Movie News

Holiday movies offer escape from economy's gloom (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 06:06 AM CST

Reuters - Looking for some holiday spirit to escape the economic gloom? Never fear, Hollywood is here.

Michael Cera comedy flies under radar (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:53 PM CST

Reuters - Look at most movie databases, and you'll find no mention of a new film called "Paper Hearts."

Madonna's brother steps behind camera (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:09 PM CST

Reuters - Christopher Ciccone, who has directed music videos for his sister Madonna, will make his feature directorial debut with the teen thriller "Twist."

Director traveled unlikely road to "Christmases" (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:08 PM CST

Reuters - When Seth Gordon was lugging bundles of cash and a video camera around rural Kenya 11 years ago, he didn't see it leading to a gig directing Vince Vaughn in a big-budget Hollywood comedy. But sometimes that's just where altruism takes you.

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

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 09:23 PM CST

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.

Reading between the lines of Fitzgerald adaptations (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 07:41 PM CST

Reuters - As Paramount readies its Christmas Day opening of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," the long, difficult relationship between the film industry and F. Scott Fitzgerald again will be put to the test.

Film fest chief resigns amid political controversy (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 07:37 PM CST

Reuters - In the wake of harsh industry criticism over his $1,500 donation to support the recently passed California ballot initiative Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage, Richard Raddon has resigned his post as director of the Los Angeles Film Festival.

Divorce takes a holiday in "Four Christmases" (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 06:40 PM CST

Reuters - Marriage, kids and divorce have all had their impact on Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon, so when it comes to planning the holidays and extended family visits, she has this advice: go with the flow.

Blues power fuels "Cadillac Records" (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 06:23 PM CST

Reuters - "Cadillac Records" comes from Sony Music Film, so it's no surprise that the project is more a soundtrack in search of a movie than a film about the pre-eminent blues record label of the '50s and '60s and the fabulous artists who passed through its Chicago recording studio.

Mel Gibson Facing Passionate Deposition (E! Online)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 06:19 PM CST

E! Online - Looks like Mel Gibson is in for a grilling.

Fincher discusses Oscar hopeful `Benjamin Button' (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:30 PM CST

AP - David Fincher spent five years making the soon-to-be released, Oscar-hyped film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," but he had little use for the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story on which it is based.