Golden Satellite nominations

Check the VCR/Mag alert for a bunch of new Edward Norton mentions. Norton was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama for his performance in American History X in the Golden Satellite Awards by the International Press Academy (Hollywood Reporter 12/16/98). American History X screenwriter David McKenna was also nominated in the best original screenplay category. The Golden Satellite Awards will be handed out on January 17. The Hollywood Reporter December 22-28, 1998 issue listed Fight Club among the films wrapping that week. Variety discusses previous Oscar nominations with a chance for a Oscar nomination this year in the article "What they do for an encore". Go to Variety.com for the article! Dark Horizons has recently featured some new photos from Fight Club. TNT's Rough Cut website lists Fight Club among the "9 in '99", an article on films to look out for in 1999. [Thanks to Joanne for the info!].

EN and Hole

On Friday night (12/11/98), Edward Norton played backup guitar for Hole during their song "Malibu" at KROQ-FM's Almost Acoustic Christmas. Later on that night (actually the morning), Hole went on to the Roxie Theater where Norton joined in again for three songs. There is a SonicNet article that covers both performances- Go to the article [Thanks to Kat6576, cowspots, and Joanne for all the info!].  Picture of the event

Oscar possibilities

Which films and actors will receive awards and what will be the factors that will determine the winners, Variety attempts to answer this question in the article Strength in Numbers. The article looks at several actors' chances including Edward Norton. Are they right? We'll know soon enough. The Golden Globe nominations will be announced on Dec 17, with other awards following in the weeks ahead.

EN email list

You can now sign up for an Edward Norton mail list. To sign up for the list, Sign up for the list. For those of you who were on linni's mail list (at the Unofficial Edward Norton Website), the list no longer works (if you want to join the new list- go to the page listed above).

Ben Stiller joins KTF

Variety.com has just announced that Ben Stiller will star alongside Edward Norton in Keeping the Faith. Norton will also direct the film which has just been acquired by Spyglass Entertainment. The project is due to start in May. For more info, go to the Keeping the Faith page.

T. Schreiber Studio Gala

Edward Norton will be hosting the 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner to benefit the T. Schreiber Studio on January 25, 1999 at 6 pm at The Players Club (New York City). The price for a ticket is $250. For more information, go to the gala page [Thanks to dominic_inzana for the info].

EN on Larry King Live

A transcript of just Edward Norton's segment on Larry King Live Weekend (11/21/98) is now posted on this site. Visit the page!. The transcript of the entire show (which also included actor Danny DeVito and author Bert Fields) seems to have been removed from the CNN transcript page. A flattering review of Edward Norton's performance in American History X is featured on the Cleveland Live site and there is a website to Fight Club called Fight Club Tribute [Thanks to Joanne for the info!]

AHX lawsuit

American History X director Tony Kaye has filed a $200 million lawsuit against New Line Cinema and the Director's Guild of America. For more info on this, please go to the ahx articles page

EN on Larry King Live

Edward Norton was on Larry King Live (on Saturday, Nov 21th show). There is a clip of Norton's interview on CNN [Clip has been removed]. I believe the show also featured Danny DeVito and Bert Fields.

Fight Club photos

The French edition of Premiere magazine (Novembre 1998) features an article (in French, of course) on Fight Club and four photos from the movie. This issue is no longer on the French Premiere website so it may be leaving stores soon (try Borders and Barnes and Noble). However, you can see the photos in the Fight Club section of the Photo Gallery

AHX articles

CANOE has a article on Edward Norton- Edward Norton's X-tremes (it's grouped with previous interviews with Edward Norton). Film Ink has a page on American History X that features a summary of the movie and information on the cast. Film Ink American History X page [Thanks to Joanne for the info!]. The Associated Press has released an interview with Edward Norton. Star Watch- Edward Norton

AHX TV spots

American History X trailers are now starting to appear on TV. It has been shown on network TV during prime time and also on MTV, so keep your eyes open.

AHX Q & A

TNT's Rough Cut just added a new Q&A of Edward Norton talking about American History X. Go to the Q&A!. If you want to catch all the reviews for American History X and Rounders, go to Rotten Tomatoes [Thanks to raen23 for the info!]. Hint: both films are listed under the "Fresh" (best reviewed flicks) section. Don't forget that many of these reviews contain PLOT SPOILERS, so be forewarned!

AHX audio clips

Hollywood Online's Movie Talk just added audio clips of Edward Norton talking about American History X, to its list of clips which include Norton talking about Everyone Says I Love You and Rounders. Go to the audio clips! [Thanks to Joanne and vena for the info!] The Baltimore Sun featured an article on American History X and Edward Norton (NOTE: this article contains PLOT SPOILERS) See the article!. [Thanks to Joanne for the info!]

