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$2.6 mn necklace spirited away at Cannes Film Festival

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52:38 -0400

CANNES - A second suspected jewellery heist was reported at the Cannes Film Festival, with a single necklace by Swiss jeweller De Grisogono worth nearly $2.6 million reported missing. In the case of the first gem loot at the Cannes Film Festival, thieves literally tore out a safe filled with roughly $1 million-worth of jewels from a hotel room. The second time around the event took place at ...

Pattinson deserves someone better Katy Perry

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:00:02 -0400

Pop star Katy Perry reportedly encouraged actor Robert Pattinson to break up with actress-girlfriend Kristen Stewart, saying he deserves someone better. "Katy never really supported Rob's decision to get back with Kristen. She always said they wouldn't last," femalefirst.co.uk quoted a source as saying. "Katy told Rob she didn't think their relationship could withstand the cheating scandal. And ...

Tom Cruise to help David Beckham with acting career

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:00:01 -0400

Actor Tom Cruise has reportedly promised to help soccer ace David Beckham become an actor. "Beckham has always wanted to be an action film star, and Cruise promised him a long time ago he can make those dreams come true," a source told National Enquirer magazine. Beckham, 38, announced he was retiring from football this month after playing the game for more than 20 years, reports ...

Winona Ryder feels shoes define character

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:00:01 -0400

Hollywood actress Winona Ryder believes that a woman's choice of dressing, especially footwear, speaks volumes about her personality. "What you wear - and it always starts with your shoes - determines what kind of character you are," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Ryder as saying. "A woman who wears high heels carries herself very different to a girl who wears sneakers or sandals. It really helps ...

Charlie Sheen to use real name in `Machete Kills

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:01 -0400

For the first time in his career, Charlie Sheen will use his real name, Carlos Estevez, in the credits of the movie "Machete Kills", a decision that contrasts a past statement that he does not feel "Latino". Celebrity-news Web site TMZ.com published a shot from the film, to premiere September in the US, which shows Sheen carrying an assault rifle while a super on the screen says "and introducing ...

Media messed up Twitter Ashton Kutcher

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:20:03 -0400

Actor and tech investor Ashton Kutcher has claimed that the media has messed up Twitter. He was giving his views on the mobile industry and social networking at CTIA 2013. Kutcher, who has invested in startups such as Air BnB, Path and Square, besides other mobile apps and services, said his experience on social networking sites has taken a negative turn. Earlier, what used to be a ...

Rahul Gandhi reviews Jharkhand Odisha political situation with state Congress units

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:50:02 -0400

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has reportedly reviewed the political situation in Jharkhand and Odisha with state party leaders in the wake of speculation that the party is looking at options available to it to form governments in these two states. In Jharkhand, there is speculation that the Congress is in favour of exploring ways to form a government with the support of the Jharkhand ...

Brad Pitt follows Gwyneth Paltrows dads advice

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:02 -0400

Hollywood star Brad Pitt follows his former fiancee Gwyneth Paltrow's father advice on remaining grounded. Pitt was romantically involved with Paltrow in the mid-1990s, and the couple was briefly engaged before splitting in 1997. And that's when he learnt some life lessons from her father, late director Bruce Paltrow. Despite 15 years, a marriage to Jennifer Aniston, and raising six kids with ...

Hasselhoff spends $1.95 mn on new home

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:02 -0400

Actor David Hasselhoff, 60, has bought himself a new mansion for as much as $1.95 million. He purchased the 5,767 sq. ft. Mediterranean home in Calabasas last week, sources close to the deal told tmz.com. The mansion, complete with five bedrooms and six bathrooms, sits in a small gated community, and even has its own basketball ...

Helen Mirren rallies for military charity

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:10:02 -0400

Veteran actress Helen Mirren has urged people to back a military support charity after a soldier was brutally murdered on London streets. A 25-year-old Army Drummer named Lee Rigby was killed in Woolwich, south east London Wednesday. When he breathed his last, Rigby was wearing a t-shirt promoting Help For Heroes, a charity for troops injured in conflicts. Now "The Queen" star is urging fans to ...

