Reuters - "Space Chimps" is on a
perilous mission into North American cinemas to compete against
"WALL-E" and "Kung Fu Panda" for the family audience, not to
mention vie for screens against such hot openers as "The Dark
Knight" and "Mamma Mia!" You wouldn't wish such a fate on a
dog. -- read full article
AP - The Screen Actors Guild on Thursday gave its most detailed explanation yet for its rejection of a final contract offer by Hollywood studios, citing shortfalls in pay and union jurisdiction on made-for-Internet productions.
Reuters - Three former top executives of Time
Warner Inc's AOL are backing a new online video venture being
launched on Thursday aimed at creating a new outlet for
documentary feature films, a category that has struggled to
gain mainstream attention. -- read full article
E! Online - Finally! It's here! Starting tonight, The Dark Knight invades more than 4,300 screens—many of them IMAX—bringing the return of Batman, one of the most beloved characters in American pop culture.
AP - A tinge of Anakin Skywalker's coming dark side clearly is visible in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars." Yet the animated adventure mostly harks back to the fun, swashbuckling times of the original "Star Wars" trilogy.
AP - "My heart is with them and all my love goes to them." — Jon Voight, after his daughter, Angelina Jolie, gave birth to twins in the south of France.
AP - Police said they have video of a bar brawl in which members of a crew filming an Oliver Stone movie — including actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright — were arrested.
Reuters - When the new Batman movie "The Dark
Knight" began screenings last month before its U.S. debut on
Friday, some moviegoers saw Heath Ledger as an instant Oscar
candidate as the deranged villain, The Joker.
Reuters - When the new Batman movie "The Dark
Night" began screenings last month before its U.S. debut on
Friday, some moviegoers saw Heath Ledger as an instant Oscar
candidate as the deranged villain, The Joker.
