Reuters - Influential film critics Roger
Ebert and Richard Roeper are departing the movie-review show
that bears their names, the two announced separately, leaving
the program's future unclear.
Reuters - Christian Siriano,
winner of last season's "Project Runway," will design the
couture collection that will be showcased in the film
adaptation of the children's classic "Eloise in Paris." -- read full article
Reuters - "The Dark Knight," the
sequel to Christopher Nolan's 2005 "Batman Begins," showed over
the weekend that a granddaddy among comic book superheroes can
stand up to recent upstarts, posting a lusty $41.3 million from
4,520 screens in only 20 foreign markets. -- read full article
Reuters - One of Hong Kong's leading
entertainment couples, actors Tony Leung and Carina Lau, were
married in Bhutan in a Buddhist-inspired ceremony attended by
the tiny kingdom's royalty, local media reported on Monday. -- read full article
Reuters - Red 5 Comics' recently
released horror/action comic "ZMDs: Zombies of Mass
Destruction" has been targeted for a film adaptation. -- read full article
Reuters - Fox Searchlight will
distribute "My Life in Ruins," a romantic comedy starring Nia
Vardalos ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding") in North America,
Australia and New Zealand. -- read full article
Reuters - Sony Pictures Classics is
in advanced negotiations to acquire "Synecdoche, New York,"
writer Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut and one of the more
buzzed-about titles from this year's Cannes Film Festival. -- read full article
E! Online - In today's edition, Tobey Maguire is going from Spider-Man to SCOTUS; Djimon Hounsou is crazy for Conan; Don Cheadle gets his Marching orders; Sarah Jessica Parker gets real for cable TV; and Monk loads up for its 100th B-day.
AP - Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper says he is leaving the nationally syndicated show "At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper" after eight seasons.
