'Inside Man' Tops at Box Office With $29M (AP)

March 26, 2006

AP - Denzel Washington's reunion with Spike Lee put them on the inside track at the box office.

Malkovich is game for top 'Mutant' role (Reuters)

March 26, 2006

Reuters - John Malkovich, currently in theaters with "The Libertine," will portray a 23rd century corporate overlord in "The Mutant Chronicles," a sci-fi thriller based on the popular role-playing board game.

Anniversary DVD of Film '9-To-5' Due Out (AP)

March 26, 2006

Lily Tomlin shares some thoughts about Steve Martin, the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - NEW YORK — For actress Lily Tomlin, the 9-to-5 workday sounds quaint these days. The star of the 1980 film "Nine to Five" — about three women who turn the tables on their oppressive male boss — Tomlin said the world now "is just so pressured."


Anniversary DVD of Film '9-To-5' Due Out (AP)

March 26, 2006

Lily Tomlin shares some thoughts about Steve Martin, the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - NEW YORK — For actress Lily Tomlin, the 9-to-5 workday sounds quaint these days. The star of the 1980 film "Nine to Five" — about three women who turn the tables on their oppressive male boss — Tomlin said the world now "is just so pressured."


"Inside Man" Snatches Millions (E! Online)

March 26, 2006

Inside Man heisted millions and got away as the top film of the 
 weekend. Who says crime doesn't pay?E! Online - Inside Man heisted millions and got away as the top film of the weekend. Who says crime doesn't pay?


'Inside Man' Tops at Box Office With $29M (AP)

March 26, 2006

AP - Denzel Washington's reunion with Spike Lee put them on the inside track at the box office.

Denzel Washington's 'Inside Man' tops box office (Reuters)

March 26, 2006

An undated publicity photograph shows actors Jodie Foster and Denzel Washington in a scene from their new film 'Inside Man'. 'Inside Man' takes place during a hostage situation in which a tough cop matches wits with a clever bank robber who sets to pull the the perfect heist. (Universal Pictures/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Denzel Washington and director Spike Lee scored the best opening of their careers on Sunday, as the heist thriller "Inside Man" grabbed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office in North America with estimated ticket sales of $29 million.


Changing India forces Bollywood to turn down volume (Reuters)

March 26, 2006

Reuters - Think Bollywood, and what usually comes to mind are kitschy, megawatt musicals with lavish song-and-dance sequences largely disconnected from the plot.

Spurlock Lecture Causes Stir at Pa. School (AP)

March 26, 2006

Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker and star of the documentary film ''Super Size Me,'' in this March 3, 2004 file photo. Spurlock gave a profanity-laced, politically incorrect speech at a suburban Philadelphia high school on March 24, 2005. His comments thrilled students, and angered the superintendent. (AP Photo/E Pablo Kosmicki, File)AP - The filmmaker who ate nothing but McDonald's meals for his Oscar-nominated film, "Super Size Me," gave a profanity-laced, politically incorrect speech at a suburban Philadelphia high school, but not everyone was lovin' it.


"Brokeback" Actor Not Happy, Nor Gay (E! Online)

March 26, 2006

Randy Quaid signed up for a gay cowboy movie, not a universal 
 love story.E! Online - Randy Quaid signed up for a gay cowboy movie, not a universal love story.


'20,000 Leagues' Director Fleischer Dies (AP)

March 26, 2006

AP - Richard Fleischer, who directed several memorable films from sci-fi classics such as "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" to war movies as "Tora! Tora! Tora!", has died. He was 89.