Reuters - In Hollywood, even "final offers"
seem to get sequels. The Screen Actors Guild on Thursday
delivered a counter-bid to the contract proposal major studios
had presented the union last week as a take-it-or-leave-it
proposition, and the two sides spent a few hours discussing
their positions before parting company again.
AP - Spike Lee says the Rev. Jesse Jackson's crudely phrased criticism of Barack Obama won't affect the Democrat's campaign, which the filmmaker expects to succeed at bringing "seismic" change to the world.
Reuters - A British film and TV studio has won
worldwide rights to produce a documentary about Thomas Beatie,
who was born a woman but after surgery and hormone treatments
lives as a man and gave birth last month in Oregon. -- read full article
Reuters - "Borat" director Larry
Charles is bringing his follow-up project to the Toronto
International Film Festival for its world premiere in
September, organizers said Thursday.
Reuters - Welcome to the July
crush. Eight wide releases will hit North American theaters
during the next three sessions, including three on Friday: the
superhero sequel "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," the 3-D
adventure release "Journey to the Center of the Earth," and the
Eddie Murphy comedy "Meet Dave."
AP - Judy Davis was awarded $134,000 in damages Friday from a newspaper that ridiculed her as heartless for opposing a plan to erect floodlights in a park near the actress' harborside home in Sydney. -- read full article
Reuters - The last time Eddie
Murphy visited from outer space, the result was the spectacular
2002 misfire, "The Adventures of Pluto Nash." -- read full article
