Reuters - Superman's home planet Krypton was destroyed, but his house on Earth will live on thanks to loyal fans and an online auction that raised $100,000 to restore the rotting home where the Man of Steel was created. -- read full article
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:56:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Movie News
Reuters - Chris O'Donnell, last seen onscreen in "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," and Jack McBrayer, best known for playing Kenneth the page on "30 Rock," are the live-action stars of the CGI-blended movie "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore." -- read full article
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:19:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Movie News
Reuters - Actor/musician Jack Black is reuniting with "Kung Fu Panda" writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger for an untitled action comedy at Universal.
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