Bates, Asner bag "Santa's Sack" (Reuters)
February 10, 2006Reuters - Kathy Bates, Ed Asner and Norm MacDonald will lend their voices to the flash-animated holiday-themed feature film, "Who Stole Santa's Sack?"
Courageous Field of Oscars Picks Offered (AP)
February 10, 2006
AP - The Academy Awards nominations confirm it: 2005 may have been an off year for the blockbuster crowd, but it was a great year for people who love quality cinema.
Sizemore Says He's Given in to Drug Issues (AP)
February 10, 2006
AP - Tom Sizemore, who has admitted in court to using methamphetamine, says he's struggling to come out from the haze of drug addiction.
Tom Sizemore Gets Probation for Drug Use (AP)
February 10, 2006AP - A judge on Thursday sentenced Tom Sizemore to three years probation after the actor tearfully admitted he used methamphetamine last month.
'Throttling' Angers Netflix Heavy Renters (AP)
February 10, 2006
AP - Manuel Villanueva realizes he has been getting a pretty good deal since he signed up for Netflix Inc.'s online DVD rental service 2 1/2 years ago, but he still feels shortchanged. That's because the $17.99 monthly fee that he pays to rent up to three DVDs at a time would amount to an even bigger bargain if the company didn't penalize him for returning his movies so quickly.
Review: 'Final Destination 3' (AP)
February 10, 2006AP - The third time usually isn't the charm when it comes to movie franchises. Think "The Godfather: Part III," "Return of the Jedi," or the third films in series like "Spy Kids" or "Halloween." Not exactly the most glittering jewels in the crown.
Review: 'The Pink Panther' (AP)
February 10, 2006AP - Whoever was thinking pink should have realized it probably would stink.
Sigourney Weaver Stars in 'Snow Cake,' (AP)
February 10, 2006
AP - Sigourney Weaver spent months working her way into the role of an autistic woman for "Snow Cake," the drama that opened the annual Berlin International Film Festival.
'American Dreamz' to Premiere at SXSW (AP)
February 10, 2006
AP - "American Dreamz," a satire about American identity starring Mandy Moore, Hugh Grant and Dennis Quaid, is among 50 feature films making their world debut at this year's South by Southwest film festival.
Shepard, Ramirez clock in for 'Employee' (Reuters)
February 10, 2006
Reuters - Dax Shepard and Efren
Ramirez will join comedian Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson in
"Employee of the Month."
Beals incurs the wrath of 'Grudge 2' (Reuters)
February 10, 2006
Reuters - Jennifer Beals has come
aboard "The Grudge 2," a sequel to the 2004 horror hit.
Berlin fest kicks off with "Snow" flurry (Reuters)
February 10, 2006
Reuters - Organizational hiccups and a
sudden snowstorm couldn't dampen spirits at the Berlin
International Film Festival, which kicked off Thursday with a
somewhat stuffy gala and the world premiere of "Snow Cake,"
starring Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman.
Clooney film brings grit and glamour to Berlin (Reuters)
February 10, 2006
Reuters - The gritty reality Berlin's film
festival prides itself on bringing to the screen blends with
Hollywood glamour on Friday when Oscar nominee George Clooney
takes his political thriller "Syriana" to Europe.
'Destination' filmmakers return for third ride (Reuters)
February 10, 2006Reuters - Filmmakers James Wong and Glen Morgan were in the midst of making 2003's "Willard" when, on a movie break at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, they saw a poster for "Final Destination 2." The duo had launched the New Line Cinema horror franchise three years earlier, and they felt a pang of sadness.
Latest Hollywood script deals (Reuters)
February 10, 2006Reuters - Joe Stillman, one of the scribes behind the "Shrek" movies, will write "Planet One," a computer-generated animated feature chronicling an alien race that is terrified of a human invasion. The film is in preproduction and slated for release in first-quarter 2008.
'Bambi II' outpaces 'Wallace' in DVD duel (Reuters)
February 10, 2006Reuters - Early signs are that a direct-to-video sequel to a sixtysomething-year-old movie is racking up impressive sales -- to the point of handily beating a new theatrical release targeting the same child audience.