AP - When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans three years ago, celebrities reacted with a mix of grief, outrage and generosity. All-star telethons raised millions for storm victims, Kanye West and others derided the government's response — even Sean Penn went to the region to personally assist in rescue efforts. -- read full article
Reuters - MySpace plans to launch a contest on
Tuesday to market the latest in Walt Disney Co's blockbuster
franchise "High School Musical 3" in what the News Corp
Internet social network called its biggest film campaign to
date.
Reuters - German actress Diane
Kruger, best known for her work in "Troy" and the "National
Treasure" movies, has joined the cast of Quentin Tarantino's
World War II movie "Inglorious Bastards."
Reuters - An amateur film of Marilyn Monroe on
the set of "Some Like It Hot" has surfaced in Australia almost
50 years after it was shot and is being put up for auction.
Reuters - A new Italian film brings to the screen
the clash between Amazon Indians and wealthy Brazilian
ranchers, exploring the collision of two worlds against a
backdrop of land disputes, shrinking forests and poverty. -- read full article
Reuters - The lucrative summer moviegoing
season in North America ended on a lackluster note on Monday as
ticket sales limped to a new record while attendance slumped to
a three-year low.
Reuters - Action film parody "Tropic Thunder"
clung to the top spot at the North American box office for a
third straight week as the summer moviegoing season sputtered
to a lackluster close, Hollywood studios reported on Sunday.
