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"Losers" comic book finally on way to big screen (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 05:46 AM CST

Reuters - "Stomp the Yard" director Sylvain White is in final negotiations to take the helm of "The Losers," breathing new life into the adaptation of the gritty DC-Vertigo comic book.

Basinger starring in Christmas chiller (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 05:43 AM CST

Reuters - Kim Basinger returns to theaters on December 12 with the thriller "While She Was Out."

Globes category is no laughing matter (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 05:41 AM CST

Reuters - You may not remember the run-up to the war in Iraq as being an especially hilarious time.

Sci-fi film "Avatar" coming out in Imax 3D (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 05:39 AM CST

Reuters - "Avatar" is going big. The live-action 3-D sci-fi adventure from James Cameron will be released simultaneously in Imax 3-D when the film premieres next year in conventional 3-D theaters, Imax Corp. and 20th Century Fox announced Thursday.

Hollywood already in holiday mode (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 02:36 AM CST

A scene from 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'. (DreamWorks Animation/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Hollywood's year-end boxoffice smorgasbord tends to be equal parts HomeTown Buffet and Four Seasons champagne brunch.


Steve Carell could make "Beaver" speak (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 01:42 AM CST

Steve Carell attends the premiere of the film 'Horton Hears a Who!' in Los Angeles, March 8, 2008. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - Steve Carell is attached to star in "The Beaver," a whimsical tale that occupies the fantastical territory as "Being John Malkovich" and "Lars and the Real Girl."


Sundance/NHK unveil finalists for filmmaker prize (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 06:40 PM CST

Reuters - The Sundance Institute and Japanese broadcaster NHK on Thursday unveiled the 12 finalists for their filmmaking prize that supports new and emerging voices in independent cinema from around the world.

Hollywood spotlights environment (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 05:47 PM CST

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore waves to the media at the Japanese premiere of his documentary film 'An Inconvenient Truth' in Tokyo January 15, 2007. (Kiyoshi Ota/Reuters)Reuters - Hollywood is turning the silver screen "green," but cutting waste, energy and costs in an industry known for big budgets and over-the-top productions is not easy, even in the trend setting movie business.


Hollywood meets Bollywood in Oscar-hyped `Slumdog' (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:52 PM CST

In this image released by Fox Searchlight, director Danny Boyle is shown on the set of 'Slumdog Millionaire.' (AP Photo/ Fox Searchlight, Ishika Mohan)AP - Hollywood and Bollywood rarely meet. But in the new film "Slumdog Millionaire," the two international epicenters of filmmaking find an unusually fruitful cinematic union.


"Madagascar" top destination for moviegoers (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:33 PM CST

Reuters - Hollywood should jump back into the win column this weekend with three diverse wide openers, led by "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa."

Mos Def Wanted for Shutterbug Smackdown (E! Online)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 01:49 PM CST

Mos Def Wanted for Shutterbug Smackdown(E! Online)E! Online - Mos Def probably wishes he could Be Kind and Rewind right about now.


Charlize's Watch Suit Ticks Down (E! Online)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 09:46 AM CST

Charlize's Watch Suit Ticks Down(E! Online)E! Online - Charlize Theron has called time on her war with Raymond Weil.


New DVD releases: `Kung Fu Panda,' 'Hellboy II' (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 02:58 PM CST

AP - Selected home-video releases:

Rob Pattinson: 1 Tequila, 2 Tequila, 3 Tequila...Score? (E! Online)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 05:04 PM CST

Rob Pattinson: 1 Tequila, 2 Tequila, 3 Tequila...Score?(E! Online)E! Online - Just how does the new hunk Robert Pattinson do it? The Brit sensation is hitting big as the star of Twilight (Interview With a Gossip Girl, is more like it), but just how did this relative unknown land the part of fiction's sexiest character?


Gay couples disappointed by Calif. marriage ban (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 11:37 AM CST

Entertainer Lance Bass, left, greets a protester as they march on Sunset Boulevard during a `No on Prop 8' march and rally in West Hollywood , Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008.  California voters put a stop to gay marriage, creating uncertainty about the legal status of 18,000 same-sex couples who tied the knot during a four-month window of opportunity opened by the state's highest court(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)AP - Actor George Takei and longtime partner Brad Altman were the first to receive a marriage license in West Hollywood when a court cleared the way for gay marriage earlier this year.


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