Movie News
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Icahn launches hostile bid for all of Lions Gate (AP)
Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes in his yearlong dispute with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday, launching an all-out bid to take over the movie studio following disagreements over its spending. -
Demi Moore's Twitter account part of suicide help (AP)
Actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos were linked to an online chain of Twitter posts that ultimately led to Florida authorities intervening Friday when an 18-year-old man threatened to commit suicide.
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'Suzie Wong' star shocked at destruction of old Hong Kong (AFP)
Actress Nancy Kwan said Friday she was shocked at the wholesale destruction of the colonial Hong Kong that formed the charming backdrop to her classic 1960 film "The World of Suzie Wong".
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19th-century industrial spy stole No. 1 drink (AP)
"For All the Tea in China" (Viking, 252 pages, $25.95), by Sarah Rose: The plot for Sarah Rose's "For All the Tea in China" seems tailor-made for a Hollywood thriller: An industrial spy hired by the world's largest multinational corporation steals trade secrets that enable the world's biggest superpower to wrest control of a business that represents up to 10 percent of that nation's economy.
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Do famous and tweet-happy care about following? (AP)
Twitter is so many things to so many people: infomercial, backyard fence, brain dump. The funny, famous, famous for the wrong reasons or simply very useful have thousands of followers, but who do THEY follow?
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Risque sex film arouses interest in Bollywood (AFP)
A new film that includes sex, nudity and voyeurism has caused a stir in Bollywood as the industry tries hard to shed its traditionally conservative image.
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Ben Stiller Turns Down the Volume at the "Greenberg" Premiere (Fashion Wire Daily)
You might not even recognize Ben Stiller at the moment, for the usually bulked-up, over-the-top comedic actor has transformed himself into a low-key guy for his latest film, the dry comedy "Greenberg."
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Theater owners say thanks to hitmaker Bruckheimer (AP)
Like most people who receive lifetime-achievement awards, Jerry Bruckheimer wants everyone to know he's not finished yet.
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Fess Parker, TV's `Davy Crockett,' dies at 85 (AP)
Fess Parker, a television icon to a generation of youngsters as Davy Crockett and later Daniel Boone, has died at the age of 85 of natural causes.
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Jaden Smith takes action in new `Karate Kid' (AP)
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's family is getting crowded with action heroes now that their 12-year-old son, Jaden, is beating up on bad guys.
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Sandra Bullock still poised for successful future (AP)
Sandra Bullock reached the pinnacle of her profession on March 7, when she won an Academy Award. Her husband, Jesse James, was by her side. He even teared up when she went on stage to accept the Oscar.
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Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy (AP)
Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with the announcement of a coalition among the Motion Picture Association of America and seven Indian companies to tackle counterfeiting in one of the world's largest film markets.
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Polanski lawyers seek inquiry into misconduct (AP)
Roman Polanski's attorneys filed an appeal Thursday asking that a special counsel be appointed to investigate alleged judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the fugitive director's 32-year-old sex case.
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Behind "Runaways" film, legal battle simmers (Reuters)
At the Los Angeles premiere of "The Runaways" last week, screams reminiscent of a rock concert greeted real-life band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett as they were introduced with stars Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart.
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Cesar Chavez biopic in works (Reuters)
The story of civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez is headed for the big screen. -
Jennifer Lopez goes "Overboard" (Reuters)
Jennifer Lopez is in talks to star in the remake of the romantic comedy "Overboard."
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Jamie Foxx to star in "Kane & Lynch" (Reuters)
Jamie Foxx is in negotiations to star opposite Bruce Willis in "Kane & Lynch," a video-game adaptation that veteran stunt coordinator and second unit director Simon Crane is helming. -
"Alice" eyeing box-office three-peat (Reuters)
Get ready for a 3D three-peat at the weekend domestic box office. -
Christoph Waltz to direct first feature (Reuters)
Austrian actor Christoph Waltz, whose career is red-hot since he won the best supporting actor Oscar as a Nazi officer in "Inglourious Basterds," will make his feature directing debut on the German-language movie "Auf und Davon" ("Up and Away"), based on a script he wrote. -
The "Oscar curse," real or Hollywood invention? (Reuters)
They turn heads on the red carpet, are besieged by the world's top designers, give tearful acceptance speeches, and go home with a little gold man called Oscar.
