Reuters - "The O.C." star Ben
McKenzie will be hitting U.S. cinemas this fall in "Dalton
Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun," the film version of his one-man
stage show. -- read full article
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:55:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Movie News
Reuters - An Islamic civil rights
advocacy group has asked Warner Bros. to change the title of
its upcoming film "Towelhead" because, it says, "the word is
commonly used in a derogatory manner against people of the
Muslim faith or Arab origin." -- read full article
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:05:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Movie News
Reuters - Will Sasso, of "Mad TV,"
will lead the cast of National Lampoon's next in-house
production, a spoof of sword-and-sandal flicks such as
"Gladiator," "300" and "Troy." -- read full article
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:06:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Movie News
Reuters - The screenwriters of
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Juno" and "Lars and the
Real Girl" have been named finalists in the feature film
category of the 2008 Humanitas Prize, which honors writing that
explores the human condition. -- read full article
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:17:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Movie News
E! Online - What's the salary range for non-A-listers in movies, people who've been around for a while but are not household names yet (Kristen Bell, Nia Long, Megan Fox)?
AP - The action comedy "Tropic Thunder" weathered a rush of new movies to remain No. 1 for a second-straight weekend with $16.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. -- read full article
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:30:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Movie News
AP - He's recognized around the world as the iconic face of James Bond. But in Britain, Sean Connery is also well known as a proud Scot, and on Monday he returns to his hometown to launch his autobiography.
AP - Harry Potter pulled a disappearing act from Hollywood's fall and holiday schedule, his sixth big-screen adventure bumped from this November into next summer.
Reuters - Action movie spoof "Tropic Thunder"
commanded the No. 1 spot at North American box offices for the
second straight week, narrowly conquering sorority-themed
college romp "House Bunny."
Reuters - Batman easily dominated
a torpid late-summer weekend on the international circuit as
"The Dark Knight" grossed $34 million -- nearly three times its
closest competitor's take -- from 7,700 screens in 62 markets.
Reuters - Warner Bros. has
filed a lawsuit against Mumbai-based producer/distributor
Mirchi Movies related to the title of its upcoming film "Hari
Puttar -- A Comedy of Terrors," which Warners feels is a tad
too similar to its franchise about a certain young wizard. -- read full article
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:36:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Movie News
