"Brokeback" DVD ride set for April 4 (Reuters)
March 20, 2006Reuters - "Brokeback Mountain," which stunningly lost the best picture Academy Award this month to "Crash," is being rushed out on DVD in two weeks to capitalize on Oscar buzz, its distributor said Monday.
'Chicago' Producer Sues Miramax for $10M (AP)
March 20, 2006
AP - A producer of the Academy Award-winning movie "Chicago" filed a $10 million lawsuit Monday against Miramax Films Corp., accusing it of failing to his company its share of hundred of millions of dollars the movie earned.
Young, Demme Discuss 'Heart of Gold' (AP)
March 20, 2006
AP - For the filming of "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," Young insisted on a little superstition. Only during a full moon.
New Crop of Concert Films Rock Theaters (AP)
March 20, 2006AP - Three new concert films — "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," "Dave Chappelle's Block Party" and the Beastie Boys' "Awesome; I ... Shot That!" — take different approaches to what every performance film must reconcile: the audience.
"V" stands for victory at box office (Reuters)
March 20, 2006Reuters - 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.
'Brokeback Mountain' on DVD on April 4 (AP)
March 20, 2006AP - Those who have yet to see "Brokeback Mountain," or those looking to see it again, will soon have a choice — the DVD will hit stores April 4, even with the film still in theatrical release.
'Da Vinci' Trial: Lawyer Criticizes Brown (AP)
March 20, 2006
AP - A lawyer whose client accuses author Dan Brown of stealing ideas for his mega-selling conspiracy thriller "The Da Vinci Code" said Monday the novelist's testimony should be treated with "deep suspicion."
Satyajit Ray's Son Plans Film (AP)
March 20, 2006AP - The son of the late Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray is making a film marking 40 years since the creation of one of his father's most famous characters.
Don't bet on "Even Money" (Reuters)
March 20, 2006Reuters - Shouldn't an overwrought drama about the life-shattering effects of gambling addiction make some effort, before delivering its moral, to show why people gamble in the first place? Even back in the days when Hollywood demanded that vice must always end in tears, audiences usually had some vicarious fun before the other shoe dropped.
Weinstein Co. has date with "Miss Potter" (Reuters)
March 20, 2006
Reuters - The Weinstein Co. has
acquired North American rights to "Miss Potter," which stars
Renee Zellweger as children's author Beatrix Potter.
"Mission" movie going mobile first (Reuters)
March 20, 2006
Reuters - Only mobile gamers will
have the ability to be a virtual Ethan Hunt when mobile game
giant Gameloft unleashes "Mission: Impossible 3" across 150
carriers in May, coinciding with the worldwide rollout of the
Tom Cruise thriller.
Final chapter looms in "Da Vinci" copying case (Reuters)
March 20, 2006
Reuters - The copyright case against the
publishers of "The Da Vinci Code" reached its final chapter on
Monday, with lawyers for the claimants renewing accusations
that millionaire author Dan Brown stole their ideas.
New Home-Video Releases (AP)
March 20, 2006AP - Selected home-video releases:
Latest Hollywood script deals (Reuters)
March 20, 2006Reuters - Paramount has spent a high-six-figure sum for feature rights to screenwriter Charlie Fletcher's upcoming children's book "Stoneheart."
Mel & "Passion" pals ponder "Big Question" (Reuters)
March 20, 2006Reuters - An intriguing if ultimately trivial companion piece to "The Passion of the Christ," "The Big Question" consists simply of interviews with various participants in that film responding to questions about theology, faith, God and the meaning of existence.
'V for Vendetta' Nets $26.1M at Box Office (AP)
March 20, 2006
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. The Warner Bros. film, which stars Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving in a story of revolution against a totalitarian British government, bumped off the previous weekend's box-office leaders.
Andy Dick wins laughs with reality-based feature (Reuters)
March 20, 2006Reuters - Andy Dick is an actor famous for two things: portraying a hopeless klutz on television and getting into trouble with booze and drugs.