Movie News

Fashion maven Ford adds actors to directing debut (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 03:35 AM CST Reuters - Ginnifer Goodwin and Nicholas Hoult are about to make fashion designer Tom Ford less of "A Single Man."

Soderbergh overseeing true-life mob thriller (Reuters) Posted: 04 Nov 2008 03:34 AM CST Reuters - Steven Soderbergh is executive-producing a movie based on the true story of an FBI undercover agent who nearly became a made man in the mob.

Michael Douglas to be honored by movie producers (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 11:23 PM CST Reuters - Michael Douglas will receive a lifetime achievement award from the Producers Guild of America during the group's annual bash at the Hollywood Palladium on January 24, it said Monday.

South Korean erotic film fest restricts women (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 11:21 PM CST Reuters - Erotic movies are making a tentative comeback in South Korea, where they were banned as recently as the late 1990s.

Three Stooges bringing zany antics to big screen (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 10:21 PM CST Reuters - The Three Stooges may have finally found their way back home.

Jury: Keanu Reeves doesn't owe paparazzo (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 05:48 PM CST AP - It's a most excellent outcome for Keanu Reeves: The "Matrix" actor doesn't owe a dime to the paparazzo who sued him.

`HSM3' takes box-office curtain call with $15.3M (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 04:45 PM CST AP - "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" had an encore performance as Hollywood's top movie for the second weekend in a row, taking in $15.3 million.

"Bruno" Ends His Weekend in a Gay Way (E! Online) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 03:38 PM CST E! Online - From joining a rally to fight gay marriage to go-go dancing at a gay bar—it was just another Sunday for Sacha Baron Cohen.

Review: `Madagascar' serves up same old menagerie (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 03:03 PM CST AP - A giraffe in love with a hippo, a zebra with an identity crisis, a lion desperate to win his newfound daddy's respect — the makers of "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" could have plunked their heroes down in a therapist's office for an animals-with-issues session.

Bollywood's Shah Rukh will play his age (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 01:45 PM CST Reuters - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan sheds his Casanova image for a new film, basing his character on a middle-aged man he met while hosting a popular game show on Indian television.

Joaquin Phoenix confirms he's done with movies (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 08:11 AM CST AP - The writing on Joaquin Phoenix's fists said it all.

Bond breaks British box office record (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2008 08:23 AM CST Reuters - The new James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" enjoyed a record opening weekend in Britain, earning 15.4 million pounds ($25 million) at the box office, Hollywood studio Sony Pictures Entertainment said on Monday.