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Wednesday, 10 December 2008 at 04:26 Posted by smp

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Attorney: Suspect in Ruffalo death cleared (AP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 05:37 AM CST

In this Sept. 13, 2007 file photo, actor Mark Ruffalo attends the premiere of 'Reservation Road' during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)AP - Police cleared a woman arrested in the shooting death of actor Mark Ruffalo's younger brother after being shown evidence that the wound was self-inflicted, the result of playing with a gun, her attorney said Wednesday.

Italy's RAI chided for cutting Brokeback Mountain (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 05:22 AM CST

Oscar nominated actor in a supporting role Jake Gyllenhaal, for his role in 'Brokeback Mountain', attends the 78th annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills February 13, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Homosexuals and free speech advocates have criticized Italian state broadcaster RAI for cutting the most explicit scenes when it showed the film Brokeback Mountain.

Marisa Tomei may play Jonah Hill's mom in comedy (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 02:06 AM CST

Actress Marisa Tomei poses after accepting the award for Supporting Actress at the 12th annual Hollywood Awards gala in Beverly Hills, California October 27, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Fox Searchlight is in talks with Marisa Tomei, John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill to star in an intergenerational comedy.

Diverse pictures flavor lineup at Havana film fest (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:22 AM CST

Reuters - The cinematic paella on offer at movie houses throughout this buoyantly dilapidated sprawl of a Latin city is peppered with several nonregional films and even a pinch of top-shelf Hollywood ingredients.

Turner and NBA team for 3-D "All-Star" game (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:08 AM CST

Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James dunks over Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki during the NBA All-Star basketball game in New Orleans, Louisiana February 17, 2008. (Eric Gay/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - Turner Sports, the National Basketball Association and Cinedigm Digital Cinema will team up to broadcast TNT's coverage of "NBA All-Star Saturday Night" in live 3-D to 80 digitally equipped theaters across the United States. Scheduled for February 14, the broadcast will play on as many as 160 screens in 35 states.

"Dark Knight" score is Oscar eligible (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 12:43 AM CST

Warner Brothers unveils the Batcycle, called the Batpod in the film, for the upcoming movie 'The Dark Knight' at the 2007 Licensing International Expo at New York's Javits Convention Center, June 19, 2007. (Jamie Fine/Reuters)Reuters - Officials at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have reversed a decision on the original score from "The Dark Knight" and deemed it eligible for an Oscar in the original score category.

Betty Thomas to direct "Chipmunks" sequel (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 12:40 AM CST

Reuters - Betty Thomas has signed on to direct "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel," a follow-up to the surprise 2007 hit featuring the lovable CGI-animated singing rodents.

Hollywood directors weigh truths, risks (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 11:07 PM CST

Reuters - How important is the factual truth? How much risk can a filmmaker take? These were some of the questions addressed by Darren Aronofsky ("The Wrestler"), Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"), Clint Eastwood ("Changeling," "Gran Torino"), Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon"), Gus Van Sant ("Milk") and Edward Zwick ("Defiance") in a recent roundtable discussion.

Hollywood actresses share tales from the trenches (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 11:04 PM CST

Reuters - Just as the awards season race began warming up, five actresses -- Amy Adams ("Doubt"), Sally Hawkins ("Happy-Go-Lucky"), Taraji P. Henson ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Emma Thompson ("Last Chance Harvey") and Michelle Williams ("Wendy and Lucy") -- gathered to talk about their profession.

Review: Reeves remake is a bad day on `Earth' (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 11:01 PM CST

In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Jennifer Connelly, left, Jaden Smith and Keanu Reeves, right, are shown in a scene from, 'The Day the Earth Stood Still.' (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Doane Gregory)AP - While Robert Wise's science-fiction classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was a simple story of deep ideas, the remake is an overblown, puny-minded tale featuring extraterrestrials too stupid or lazy to do a background check on the species they condemn.

Court Writes a Happy Ending for Tyler Perry's Diary (E! Online)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 09:15 PM CST

Court Writes a Happy Ending for Tyler Perry's Diary(E! Online)E! Online - Tyler Perry's empire is secure for now. 

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Partner Up at Critics' Choice Noms (E! Online)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 10:42 AM CST

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Partner Up at Critics' Choice Noms(E! Online)E! Online - Brad Pitt versus Angelina Jolie. Heath Ledger versus Robert Downey Jr. Bruce Springsteen versus Miley Cyrus.

Tyler Perry wins suit over copyright infringement (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 06:46 PM CST

AP - A woman who accused actor-screenwriter Tyler Perry of stealing material from her play for his movie "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" lost her federal lawsuit against the entertainer on Tuesday.

`WALL-E' wins L.A. critics best-picture honor (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 05:21 PM CST

In this image released by Focus Features, Sean Penn portrays gay rights activist Harvey Milk in a scene from in a scene from, 'Milk.' (AP Photo/Focus Features, Phil Bray)AP - The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has gone populist on its picks for best movies of 2008, choosing the animated smash "WALL-E" as No. 1 and the Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight" as runner-up on Tuesday.

Film fests plan cutbacks in tough financial times (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 05:13 PM CST

In this Jan. 19, 2006 file photo, Russell Jaeger, of Los Angeles, designer of the VW Lounge, a Volkswagen-sponsored hospitality lounge, helps prepare the lounge for the Sundance Film Festival, on Main Street in Park City, Utah. The average film festival cannot match the star power of Cannes or offer up the annual Oscar contenders like Sundance. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)AP - The average film festival can't match the glitzy star power of Cannes along the French Riviera or offer up the annual crop of Oscar contenders like Sundance — and that's when the economy is good.

"Wall-E," "Milk," "Benjamin Button" earn film honors (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 05:55 PM CST

Actors Sean Penn (L) and Brad Pitt are shown in this file combination photo from 2008. Penn's film 'Milk' and Pitt's film 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' led the way in the nominations for the Broadcast Film Critics Association's 14th Annual Critics Choice Awards, announced December 9, 2008. The two films garnered eight nominations each, including best actor and best picture nods. (Mario Anzuoni/Fred Prouser/Files/Reuters)Reuters - Hollywood's Oscar race heated up on Tuesday when a trio of movies drew honors from critics, including the surprise choice of animated "Wall-E" as the year's best film by a major group of reviewers.

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