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James Woods OK After Test for Chest Pain (AP)

May 2, 2006

Actor James Woods arrives at a film premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on Dec. 5, 2004, in New York. Woods, nominated for Oscars for his roles in 'Salvador' and 'Ghosts of Mississippi,' was recovering at home Tuesday, May 2, 2006, the day after doctors performed an angioplasty to open clogged heart arteries, his publicist said. (AP Photo/Gina Gayle)AP - James Woods, nominated for Oscars for his roles in "Salvador" and "Ghosts of Mississippi," was given the OK after undergoing an angiogram to check out chest pain, his publicist said Tuesday.


DreamWorks Animation 1Q Profit Plummets (AP)

May 2, 2006

This computer-animated image released by DreamWorks Animation shows Stella the skunk, making an uninvited surprise appearance at a birthday party, in a scene from 'Over The Hedge.' DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. said Tuesday its profit plunged 73 percent in the first quarter as the studio relied on home video sales of 'Madagascar' while it prepares for its next theatrical release later this month. (AP Photo/DreamWorks Animation SKG, HO)AP - Without a successful theatrical release to boost earnings, profits at DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. plunged 73 percent in the first quarter, although results were good enough to beat Wall Street forecasts.


Movie Studio Donates to Flight 93 Fund (AP)

May 2, 2006

Surveillance video from Washington's Dulles International Airport taken the morning of September 11, 2001, shows two hijackers passing through a security checkpoint. The Bush administration does not have enough intelligence analysts to track the movements of terrorists and lacks the ability to distribute classified data about suspicious travelers to U.S. customs and immigration officials, a government report released on Tuesday shows. (courtesy NBC/Via Reuters TV/Reuters)AP - Universal Pictures says it will donate $1.15 million this week toward a memorial to the passengers and crew who perished aboard United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001 — addressing concerns of a lawmaker who has blocked legislation to buy land for the project.


"Sopranos" star switches from mobster to cop (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

Actor James Gandolfini is seen in Pasadena, California January 13, 2006. Not since 'The Godfather' has there been an actor so closely tied to his role as a mobster, but Gandolfini, star of HBO's hit series 'The Sopranos,' is breaking the mold in his new film by playing a cop. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Not since "The Godfather" has there been an actor so closely tied to his role as a mobster, but James Gandolfini, star of HBO's hit series "The Sopranos," is breaking the mold in his new film by playing a cop.


Director Makes First Feature Film in Yemin (AP)

May 2, 2006

This undated photo provided by Felix Films shows a scene from British-Yemeni director Bader Ben Hirsi's film 'A New Day in OLd Sana'a', the first feature film ever made in Yemen. (AP Photo/Felix Films)AP - Bader Ben Hirsi could make quite a screenplay out of his experience directing the first feature film ever made in Yemen, the ancient land at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula.


Malkovich plays man who would be Kubrick in film (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

Reuters - John Malkovich's new film has him playing an Englishman who pretends he is Stanley Kubrick in what is billed as a "true-ish" story about a conman who duped dozens of people into thinking he was the reclusive director.

Tom Cruise Says He Ignores Media Reports (AP)

May 2, 2006

Actor Tom Cruise mingles with photographers at the end of a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico on Monday May 1, 2006. Cruise is in Mexico to promote his new film, Mission Impossible III.(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)AP - Tom Cruise whipped off his sunglasses with flair and flashed a winning smile as he greeted a hotel ballroom packed with journalists in Mexico's capital.


US "Sopranos" star switches from mobster to cop (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

Reuters - Not since "The Godfather" has there been an actor so closely tied to his role as a mobster, but James Gandolfini, star of HBO's hit series "The Sopranos," is breaking the mold in his new film by playing a cop.

Astin, Boothe make cut for 'Final Season' (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

Reuters - Sean Astin and Powers Boothe have signed on to the sports-themed indie "The Final Season."

At the Movies: `The Proposition' (AP)

May 2, 2006

AP - If Nick Cave had written it in song, his harsh Australian Western "The Proposition" might have made a fine addition to "Murder Ballads," his album of bloody tunes about killers, barbaric love and death.

Soldiers turn film makers in "War Tapes" (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

U.S. Army soldiers patrol in the Abu Ghraib district of Baghdad March 27, 2005. Three U.S. soldiers who took video cameras to Iraq to make a new film called 'War Tapes' have strong, varied and sometimes surprising views but they agree on one thing -- Americans don't know enough about war. (Bob Strong/Reuters)Reuters - Three U.S. soldiers who took video cameras to Iraq to make a new film called "War Tapes" have strong, varied and sometimes surprising views but they agree on one thing -- Americans don't know enough about war.


