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Parks Remembered As Photographer, Director (AP)

March 14, 2006

Reverend Dr. James Forbes, Jr., looks as pallbearers pay their respect with a bow after carrying the casket bearing Gordon Parks, Jr., for funeral services at Riverside Church in New York, Tuesday March 14, 2006. Parks, 93, born in Fort Scott, Kansas, captured the struggles of Black America for Life Magazine in his early life then became Hollywood's first black director and became an accomplished composer, author and painter. Parks died last Tuesday March 7, and will be buried next to his parents in Kansas as he wished, according to his son David Parks. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Gordon Parks was remembered Tuesday for using his many talents — Life photographer, filmmaker, music composer — to emphasize human dignity and teach that "to stand and be counted was the way to be."


'MI-3' Pits Cruise Against Hoffman (AP)

March 14, 2006

Director J.J. Abrams speaks during the opening ceremony of ShoWest at Paris hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March 14, 2006. Abrams, creator of TV's 'Lost' and 'Alias' who makes his big-screen debut with 'Mission: Impossible III,' told a crowd at the theater-owner convention ShoWest that he set out to make an action film that put characters first, spectacle second. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - How's this for an impossible mission: Tom Cruise against Truman Capote?


J.Lo Does "Dallas" (Maybe) (E! Online)

March 14, 2006

The big-screen remake of Dallas is hoping to strike oil with an all-star cast.E! Online - The big-screen remake of Dallas is hoping to strike oil with an all-star cast.


Cheadle to Channel Miles? (E! Online)

March 14, 2006

Don Cheadle is miles ahead of the pack when it comes to a Miles Davis biopic.E! Online - Don Cheadle is miles ahead of the pack when it comes to a Miles Davis biopic.


'Brokeback' Author Peeved About Oscar Loss (AP)

March 14, 2006

Writer Annie Proulx speaks in Madrid, in this Monday, Jan. 16, 2006 file photo. Proulx, whose 1997 short story inspired the film 'Brokeback Mountain,' has penned a scattershot blast in a British newspaper unleashing her anger over the film's best-picture Oscar loss. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)AP - Annie Proulx, whose 1997 short story inspired the film "Brokeback Mountain," has penned a scattershot blast in a British newspaper unleashing her anger over the film's best-picture Oscar loss.


Michael Douglas Criticizes Brangelina (AP)

March 14, 2006

Actor Michael Douglas poses for a photo at the Bridges of Hope Kuwait American Foundation benefit dinner to benefit the rehabilitation of schools in Afghanistan in Washington in this Wednesday, March 8, 2006 file photo. Watch out Brad, Michael Douglas is taking some shots regarding your divorce from Jen. At you and girlfriend Angelina Jolie. 'I don't know about Brad Pitt, leaving that beautiful wife to go hold orphans for Angelina,' Douglas snipes in GQ's April issue, hitting newsstands March 21. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - Watch out Brad, Michael Douglas is taking some shots regarding your divorce from Jen. At you and girlfriend Angelina Jolie.


Crowe Tells Leno: It's a Boy (AP)

March 14, 2006

This image provided by NBC shows Academy Award winner Russell Crowe, left, as he spilled the beans on the gender of his second child, 'Only for you,' he told Jay, 'Charlie is going to have a brother.' His wife Danielle is due in July and the proud father plans on being in the delivery room, video camera in hand. It's doubtful that the naming of the new baby will be left up to Crowe's 2-year-old son, Charlie. 'His first choice was pumpkin head, but the next day he revised it to stinky.' (AP Photo/NBC)AP - Russell Crowe and his wife are expecting a boy.


Alec Baldwin Lobbies for Arts Funding (AP)

March 14, 2006

AP - Actor Alec Baldwin joined other professional artists on Capitol Hill Tuesday to kick off Arts Advocacy Day and lobby Congress for arts funding.

Strong Film Lineup Has Theaters Bullish (AP)

March 14, 2006

AP - Theater operators who have felt the pinch of a lingering decline in movie business have a ready solution to turn things around: Studios need to make better films.

J.Lo Does "Dallas" (Maybe) (E! Online)

March 14, 2006

The big-screen remake of Dallas is hoping to strike oil with an all-star cast.E! Online - The big-screen remake of Dallas is hoping to strike oil with an all-star cast.


'Da Vinci Code' Author Defends Research (AP)

March 14, 2006

Dan Brown, author of 'The Da Vinci Code', leaves The Royal Courts of Justice in London, Tuesday, March 14, 2006. The British court on Tuesday focused on questions about sourcing and underlining as novelist Dan Brown continued defending his blockbuster, 'The Da Vinci Code.' The millionaire author was on the stand for the second day, defending his work against a copyright infringement suit brought by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, authors of a 1982 nonfiction book, 'The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail.' The suit is not against Brown, but his publisher Random House, which also published 'The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail.' (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Dan Brown spent much of his second day on the witness stand flipping through thick books of documents as "The Da Vinci Code" author continued his defense Tuesday against allegations that he ripped off the ideas for his megaselling novel.


Almodovar Examines Women in His New Film (AP)

March 14, 2006

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, center, accompanied by actress Penelope Cruz pose during a photo-call for the presentation of his new movie 'Volver' in Madrid, Monday March 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - Pedro Almodovar returns to women, a subject he loves, in his latest movie, "Volver," starring Penelope Cruz.