AHX interview

Cosmopolitan features an interview with Edward Norton in the December 1998 issue [Thanks to vena, author of The First American History X Page for the info!]. Movieweb's American History X Page has expanded to include a bunch of new pictures [Thanks to Joanne for the info!]

AHX articles

The December issue of Us magazine has a small article on Edward Norton in the faces and places section [Thanks to smartin for the info!]. The New York Daily News has a review of American History X, the online magazine Horizon has a page (featuring an audio clip) on Edward Norton in their anniversary issue, and Mr. Showbiz has a column that talks about Fight Club, the upcoming movie with Norton and Brad Pitt [Thanks to Joanne for all the info!]. CANOE has an interview with Edward Furlong that has an interesting section at the bottom on Edward Norton. Go to the article

AHX press

E! Online has comments by Edward Norton and Tony Kaye on American History X. It also contains video clips from the movie. [Thanks to Joanne for the info!]. Entertainment Weekly (11/6/98) has a review of AHX along with a full-page ad for the film. Opening numbers for American History X (according to Variety 11/2/98)- $148,000 in 17 theaters (average of $8,706 per screen) in the top eight markets (Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington D.C.). AHX expands on Nov. 13.

AHX interview

CANOE has a very good interview with Norton- Edward Norton: Saint and Sinner (it's grouped with previous interviews with Edward Norton).

AHX interview

Hollywood Online's Press Room features an interview with Edward Norton. USA Today Online has a feature on directors and final cut which mentions American History X. Go to the article! USA Today also has a review of American History X.

AHX TV appearances

Don't forget to check the VCR Alert page for upcoming Edward Norton appearances. Norton was on Fri. Oct 30's Today show (he was also on the Charlie Rose the same day) and there is a video clip on MSNBC along with an article on Norton- "Edward Norton transforms himself" that contains audio and video clip in MSNBC's Celebrity Bar. Friday's LA Times had an article questioning how audiences will respond to American History X. View the article! Entertainment Tonight Online has an interview with Edward Norton. There is a slew of reviews on AHX, too many to mention. Be aware that many of these reviews contain PLOT SPOILERS when you read them. [Thanks to Joanne for all the info!]

AHX review

Daily Variety (10/22/98) has a favorable review of American History X. The official American History X site has expanded. The cast section now includes pictures and bios for all the actors and they have also included a section on production. Go to the site

Newsweek article on EN

Newsweek (10/26/98 issue) features an interview with Edward Norton. Read the Newsweek article. The issue also contains a review of American History X Read the review. Entertainment Weekly (10/23/98 issue) contains an interview on the dispute over American History X (with several AHX pictures). I have included the article in a group of articles that discuss the dispute. X Marks The Spat

Out of the Past

Out of the Past, a documentary about gay history featuring the voices of Edward Norton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Steven Spinella, Cherry Jones, and Leland Gantt, premieres on PBS Thurs at 10 PM. Visit PBS to see the dates showing. Check your local listings for the channel and airing times in your area.

American Psycho

Variety.com (Inside Moves-10/12/98) reports that Christian Bale is being reconsidered for the lead in the film version of Bret Easton Ellis's novel American Psycho (he was taken out of the running when Leonardo Di Caprio expressed interest in the part). What does this have to do with Edward Norton? Well, Variety also reports that Lions Gate Films had discussions with not only Di Caprio, but also Edward Norton and Ewan MacGregor about the film (before going back to Bale). This is the first time I've seen mention of Norton considered for the role of the yuppie serial killer (not that it's surprising after his performance in Primal Fear)

AHX TV segment

Entertainment Tonight Oct 3-4 weekend edition has a small segment on Edward Furlong of American History X

chat room

Come to a group chat on Edward Norton on Monday Oct 5 8 PM in the Edward Norton chat room. You can always just drop in and see who is around. Go to chat room

AHX disagreement

The Hollywood Reporter reports more news on American History X. Director Tony Kaye says that Director's Guild violated his First Amendment rights. This stems from the DGA's refusal to grant a pseudonym to Kaye because he made public his desire to have his name taken off the film and that he publicly criticized the film (these two actions violate the DGA contract). Read the article

