Reuters - Borrowing a page from
the successful 2003 release of "Mystic River," Universal will
debut Clint Eastwood's latest movie, "Changeling," in limited
release October 24, followed by a wide expansion a week later
on October 31.
Reuters - Early fears that
romantic comedies could not travel overseas were somewhat
assuaged over the weekend as New Line's "Sex and the City"
surged to the top of the international market and Fox's "What
Happens in Vegas" hurdled past the $100 million mark.
AP - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The state is investigating the charitable foundation of Anne Hathaway's boyfriend, a spokesman for the attorney general said Monday.
Reuters - A stuntman filming John Woo's new movie
in Beijing was killed in a bizarre fire when a small boat
rammed into the set of an ancient warship, state media said on
Tuesday.
AP - Instead of limousines and a red carpet, there were pickup trucks and a grassy football field for the local premiere of a documentary film about a tiny farming town that suddenly became the Western White House.
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) Jack Black's Po the panda outgunned Adam Sandler's Zo the hairdresser. Black's cartoon comedy "Kung Fu Panda" pulled in $60 million in ticket sales to debut as the weekend's No. 1 movie, while Sandler's salon romp "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" opened in second place with $40 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Reuters - Moviegoers across North America
were in a fighting mood during the weekend, cheering the family
cartoon "Kung Fu Panda" to the top spot at a box office packed
with hits.
AP - Eleven college students received cash prizes and trophies Saturday for short films competing in the 35th annual Student Academy Awards. -- read full article
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AP - There was a moment near the end of "Kung Fu Panda" so satisfying, so achingly adorable, that I wished I'd been secretly taping so as to immediately put it up on YouTube for the world to see.