AP - Hilary Swank is recovering after a hospital procedure to remove a small, benign growth, a representative for the Oscar-winning actress said Thursday.
Reuters - They may not be the Coen Bros. or even
the Weinsteins -- yet -- but the way two Canadian brothers,
Matt and Jeff Campagna, turned their idea for a new age Western
into a movie would do any indie filmmaker proud.
AP - An upstart group of actors said Thursday it won a majority of Hollywood seats up for re-election on the national board of the Screen Actors Guild, a shake-up that could dislodge the logjam in contract talks with the movie studios. -- read full article
Reuters - David Duchovny, Demi
Moore and Amber Heard will form the perfect family in "The
Joneses," a social commentary with comedic elements. -- read full article
Reuters - Lionsgate has set up
shop on YouTube. The studio quietly introduced a new branded
channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/LionsgateShop) on the
popular video site this week, with dozens of clips from its
library linked to DVD and download-to-own film opportunities.
The site is an outgrowth of an ad revenue deal signed by
Lionsgate and YouTube's Google parent in July. -- read full article
Reuters - A former British spy whose
life story inspired the new Irish Republican Army drama "Fifty
Dead Men Walking" has blasted the film's director for allowing
former members of the guerrilla group to provide security and
creative input during last year's Belfast shoot. -- read full article
AP - The San Sebastian Film Festival opened Thursday with a star-studded retinue including Woody Allen and Meryl Streep due to stroll the elegant promenades of the seaside city in Spain's northern Basque region.
AP - Reflecting on the Beijing Olympics and Beijing Paralympics ceremonies he designed, Chinese director Zhang Yimou says their sheer scale eclipsed any movie he worked on.
