"Vendetta" Bloodies Box Office (E! Online)

March 19, 2006

The Wachowski 
 brothers' adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's classic graphic 
 novel about rebellion against a fascist regime pulled in an estimated 
 $26.1 million to handily win the weekend box office.E! Online - The Wachowski brothers' adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's classic graphic novel about rebellion against a fascist regime pulled in an estimated $26.1 million to handily win the weekend box office.


Blake Works As Ranch Hand, Plans Comeback (AP)

March 19, 2006

Actor Robert Blake hugs a horse named Cowboy, Friday, March 17, 2006, at an Arabian horse ranch in Malibu, Calif. A year after his acquittal in his wife's murder and four months after a civil jury held him liable for the same killing, Blake spends his days exercising horses and planning his acting comeback. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - A year after Robert Blake was acquitted in criminal court of killing his wife, the former tough guy actor spends his days exercising horses at a friend's ranch and planning a comeback.


Spike Lee finally has a hit with "Inside Man" (Reuters)

March 19, 2006

Director Spike Lee arrives at the Academy Awards in this February 27, 2005 file photo. His new film, 'Inside Man' is a crackerjack crime thriller and the most commercial film he has made in years, the Hollywood Reporter said March 19, 2006. REUTERS/Mike BlakeReuters - "Inside Man" is the dull title of a crackerjack crime thriller that also is the most commercial movie Spike Lee has directed.


Beatty Happy Being a Character Actor (AP)

March 19, 2006

Actor Ned Beatty, 66, poses in at the New York's Music Box Theatre Oct. 17, 2003, where he plays the role of Big Daddy in a new production of Tennessee Williams 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.' Beatty, who has appeared in more than 100 films, accepted the Master of Cinema award Saturday, mARCH 18, 2006 at the 2006 RiverRun International Film Festival. (AP Photo/Gino Domenico)AP - Ned Beatty says he sees himself as a quintessential character actor.


"V" stands for victory at box office (Reuters)

March 19, 2006

Reuters - The futuristic terrorist thriller "V For Vendetta" blew up its rivals at the weekend box office in North America, according to studio estimates released on Sunday.

'V for Vendetta' Tops Box Office (AP)

March 19, 2006

In this undated file photo, originally provided by Warner Bros. Pictures, Natalie Portman sports a new hairdo in 'V for Vendetta,' opening Friday, March 17, 2006. Her character is imprisoned and has her long locks shorn in a scene disturbingly reminiscent of images from the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, David Appleby)AP - Audiences were in a rebellious mood, lifting the action tale "V for Vendetta" to the top spot at the weekend box office with a $26.1 million debut.