Movie News

YouTube to post full-length MGM films (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 01:40 AM CST

Reuters - YouTube, the largest video-sharing website, will show full-length television shows and films from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's archives in its latest step to boost advertising revenue by adding professional programing, the company told Reuters on Sunday.

`Madagascar' roars with $63.5 million weekend (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 11:14 PM CST

AP - Families herded into movie theaters for another trek with stranded zoo animals as the animated sequel "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" led the weekend with a $63.5 million debut, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Chinese actress Gong Li becomes a Singaporean: report (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 07:27 PM CST

Reuters - Chinese actress Gong Li, the glamorous siren who made a successful crossover to Hollywood, has become a Singaporean, a local newspaper reported on Monday.

"World Unseen" a disappointing lesbian drama (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 05:12 PM CST

Reuters - This lushly photographed, meticulously appointed lesbian melodrama set in 1950s South Africa is surprisingly inert in the drama department.

Director Brett Ratner circles "Conan" remake (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CST

Reuters - "Rush Hour" director Brett Ratner is in final negotiations to take on literature's most famous barbarian.

Sly Stallone casting "ugly guys" for next movie (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 03:22 PM CST

Reuters - Don't look for any pretty boys in Sylvester Stallone's next action movie. Or for too much blood, either.

Chevy Chase, Burt Reynolds spoofing spoofs (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 02:30 PM CST

Reuters - Chevy Chase and Burt Reynolds are spoofing the nonstop flood of spoof films in the upcoming indie comedy "Not Another Not Another Movie."

Nicole Kidman to play transsexual in period drama (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 02:24 PM CST

Reuters - Nicole Kidman as the world's first post-op transsexual, married to Charlize Theron? You betcha.

Cartoon critters, James Bond draw moviegoers (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2008 01:24 PM CST

Reuters - The zoo animals of "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" ruled the roost at the weekend box office in North America, while James Bond was the big shot across the rest of the world.