Eva Longoria gets in touch with "Texas" roots (Reuters)
April 20, 2006
Reuters - "Desperate Housewives"
star Eva Longoria is returning to her Lone Star roots,
headlining Disney's fish-out-of-water romantic comedy "Deep in
the Heart of Texas."
"Silent" movie aims to make noise at box office (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - With the big guns of May about to train their sights on moviegoers, Hollywood is using the next two weekends to launch a mixed assortment of genres in hopes of finding a couple of movies that can establish traction before the onslaught of hoped-for summer blockbusters.
"X-Men," "Da Vinci," Coppola Do Cannes (E! Online)
April 20, 2006
E! Online - The X-Men are going to make their Last Stand at Cannes.
Michael Douglas saves the day in slick "Sentinel" (Reuters)
April 20, 2006
Reuters - "The Sentinel" is a
slick enough thriller about a presidential assassination
attempt. It is also a rather mechanical, soulless affair that
avoids politics or anything else that might clearly define who
these characters are and why we should care other than that's
the First Family and these are the valiant Secret Service
agents sworn to protect the president's life.
"Scary Movie 4" director gets serious about comedy (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - He's the director of the biggest-grossing movie comedy in America at the moment, though his demeanor at a recent lunch was that of a somber accountant, and he insists that comedy is just too serious to joke about.
Longoria Takes on First Major Movie Role (AP)
April 20, 2006
AP - The "hottest woman in the world" is more than desperate. Eva Longoria, known to "Desperate Housewives" fans as two-timing Gabrielle Solis and Maxim readers as the world's hottest woman, takes on her first major movie role in "The Sentinel," opening Friday.
'Snakes on a Plane' a Web Phenomenon (AP)
April 20, 2006
AP - The buzz — or hiss — began with the movie's title, a plot-spoiling punch line that rapidly evolved into an Internet phenomenon: Production stills were posted on the Web, followed by mock movie trailers and posters, R-rated audio clips, silly songs, poems, even a line of T-shirts.
Woody Allen Cancels Movie Shoot in Paris (AP)
April 20, 2006
AP - France's film commission is disappointed: Woody Allen won't shoot his next movie in Paris after all. Allen has been working on a Paris script, but it turned out to be too ambitious for his budget, the commission said Thursday in a statement.
US appeals court backs Brown's "Da Vinci Code" (Reuters)
April 20, 2006
Reuters - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
in New York has upheld a ruling that Dan Brown did not copy
elements of another writer's work in his bestseller, "The Da
Vinci Code," his publisher said on Thursday.
3 Americans Going for Cannes Top Prize (AP)
April 20, 2006
AP - Three rising American directors — Sofia Coppola, Richard Linklater and Richard Kelly — will compete against Cannes veterans including Pedro Almodovar and Nanni Moretti for the top prize at this year's festival in May.
Brad Pitt Seeks New Orleans Blueprint (AP)
April 20, 2006AP - Brad Pitt called for people to submit proposals for an environmentally friendly design competition he is sponsoring to rebuild parts of New Orleans devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Baby Suri a Hot Topic in Israel (AP)
April 20, 2006
AP - Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' choice of a Hebrew-flavored name for their newborn daughter has speakers of the language scratching their heads.
Will Smith Crashes Bar Mitzvah (AP)
April 20, 2006AP - He never got an invitation and he certainly didn't R.S.V.P., but that didn't stop Will Smith from crashing Atir Cohen's bar mitzvah at Jerusalem's Western Wall.
Hollywood's old, new gear up for political Cannes (Reuters)
April 20, 2006
Reuters - Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Kirsten
Dunst will share the famed Cannes red carpet next month with a
series of lesser-known film makers, in what is set to be a
festival at which politics play a major role.
Coppola Trying for Top Prize at Cannes (AP)
April 20, 2006AP - Pedro Almodovar, Sofia Coppola and Nanni Moretti are among the filmmakers who will compete for the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
US appeals court backs Brown's 'Da Vinci Code' (Reuters)
April 20, 2006
Reuters - The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
in New York has upheld a ruling that Dan Brown did not copy
elements of another writer's work in his bestseller, "The Da
Vinci Code," his publisher said on Thursday.
'Mission' Cast Carries on Without Cruise (AP)
April 20, 2006AP - Talk about a Mission Impossible: Promoting a movie the day after Tom Cruise and his soon-to-be bride Katie Holmes had their first child together.
"Narnia" tops DVD sales for second week (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - Positioned as an ideal Easter gift, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" logged a second consecutive week as the top-selling DVD in the United States, according to data issued Wednesday.
Fonda, Huffman, Lohan have "Georgia" on their mind (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman and Lindsay Lohan are in talks to star in "Georgia Rule," a dark comedy that will be directed by Garry Marshall.
"Emily Rose" director finds way to "Paradise" (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - The director of surprise fall hit "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" is bringing John Milton's "Paradise Lost" to the big screen.
Turturro wedded to Kidman in Baumbach pic (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - John Turturro has signed on to join Jack Black, Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Jason Leigh in an untitled comedy-drama from Noah Baumbach, the writer-director of "The Squid and the Whale."
"United 93" provokes deep and disturbing emotions (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - Press notes for motion pictures are usually filled with dispensable, self-congratulatory puffery, but the one for the soul-searing film "United 93" contains this trenchant comment from its English writer-director, Paul Greengrass:
Linklater, Kelly, Coppola fly US flag in Cannes (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - Organizers of the Cannes Film Festival said Thursday that three American films will compete for the coveted Palme d'Or when the event's 59th edition gets underway May 17.
"Dad" hoping to have its day with DVD boxed set (Reuters)
April 20, 2006Reuters - Stupendous DVD sales of "Family Guy" not only brought the once-canceled show back on the air but also led to the release of a feature-length, direct-to-video movie, "Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin -- The Untold Story."