Affleck, Damon Together Again (E! Online)
February 8, 2006
E! Online - After all these years together, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are
finally making it legal.
IFC to Air Short Movies on Its Web Site (AP)
February 8, 2006AP - Budding filmmakers will have a new outlet for their work when the Independent Film Channel begins airing short movies initially produced for its Web site.
Film Depicts Plight of Cuban Rafters (AP)
February 8, 2006AP - When director Carlos Gutierrez set out to make a short film about two Cuban rafters stranded on a deserted island off the coast of Florida, he hoped the movie might renew interest in the U.S. government's wet foot/dry foot immigration policy.
Review: 'Firewall' (AP)
February 8, 2006
AP - Harrison Ford could have made "Firewall" in his sleep — and at times it feels like he did.
'Curious George' Collaborator Dead (AP)
February 8, 2006AP - Alan Shalleck, who collaborated with the co-creator of "Curious George" to bring the mischievous monkey to television and a series of book sequels, was found dead outside his home, and police were treating the death as a possible homicide.
Opus Dei Aims to Improve Its Image (AP)
February 8, 2006AP - The entrance to the national headquarters of the Roman Catholic group Opus Dei is the last place you would expect to find mention of "The Da Vinci Code."
Ralph Fiennes Splits With Longtime Love (AP)
February 8, 2006
AP - Two-time Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes and longtime partner Francesca Annis have separated, lawyers for the actress said.
'Election' Favored for Hong Kong Awards (AP)
February 8, 2006
AP - Four movies got 10 or more nominations in the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards shortlist announced Wednesday, but Johnnie To's gangster film "Election" dominated with nods for best film, director and actor.
Actress Plays Down 'Geisha' Controversy (AP)
February 8, 2006
AP - Veteran China actress Liu Xiaoqing said there was no reason Chinese actors shouldn't play Japanese characters in films such as "Memoirs of a Geisha," which stars two Chinese actresses as Japanese entertainers and is banned in China.
Actor Ralph Fiennes to split from Annis (Reuters)
February 8, 2006
Reuters - Actor Ralph Fiennes and his partner,
actress Francesca Annis, are to separate after 11 years,
lawyers said on Wednesday.
Polar "Planet" spins at Paramount Classics (Reuters)
February 8, 2006Reuters - Paramount Classics has acquired all U.S. rights to "The White Planet," the arthouse label's second pickup of a polar nature documentary in recent months.
"Stranger Calls" Rings Up Big Bucks (E! Online)
February 8, 2006
E! Online - The few moviegoers who ventured out on Super Bowl weekend were
dialed in to When a Stranger Calls.
"Brokeback," "Crash" Do It Write (E! Online)
February 8, 2006E! Online - A couple of major Oscar contenders had the write stuff Saturday night.
A 'Curious' promo strategy for monkey cartoon (Reuters)
February 8, 2006
Reuters - In a rare move for an
animated film, Universal Pictures' "Curious George" has
integrated Volkswagen, Dole bananas and the U.S. Postal Service
into the movie, which opens Friday.
Bond Helmer Busted for Prostitution (E! Online)
February 8, 2006
E! Online - Paging the producers of Casino Royale: We think we found
your next Bond babe.
Sony Pictures sues over 'Factory Girl' (Reuters)
February 8, 2006
Reuters - Sony Pictures Home
Entertainment has sued producer Holly Wiersma and the
production company behind "Factory Girl" for $6 million in a
dispute over the North American distribution rights to the Edie
Sedgwick biopic.
Wanted: 007 Babe & Baddie (E! Online)
February 8, 2006
E! Online - James Bond likes his women beautiful, his nemeses
megalomaniacal and his martinis shaken, not stirred. But these days he's
drinking alone.
"Pants" director gets "License" for comedy (Reuters)
February 8, 2006
Reuters - Veteran TV director Ken
Kwapis has received his "License" to make a feature follow-up
to his 2005 hit "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants."
"Potter," "Narnia" Set for Sequels (E! Online)
February 8, 2006
E! Online - The studios behind both the Harry Potter and
Chronicles of Narnia series announced Thursday that the
respective franchises' fifth and second installments are ready to roll
cameras.
Oscar Noms Escape to "Brokeback Mountain" (E! Online)
February 8, 2006
E! Online - Jon Stewart has his marching orders: two gay cowboys, a network of
crusading journalists, a metropolis of angry people, one ethically
challenged writer and a Steven Spielberg miracle.
"Dogtown" director on scene for "Nativity" (Reuters)
February 8, 2006
Reuters - Director Catherine
Hardwicke, whose films have focused on wayward teens and
skateboard punks, is in negotiations to shoot a project about
the life of the Virgin Mary before the birth of Christ.