AP - "The Dark Knight" once again cast its tall shadow over the competition at the box office, reaching the $300 million mark in a record 10 days. -- read full article
Reuters - The ousted founders of
downsized studio New Line Cinema are producing an adaptation of
the Isaac Asimov sci-fi epic "Foundation." -- read full article
Reuters - If you're watching a
Hollywood movie and a young couple on a transcontinental
railroad trip gets involved in a murder, or a ragtag band of
thieves plans the perfect heist, or hardened criminals scheme
to break out of a tightly guarded prison, you're probably
watching a Hollywood movie from another era.
AP - HONG KONG (AP) "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" star Zhang Ziyi has told Vogue magazine that she is puzzled by the protests against China's human rights record before the Beijing Olympics. -- read full article
Reuters - Christopher Nolan, director of the new
Batman sequel "The Dark Knight," said on Tuesday even he was
surprised at the film's box office success which has shattered
records in North American theatres.
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) Shia LaBeouf was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Sunday after an early morning wreck in which the "Indiana Jones" star injured his hand and knee, authorities said.