Movies
Nick Counter, Hollywood studios' negotiator, dies
Nick Counter, a longtime negotiator for Hollywood producers who led the studios through two grueling writers' strikes last year and in 1988, has died. He was 69.
Nov 06, 2009 | 9:30 pm | Loading…
Actor Woods sues RI hospital in brother's death
Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother.
Nov 06, 2009 | 6:15 pm | Loading…
Matthew Broderick focuses on 'Wonderful World'
Matthew Broderick says he's puzzled by the bashing he's received for his actions during the first New York preview of "The Starry Messenger," a new play by good friend Kenneth Lonergan.
Nov 06, 2009 | 2:55 pm | Loading…
Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war
First it was books. Now it's DVDs.
Nov 06, 2009 | 11:40 am | Loading…
Holiday movie preview: Digital doomsdays galore
A preview of the holiday blockbusters expected to bust blocks in area theaters between next weekend and year's end -- emphasis on the "expected" (release dates can, and will, change).
Nov 05, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
New in theaters: 11/05/09
Theater key: GX = Galaxy 14; HM = Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In, Gibson City; LC = Lincoln Cinemas; NL = Normal Theater; PL = Palace Cinemas; PK = Parkway Cinemas; PR = Princess Theater, LeRoy; ST = Stadium 14; UN = University Cinemas
Nov 05, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries'
Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film "Beyond All Boundaries" held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans.
Nov 05, 2009 | 10:35 pm | Loading…
Records: Morgan Freeman settles suit on car wreck
Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records posted Thursday. Terms of the settlement were not released.
Nov 05, 2009 | 3:50 pm | Loading…
Comedian Mo'Nique gets serious in 'Precious'
Mo'Nique likes to laugh. A lot.
Nov 05, 2009 | 9:20 am | Loading…
Capsule reviews: `Precious' and others
Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
Nov 05, 2009 | 6:00 am | Loading…
Sundance takes a hike with screenings around US
Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival is going on the road for one night next winter.
Nov 04, 2009 | 6:30 pm | Loading…
Review: `A Christmas Carol' suffocates in glitz
Lionel Barrymore. Alastair Sim. Laurence Olivier. Albert Finney. George C. Scott. Bill Murray. Michael Caine. Mr. Magoo. Scrooge McDuck.
Nov 04, 2009 | 1:15 pm | Loading…
Brad Pitt looking for new motorbike after LA crash
Brad Pitt says he is in the market for a new motorcycle.
Nov 04, 2009 | 11:15 am | Loading…
Tom Hanks-produced '4-D' film comes to WWII Museum
Actor Tom Hanks says viewers are in for a realistic "wartime experience" when the new film he produced, "Beyond All Boundaries," opens at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Friday.
Nov 04, 2009 | 10:25 am | Loading…
Zhang says 'Blood Simple' has shades of Chow
Zhang Yimou says his first movie in three years has shades of comedian Stephen Chow's outlandish humor and marks the first time the "Raise the Red Lantern" director shot in digital format.
Nov 04, 2009 | 4:50 am | Loading…
Swiss court to assess Polanski bail appeal
Roman Polanski has re-appealed to the Swiss courts to be released from prison on bail, officials said Tuesday, the latest step in the director's protracted legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States.
Nov 03, 2009 | 10:30 am | Loading…
Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to co-host Oscars
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are taking on the Oscars.
Nov 03, 2009 | 7:55 pm | Loading…
Stars switch on London's Christmas lights
Jim Carrey, Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins switched on London's Christmas lights on Tuesday and attended the world premiere of the 3-D film "A Christmas Carol."
Nov 03, 2009 | 3:05 pm | Loading…
Review: `Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision
A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney's "The Men Who Stare at Goats," and it all starts with the disclaimer that opens the movie: "More of this is true than what you might imagine."
Nov 03, 2009 | 1:45 pm | Loading…
Carrey's Scrooge rings in Hollywood holiday spirit
Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of the line to separate movie-goers from their cash?
Nov 03, 2009 | 11:20 am | Loading…
Stormtrooper battle returns to British courts
The George Lucas empire struck back Tuesday against a British prop designer who sold replicas of the iconic Stormtrooper uniforms from the "Star Wars" movies.
Nov 03, 2009 | 11:15 am | Loading…
Kate Winslet accepts damages from UK newspaper
Lawyers for Kate Winslet say the actress has accepted 25,000 pounds (more than $40,000) in damages after the Daily Mail falsely reported in January she lied about her exercise regime.
Nov 03, 2009 | 6:25 am | Loading…
Carrey, Zemeckis capture 21st century Scrooge
Technology finally has caught up with Charles Dickens' imagination.
Nov 03, 2009 | 6:20 am | Loading…
Review: `Precious' is great American cinema
As Hollywood closed specialty divisions that aimed for quality and personal stories, as studios focus more and more on superhero sagas and action blockbusters, cinema fans have rightly wondered, who's left to make great American movies?
Nov 03, 2009 | 6:05 am | Loading…
Chinese movie studio eyes NYSE listing
A third leading Chinese movie studio is aiming for a listing _ this time on the New York Stock Exchange _ as the country's entertainment companies turn to the capital markets to raise funds.
Nov 03, 2009 | 12:30 am | Loading…
Oral arguments scheduled in Polanski's CA appeal
A California appeals court will listen to oral arguments from Roman Polanski's attorneys about why it should require a lower court to decide whether to dismiss charges against the fugitive director, whether he is present or not.
Nov 02, 2009 | 7:10 pm | Loading…
Mel Gibson and his girlfriend welcome a baby girl
Mel Gibson and his girlfriend are welcoming the birth of the couple's first child _ making the Oscar-winner a father for the eighth time.
Nov 02, 2009 | 4:15 pm | Loading…
Jackson is `It' at box office with $23.2M weekend
"Michael Jackson's This Is It" danced to the head of the box office, debuting with $23.2 million domestically in its first weekend.
Nov 02, 2009 | 3:50 pm | Loading…
Dutch mark 5th anniversary of filmmaker's murder
The Dutch marked the fifth anniversary Monday of the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a Muslim fanatic, a brutal killing that continues to shape politics in the Netherlands.
Nov 02, 2009 | 7:50 am | Loading…
'Precious' makes a 'surreal' premiere in Hollywood
The cast and crew of "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" continued their unexpected journey from a scrappy little screening 10 months ago at the Sundance Film Festival to a star-studded gala at the legendary Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Nov 02, 2009 | 7:35 am | Loading…
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- Raw Video: First Images Inside Fort Hood
- The Department of Defense releases video from inside Fort Hood in Texas as authorities move in on shooters there. The Army says 12 people were killed and more than 30 wounded at the base. (Nov. 5)
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- The Army has confirmed 7 dead, 20 wounded in shootings at Fort Hood, Texas. Local media say one gunman has been captured, and a second is still on loose. There are reports of a possible third gunman. (Nov. 5)
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- Obama Hails New GDP, Talks Health Care Reform
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