Ailing Glenn Ford Skips Birthday Event (AP)

May 2, 2006

This is a 1947 photo of actor Glenn Ford in costume for his role in the movie 'The Loves of Carmen.' He is shown sitting on the motorcycle he uses to travel to and from location 'rather than a horse.' Ford, celebrating his 90th birthday,enjoys watching vintage films, including his own. 'One picture that he didn't like was `The Loves of Carmen' with Rita Hayworth, which (Columbia boss) Harry Cohn forced him to make,' his son Peter Ford said.(AP Photo)AP - Glenn Ford was saluted on his 90th birthday with praise from his fellow actors and a screening of his 1946 film "Gilda."


British actor to play Dutch master Rembrandt (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

Reuters - British actor Martin Freeman will play Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn in "Nightwatching," which director Peter Greenaway will begin shooting next month, said producer Kees Kasander.

Oscar-winner Dreyfuss campaigns against "shaped news" (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

Actor Richard Dreyfuss arrives for 'The 33rd American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to George Lucas' at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles June 9, 2005. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)Reuters - Richard Dreyfuss has challenged the establishment for decades and now the maverick actor and activist is taking on the mainstream media.


Tom Cruise Promotes Movie in Mexico (AP)

May 2, 2006

Actor Tom Cruise mingles with photographers at the end of a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico on Monday May 1, 2006. Cruise is in Mexico to promote his new film, Mission Impossible III.(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)AP - Tom Cruise whipped off his sunglasses with flair and flashed a winning smile as he greeted a hotel ballroom packed with journalists in Mexico's capital.


Video Bible counters "Da Vinci Code" (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

Reuters - Faith-based marketing strikes again.

Jack Black hits "Rewind" for comedy (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

Actor Jack Black poses as he arrives for the UK premiere of 'King Kong' in London's Leicester Square in this December 8, 2005 file photo. Jack Black is set to star in the eccentric comedy 'Be Kind Rewind,' playing a junkyard worker whose brain is magnetized, destroying every tape in his friend's video store and forcing the pair to remake the lost films. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)Reuters - Jack Black is set to star in the eccentric comedy "Be Kind Rewind," playing a junkyard worker whose brain is magnetized, destroying every tape in his friend's video store and forcing the pair to remake the lost films.


Successful filmmakers struggle in Mexico (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

Editors at the Qatar-based Arabic language television news channel Al Jazeera work in the newsroom in Doha in this November 30, 2005 file photo. Al Jazeera's glossy new London offices may not be fully completed, but anticipation is already building for the summer launch of an English-language version. (Caren Firouz/Reuters)Reuters - After directing Mexico's all-time box office champ, Carlos Carrera is making a comfortable living off film. Or so one might think.


Spike TV to honor horror/sci-fi films, shows (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

Reuters - Spike TV, the cable network that targets young men, is set to launch an awards show devoted to the booming horror/science fiction genre.

Tom Arnold dives into swimming drama (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

Tom Arnold smiles as he arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'The Kid and I' in Hollywood in this November 28, 2005 file photo. Arnold has joined Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac in the period drama 'P.D.R.', it was reported May 2, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Tom Arnold has joined Terrence Howard and Bernie Mac in the period drama "P.D.R."


"Nightmare" awakens for 3-D release (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

Reuters - Sally will drop nightshade into Dr. Finkelstein's tea in 3-D come Halloween, when Walt Disney Pictures releases a digitally remastered version of "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas."

"Ice Age" sequel in final stint at No. 1 overseas (Reuters)

May 2, 2006

A publicity shot from the movie 'Ice Age 2: The Meltdown' is seen. The film earned $27.9 million from 61 territories last weekend, taking its total to $376.2 million. 'Scary Movie 4' heated up $9.4 million from 23 countries and lifted its international haul to $47.1 million. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - May madness sets in at the foreign box office next weekend as "Mission: Impossible III" kicks off a month that will see "Poseidon" set sail on May 12, "The Da Vinci Code" crack theaters on May 19, and "X-Men: The Last Stand" mark the spot the following weekend.


"Mission: Impossible" Marketing Blowup (E! Online)

May 2, 2006

Your mission, should you choose to accept it--make the newspapers go boom!E! Online - Your mission, should you choose to accept it--make the newspapers go boom!