Movie News
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Hollywood braces for talks on DVD releases (Reuters)
Top Hollywood executives and theater owners will seek this week to resolve a brewing dispute over DVD release schedules, a contentious question as the industry grapples with shifting viewer patterns and the advent of high-tech home entertainment. -
Review: Stewart, Fanning glam it up in `Runaways' (AP)
"The Runaways," chronicling the rise and fall of Joan Jett's first band, easily could have degenerated into a movie-length music video, with Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning merely glam-rock poseurs.
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MPAA boss Glickman says goodbye to Hollywood (AP)
Dan Glickman spent his Hollywood years aiming to improve the ratings system that tells Americans what to expect in a movie — and fighting pirates.
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China plans film to mark Communist Party birthday (AP)
After its successful propaganda movie to mark 60 years of communist rule, China's leading state-run studio is working on a follow-up timed to coincide with next year's 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. -
Channing Tatum approached for "Captain America" (Reuters)
Add Channing Tatum to the list of actors being considered for the role of Captain America. -
"Smallville" duo bring "Existence 2.0" to screen (Reuters)
Paramount has picked up rights to the comic book "Existence 2.0," with the duo behind "Smallville" attached to adapt. -
China star Zhang takes blame in 'Donationgate' (AFP)
Chinese film starlet Zhang Ziyi has taken the blame for an earthquake donation scandal in her first comments on a flap that sparked a firestorm of Internet criticism and questions about her honesty.
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Jason Segel to star in Muppets movie (Reuters)
Jason Segel has found his rainbow connection with Disney's Muppets movie, signing to star as the human lead.
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Two kiwi actors join "Green Lantern" (Reuters)
A pair of New Zealand actors have joined the cast of "Green Lantern," a superhero movie that happens to be directed by one of their compatriots. -
Turner to Star in Premiere of 'High' at Hartford TheaterWorks Prior to Midwest and NYC (Playbill)
Tony and Academy Award-nominated actress Kathleen Turner will star in the world premiere of Looped playwright Matthew Lombardo's High at Hartford TheaterWorks this July. -
Hallelujah! Valerie Harper Is Tallulah in 'Looped', Opening on Broadway (Playbill)
sweeps back onto Broadway, embodied by Valerie Harper, in Looped, a new comedy that officially opens March 14 at the Lyceum Theatre. -
Review: Stiller reveals new depth in `Greenberg' (AP)
The lesson Ben Stiller's praise-hungry actor learned in "Tropic Thunder" was that "you never go full retard" when playing a simpleton in hopes of snaring an Academy Award. -
Canadian tyke to play Hugh Jackman's son (Reuters)
After casting a wide net to find a young actor to play Hugh Jackman's son in "Real Steel," the producers of the sci-fi film have hired 11-year old Canadian Dakota Goyo for the part. -
British actress Kate Winslet splits from husband (AP)
British movie star Kate Winslet has separated from her film director husband Sam Mendes after nearly seven years of marriage, their law firm said Monday.
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'Alice in Wonderland' keeps hopping with $62.7M (AP)
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" still reigns at the box office, pulling in $62.7 million in its second weekend and becoming the first film released in 2010 to top the $200 million mark. -
Sony boss asks theater owners for healthier snacks (AP)
The head of Sony Pictures suggested Monday that movie theaters offer healthier snacks to help fight obesity and give audiences a broader range of food choices. -
Tim Burton, Marion Cotillard get French honor (AP)
American movie director Tim Burton and Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard were added to France's cultural honor roll in a star-studded Paris ceremony Monday.
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Farrell, Duvall bring films to Tribeca Film Fest (AP)
The ninth annual Tribeca Film Festival will include a new movie from Neil Jordan, a documentary on Joan Rivers and a Southern folk tale starring Robert Duvall. -
News Corp to net $350-400 million from "Avatar": report (Reuters)
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will earn $350 million to $400 million from James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar," once the movie is released on pay television and DVD, Bloomberg said, citing two people with knowledge of the financial performance.
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"Alice" leads box office, as "Green Zone" flops (Reuters)
"Alice in Wonderland" raced to a $430 million haul at the worldwide box office on Sunday, while Matt Damon's new Iraq war conspiracy thriller "Green Zone" was one of the year's first big flops.
