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Review: Bella mopes through pretentious `New Moon'

Published: 11/19/09

Where would Hollywood be without that old standby, the vampire-werewolf-schoolgirl love triangle?

15 documentary features make Oscar's short list

Published: 11/19/09

Of the 89 documentary films eligible for Oscar consideration this year, 15 were selected for a short list of potential …

Tom Cruise in Austria's Salzburg for film shoot

Published: 11/19/09

Tom Cruise has arrived in the Austrian city of Salzburg to shoot scenes for the new action comedy "Knight & Day."

Pattinson, Stewart and Lautner talk `Twilight'

Published: 11/18/09

The "Twilight" series may have changed the lives of fans worldwide, but perhaps no one has been more affected by its su…

'Twilight' stars attend charity screening in Tenn.

Published: 11/18/09

Actress Kristen Stewart wanted to make the right fashion statement when attending a screening of "The Twilight Saga: Ne…

Cage uncuffs inner bad cop for `Bad Lieutenant'

Published: 11/18/09

Nicolas Cage figures he owes no apologies when critics gripe about all the Hollywood action flicks he's done.

Zhang considers war drama, romance as next project

Published: 11/18/09

Looking for a new project after finishing a comedy, Zhang Yimou is considering adaptations of novels set against China'…

Nicolas Cage visits Kenyan jail to talk to pirates

Published: 11/18/09

Film star Nicolas Cage has visited a Kenyan prison holding suspected Somali pirates awaiting trial to highlight the pro…

Johnny Depp wins his 2nd 'Sexiest Man Alive' title

Published: 11/18/09

Get lost, Hugh Jackman. This year's "Sexiest Man Alive" is once again Johnny Depp.

Dugard spokeswoman blasts plans for film on case

Published: 11/17/09

A spokeswoman for Jaycee Dugard says only Dugard and her family should decide when and if a film is made based on the 1…

Nicolas Cage sued by former money manager

Published: 11/17/09

Nicolas Cage is being sued by his former business manager, who claims lavish spending, not his advice, is to blame for …

Review: `Broken Embraces' is Almodovar's lastest

Published: 11/17/09

In the most indelible scene of "Broken Embraces" ("Los abrazos rotos"), Pedro Almodovar's latest vivid melodrama, Penel…

'Blair Witch' thieves prompt new signs in Md. town

Published: 11/17/09

The small Maryland town where "The Blair Witch Project" was set has some new welcome signs. Please don't steal them.

Crawford's attempted blackmailer surrenders

Published: 11/17/09

The 26-year-old man charged with trying to extort $100,000 (euro67,258) from former supermodel Cindy Crawford has surre…

Swiss ruling on Polanski bail likely in 2-3 wks

Published: 11/17/09

Switzerland's highest criminal court is expected to decide in two or three weeks whether to release film director Roman…

Thousands cheer stars of 'Twilight' sequel in LA

Published: 11/17/09

LOS ANGELES _ Exactly 12 months ago, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were surprised to be greeted by throngs of ea…

Scarlett's sister remembers the making of a legend

Published: 11/16/09

Seventy years later, actress Ann Rutherford still gives a damn about "Gone with the Wind."

`Twilight' hunks part of film's heartthrob history

Published: 11/16/09

Fifteen-year-old Chloe Bates is in love.

Fans applaud apocalypse as `2012' debuts at $65.2M

Published: 11/16/09

Disaster hammered the weekend box office as the doomsday epic "2012" debuted at No. 1 with $65.2 million domestically a…

Courteney Cox ready to shriek again in 'Scream 4'

Published: 11/16/09

Courteney Cox isn't done running from masked serial killers.

Lauren Bacall, 2 others receive early Oscars

Published: 11/15/09

Without the burden of a live worldwide broadcast, members of the film academy threw themselves a lively yet relaxed din…

'Gidget' Director Paul Wendkos dies at age 84

Published: 11/15/09

Paul Wendkos, who directed over 100 films and television shows during a 50-year career, including the 1959 surf movie "…

Film documents Mormon role in gay marriage debate

Published: 11/15/09

Reed Cowan's reasons for making a film about the Mormon church's activism against gay marriage in California are personal.

Struggling studio MGM says it's looking for buyer

Published: 11/14/09

Struggling movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is looking for a buyer.

