AP - Cries of adulation and hunger followed Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean and actor Matt Damon as they toured flood-ravaged Gonaives to call attention to widespread suffering in the marooned city.
AP - Film rights for Philip Roth's new novel, "Indignation," have already been optioned by Hollywood producer Scott Rudin, whose credits include the Academy Award-winning "No Country for Old Men" and the commercial smash "The Addams Family." -- read full article
Reuters - Hollywood is challenging
the hegemony of Apple in digital distribution. A consortium of
major studios -- excluding key Apple ally Walt Disney Co. -- is
teaming up with leading retailers and consumer-electronics
firms to essentially transform the paid download into an
experience akin to buying a DVD. The goal is letting video
purchased at any outlet be played on any device worldwide.
AP - Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
AP - Joel and Ethan Coen scored their biggest opener to date by raking in $19.4 million in ticket sales for "Burn After Reading" and helping end a seven-week attendance slide at theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.
E! Online - Matthew McConaughey has a movie called Surfer, Dude coming out this weekend and while it doesn't costar Kate Hudson, it does feature Matty-boy without a shirt on the entire time.
Reuters - DreamWorks Animation CEO
Jeffrey Katzenberg predicted on Sunday that all movies would be
made in 3-D within "a reasonable period of time" and that 2-D
films would be "a thing of the past." -- read full article
Reuters - Thomas McCarthy's
immigration drama "The Visitor" won the top prize at the 34th
Deauville Festival of American Film Sunday. -- read full article