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Tuesday, 25 November 2008 at 04:23 Posted by smp

Movie News

Hindu protest forces Husain film off India festival (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:43 AM CST

Reuters - India's most prestigious film festival has put off screening a decades-old documentary by its best known painter after complaints from Hindu nationalists who oppose the artist for sketching Hindu deities in the nude.

Hollywood studios turn hopeful eye toward holiday (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 12:58 AM CST

Tourists pause on a walkway at a shopping mall which offers a view of the famed Hollywood sign at the hills in California March 14, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - One or more of Wednesday's three wide-release movies might turn out to be a box-office turkey, but film distributors see the long Thanksgiving session as a lucrative opportunity for new films and holdovers alike.

Schrader takes "Extreme" action in India (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 12:13 AM CST

Director Paul Schrader speaks with a journalist in Stockholm November 19, 2007. (Bob Strong/Reuters)Reuters - Saying that he feels the U.S. film market has become "barren," Paul Schrader, the writer of classics "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull," is packing his bags for Mumbai, India, to write and direct the Bollywood action movie "Extreme City."

"Button" stitches intimate drama of love, loss (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 08:42 PM CST

Reuters - The fantasy element in F. Scott Fitgerald's 1922 short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," in which a man ages backward, does not begin to suggest the urgent drama and romantic fatalism that director David Fincher and writers Eric Roth and Robin Swicord have so strikingly brought to the screen in the movie version.

Capsule reviews of `Milk' and other films (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 08:05 PM CST

AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

Review: Penn mesmerizes in Van Sant's `Milk' (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 08:02 PM CST

AP - Gus Van Sant has spent the past few years making dreamy, amorphous meditations on life and death that seemingly were intended for his hardcore fans, himself, and no one else.

Celebrity blogs let stars speak for themselves (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 06:30 PM CST

Actress Mischa Barton arrives for the screening of Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles' film entry 'Blindness' on the opening night of the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 14, 2008. (Vincent Kessler/Reuters)Reuters - In the fast-paced world of celebrity news, stars are increasingly turning to their own Web sites and blog postings to talk about themselves in a do-it-yourself approach to managing their public images.

'Twilight' era dawns with $69.6 million opener (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 05:57 PM CST

Fan Noelle Buffam displays words written on her fists at the premiere of the movie 'Twilight' at the Mann Village and Bruin theatres in Westwood, California November 17, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)AP - The "Twilight" era dawned bright and early.

NYC murder trial opens for `Sopranos' actor (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 05:33 PM CST

Actor Lillo Brancato, Jr. is shown in this Feb. 2005, file photo in New York. The former 'Sopranos' actor faces a real-life murder charges in a New York where his trail in connection with the death of Officer Daniel Enchautegui begins Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, with jury selection. Brancato has been charged with second-degree murder and other crimes. (AP Photo/File, David Greene)AP - Both sides in the murder trial of Lillo Brancato agree on one thing: The once promising actor was a junkie who hit bottom on Dec. 10, 2005 — the night an off-duty police officer was killed during a burglary.

Review: `Four Christmases' is zero fun (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 05:09 PM CST

Reese Witherspoon, a cast member in 'Four Christmases,' poses on the red carpet at the premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - The size difference between Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon isn't the only thing keeping them apart in "Four Christmases."

Steven Seagal Gets a Real Badge, Reality Show (E! Online)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 02:23 PM CST

Steven Seagal Gets a Real Badge, Reality Show(E! Online)E! Online - Steven Seagal is out for justice again...this time for realsies.

"Twilight" sequel gets greenlight (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 01:34 PM CST

Fan Noelle Buffam displays words written on her fists at the premiere of the movie 'Twilight' at the Mann Village and Bruin theatres in Westwood, California November 17, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - The makers of hit film "Twilight" said they have given the go-ahead to produce a new movie based on the second book, "New Moon", in the popular series of vampire novels by Stephenie Meyer.

Twilight Sucks in Fanggirls for $70.6 Mil Weekend (E! Online)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 12:29 AM CST

Twilight Sucks in Fanggirls for $70.6 Mil Weekend(E! Online)E! Online - Now that's buying power.

Luhrmann offers "Australia" as an escape from fear (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 11:47 AM CST

Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman in a scene from 'Australia'. (20th Century Fox/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - The Outback epic "Australia" is director Baz Luhrmann's first film since he dazzled audiences with "Moulin Rouge!" seven years ago, and critics are wondering if the $130 million drama can live up to its hype.

Correction: Box Office story (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 12:10 PM CST

AP - In a Nov. 23 story about the weekend box office, The Associated Press erroneously reported the last name of the president of distribution for Summit Entertainment, which released "Twilight." His name is Richie Fay, not Say.

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