Movie News

Adrien Brody in the run in "Courier" actioner (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 02:52 AM CDT Reuters - Adrien Brody will be chased by cops and crime bosses as the title character in "The Courier."

Mary-Louise Parker does stint in "Solitary" (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 02:42 AM CDT Reuters - "Weeds" star Mary-Louise Parker will begin a May/December romance with Michael Douglas in "Solitary," an indie drama co-starring Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito and Jenna Fischer.

Sean Penn's new gay drama avoiding publicity (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 01:45 AM CDT Reuters - The opening of "Milk," director Gus Van Sant's account of California's first openly gay politician, is four weeks away. Yet you wouldn't know it.

Diane Keaton embarrasses herself in dire comedy (Reuters) Posted: 28 Oct 2008 01:42 AM CDT Reuters - Following in the footsteps of Jane Fonda's "Monster-in-Law," the new Diane Keaton comedy "Smother" seemingly demonstrates that the fate of '70s-era Oscar winners seems to be playing aging mothers from hell in woeful feature-length sitcoms. Wisely opened without advance press screenings, "Smother" also proves that "Mad Money" actually wasn't Keaton's career nadir.

Van Sant and Fox Searchlight drink "Kool-Aid" (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2008 10:54 PM CDT Reuters - Fox Searchlight has picked up "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," a project based on the 1968 Tom Wolfe book. Gus Van Sant is directing.

Civil trial of Keanu Reeves begins in LA (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2008 07:40 PM CDT AP - Just like in "The Matrix," jurors in a civil trial featuring Keanu Reeves may have to wade through several versions of reality.

Julianne Hough to undergo surgery (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2008 05:33 PM CDT AP - The pain that sent Julianne Hough from a "Dancing with the Stars" taping to the hospital has turned out to be more serious than a stomach ache.

Triple tragedy leaves Hudson career at crossroads (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2008 05:11 PM CDT AP - Just a month ago, a bubbly Jennifer Hudson — who had been striking gold with just about everything she touched — was running down the list of all the projects that she expected would soon dominate her life.

Indie idol Smith goes mainstream in `Zack & Miri' (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2008 04:18 PM CDT AP - The wonderboy who made "Clerks" now is officially an "influence" on a new generation of filmmakers.

`High School Musical' makes grade with $42M debut (AP) Posted: 27 Oct 2008 04:03 PM CDT AP - "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" debuted as a box-office valedictorian, taking in $42 million — a record opening for a musical.

Samuel L. Jackson: No on Prop. 8 (E! Online) Posted: 27 Oct 2008 03:35 PM CDT E! Online - Samuel L. Jackson has joined the fight to keep gay marriage legal in California.

Movie planned on life of Prophet Mohammad (Reuters) Posted: 27 Oct 2008 01:47 PM CDT Reuters - A movie drama about the life of the Prophet Mohammad is to go into production soon, and will be only the second English-language film of its kind ever made, its producers said on Monday.