, not his fifth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedandBlue 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2007 First the article mentions it's his fourth kid, then the quote says it's his fifth. It actually is is fifth, because he had three with his first wife Cindy and one with some random girlfriend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leaivory 2 Report post Posted May 23, 2007 Demi Moore and Kevin Costner Debut Mr. Brooks Filed under: Ashton Kutcher , Demi Moore , Film , Kevin Costner , Premiere , Red Carpet Demi Moore and Marg Helgenberg provided a little glitz on the red carpet at the premiere of Demi's new film "Mr. Brooks." Ashton Kutcher was in tow, and even Demi's ex-husband Bruce Willis showed up for the premiere. During the typical red carpet interviews that happen on the red carpet, it wasn't Demi Moore or Ashton Kutcher who provided the best quote, it was the film's other star Kevin Costner. "If there's a vanity in an actor, it's that they want to be remembered forever. If you want to, you have to be in a movie that is worth remembering, that's the idea!" said the star, who plays a serial killer in the psychological thriller. He added of Mr Brooks: "It has the chance to be a classic."Good luck with that. More photos (Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, Kevin Costner, Rex Lee, Macy Gray, Marg Helgenberger) from the premiere of "Mr. Brooks" are after the jump. Posted by: Jessica Marx http://socialitelife.com/2007/05/23/demi_m...t_mr_brooks.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leaivory 2 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Kevin Costner is Nasty Filed under: Kevin Costner In his new film. Kevin Costner plays Earl Brooks, a successful business and family-man who is able to keep his murderous alter ego, played by William Hurt, at bay until a photographer played by Dane Cook sees him commit a crime. "It's a movie that's a perfect storm of pressure," Costner told The Early Show co-anchor Hannah Storm. "Has an (alter)-ego banging on him. He has Dane Cook, kind of a wanna-be, who is, in a way, more insidious." Serial killer movies are not the usual kind of films Costner makes and he said he won't even go see them. He chose "Mr. Brooks," which also stars Demi Moore as a detective working the case, because he said it has "some interesting entertainment value." "This one had this weird thing where you found yourself, I think, laughing appropriately," he said. "And yet you understood why you were laughing. And I think you end up with a lot of empathy. And so, for me, this movie's not any different than 'Field of Dreams' in a way. It's just, hopefully, an American classic.Well, from the reviews that "Mr. Brooks" is getting it doesn't have entrainment value, and is definitely not an American classic. More photos from the pre-screening of Mr. Brooks are after the jump. Posted by: Jessica Marx http://socialitelife.com/2007/05/30/kevin_...er_is_nasty.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
l1zz1e 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2007 Looked interesting to me; I plan to see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bette Davis 0 Report post Posted June 18, 2007 Kevin Costner Worries About Death. KEVIN COSTNER fears he won't live long enough to see his newborn baby son grow up. Little Cayden Wyatt Costner was born last month (May07) and the 52-year-old actor worries he'll die before the tot becomes an adult. He says, "My fundamental fear is that I will die and someone else will have to raise my new baby. "I fear I won't get to coach him in terms of what it is to be a man." The Dances With Wolves star admits he's already struggling to keep up with his younger wife, 33-year-old Christine - when it comes to his parenting duties. He reveals, "Sometimes I fake that I'm still asleep in the morning. My wife buys it, and she gets up to feed the little one." femalefirst Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElleDriver 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2008 Costner settles movie lawsuit LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Costner has wrapped up his latest role — plaintiff in a lawsuit. Costner, 53, has settled his 2 1/2-year-old lawsuit that claimed Ascendant Pictures broke an oral agreement to pay him $8 million to star in a romantic comedy called "Taming Ben Taylor." Details of the settlement were not made public. The movie, about a divorced man who refuses to sell his failing vineyard to a neighboring golf course, was never made. Notice of the settlement of Costner's suit and a cross-complaint filed by the Beverly Hills production company were contained in court documents filed Monday by Costner's attorney, William A. Bossen. The cross-complaint alleged fraud and was filed against Creative Artists Agency, the talent agency that represented Costner. Winner of the director and best-picture Oscars for 1990's "Dances With Wolves," Costner also has starred in "Bull Durham," "Waterworld," "Tin Cup," "JFK" and "Field of Dreams." Bossen confirmed Wednesday that the case was settled recently but declined to provide further details. A call to Robert N. Treiman, who represented Ascendant Pictures, was not immediately returned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElleDriver 0 Report post Posted April 8, 2008 REUNITED! 16 years after The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner met up Sat. at a Muhammad Ali event in Arizona. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hedda_louella 1 Report post Posted April 8, 2008 REUNITED! 16 years after The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner met up Sat. at a Muhammad Ali event in Arizona. They hated each other on that picture. HATED. Well, sixteen years is a long time and celebs do put a good front on things in public, regardless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tyler 408 Report post Posted April 8, 2008 REUNITED! 16 years after The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner met up Sat. at a Muhammad Ali event in Arizona. They hated each other on that picture. HATED. Well, sixteen years is a long time and celebs do put a good front on things in public, regardless. Sounds like he should have cast Madge after all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k80cat 0 Report post Posted April 8, 2008 REUNITED! 16 years after The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner met up Sat. at a Muhammad Ali event in Arizona. They hated each other on that picture. HATED. Well, sixteen years is a long time and celebs do put a good front on things in public, regardless. In the whole series of pics on Dlisted, they never made eye contact. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
