Wal-Mart Won't Quit "Brokeback" (E! Online)
April 6, 2006
E! Online - Wal-Mart has begun selling the DVD of Ang Lee's gay cowboy
flick this week, despite vehement protests from the ultraconservative
American Family Association.
Judge to Rule on 'Da Vinci Code' (AP)
April 6, 2006
AP - Like a good thriller, "The Da Vinci Code" trial has had drama, controversy and conflict. And it's ending with a cliffhanger — which way will a judge rule in the copyright infringement case against the publisher of Dan Brown's world-conquering novel?
Sophia Loren Opens Personal Archive (AP)
April 6, 2006
AP - An exhibit of Sophia Loren's family photos, dresses, jewels, awards and career memorabilia opens Friday at the Vittoriano museum in Rome's historic center.
British Filmmaker Death Ruled Murder (AP)
April 6, 2006AP - A British filmmaker fatally shot in Gaza by an Israeli soldier was murdered, a coroner's jury decided Thursday.
"Platoon" gets second shot at Cannes fest (Reuters)
April 6, 2006
Reuters - Twenty years after it was
turned down for selection by the Cannes organizers, Oliver
Stone's Vietnam drama "Platoon" will screen at the 2006 edition
of the festival next month to coincide with a DVD re-release.
Wal-Mart sells 'Brokeback' DVDs despite protests (Reuters)
April 6, 2006Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, went ahead with plans this week to sell DVD copies of the gay-themed film "Brokeback Mountain" despite protests from a Christian advocacy group.
"Drake & Josh" kids TV duo set for big screen (Reuters)
April 6, 2006
Reuters - Drake Bell and Josh
Peck, stars of the hit Nickelodeon series "Drake & Josh," are
graduating to the big screen.
"Beckham" director doing "Dallas" (Reuters)
April 6, 2006Reuters - "Bend It Like Beckham" director Gurinder Chadha is in talks to take the helm of "Dallas," a big-screen version of the '80s primetime soap.
Director Joanou swimming with "Sharky" remake (Reuters)
April 6, 2006Reuters - Phil Joanou is attached to direct a remake of "Sharky's Machine," a 1981 movie that starred Burt Reynolds as a vice cop who hunts down a group of brutal bad guys.