Saturn Awards sweet on "Revenge" (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films has announced the nominations for the 32nd annual Saturn Awards.
Bosnian drama 'Grbavica' wins Berlin's Golden Bear (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - "Grbavica," an emotional tale of war and rape and their consequences from first-time Bosnian director Jasmila Zbanic, won the Golden Bear for best film at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday.
Columbia taps Burrows, Tyler, Smith for "Reign" (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - Saffron Burrows, Jada Pinkett Smith and Liv Tyler are in final negotiations to join the cast of the drama "Reign O'er Me" for Columbia Pictures. Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle are toplining.
New Line hooks up with Bosnak for "20 Times" (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - Karyn Bosnak, who became a mini media sensation three years ago for her lack of credit-card restraint and for the Web site she created in order to beg for cash from the public, has sold her upcoming novel to New Line Cinema.
Amp'd Mobile customers tune in to 'Scanner' trailer (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - Warner Independent Pictures became the first studio to premiere a movie trailer on U.S. mobile phones last week when the trailer for Richard Linklater's "A Scanner Darkly" was offered free to Amp'd Mobile customers.
"Brokeback" tops BAFA mountain with four awards (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - Director Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" lassoed four prizes -- best film, best director, best adapted screenplay for Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, and best supporting actor for Jake Gyllenhaal -- to top the Orange British Academy Film Awards on Sunday.
"Eight Below" sleds to top of film box office (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - A pack of gallant sled dogs mushed the Walt Disney Co.'s Antarctic adventure "Eight Below" to the top of the North American box office over the four-day holiday weekend, according to studio estimates on Monday.
"Eight Below" a Cut Above (E! Online)
February 20, 2006
E! Online - The canine heroes of Eight Below finished above all comers to win
the Presidents Day holiday weekend.
Bond Hot for Eva, Mads About Baddie (E! Online)
February 20, 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.
'Eight Below' Mushes to No. 1 Debut (AP)
February 20, 2006AP - "Eight Below," a tale of survival among abandoned sled dogs, was the leader of the box-office pack with a $25 million opening over the four-day holiday weekend.
Soccer, women's rights a winning combo in "Offside" (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - Women's roles and the eternal fight to expand their rights in Iranian society get a light, hugely entertaining treatment in Jafar Panahi's "Offside," a story about girls caught dressing as boys to sneak into a World Cup-qualifying football match in Tehran.
Indian Catholic church makes Bollywood film on AIDS (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - A Bollywood film about a single mother and her young son's struggle to live with HIV/AIDS opened in cinemas across India last week, marking the first foray by the Indian Catholic church into commercial cinema.
Chabrol weaves low-key, sardonic tale of 'Power' (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - "A Comedy of Power" has a joke built into its title.
Striking right balance at the heart of 'Eight' (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - With the release Friday (February 17) of "Eight Below," Walt Disney Pictures is going back to its roots, offering an updated version of one of its animal-centric animal classics like "Old Yeller."
Films tackle terror with comedy and real accounts (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - Film makers are increasingly turning to the war on terror for inspiration, using drama, documentary and even comedy to tackle a topic that has dominated political debate since the September 11 attacks in 2001.