Berry Can't Escape 'Catwoman' During Award (AP)
February 16, 2006
AP - Halle Berry had to write "I will not make 'Catwoman II'" on a chalkboard four times Thursday in order to earn her pudding pot as Harvard's Hasty Pudding woman of the year.
Macau-set "Isabella" is modest but rewarding (Reuters)
February 16, 2006Reuters - "Isabelle" has a gentle, melancholy spirit as two characters look to the future while haunted by the past.
Stylish angst passes for drama in "Winter" (Reuters)
February 16, 2006Reuters - In his first film, playwright Adam Rapp doesn't so much bring his characters through change as plant them in poses and will them into epiphanies.
Bond Hot for Eva, Mads About Baddie (E! Online)
February 16, 2006
E! Online - After
months of searching, and with filming on Casino Royale already
underway in Prague, the 007 brain trust hired a love interest and a
nemesis for Daniel Craig's super spy. French hottie Eva Green will essay
the role of vixen Vesper Lynd. The alliteratively named Danish actor
Mads Mikkelsen will play the villainous Le Chiffre.
Country Acts Reach Out on Movie Soundtracks (AP)
February 16, 2006
AP - Never mind that country music is considered bedrock conservative, the unofficial red-state soundtrack. This year, some of country's most famous names are singing in movies with gay and transsexual themes.
Director Lumet, Vin Diesel pair up for court drama (Reuters)
February 16, 2006
Reuters - Nearly 50 years after his feature film
debut "Twelve Angry Men," veteran U.S. director Sidney Lumet is
back with another courtroom drama, this time with action star
Vin Diesel as the unlikely lead.
School's in for Oscar's Production Team (AP)
February 16, 2006
AP - As soon as the classroom doors opened, the students shuffled in.
'Brokeback' Screenwriter Summarizes Film (AP)
February 16, 2006AP - Larry McMurtry, who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for "Brokeback Mountain," says the film's meaning can be summarized: "Life is not for sissies."
Bond Mads About Baddie (E! Online)
February 16, 2006
E! Online - It's taken a while, but James Bond has finally met his match.
Big stars expected at BAFTA awards (Reuters)
February 16, 2006
Reuters - Hollywood is sending in the big guns for
Sunday's BAFTA awards as movie publicists shift into top gear
for next month's Oscars.
Hollywood sends in big stars for BAFTA awards (Reuters)
February 16, 2006Reuters - Hollywood is sending in the big guns for Sunday's BAFTA awards as movie publicists shift into high gear for next month's Oscars.
Hoffman Discusses Former Drug Problems (AP)
February 16, 2006
AP - Philip Seymour Hoffman, the favorite to take home the best actor Oscar next month, says he never would have reached such heights if he didn't get sober 16 years ago.
Chabrol Brings Film That Echoes Elf Drama (AP)
February 16, 2006
AP - Claude Chabrol set out to explore the human thirst for power in his new film, a drama with heavy echoes of the massive corruption case centered on French oil giant Elf, that debuted Thursday at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Ledger: 'Brokeback' Exceeded Expectations (AP)
February 16, 2006
AP - Heath Ledger says "Brokeback Mountain," which is nominated for eight Oscars, has already exceeded his expectations for the film.
Toy Fair Goes Up, Up And Away! (E! Online)
February 16, 2006
E! Online - You don't need X-ray vision to see what's hot in Metropolis'
toy world.
Lawrence revs engine for "Hogs" (Reuters)
February 16, 2006
Reuters - Martin Lawrence will
twist his throttle for "Wild Hogs," a comedy for Touchstone
Pictures.
Warner stops the presses with "President's Men" DVD (Reuters)
February 16, 2006Reuters - The controversy over Vice President Dick Cheney's shooting of a hunting buddy was quickly dubbed "Quailgate" by the media, a nod to the legacy of Watergate. Warner Home Video couldn't have asked for better publicity for an upcoming release.
Mikkelsen enters 'Casino' as Bond foil (Reuters)
February 16, 2006
Reuters - The cast of Sony's
"Casino Royale" remake is near completion.
Oscar-nominated short films to tour country (Reuters)
February 16, 2006Reuters - This year's Oscar-nominated live-action and animated short films are coming to theaters and small screens across the country, through a partnership between Magnolia Pictures and U.K.-based Shorts International.
Aronofsky inks first-look deal with Uni family (Reuters)
February 16, 2006Reuters - Darren Aronofsky, writer/director of "Pi" and "Requiem for a Dream," has signed a first-look deal with Universal Pictures.