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Is 40 Box Office Poison for Women in Hollywood?

September 11th, 2008 9:34am EDT Post a comment

Early last month Sony received word that Tom Cruise was dropping out of "Edwin A. Salt" due to similarities to Cruise's "Mission Impossible" franchise.

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Thu Sep 11 2008 16:19:57 By: winddancer09 (

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I think that for the most part that the age determination is definitely true except in those exceptions where the actress's acting ability goes far beyond her beauty. Angelina Jolie will always be in demand. Her depth of character comes across in her acting ability. She will always be a favorite. Her personal life and her passions for humanity will also always keep her as a favorite with box office draw. Her personality/depth of character and her impact on humanity is what propels her into the hearts and souls of movie viewers. There is a lot more to a movie than entertainment...

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Fri Sep 12 2008 08:40:38 By: RASHARPE (

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OLDER WOMEN FIND IT HARD TO GET LEADING ROLES.

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Fri Sep 12 2008 11:01:47 By: ethelene (

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Annete Benning is not 60. She was born in 1958 not 1948 that makes her 50.

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Fri Sep 12 2008 11:11:49 By: BikerChick (

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You're right, Ethelene. It's being fixed.

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Fri Sep 12 2008 11:13:11 By: Marcus Garvey (

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the headline should be "is 40 year old box box office poison?"