Movie News

"HSM3" will please fan base but won't win converts (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 02:27 AM CDT Reuters - The enormous success of "High School Musical" and its sequel on Disney Channel made it practically inevitable that the studio would try to recycle the concept for feature films. If producers can make movie versions of such ancient TV shows as "Starsky and Hutch" and "The A-Team," it's a no-brainer to reproduce a kid-friendly franchise that scored phenomenal ratings in this millennium.

Actress Teri Polo digs "Hole" (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 02:20 AM CDT Reuters - Teri Polo is set to star in the 3-D supernatural feature "The Hole."

Naomi Watts to play landmine campaigner (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 02:17 AM CDT Reuters - Naomi Watts is in negotiations to star in "My Name Is Jody Williams," a drama based on the life of the Nobel Prize-winning campaigner against landmines.

3 men sue Lindsay Lohan over wild ride (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 11:03 PM CDT AP - A wild ride that led to Lindsay Lohan's arrest has sparked another lawsuit.

Terrence Howard: 'Iron Man' replacement a surprise (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 10:37 PM CDT AP - Terrence Howard says was surprised to learn that Don Cheadle would replace him in "Iron Man 2."

Sumner Redstone files for divorce (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 10:14 PM CDT AP - Court documents show that entertainment mogul Sumner Redstone has filed for divorce from his wife of five years.

"Dark" French anthology could use more thrills (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 07:50 PM CDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES -- In addition to horror films like "Saw V" that always open in time for Halloween, there is a relatively new genre of spooky animated films (think Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" or "The Nightmare Before Christmas") that are designed to tap a slightly less bloodthirsty audience.

"Splinter" a wooden Halloween horror (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 06:01 PM CDT Reuters - Whenever a romantic couple in a movie goes camping in the remote woods, you just know it's a bad idea.

New 'Star Wars' online game is 4-millennium rewind (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 05:04 PM CDT AP - "Star Wars" is hyperspeeding to an even longer time ago.

Review: Nuance goes missing in `Changeling' (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 02:40 PM CDT AP - Something more than a child goes missing in Clint Eastwood's "Changeling," his tale casting Angelina Jolie as a real-life single mom whose young son vanishes in 1928.

Director Spike Lee axes agent after film flop (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 06:19 AM CDT Reuters - Spike Lee has left his Hollywood talent agent of more than 15 years in the wake of the dismal box office performance of his latest movie.

"Ballast" breaks through at NY indie film awards (Reuters) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 06:16 AM CDT Reuters - The 18th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards unofficially kicked off awards season with its 22 nominees Monday, and in a move fitting for the indie film world, the top honoree was a film that rejected a traditional distribution deal.

Review: `Pride and Glory' a formulaic cop thriller (AP) Posted: 21 Oct 2008 02:26 PM CDT AP - Everything about the dirty cop thriller "Pride and Glory" is formulaic and forgettable, even down to its generic title.