Documentary Follows Pixies on Reunion Tour (AP)

March 14, 2006

This photo, supplied by Stick Figure Productions shows Frank Black and Kim Deal, background, in concert in 2004 from the documentary film 'loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies,' which made its world premiere at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival.(AP Photo/Stick Figure Productions)AP - Twelve years after breaking up, the Pixies were more popular and influential than when they were together.


Wallace and Gromit Fans Want Statue (AP)

March 14, 2006

AP - Fired by news that Wallace and Gromit have won a fourth Oscar for their creator, fans in the pair's hometown called Tuesday for a statue to be erected of the balding cheese lover and his long-suffering canine companion.

'Code' Suit Goes From Mystical to Mundane (AP)

March 14, 2006

With press cameras reflected in the glass of his car, author Dan Brown leaves the High Court, London Monday March 13, 2006 where he gave evidence at the start of the case's third week in which he is being sued by Richard Leigh and Michael Baigent, who claim he stole ideas from their book, 'The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail' for his bestselling ' The Da Vinci Code'. Brown dismissed the claims as 'completely fanciful,' and said he had not read their book until the ideas and storyline of his theological thriller were already in place. (AP Photo/ PA)AP - A British court Tuesday moved from the mystic realm of Knights Templars, Masons and the sacred feminine to a more arcane world of footnotes, sourcing and underlining as Dan Brown defended his blockbuster novel, "The Da Vinci Code."


Sweathogs Rule! Cube Welcomes Back "Kotter" (E! Online)

March 14, 2006

Ice Cube has signed on to play the title role in a film adaptation of the classic 1970s TV series Welcome Back, Kotter, it was announced Tuesday.E! Online - Ice Cube has signed on to play the title role in a film adaptation of the classic 1970s TV series Welcome Back, Kotter, it was announced Tuesday.


Brown grilled in Da Vinci Code copyright case (Reuters)

March 14, 2006

Novelist Dan Brown leaves the High Court in central London March 13, 2006. REUTERS/Dylan MartinezReuters - The lawyer representing two historians who accuse Dan Brown of copying their work in his best-seller "The Da Vinci Code" said on Tuesday he suspected the author had lied in his evidence.


"The Hills Have Eyes" tops UK box office (Reuters)

March 14, 2006

Reuters - A gory remake of Wes Craven's 1977 horror classic "The Hills Have Eyes" slashed its way to the top of the weekend British box office, Screen International said on Tuesday.

"King Kong" named top movie at Empire awards (Reuters)

March 14, 2006

The cast and director of King Kong in New York's Times Square, December 5, 2005. Multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbuster 'King Kong' was named best movie at the Empire magazine film awards. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbuster "King Kong" was named best movie at Britain's Empire magazine film awards.


A blurry picture for HD-DVD as launch nears (Reuters)

March 14, 2006

A display of HD-DVDs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 6, 2006. The much-ballyhooed launch this month of the next-generation HD-DVD format promises to be more of a whimper than a bang. Warner Home Video now says it might not be ready in time because of technical problems. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - The much-ballyhooed launch this month of the next-generation HD-DVD format promises to be more of a whimper than a bang.


'Penguin' filmmakers say 'Amen' to rock movie (Reuters)

March 14, 2006

Reuters - The Oscar-winning production team behind "March of the Penguins" is focusing on the journey of another flock of birds in the rockumentary "Amen Birdmen: Across the Atlantic," chronicling a French band's trek toward success across the U.S.

Hollywood worries about piracy, vanishing viewers (Reuters)

March 14, 2006

Reuters - Coming off a year in which worldwide box office sales dropped by nearly 8% to $23.2 billion, Hollywood's top lobbyist on Monday urged movie theater owners to join studios to fight the scourge of film piracy.

Canada's top movie awards go 'C.R.A.Z.Y.' (Reuters)

March 14, 2006

Reuters - A French-language, gay-themed coming-of-age drama about a large Catholic family dominated Canada's Genie film awards Monday, taking home 10 prizes, including best film and director.

Don Cheadle could play Miles Davis in biopic (Reuters)

March 14, 2006

Reuters - Jazz legend Miles Davis, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, may be resurrected in a biographical movie with Don Cheadle playing the lead, Davis' family said.

German filmmakers play rough (Reuters)

March 14, 2006

Reuters - Moviegoers at this year's Berlin International Film Festival could be forgiven for thinking that Germany is coming apart at the seams.

Worldwide box office revenue down 9 pct in '05 (Reuters)

March 14, 2006

A boy looks at a DVD of the latest Harry Potter movie at a stall in a Moscow subway December 11, 2005. Piracy remains an issue of immediate concern especially in China and Russia, where most good quality pirated copies of films originate and make their way around the world. REUTERS/Alexander NatruskinReuters - Worldwide box office revenues fell by 9 percent in 2005 but the industry expects better results this year, Motion Picture Association of America Chief Executive Dan Glickman said on Monday.


Actress Maureen Stapleton Dies at 80 (AP)

March 14, 2006

Maureen Stapleton is seen in Sept. 1982. Stapleton, an Oscar-winning character actress whose subtle vulnerability and down-to-earth toughness earned her dramatic and comedic roles on stage, screen, and television, died Monday, March 13, 2006, in the Berkshire hills town of Lenox,Mass. She was 80. (AP Photo)AP - Maureen Stapleton, an Oscar-winning character actress whose subtle vulnerability and down-to-earth toughness earned her dramatic and comedic roles on stage, screen, and television, died Monday. She was 80.