Wal-Mart Won't Quit "Brokeback" (E! Online)

April 6, 2006

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.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

Author Michael Baigent arrives for the afternoon session of his case at the Royal Courts of Justice in London,on March 17, 2006. High Court justice Peter Smith rules Friday, April 7, 2006, in the copyright infringement claim by authors  Baigent and Richard Leigh against 'Da Vinci Code' publisher Random House. Baigent and Leigh are the authors of the 1982 nonfiction book 'The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail.' (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)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

Italian movie legend Sophia Loren smiles to photographers during a photocall to present 'Sicolone, Lazzaro, Loren' an exhibition of her life, career and personal memories, in Rome, Thursday, April 6, 2006. The free exhibition runs from April 7 through May 7. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)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, 2006

AP - 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

Director Oliver Stone is seen in Rome, January 10, 2005. Twenty years after it was turned down for selection by the Cannes organizers, Stone's Vietnam drama 'Platoon' will screen at the 2006 edition of the festival next month to coincide with a DVD re-release. (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)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, 2006

Reuters - 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

Actors Josh Peck (R) and Drake Bell arrive at the Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards held in Los Angeles, California April 1, 2006.   REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - 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, 2006

Reuters - "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, 2006

Reuters - 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.