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Vivid to offer movies to burn onto discs (Reuters)

April 19, 2006

Reuters - Adult entertainment giant Vivid Entertainment Group said on Wednesday it will start next month selling downloadable movies that viewers can burn to DVD and watch on their TVs.

'Mamma Mia' Heading to the Big Screen (AP)

April 19, 2006

Actresses, from right, Jennifer Vuletic, Silvie Paladino and Emma Powell perform during a press conference at a Hong Kong hotel in this Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004 file photo, to promote 'Mamma Mia!'. 'Mamma Mia!', the campy, crowd-pleasing musical inspired by ABBA disco-pop hits, is heading for the big screen, the trade paper Variety reported Wednesday, April 19, 2006. Tom Hanks' production company, Playtone, the paper reported, has inked a deal with Littlestar Services Limited, the company run by the hit show's producer, Judy Craymer, and ABBA songwriters Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - "Mamma Mia!", the campy, crowd-pleasing musical inspired by ABBA disco-pop hits, is heading for the big screen, the trade paper Variety reported Wednesday.


At the Movies: `The Sentinel' (AP)

April 19, 2006

AP - In "The Sentinel," Michael Douglas stars as Kiefer Sutherland in a big-screen clone of "24," playing a fed caught up in a lurid tale of illicit passion, presidential assassination and an agent on the run.

Tom and Katie Welcome Daughter Suri (AP)

April 19, 2006

Jake Byrd distributes cigasr to fans outside the house of actor Tom Cruise in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, April 18, 2006, is mobbed by celebrity photographers. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, the high-profile pair dubbed TomKat by the media, had a baby girl Tuesday, April 18, 2006, said Cruise spokesman Arnold Robinson. The baby, named Suri, weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches long, he said. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)AP - Word of the world's most famous silent birth has finally been heard.


Rwanda survivors say Hollywood has got it wrong (Reuters)

April 19, 2006

Rwandan genocide survivors carry crosses to be placed on the graves of the 1994 genocide victims, during a commemoration in Kigali, Rwanda, April 7, 2006. (Arthur Asiimwe/Reuters)Reuters - Three films in two years about Rwanda's genocide have shocked Western audiences with the scale and savagery of the slaughter, but many survivors in the tiny central African nation are unimpressed.


Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes Welcome New Baby (AP)

April 19, 2006

Tom Cruise, right, and Katie Holmes kiss on Via della Conciliazione boulevard near St. Peter's Basilica, as they arrive for the David di Donatello Italian film awards, in Rome, in this April 29, 2005 file photo. (AP Photo/Corrado Giambalvo, File)AP - Word of the world's most famous silent birth has finally been heard. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, the public lovebirds dubbed TomKat by the media, "joyously welcomed the arrival" of a baby girl Tuesday, said Cruise spokesman Arnold Robinson.


Colin Farrell Settles Sex Tape Dispute (AP)

April 19, 2006

Actor Colin Farrell, who stars in the title role of the new film 'Alexander,' poses for a portrait at the St. Regis Hotel in the Century City area of Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 8, 2004. Farrell can breathe easy _ his private parts will remain out of public view. Farrell and ex-girlfriend Nicole Narain reached an amicable settlement in their legal battle about a sex tape they filmed three years ago, her attorney said Tuesday April 18, 2006. (AP Photo/Stefano Paltera)AP - Colin Farrell can breathe easy — his private parts will remain out of public view.


Cameraman sticks it to convention in gym pic (Reuters)

April 19, 2006

Reuters - Cameraman Daryn Okada is no stranger to strong female characters, having shot 1997's "Anna Karenina," 2004's "Mean Girls" and last year's "Just Like Heaven," starring Reese Witherspoon.

"Adam and Steve" a gross-out gay comedy (Reuters)

April 19, 2006

Reuters - In most romantic comedies the lovers meet cute. "Adam & Steve," directed by actor Craig Chester (familiar from his roles in such gay-themed indie films as "Grief" and "Swoon"), adopts a new approach. In this ramshackle if intermittently amusing effort, currently playing in limited release, they meet gross.

Brian Grazer Files for Legal Separation (AP)

April 19, 2006

Brian Grazer arrives at the World Premiere of Cinderella Man on May 23, 2005 at The Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Ca. Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer has filed for legal separation from his wife of eight years, novelist Gigi Levangie-Grazer. In documents filed MondayApril 17, 2006 in Los Angeles Superior Court, Grazer cited irreconcilable differences and asked for joint custody of their sons, 2-year-old Patrick and 6-year-old Thomas. Grazer's collaboration with director Ron Howard earned them a best picture Oscar in 2002 for 'A Beautiful Mind.' Their latest project, 'The Da Vinci Code,' will be released in theaters next month. (AP/Luis Martinez)AP - Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer has filed for legal separation from his wife of eight years, novelist Gigi Levangie-Grazer.


Frank Oz marches to "Funeral" (Reuters)

April 19, 2006

Reuters - "Stepford Wives" director Frank Oz will shoot "Death at a Funeral," a low-budget indie farce starring Matthew Macfadyen ("Pride & Prejudice"), Peter Dinklage ("The Station Agent") and Ewen Bremner ("Match Point").

Autistic hoops star scores movie deal (Reuters)

April 19, 2006

Jason McElwain, from Greece Athena High School in Rochester, N.Y., celebrate after being recognized at halftime of the New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers NBA basketball game Thursday, April 13, 2006, in Cleveland. McElwain gained nationwide notoriety in February when he scored 20 points in the final two minutes of a game. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)Reuters - Columbia Pictures has acquired the life rights to Jason McElwain, an autistic teenager who morphed from a basketball benchwarmer into an international media sensation after hitting six three-pointers in the final four minutes of a high school game.


High-definition DVD gets low-key launch party (Reuters)

April 19, 2006

A display of HD DVDs is shown at the HD DVD booth during the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 6, 2006. The first HD-DVD titles are slated to go on sale Tuesday and, contrary to speculation, Toshiba players have arrived at Best Buy and should be on sale in at least some of the chain's locations. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - HD-DVD players and software went on sale Tuesday at Best Buy and other select retailers, and a trickle of early adopters came to buy, even though only three movies are available.