Reuters - PC manufacturer Dell and Paramount Pictures are opening a new front in digital distribution with an offering allowing consumers to order "Iron Man" preloaded into newly purchased computers.
Reuters - Marvel Entertainment Inc raised its film unit's 2008 revenue outlook following initial payments of $60 million from Viacom's Paramount Pictures -- the distributor of the comic book publisher's "Iron Man" movie.
Reuters - Five years on, the insurgency in Thailand's mainly Muslim south continues to defy attempts to placate it and a new Thai documentary uses the brutal death of a young Buddhist art teacher to examine why. -- read full article
AP - Movie-goers put "Eagle Eye" under surveillance, lifting the conspiracy thriller starring Shia LaBeouf to the No. 1 spot with $29.2 million over opening weekend. -- read full article
AP - The ninth annual Woodstock Film Festival this week will feature appearances by filmmaker Kevin Smith, '60s troubadour Donovan and more than 120 films.
AP - A former attorney for Heath Ledger is suing over a $10 million life insurance policy he claims has gone unpaid since the actor's death earlier this year.
Reuters - Marvel Entertainment Inc raised its film unit's 2008 revenue outlook following initial payments of $60 million from Viacom's Paramount Pictures -- the distributor of the comic book publisher's "Iron Man" movie. -- read full article
Reuters - Historically, Disney's done well by going to the dogs, from "Lady and the Tramp" and "101 Dalmatians" to "The Shaggy D.A." and "Eight Below." -- read full article
Reuters - The Screen Actors Guild's leaders sent a letter Monday to representatives of the Hollywood studios urging a return to the bargaining table. -- read full article
Reuters - Danielle Panabaker, who starred on TV's "Shark" and appeared on the big screen in "Mr. Brooks," has been cast as the female lead in the sci-fi action film "Prodigy."