AHX dispute, Out of the Past

TNT Rough Cut's Working Hollywood has very good coverage of the disagreements over American History X. It features a description of the events surrounding the rift between director Tony Kaye and New Line Cinema. It also contains question and answers with Edward Norton, Tony Kaye, and New Line's Michael De Luca, along with examples of the hype art ads that Kaye ran in the entertainment trade magazines. Go to TNT's Working Hollywood. For additional background, I've assembled a group of articles following this as well. Go to the articles. Out of the Past will premiere on PBS in October. It is a Sundance-award winning documentary that looks at gay individuals in the past while focusing in on a Utah teenager's struggle to form a Gay Straight Alliance at her high school. Edward Norton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Stephen Spinella, Leland Gantt, Cherry Jones read letters and diaries of some of the historical figures covered in the film. Visit PBS's Out of the Past page. For Variety's review of the film along with additional info, visit the Out of the Past page on this site [Thanks to Joanne for all the info!]

chat room

By request, there is now an Edward Norton chat room. Feel free to drop in or email me with a day and time (including time zone) for a large chat. Go to the chat room!

EN and Matt Damon interview

Interview magazine (October issue) has a one page interview with Matt Damon and Edward Norton with the two of them discussing Rounders.

George article

The October issue of George magazine features Edward Norton on the cover. This has been featured in segments on Entertainment Tonight and E! News Daily. The American History X trailer is now available to watch or download at the Loews Trailer Park. There is also a small comparison of Good Will Hunting to Rounders on pg. 18 of Entertainment Weekly (Sept 25 issue).

Fall preview

Access Hollywood had a minute mention of Edward Norton in their weekend edition which featured a "Fall Movie Blowout." A few seconds each of Rounders and American History X were shown in a segment featuring actors with multiple fall movies.

Casting rumor: Groucho movie

Casting news(?): the October issue of Movieline magazine mentions a rumor that Edward Norton, Nicholas Cage, and Jim Carrey are being considered for the lead in an upcoming Groucho Marx biopic written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, the screenwriters of The People vs. Larry Flynt and The Man on the Moon (the upcoming Andy Kaufman biopic). Before putting on those Groucho glasses, please keep in mind that this is currently just a rumor. Send an electronic Rounders postcard to someone you know and love (or barely tolerate) at 123 Greetings [Thanks to Joanne for the info on both!]. For an early look at Edward Norton in Groucho attire, don't settle for Movieline's mock pics. Everyone Says I Love You featured a Groucho tribute in the form of a musical number. See a pic of Norton and Drew Barrymore dressed for the occasion that was shown in the January 1997 edition of Premiere magazine along with other pictures taken by (and of) Edward Norton. Go to the Unofficial Edward Norton Website for the feature!

AHX trailer in theaters

You may be able to catch American History X movie trailer in theaters now. It was seen as a preview before New Line's Rush Hour. However, the previews may vary depending on the theaters [Thanks to Joanne]. For a sure thing, go to the Filmcom's Fall Preview- the Good, the Bad, and the Mediocre where you can view (but not save) the American History X trailer (you need a Real Player plug-in). They offer the latest trailer for the movie. An earlier version used to be available at Hollywood Online's American History X section but the link to the trailer was removed. It may still be available on their server. Try for Quicktime version or try for avi version. I created an animated gif for the American History X page so take a look (it's my first animated gif so keep a kind thought in mind).

AHX trailer on TV

The American History X movie trailer is being shown on this week's "Coming Attractions" on the E! channel. Go to the E! Program guide for times.

AHX official website

You can now visit the American History X Official Website. It currently has a short summary and a cast list, but it is very visually distinctive. Miramax is selling Rounders merchandise on their site. Right now they are selling the Rounders movie poster, a t-shirt that has the movie poster on the front, and a limited edition boxed set of Rounders poker chips. Visit the Miramax store! If you do end up paying $345 for the Rounders poker chips, I'm sure you'll have people lining up to play poker with you (but probably not to see the chips). I'm just kidding, of course! But if you do have disposable income, my birthday's in a few weeks...[Thanks to Joanne for the info!]

EN article

Philadelphia Online has an article on Edward Norton Norton's an actor, not a star [Thanks to Joanne for the info!]. If you missed the LA Times Calendar article "Courting Trouble" in the Sunday LA Times and missed its brief appearance on the LA Times website, I will be posting the article soon. However, you will also be subjected to my own commentary on the article.

Rounders opening weekend

There is a new quizlet on the front page. I'm curious to see how what people thought of Rounders, if you braved the opening weekend. Reuters reports that Rounders made the top of the box office at $8.8 million for its opening weekend.

AHX disagreement

The Sunday edition of the LA Times in the Calendar section has a fall movie preview which includes a three page article called "Courting Trouble" on American History X along with a poster of American History X [Thanks to Joanne for the info!]

Rounders coverage

The Los Angeles Times Calendar Now Online has a whole section on Rounders which contains pics from the movie previews, review of the film, stills from Rounders, and audio clips of comments made by the actors and screenwriters Go the LA Times Rounders section. I imagine that the Sunday edition of the LA Times should contain some coverage of Rounders. You might want to take a look.

Primal Fear

TV Guide's Fall Preview issue (Sept 12-18) lists Primal Fear among their Top 10 picks in the Feature Film section. Much of the paragraph on Primal Fear is spent on Norton.

Rounders 

Entertainment Weekly (Sept 18 edition) features a story on Matt Damon and a review on Rounders

Rounders website

Miramax has expanded their "Rounders" section. It now contains a sweepstakes page and a poker glossary page. The sweepstakes page allows you to enter to win a trip for two to Las Vegas and one-of-a-kind cased set of ROUNDERS poker chips. Visit Miramax's Rounders section

Rounders interview, Out of the Past

There is a long interview with Edward Norton (with several pictures) on the Mr. Showbiz website. If you live in Los Angeles, Rounders is not the only film opening on Fri Sept. 11 with Edward Norton. Norton is one of several actors (also included are Gwyneth Paltrow, Steven Spinella, Cherry Jones, and Leland Gantt) that read letters and diaries of gay and lesbian historical figures in Jeff Dupre's documentary Out of the Past. The film also deals with the current struggle of Utah teenager Kelli Peterson to found a Gay-Straight Alliance in her high school. The film will be shown in the Grand 4-plex in Los Angeles September 11-17. Find out more about the film

Opinions on AHX disagreement

I am curious how people feel about director Tony Kaye's intention of removing his name from American History X after his disagreement with New Line over the editing. I've added an embedded Quizlet on that page. Go to the page

Rounders articles

Coming to newsstands (if not there already): Time Out New York (Sept 10-17 issue) has a cover article on Edward Norton, the Us Magazine (Oct) has Norton in the Faces and Places section, Premiere magazine (Oct) has a on-set report on Rounders, and Rounders and American History X are both mentioned in New York magazine (Renee Zellweger on cover),

Rounders Q & A

TNT's "Rough Cut" Website has a new feature- Q & As Edward Norton: The Gambler. It also features Rounders in the "A-list" section of their fall preview

Quizlet

I was just thinking of upcoming questions for the Quizlet and came to the following realization: I'm intensely boring (for those of you who have visited this site more than once, this may not have come as such a shock to you). So if you have a Rounders related multiple choice question that could be used on the Quizlet, please email me flatbroke. 

Quizlet

Two new additions to the website that should be mentioned: Beseen.com provides many free things to websites including "Quizlets." If you came in through the main page, the Quizlet should have emerged as a pop-up window. Please use it once per question. I plan on changing the question every Mon night and posting the results of each on a survey page. I've got a few Rounders questions that you'll see in the upcoming weeks. Which leads me to the next new addition. Since the poker terminology is supposed to be an important part of Rounders, I created a poker terminology page [Note: this has been discontinued due to the emergence of a poker glossary page in Miramax's Rounders section. The poker glossary page also seems to frown on the phrase "poker terminology"].

Rounders articles

There are now two new articles on Edward Norton on Canoe- the Canadian Online Explorer. [NOTE: the new articles ("Hollywood vs. Norton" and "On the Money") have now moved to an archival page (pictures not included) which includes a Feb 1997 article ("Actor shook off his jitters")] Visit all three articles!

ESPN special

ESPN had a special called "Hollywood Hits the Poker Table" that it showed Thur 9/3. Check the VCR alert page to see when this program will air again.

EN interview

This weekend's (Sep. 4-6) USA Weekend Magazine will feature Edward Norton in the "Straight Talk" section. To find out which newspapers in your area carry USA Weekend Magazine as an insert,

Rounders interview, AHX developments

Entertainment Tonight Online has an interview with Edward Norton. Learn more about "Ed Norton's Poker Face". To view the ET interview with an earlier one with Matt Damon and Edward Norton, go to this page. A new interview with Matt Damon on Rounders is now on the Hollywood Online Site: Matt Damon Apprentices for 'Rounders' The Miramax Rounders page has new pictures in the download section. There have been further developments in American History X director Tony Kaye's attempts to have his name removed from the picture. Find out more info

EN quotes

People Daily (9/2/98) contains some quotes by Edward Norton from the upcoming issue of USA Weekend magazine.