Movie News

Gwyneth Paltrow: I'm helping Madonna over split (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 05:32 AM CDT

AP - Gwyneth Paltrow is helping her friend Madonna through breakup of her marriage.

Prominent Pakistani film-maker kidnapped: police (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 03:31 AM CDT

Reuters - A prominent Pakistani film-maker and distributor, Satish Anand, has been kidnapped in Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi, a top police official said Tuesday.

"Freaks" on leash of "Pineapple Express" director (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 02:04 AM CDT

Reuters - David Gordon Green, director of the recent pot comedy "Pineapple Express," will take the helm of the horror thriller "Freaks of the Heartland," a monster story based on the Dark Horse graphic novel.

Police: Arkansas TV anchorwoman attacked in home (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:08 PM CDT

AP - A popular local TV anchorwoman who had a small part in the Bush biopic "W" was in critical condition Monday after being beaten in her home. Police questioned whether she could have been targeted.

"Saw" horror franchise faces test with 5th movie (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:10 PM CDT

Reuters - Everybody loves a spooky mystery. Here's a good one: How the hell has "Saw," a horror flick made for $1.2 million and nearly dumped straight to video, spawned a franchise that has scared up more than $1 billion?

US urges no leniency for actress's ex (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:49 PM CDT

AP - Prosecutors said Monday they were surprised the former boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway sent a judge a photo of himself and the pope while seeking leniency for cheating investors of millions of dollars by claiming he could buy Catholic Church property on the cheap.