Martinized "Pink" sitting pretty at box office (Reuters)
February 9, 2006Reuters - Now that the Super Bowl and Oscar nominations are in the past, four new wide releases are hitting theaters this pre-Valentine's Day weekend, with "The Pink Panther" expected to purr the loudest.
Spike Lee: Miss. Should Get Rid of Flag (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Director Spike Lee, known for his stylish and controversial films, said Mississippi should get rid of the state flag during a speech at the University of Mississippi's Black History Month celebration.
Ali MacGraw to Make Broadway Debut (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Ali MacGraw will make her Broadway debut in "Festen," the London hit that will also star Larry Bryggman, Michael Hayden and Julianna Margulies.
A new look at autism as Berlin film festival opens (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - The Berlin Film Festival opened on
Thursday with a story of love and loss starring Sigourney
Weaver as an autistic woman whose daughter dies in a car crash
and Alan Rickman as the man who helps her cope.
China director seeks Western feast with "Banquet" (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - Chinese films have become hot tickets
around the world, but few movie-goers outside China have even
heard of the country's arguably most popular, or at least most
populist, director.
Neil Young film becomes American family affair (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - Neil Young, iconoclastic troubadour
for decades of counter-culture in the United States, has made
the ultimate American family film.
Kevin Costner to Rock Out at Golf Tourney (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Kevin Costner will do more than play golf at the next BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs.
G-Rated Movies Have More Male Characters (AP)
February 9, 2006AP - Male characters outnumbered females 3-to-1 overall in top-grossing G-rated films from 1990 to 2004, according to a study whose sponsors say the disparity diminishes the importance of women in children's eyes.
"Shrek 2" veteran takes on four-season fantasy (Reuters)
February 9, 2006Reuters - "Shrek 2" co-director Kelly Asbury has written and is set to shoot a live-action version of Clive Barker's "The Thief of Always."
Body count rises in "Final Destination 3" (Reuters)
February 9, 2006Reuters - The plot's pretty lame, the dialogue is downright hokey, and the characters are a bore, but somehow "Final Destination 3" (an oxymoron if there ever was one) still delivers a certain degree of over-the-top amusement.
"House of Sand" sifts through passage of time (Reuters)
February 9, 2006Reuters - Inspired by "Women of the Dunes," perhaps the most famous film about the ravages of the desert, and a newspaper photograph of a house buried in sand, "House of Sand" is an intriguing meditation on aging, the impermanence of time and man's place in nature.
London film critics go for "Brokeback Mountain" (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - Ang Lee's "Brokeback
Mountain" rode off Wednesday with a brace of awards from the
London Film Critics' Circle, picking up honors for film of the
year and director of the year.
Director Del Toro takes gander at "Carnival Row" (Reuters)
February 9, 2006Reuters - Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is in negotiations to develop and direct "Killing on Carnival Row," a dark fantasy for New Line Cinema.
Colombian Oscar nominee Moreno heats of 'State' (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - Colombian-born actress
Catalina Sandino Moreno, who sprang from obscurity last year to
land an Oscar nomination in "Maria Full of Grace," has signed
on to star with formerly homeless actor Mark Webber in the
upcoming indie drama, "The Hottest State."
Sandler, James head to altar in pretend-gay comedy (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - Adam Sandler and Kevin
James are in negotiations to play firefighters who pretend to
be a gay couple in an upcoming film comedy "I Now Pronounce You
Chuck and Larry,"
Berlin film fest spotlights 'Night Listener' (Reuters)
February 9, 2006Reuters - Patrick Stettner's "The Night Listener," which debuted at Sundance, will get a special screening at the Berlin International Film Festival, organizers announced on Wednesday.
"Corpse Bride" rises to top of DVD sales (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - "Corpse Bride" was
anything but a stiff in the home video arena, as the Tim
Burton-directed fantasy topped the preliminary national DVD
sales chart for the week ending February 5.
Studios seek Oscar bounce for DVD releases (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - No sooner were the
Academy Award nominations announced last week than the studios
began slotting nominees for DVD release, in the hopes that an
Oscar win March 5 would translate to higher sales.
Pair of films beckon Terrence Howard (Reuters)
February 9, 2006
Reuters - Oscar nominee Terrence
Howard, who enjoyed a breakout year in 2005 with four notable
film projects, including "Crash" and "Hustle & Flow," appears
headed for another busy year as he lines up two new features.
Billionaire Buffett Will Appear in Child (AP)
February 9, 2006
AP - Warren Buffett: billionaire investor and cartoon hero? Buffett, the head of investment firm Berkshire Hathaway Inc., will advise youngsters on financial management issues in an animated series currently in production, DIC Entertainment announced Wednesday.
Affleck, Damon Together Again (E! Online)
February 9, 2006
E! Online - After all these years together, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are
finally making it legal.