IRS papers say Zsa Zsa Gabor has $118,321 tax bill

Published: 11/14/09

Zsa Zsa Gabor's lawyer blames convicted swindler Bernard Madoff for a hefty tax bill owed by his client.

Eastwood made French Legion of Honor commander

Published: 11/14/09

American screen icon Clint Eastwood was made a commander in France's prestigious Legion of Honor on Friday.

Clint Eastwood made Legion of Honor commander

Published: 11/13/09

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is making American actor and director Clinton Eastwood a commander in the prestigious …

Chan marks anniversary of Peking Opera school

Published: 11/13/09

Jackie Chan didn't take acting lessons or attend a fancy conservatory. The biggest star in kung fu cinema learned his c…

Ohio schools sorry for movie-shoot bus diversion

Published: 11/13/09

Ohio parents who say their children endured long, complicated walks home are panning the disruption of school bus servi…

Studio settlement reported for fake movie news

Published: 11/12/09

Universal Pictures has agreed to pay $20,000 to the Alaska Press Club to settle complaints about fake news archives use…

Disney CEO hints at successor amid upbeat 4Q

Published: 11/12/09

The Walt Disney Co. posted a surprise 18 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings Thursday and announced an executiv…

Film honors NYC defense attorney William Kunstler

Published: 11/12/09

They grew up in a home like no other _ where bullets arrived in the mail and where their father went to the basement to…

The end is near as Hollywood does the apocalypse

Published: 11/12/09

It's the end of the world as we know it, and Hollywood feels fine.

Lucy Liu film highlights child trafficking

Published: 11/12/09

Actress Lucy Liu, who has produced a film about children sold into the sex trade in Cambodia, says the fight against hu…

Scorsese earns DeMille lifetime honor at Globes

Published: 11/12/09

Director Martin Scorsese is receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes.

Jackson's `This Is It' tops $200 million worldwide

Published: 11/12/09

Sony Pictures says "Michael Jackson's This Is It" has passed the $200 million mark at the box office worldwide.

Review: `Pirate Radio' rolls when it should rock

Published: 11/11/09

No movie can be all bad when juiced up with a soundtrack of more than 50 classic rock tunes.

Review: The end not soon enough for `2012'

Published: 11/11/09

Cataclysmic disaster and apocalyptic doom, as foretold by Hollywood, have a way of bringing together broken families, r…

Review: Humor falls flat in 'Women In Trouble'

Published: 11/11/09

"Women In Trouble" follows a day in the life of 10 different females, united by their uncanny ability to look fabulous …

Capsule reviews: "2012," "Mr. Fox" and others

Published: 11/11/09

Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

And the Oscar goes to... B-movie king Corman

Published: 11/11/09

Roger Corman, memorably dubbed "the Orson Welles of the Z-Movie" and "the Pope of Pop Cinema," never expected the words…

Oscars get record 20 animated submissions

Published: 11/11/09

A record 20 films have been submitted for best animated feature at the Academy Awards.

Arrest warrant dropped for Quaids in hotel case

Published: 11/10/09

An arrest warrant has been dropped for actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, who are accused of stiffing a Santa Barbara…

Gheorghe Dinica, well-known Romanian actor, dies

Published: 11/10/09

Gheorghe Dinica, a Romanian actor who delighted his country by portraying characters such as villainous politicians and…

Halle Berry to receive Sherry Lansing award

Published: 11/10/09

Halle Berry has something else in common with fellow Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Jodie Foster: The Sherry Lansing Le…

Yen says he enjoyed exploring villain role

Published: 11/10/09

Action star Donnie Yen says he signed on to play an ancient Chinese secret service agent in his new film _ even though …

Lawyer: Woods' brother did not get proper care

Published: 11/09/09

A hospital did not do enough to care for the brother of James Woods when he went to the emergency room complaining of a…

Another Disney studio executive exits

Published: 11/09/09

Another executive at The Walt Disney Co.'s movie studio is exiting hurriedly as the company's troubles continue at the …

Review: `Fantastic Mr. Fox' is mighty fine

Published: 11/09/09

It may not merit the adjective in its title, yet the animated yarn "Fantastic Mr. Fox" offers some of the most goofy fu…

50 years: Kan. town grieves 'In Cold Blood' deaths

Published: 11/09/09

It's one of America's most haunting crime stories: four members of a Kansas family brutally murdered on Nov. 15, 1959, …