Clooney, Pitt to return for "Ocean's 13" (Reuters)
March 27, 2006
Reuters - With several multimillion-dollar
hits behind them, one would think George Clooney and Brad Pitt
wouldn't need to steal, but they do and are returning to the
scene of the crime.
Trend of DVD revivals is music to fans' ears (Reuters)
March 27, 2006
Reuters - With Broadway awash in
revivals -- five at the moment, with two more due momentarily
-- and one of those seven, "Sweeney Todd," being absolutely the
best show in town, it also is worth noting the mounds of
Hollywood product now being revived on DVD.
"Devil's Miner" a documentary gem (Reuters)
March 27, 2006Reuters - Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani's rigorous video documentary revolves around the plight of children working in the silver mines of Cerro Rico, Bolivia.
"Inside Man" Snatches Millions (E! Online)
March 27, 2006
E! Online - Inside Man heisted millions and got away as the top film of
the weekend. Who says crime doesn't pay?
Clooney, Pitt, Damon a Go for 'Ocean's 13' (AP)
March 27, 2006AP - Now that George Clooney's an Academy Award winner, he and his crew are returning to their thieving ways.
Johansson Tops FHM's 'Sexiest Women' Poll (AP)
March 27, 2006
AP - Scarlett Johansson tops a lovely list of the "100 Sexiest Women in the World," in a poll of readers by FHM magazine.
Student loads college hopes on "Brokeback" truck (Reuters)
March 27, 2006
Reuters - A half-ton pick-up truck used in the
award-winning gay Western "Brokeback Mountain" is up for sale,
and the seller, a Canadian high school student, hopes the
proceeds will help pay his way through college.
'Da Vinci Code' Rival Releases New Book (AP)
March 27, 2006AP - "The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown and his courtroom nemesis, Michael Baigent, now have a new rivalry — on the best-seller lists.
Hong Kong Media Bashes Actress Zhang Ziyi (AP)
March 27, 2006
AP - She speaks English with a funky Beijing accent. The beaded black and gray Armani outfit she wore to the Oscars was frumpy. She squats on the floor like a Chinese farmer when she goes shopping.
Hurt Says Rwanda Genocide Film a 'Wake-Up' (AP)
March 27, 2006
AP - "Shooting Dogs," a British-German film on the 1994 Rwandan genocide, focuses on the moral lessons of what happened in the country more than a decade ago, one of its stars said.
"Inside Man" Snatches Millions (E! Online)
March 27, 2006
E! Online - Inside Man heisted millions and got away as the top film of the
weekend. Who says crime doesn't pay?
Sci-Fi Great Richard Fleischer Dies (E! Online)
March 27, 2006E! Online - Sci-fi legend Richard Fleischer, the Academy Award-winning Hollywood director whose career spanned five decades and dazzled moviegoers with such genre classics as Fantastic Voyage, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Soylent Green, died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 89.
Jet Li Sued Over His New Movie (AP)
March 27, 2006AP - Jet Li is being sued by relatives of a Chinese kung fu master who say the actor's new film dishonors and misrepresents the life of Huo Yuanjia.
Johansson Tops FHM's 'Sexiest Women' Poll (AP)
March 27, 2006AP - Scarlett Johansson tops a lovely list of the "100 Sexiest Women in the World," in a poll of readers by FHM magazine.
Aishwarya Rai Too Busy for Will Smith (AP)
March 27, 2006AP - Here's the hitch — and it involves Will Smith: Aishwarya Rai has charmed the Hollywood actor, who wants her to appear in his new film. But Rai is busy on the dates he wants.
Rwanda genocide film revives painful memories for survivors (Reuters)
March 27, 2006
Reuters - A new film about the 1994 Rwandan
genocide was being premiered in Kigali on Monday amid fears it
was stirring up painful memories for survivors weeks ahead of
the 12th anniversary of the massacre.
Benicio Del Toro to Star in Guevara Film (AP)
March 27, 2006
AP - Filming of "Guerrilla," a U.S. production on the life of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, is set to begin next month in six locations around Mexico's Veracruz state.
China Not Giving Details About Filmmaker (AP)
March 27, 2006AP - Chinese police last month detained a documentary filmmaker who met with an outspoken lawyer and have refused to tell his family where he is being held or on what charges, his sister said.
'Wedding Singer' director hot for 'Hawaiian' (Reuters)
March 27, 2006Reuters - Frank Coraci, who directed the Adam Sandler hits "The Waterboy" and "The Wedding Singer," is attached to shoot "Hawaiian Dick," a supernatural private eye thriller based on a comic book.
Pat Boone, Ice-T ponder naughty word in new film (Reuters)
March 27, 2006Reuters - The F-word is the word on everyone's lips in a documentary that features musings on the subject by an all-star lineup including crooner Pat Boone and newsman Sam Donaldson, rapper Ice-T and porn star Ron Jeremy.
Madsen, Hannah hitting streets with 'Vice' squad (Reuters)
March 27, 2006Reuters - "Kill Bill" alumni Michael Madsen and Daryl Hannah have signed on to star in the indie cop thriller "Vice."
"Panther" leads foreign box office for 3rd weekend (Reuters)
March 27, 2006Reuters - "The Pink Panther" led the foreign box office for a third weekend with estimated ticket sales of $10.6 million, a $1 million lead over new domestic champ "Inside Man."