Prison official punished over "Brokeback" screening (Reuters)
April 9, 2006Reuters - A Massachusetts correctional officer is being disciplined for showing the gay cowboy movie "Brokeback Mountain" to inmates at the state's largest prison because his boss determined that the film includes content inappropriate for a prison setting.
Tribeca Film Festival embraces music (Reuters)
April 9, 2006
Reuters - New York's Tribeca Film Festival is
greatly expanding its musical offerings this year, with Elvis
Costello, Allen Toussaint and John Mayer among the artists set
to perform.
Deep freeze good for b.o. as "Ice" wins (Reuters)
April 9, 2006Reuters - The prehistoric pachyderms of 20th Century Fox's "Ice Age: The Meltdown" weren't in any danger of extinction as the animated hit easily hung on to the top spot in its second weekend of release.
Friendly fire wounds day-and-date release movement (Reuters)
April 9, 2006Reuters - In the search for a new distribution paradigm -- as movie distributors, exhibitors and cable companies rejigger their release windows -- the conflicting interests of two leading experimenters are colliding.
"Meltdown" splash grows bigger overseas (Reuters)
April 9, 2006Reuters - Lacking strong family-film competition and buoyed by traditional holiday periods, 20th Century Fox International's "Ice Age: The Meltdown" dominated the international box office for the second weekend in a row, grossing a whopping $93 million at 8,125 screens in 48 markets.
Ford to celebrate birthday at Cinematheque tribute (Reuters)
April 9, 2006Reuters - Glenn Ford will make his first public appearance in 15 years when the American Cinematheque salutes the actor May 1 on the occasion of his 90th birthday at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood.
'Ice Age' Frozen Atop Box Office (AP)
April 9, 2006
AP - Score one for the prehistoric animals. The 20th Century Fox family tale "Ice Age: The Meltdown" took in $34.5 million to remain the No. 1 movie for a second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
No Meltdown for "Ice Age" (E! Online)
April 9, 2006
E! Online - Ice Age: The Meltdown kept raking in the cool millions to
remain the main attraction at the multiplex for the second weekend in a
row.
GLAAD Media Awards tap "Transamerica" (Reuters)
April 9, 2006Reuters - Duncan Tucker's "Transamerica" was named the outstanding film in limited release at the 17th annual GLAAD Media Awards.
Hot "Ice Age" breaks $100 million box-office mark (Reuters)
April 9, 2006Reuters - "Ice Age: The Meltdown" became the
first movie this year to break the $100 million mark and fended
off four new rivals to top the box office for the second
weekend in a row, according to studio estimates released on
Sunday.
'Ice Age' Leads Box Office for Second Week (AP)
April 9, 2006AP - Score one for the prehistoric animals.
Theron Honored at Gay Media Awards (AP)
April 9, 2006
AP - Charlize Theron was honored with a top prize Saturday from the country's leading gay organization that monitors the media.