Renee Zellweger, left, and Richard Gere, who starred together in the award-winning musical film "Chicago," chat during a luncheon hosted by the American Film Institute Jan. 16 at a hotel in Los Angeles. The event honored AFI's choice of the year's most outstanding achievements in film and television.
Actor Hugh Grant, who starred in the film "About a Boy," appears at a luncheon hosted by the American Film Institute Jan. 16 in Los Angeles honoring movie and TV achievements of 2002.
Producer Harvey Weinstein, left, and "Chicago" director Rob Marshall appear together at a luncheon hosted by the American Film Institute at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. The event honored AFI's choice of the year's most outstanding achievements in film and television, as announced in December.
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, who just won a Golden Globe for her role as Virginia Woolf in the film "The Hours," appears at a luncheon hosted by the American Film Institute Jan. 16 in Los Angeles.
Actors Michael Caine, left, who starred in "The Quiet American," and Ed Harris, right, who is in the film "The Hours," talk during a Jan. 16 luncheon hosted by the American Film Institute.
Actor Richard Gere, who just won a Golden Globe for his role in the musical film "Chicago," appears at a luncheon hosted by the American Film Institute Jan. 16. The event honored AFI's choices of the year's most outstanding achievements in film and television.
Playwright and film director Nora Ephron, left, and actor Tom Hanks arrive at the Barrymore Theatre in New York City Dec. 12 for the opening night of Ephron's Broadway play, "Imaginary Friends." The work portrays the battles between playwright Lillian Hellman and novelist Mary McCarthy.
Film director Steven Spielberg, right, and his wife, actress Kate Capshaw, arrive at the Barrymore Theatre in New York Dec. 12 for the opening night of the Broadway play, "Imaginary Friends," which portrays the battles between playwright Lillian Hellman and novelist Mary McCarthy.
Playwright Nora Ephron, left, and actresses Swoosie Kurtz, second from left, and Cherry Jones, third from left, take their curtain call bows at the Barrymore Theatre in New York. Ephron's play, "Imaginary Friends," portrays the battles between playwright Lillian Hellman and novelist Mary McCarthy.
Actor Alec Baldwin arrives at the Barrymore Theatre in New York for the opening of the Broadway play, "Imaginary Friends." A number of stars were in the audience that night.
Actress Meg Ryan enters the Barrymore Theatre in New York Dec. 12 for the Broadway opening of "Imaginary Friends."
Screenwriter Antwone Fisher speaks to about 500 incarcerated students Jan. 17 at Central Juvenile Hall School in Los Angeles. The feature film about his life, "Antwone Fisher," and a memoir, "Finding Fish," have been incorporated into the Los Angeles County Probation Department student curriculum. Fisher's visit is part of the "Inside OUT Writing Program," in which professional journalists teach writing skills to students.
Actors Adam West, left, and Beau Bridges are shown at the CBS and UPN Winter Press Tour Stars Party Jan. 13 in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
Willie Nelson holds a can of shaving cream as he appears in an H&R Block commercial that will be shown during the Super Bowl this year. In the commercial, Nelson has to film a commercial to pay for mistakes made by an accountant he hired instead of using H&R Block.
Actor Kevin Costner turns to the crowd after taking part in a golfing skit during a timeout in the Houston Rockets game against the Boston Celtics Jan. 13 in Houston.
Hollywood heartthrob Tom Cruise performs a hongi (traditional Maori welcome) with Wahine (Maori woman) Alice Pomare, during a Powhiri, or a traditional Maori welcoming ceremony in New Plymouth, New Zealand , Jan. 11, 2003. Cruise flew into New Zealand to begin filming "The Last Samurai" on location in various parts of the North Island of New Zealand.
Rita Wilson, left, executive producer of the new CBS television show "My Big Fat Greek Life," and actress Nia Vardalos, who stars in the show, joke with reporters Jan. 13 in Los Angeles. The cast and producers of the show, based on the film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which Vardalos wrote and starred in, were part of the Television Critics Association press tour.
Mary Tyler Moore speaks as Dick Van Dyke listens at a press Jan. 9 conference announcing their reunion in a new television adaptation to the play "The Gin Game," part of the drama series "PBS Hollywod Presents." The production marks the first time that Moore and Van Dyke have acted together since their original teaming in the classic comedy series "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in the 1960s. The new show is set to air in Spring 2003.
American actor Brendan Fraser, left, watches as Australian director Phillip Noyce, center, talks with officials at the Vietnam Cinema Association before the premiere of their film, "The Quiet American," in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 17. Sitting on the right is the Vietnamese actress in the movie Do Thi Hai Yen.
Brendan Fraser, right, talks with reporters while Australian director Phillip Noyce looks on before the premiere of their film, "The Quiet American" in Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 17.