'Poseidon' setting sail at box office (Reuters)

April 30, 2006

Reuters - German director Wolfgang Petersen likes to get his feet wet.

September 11 film 'United 93' No. 2 at box office (Reuters)

April 30, 2006

United 93 passengers (L-R) Richard Guadagno played by Daniel Sauli, Todd Beamer played by David Alan Basche and Colleeen Fraser played by Denny Dillon are shown in a scene from the new film 'United 93' in this undated publicity photograph. The film is directed, written and produced by Paul Greenglass. The first Hollywood movie dealing with the events of September 11, landed at No. 2 at the weekend box office in North America with respectable ticket sales of $11.6 million, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday. REUTERS/Jonathan Olley/Universal Studios/HandoutReuters - "United 93," the first Hollywood movie to deal with the events of September 11, was No. 2 at the weekend box office in North America with respectable ticket sales of $11.6 million, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.


9-11 Movie Passes Box-Office Test (E! Online)

April 30, 2006

The United 93 question was: Was it too soon--too soon for a 
 movie about 9-11? The box-office answer was: No, not really.E! Online - The United 93 question was: Was it too soon--too soon for a movie about 9-11? The box-office answer was: No, not really.


'United 93' Presents a Painful Tribute (AP)

April 30, 2006

This undated photo, supplied by Universal Pictures, shows writer-director-producer Paul Greengrass talking with the actors who portray the crew and passengers during filming of 'United 93.'  'United 93' will be released in theaters on April 28, 2006.(AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Jonathan Olley)AP - Samuel Franco stood outside the ticket booth, trying to decide which showing of "United 93" he and his wife should catch. He considered 9:45 p.m., then thought better of it. Too close to bedtime. Would they be able to sleep?


Quigley Amazed at Getting Cruise Flick (AP)

April 30, 2006

AP - Actress Maggie Quigley said she was seriously ill when she auditioned for "Mission: Impossible III" and was amazed that she got a key role in the film starring Tom Cruise, a Hong Kong newspaper reported Sunday.

'RV' Passes 'United 93' to Win Box Office (AP)

April 30, 2006

In this photo provided by Columbia Pictures,  an overworked Bob Munro (Robin Williams), drags his family on a road trip to Colorado in a recreational vehicle, in 'RV.'  (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures/Joe Lederer)AP - Audiences hit the road with Robin Williams as his family-vacation romp "RV" opened at No. 1 with $16.4 million, while the acclaimed Sept. 11 drama "United 93" debuted with $11.6 million.


"United 93" No. 2 at box office (Reuters)

April 30, 2006

United 93 passengers (L-R) Richard Guadagno played by Daniel Sauli, Todd Beamer played by David Alan Basche and Colleeen Fraser played by Denny Dillon are shown in a scene from the new film 'United 93' in this undated publicity photograph. The film is directed, written and produced by Paul Greenglass. The first Hollywood movie dealing with the events of September 11, landed at No. 2 at the weekend box office in North America with respectable ticket sales of $11.6 million, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday. (Jonathan Olley/Universal Studios/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - "United 93," the first Hollywood movie dealing with the events of September 11, landed at No. 2 at the weekend box office in North America with respectable ticket sales of $11.6 million, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.


Don Johnson, Wife Have Baby Boy (AP)

April 30, 2006

U.S. actor Don Johnson ajusts his glasses as he poses for the press at the Festival Palace in Cannes on Monday, May 18, 1998. The former 'Miami Vice' and 'Nash Bridges' star Don Johnson paid $14.5 million to save his house from a foreclosure sale. Fourteen acres of his 17-acre Woody Creek estate would have been auctioned off Wednesday on the steps of the Pitkin County Colorado Courthouse if he missed the deadline. Three acres and his guesthouse would have been auctioned off May 10, Foote said.   (AP PHOTO/Lionel Cironneau)AP - "Miami Vice" and "Nash Bridges" star Don Johnson and his wife Kelley celebrated their seventh anniversary with the birth of their third child, a spokesman announced Sunday.


Church Launches 'Da Vinci Code' Campaign (AP)

April 30, 2006

A copy of the Da Vinci Code novel is set alongside a page from Judge Peter Smith's judgement in the Da Vinci Code trial in London, Thursday April 27, 2006.  The British judge who presided over the Da Vinci Code trial has put a code of his own into his judgment and said he would 'probably' confirm it to the person who breaks it.  Italics are placed in strange spots: The first is found in paragraph one of the 360-paragraph long document. The letter S in the word claimants is italicized. In the next graph, claimant is spelled 'claiMant,' and so on.  The italicized letters in the first seven paragraphs spell out 'Smithy code,' playing on the judge's name.  (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - An Australian church group has launched a Web site and a series of cinema advertisements challenging theories in the blockbuster book "The Da Vinci Code" to coincide with the release of the movie version.