Movie News

Will Smith rolling out low-profile Oscar bid (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 02:13 AM CST

Reuters - Will Smith's new drama "Seven Pounds" is rolling out to tastemakers ahead of its December 19 release, having largely flown below blogger radars until now.

Police seeking 2 people in Ruffalo shooting (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:54 AM CST

AP - Police are seeking two people they want to question about the shooting of actor Mark Ruffalo's brother.

Anna Faris hops to a pair of comedies (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:05 AM CST

Reuters - Capitalizing on her "House Bunny" hit, Anna Faris has set up two romantic comedy projects.

"Emo Boy" a big-screen drama queen (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:04 AM CST

Reuters - "Shrek" producer John H. Williams and his Vanguard Films have picked up rights to the satirical cult comic book series "Emo Boy."

Producer Brian Grazer takes pulse of pop culture (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:03 AM CST

Reuters - In the quarter-century since Brian Grazer burst onto the scene with the hits "Night Shift" and "Splash," he has become one of Hollywood's most reliable -- and prolific -- producers.

Clint Eastwood veers off course in comic "Torino" (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 10:52 PM CST

Reuters - So now we know what became of Dirty Harry.

Awards contenders enter box office ring (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 09:02 PM CST

Reuters - Can you say "upmarket?" Increasingly, the holiday season's mainstream titles will start sharing the box office spotlight with year-end "prestige" releases as industry awards programs crank into gear and adult moviegoers gravitate to multiplexes.

'Frost/Nixon' director Howard voted for Nixon (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 07:26 PM CST

AP - For all the disclosures former President Richard Nixon makes in "Frost/Nixon," director Ron Howard has one of his own.

Office's John Krasinski Moonlights as Sundance Kid (E! Online)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 05:56 PM CST

E! Online - Romancing Pam hasn't been the only activity keeping Jim busy after hours.

Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams Pass First Oscar-Season Test (E! Online)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 05:25 PM CST

E! Online - Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams and James Franco, your tickets to Oscar season have been punched.

"Slumdog Millionaire" wins first Oscar season award (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:10 PM CST

Reuters - Director Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" was named best film of 2008 by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures on Thursday in the first major award of the Oscar season.

National Board: `Slumdog' is 2008's best film (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 04:40 PM CST

AP - The National Board of Review has picked "Slumdog Millionaire" as the year's best film.

Carrey, Thurman, Ryder, Kutcher join Sundance (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:40 PM CST

AP - Top Hollywood stars are going the indie route at next month's Sundance Film Festival, whose lineup features Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Winona Ryder, Richard Gere, Uma Thurman and Ashton Kutcher.

Oscar `Knight'? Batman rises to serious contender (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 12:32 PM CST

AP - As the box-office bankroll climbed for "The Dark Knight" last summer, the Hollywood consensus was that a posthumous nomination for Heath Ledger was the Batman blockbuster's best Academy Awards hope.