IAF chief reviews induction of new technology in Bangalore commanders conference

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:01 -0400

Indian Air Force Chief Norman Anil Kumar Browne inaugurated an annual commanders' conference here on Friday and reviewed the induction of new technology and weapon systems. In recent years, India has emerged as the world's largest weapons importer, but procurements are periodically held up by allegations of corruption. Earlier in the year, AgustaWestland, a division of Italian defence group ...

First look of D-Day movie unveiled in Mumbai

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:03 -0400

The first look of Nikhil Adwaini's movie 'D-Day' was revealed in the entertainment capital Mumbai. Lead actors, Irfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Rishi Kapoor and Huma Qureshi graced the occasion with their presence. Talking on the occasion, filmmaker Advani clarified the reason for choosing this controversial subject for the film. "I am particularly obsessed with the fact that I was 21 years old ...

Psys look-alike dupes stars at Cannes

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:02 -0400

A look alike of the Korean star 'Psy' had a gala time with top Hollywood celebrities at Cannes. The fake PSY partied with stars such as Naomie Harris and Adrien Brody at a party thrown by luxury jeweller- Chopard, the Sun reported. The man also tried his hands at DJ decks at an event hosted by a Russian oil-magnate and where big names including Trance beauty Rosario Dawson were present. A ...

Isla Fisher had near to death experience on sets of Now You See Me

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:40:02 -0400

Australian actress Isla Fisher, who will be seen in Louis Leterrier's Now You See Me, recently revealed her near to death experience on the sets. Fisher is playing the role of an escape artist in the movie and is seen doing death-defying stunts, including her main stunt inside a water tank. "On the third day, in one of the last shots, there was a problem with the safety and my chain caught ...

Jennifer Aniston worked incredibly hard for stripper body

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:40:03 -0400

'We're the Millers' director Rawson Marshall Thurber has revealed that Jennifer Aniston worked really hard to get in shape for the movie. He told Sky News that in his opinion people are going to watch the sequence with their jaw on the ground. Thurber asserted that the 44-year-old actress' striptease falls in between 'Flashdance' and a Carl's Jr. Commercial, Sky News reported. Thurber said ...

Jennifer Aniston strips to undies in new flick Were The Millers

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:40:03 -0400

Jennifer Aniston performs a sizzling striptease in the saucy sneak peek of her brand new comedy film 'We're The Millers.' The 44-year-old actress, who plays the role of a drug smuggling lapdancer in the film, tantalises audiences by showing-off her age-defying figure in a string of sizzling scenes. In one scene of the movie, a small-time drug dealer's (Jason Sudeikis) character is seen ...

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:34:05 -0400

In the Incredible Burt Wonderstone , Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi play world-famous Las Vegas magicians. Carell wears spangled red velvet and a poufy ...

Brave New Films AFL-CIO and SEIU Team Up With Brave New Films to Tell Public That Multimillionaire John McCain Is the Real Elitist

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:49 -0400

AFL-CIO and SEIU Team Up With Brave New Films to Tell Public That Multimillionaire John McCain Is the Real Elitist LOS ANGELES - August 18 - This morning, Brave New Films will distribute to its list of 500,000 people a new online video meant to bring attention to John McCain's exorbitant personal wealth. 'McCain's Mansions: The Real Elitist' makes the case that ...

The hottest French films of 2013

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:20:57 -0400

Jeune Et Jolie , or Young And Beautiful, by Franois Ozon, the story of a young woman's sexual awakening. Perhaps only French cinema could get away with this trope, but the performance by ...

Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:10:27 -0400

Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the city's South-Western ...

Metallica Unveils ‘Through The Never’ Trailer Starts Moving On New Album

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:27:55 -0400

The concert film is blended with a surreal narrative story, which features actor Dane DeHaan as a Metallica roadie who gets caught up in a life-changing mission while attempting to deliver a mysterious item to the band for the ...

Cheap Wicked Tickets SuperbTicketsOnline.com Announces Reduced Pricing On Tickets For Broadway Production At Gershwin Theatre Wicked tickets are available at SuperbTicketsOnline.com that have been reduced in price for Broadway showings at New York039

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:41:50 -0400

MILWAUKEE, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The hugely popular musical had a San Francisco tryout in 2003 and had its official opening there at the Curran Theatre. On Broadway, it opened at Gershwin Theatre on October 30, where it is still playing today. Touring productions are occurring at different locations across the U.S. and elsewhere. SuperbTicketsOnline.com has reduced the prices of ...

This weeks new film events

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:41:19 -0400

As the name suggests, this new initiative is aimed at those prepared to go a little further for their outdoor movie experience - outside the city centre, even. This Saturday, it's a secluded meadow in the Lake District's spectacular Whinlatter Forest, where intrepid fans can bring a picnic (and camping chairs and other appropriate outdoor gear) and watch Danny Boyle's student ...

The Hangover Part III Something In The Air Epic 3D this weeks new films

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:41:18 -0400

Indian movie makers eye worldwide sales

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:15:00 -0400

When actor Eliyas Qureshi swapped Bollywood for Hollywood 15 years ago, the only roles for Indian actors ...

Cheer up youre in Cannes This years movies have lots of things going for them but a cheery view of humanity is not one of them

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:33:16 -0400

You couldn't say Cannes film festival wasn't fun. Who wouldn't want to sit in the Lumire Theatre after a screening of Nicolas Winding Refn's flamboyantly violent Only God Forgives - of which I greatly approved - while one half of the auditorium cheers and the other boos? Normally you have to attend professional "wrestling" to encounter that level of audience ...

Marion Cotillard attends premiere of The Immigrant at Cannes

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:31:52 -0400

French actress Marion Cotillard (C) attends the premiere of "The Immigrant" with director James Gray (L) and actor Jeremy Renner at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Zhou ...

Cannes Hollywood Gives Back at Star-Filled AmfAR Gala

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:32 -0400

In her latest Film Files column, Sharon Swart gets an auction scoop from Harvey Weinstein and catches up with Jessica Chastain, who says of the fundraiser's growth from last year: "I was hoping we'd double it, and we made even ...

Vancouver man charged with stalking actress Jennifer Lawrence’s brother told him he wanted to protect her

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:09:09 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the ...

Chloe Grace Moretz Covered in Blood for Carrie Motion Poster

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:20 -0400

, from MGM/Screen Gems, also stars Julianne Moore as Carrie's creepy mother. It will hit theaters Oct. 18. Moretz will be seen next in another bloody film, when she reprises her role as Hit-Girl ...

Egg Drop wins turf debut at Hollywood Park

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:17:10 -0400

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -; Egg Drop was successful in her turf debut, winning the $57,842 feature by three-quarters of a length at Betfair Hollywood Park on ...

Wayward Productions and Chicago Fusion Theatres Sons of Anarchy- inspired pr

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:11:56 -0400

* Wayward Productions and Chicago Fusion Theatre's "Sons of Anarchy"-inspired production of Shakespeare's "Richard III" gets a remount at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Director Carlo Lorenzo Garcia imagines the Rose Wars as a fight between two outlaw motorcycle gangs in this production, which was a hit earlier this year at The Underground Wonder ...

Strong end to Globe Theatre’s main stage season

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:46 -0400

The Drowsy Chaperone -- the last production of the season for Regina's Globe Theatre -- is impressive and entertaining, and seemed to delight the opening Thursday night audience.The Globe's version of the Tony-award-winning Broadway musical involves a strong cast with many talents and some creative adaptations for the theatre-in-the-round setting. Before the show, Globe artistic ...

Cannes Sony Classics Nabs Jim Jarmuschs Only Lovers Left Alive

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:56 -0400

). "It would take a stake through the heart to keep Barker, Bernard and Leiner away from a good movie," said Jeremy Thomas about Sony Pictures Classics' ...

Shuttle bus tractor-trailer crash near Atlanta airport at least 16 injured

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:54:13 -0400

At least 18 people were injured when an airport shuttle bus crashed into a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ...

Reports Actor Tim Curry Recovering From Stroke

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:39:03 -0400

Actor Tim Curry and Marcia Hurwitz attend the Museum of the Moving Image salute to Alec Baldwin at Cipriani 42nd Street on February 28, 2011 in New York City. (credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty ...

Movie review What Maisie Knew gives a childs eye view of divorce

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:33:48 -0400

It is night in an upscale Manhattan apartment. A child, tucked safely into bed, drifts toward sleep to the sounds of her parents tearing each other apart in the next room. Her eyes close, the fighting rumbles on, their words wielded with lethal precision at each other's most vulnerable spots. We are in Maisie's world and about to find out in uncomfortable detail just "What Maisie ...

Driehaus Museum Premiers Mix and Mingle at the Movies Program Debuts with Classic Film Version of The Great Gatsby

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:57:41 -0400

CHICAGO, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Got Gatsby Fever? If so, the Museum has the cure with the premiere of its new annual program "Mix and Mingle at the Movies," which celebrates classic films with a Gilded Age connection. The Program debuts Saturday, June 8th at 7 p.m. and features The Great Gatsby (1974). In homage to Jay Gatsby's famous parties, this special ...

Great Gatsby Does Great Box Office

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:57:35 -0400

Baz Luhrmann's lavish adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's great American novel, The Great Gatsby, has crossed the $100 million mark at the domestic box office after only 14 days in release. In addition, the film opened at the top of the international box office, taking in $43 million in 49 territories and scoring the number one spot in the key markets of France, Italy, Spain, Germany, ...

Film-makers must trust the audience

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:55:48 -0400

- quirky, unstylised films made in the 60s and 70s that refused to smooth their rough edges. This bravery, Adam Mars-Jones argues, is what film-makers are missing ...

Michael Kohlhaas – first look review

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:55:46 -0400

Mads Mikkelsen makes a principled avenging warrior in this handsome 16th-century-set tale of a man wronged - which could certainly use picking up the pace a ...

Television wins new respect from movie elite at Cannes Film Festival 2013 as HBO moves in

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:43:34 -0400

Actors and directors gathered for the world's leading movie showcase in Cannes this week said television was increasingly luring top talent and should no longer be seen as artistically inferior to the big ...

Zach Braffs Kickstarter Closes With $3.1 Million in Pledged Funds

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:28 -0400

) have all been cast in the film. In addition to crowdfunded financing, Braff has stated that he also expected to invest his own money in the production. "I guarantee you it will be a lot of money but I don't know what it is yet because it will all depend on where we close on Kickstarter," ...

Bridge collapse in Washington state blamed on tractor-trailer

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:42 -0400

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major route between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the interstate into the river below as the driver watched the structure collapse in his rearview mirror. Two other vehicles plunged into the Skagit River, but all three occupants escaped with only minor injuries. "He ...

Actor director opera singer Meet John Malkovich renaissance man

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:58 -0400

I was on the phone, listening to the actor and director John Malkovich talk about his latest projects, and trying to come up with a description that does his purring voice justice. He speaks lightly, quietly. He metes out his syllables slowly, but also slides them into one another, from word to word and from sentence to sentence. He sounds partly bored and partly amused, like he's whispering ...

Obamas National Security Speech Gets Mixed Reviews

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:42:49 -0400

President Obama's speech on national security was met with mixed reaction Friday. Mr. Obama took the opportunity to make a new push to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba, a move many republicans disagree with. Senator Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., argued, "I have been one to advocate maintaining Guantanamo Bay and my reason is pretty simple, If we were to capture some of the ...

Nashville aims to build TV audience in Season 2

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:47 -0400

ABC's 'Nashville' ended its first season on Wednesday with a serious cliffhanger, leaving the lives of two major characters dangling in the balance. But the cliffhangers ...

Jennifer Lawrences Brother Stalked By Man Who Wanted To Get To The Actress Stalker Arrested Charged

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:51 -0400

Jennifer Lawrence poses for photographers as she arrives on the red carpet for the screening of the film Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (Photo by Joel ...

Bynes Wig In Court Actress Wigs Out

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:28 -0400

arrest on Thursday for allegedly throwing a bong out a window and she looked a bit…disheveled, to say the least. Wearing a long blonde wig and no makeup, Bynes reportedly looked nervous and constantly fidgeted throughout proceedings. Her attorney says she threw a vase, not a bong, but the judge wasn’t amused no matter what the story is. Since last year, the young star has been in ...

Carol Channing Confidant Dickie Long Dies at 99

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:20 -0400

, Channing wrote that her mother told Long: "George and I are trying to build a life together, so Carol will have to be your ward. You must help and look after her." "He once told me that he hitched my baby carriage onto the back of his tricycle and we went careening around the streets on ