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Mon, 02/07/2011 - 14:15 by Yasser Ali
It seems horror excites Americans more than an underwater thriller, if box office performance over the Super Bowl weekend is to be taken into account.
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Mon, 01/31/2011 - 13:57 by Anter Prakash Singh
British actor Henry Cavill has been chosen to play the role of iconic superhero, 'Superman,' in the new movie by Warner Bros. Pictures and set to release in December 2012.
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Mon, 12/13/2010 - 06:52 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," directed by Michael Apted, took in $24.5 million during the weekend for the No. 1 U.S. spot.
"The Tourist," starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, settled into the No. 2 spot with $17 million at the weekend box office.
The animated "Tangled" was a strong No. 3 with more than $14.55 million.
All estimated gross box office figures are from the studios via Box Office Mojo.
Cooling down a little bit was "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1," No. 4 for the weekend with $8.5 million.
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Sat, 12/11/2010 - 22:54 by Prince damin
Hollywood -- Universal Pictures denied media reports that it was in negotiations to sell its specialty film division Focus Features
A Universal representative told The Hollywood Reporter the reported talks with investors Alec and Tom Gores had not gone past an informal proposal and, according to The Reporter's sources, no discussions about a potential deal were scheduled.
Focus Features was behind this year's release "The Kids are Alright" and scored its biggest success in 2005 with "Brokeback Mountain."
The Reporter said Saturday that while Focus runs its own releases, it is tied to Universal for financing, administration and ancillary
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Fri, 12/10/2010 - 07:09 by Prince damin
New York -- Screen Media Films says it has acquired "Stonerville," the final movie of late Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen.
Co-starring Pauly Shore, Patrick Cavanaugh and Phil Morrishe, the film is to be released Jan. 11 on DVD, the company announced Thursday.
It tells the story of comedian and self-proclaimed "King of YouTube" Slam Slamsky, who wants to make it big in mainstream advertising, even though his sense of humor and frequent pot use are not exactly in sync with the stuffy suits he meets, Screen Media said in a synopsis.
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Fri, 12/10/2010 - 06:40 by Prince damin
Philadelphia -- Film star Wesley Snipes surrendered as ordered Thursday and is to begin his three-year sentence for tax evasion in a Pennsylvania prison, officials told TMZ.
"Wesley Snipes has self-surrendered to the minimum security Federal Prison Camp at the Federal Correctional Institution McKean, in Bradford, Pa.," said Traci Billingsley, chief public information officer for the Bureau of Prisons.
"Wesley Snipes has arrived and is at the prison facility in Pa.," added prison spokesman Ed Ross, TMZ said.
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Thu, 12/09/2010 - 10:20 by Prince damin
New York -- An elderly woman says she was hit with a $100 fine for tossing a newspaper into a city trash bin outside her Manhattan apartment building.
Delia Gluckin, 80, tossed the paper into the city litter basket on her way to the subway station downtown when she was approached by a woman in a blue uniform, the New York Post reported Wednesday.
"I thought she was going to ask for directions. She said, 'You just dropped garbage in there.' I said, 'I didn't, it was just a newspaper,' and I offered to take it out," Gluckin said.
Sanitation cop Kathy Castro wrote Gluckin a ticket for putting "improper refuse" in a city litter basket marked "litter only" and "no household trash."
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Wed, 12/08/2010 - 10:08 by Prince damin
Culver City, Calif. -- Sony Corp. of America says it has extended Amy Pascal's employment agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment where she is co-chairman.
Together with Michael Lynton, chairman and chief executive officer, they are responsible for overseeing all lines of business for the studio, including motion pictures for Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems and TriStar Pictures; worldwide television production and distribution; home entertainment; and digital productions for Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation.
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Tue, 12/07/2010 - 00:09 by Prince damin
Paris -- U.S. singer and actress Jennifer Lopez has been named a global brand ambassador for L'Oreal Paris, the beauty-product company announced Monday.
Lopez, who signed on as a judge for the new season of "American Idol," also said recently she is creating a line of clothes and accessories for Kohl's department stores, and will serve as a celebrity spokeswoman for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
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Mon, 12/06/2010 - 23:54 by Prince damin
London -- "The King's Speech" was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards show, picking up prizes for top actor and supporting actor and actress.
Colin Firth won the Best Actor award for his portrayal of King George VI, Geoffrey Rush earned Best Supporting Actor honors for playing the monarch's unorthodox speech therapist and Helena Bonham Carter picked up the Best Supporting Actress prize for playing George's queen consort, Elizabeth II's mother. The film's writer David Seidler took home the award for Best Screenplay.
Gareth Edwards won the Best Director award for his low-budget horror flick "Monsters" as well as the award for Best Technical Ahievement. The film also earned the Best Achievement in Production honor.
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Mon, 12/06/2010 - 23:50 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- U.S. actress Amber Heard confirmed publicly for the first time at a weekend event that she is a lesbian.
Heard is best known for her roles in "Zombieland" and "Pineapple Express."
UsMagazine.com said the actress attended Saturday's Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's 25th anniversary party with her girlfriend of two years, photographer and artist Tasya van Ree.
"GLAAD is one of the many reasons that I, as a 24-year-old, can come out," RadarOnline quoted Heard as saying.
"She is beautiful," Heard said of her partner. "I mean, you'd have to be crazy not to want to go out with her!"
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Fri, 12/03/2010 - 01:28 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- The canine-themed family movie "The Search for Santa Paws" is No. 1 on the U.S. DVD sales chart, Rentrak said Thursday.
Coming in at No. 2 on the DVD sales roster for the week ending Nov. 28 is "The Expendables," followed by "Disney's A Christmas Carol" at No. 3, "Beauty and the Beast (2 Disc Diamond Edition)" at No. 4 and "Toy Story 3" at No. 5.
Rounding out the top 10 are "Eat Pray Love" at No. 6, "The Blind Side" at No. 7, "Grown Ups" at No. 8, "Avatar: Extended Collector's Edition" at No. 9 and "How to Train Your Dragon" at No. 10.
The top DVD rental for the week ending Nov. 27 is "The Expendables."
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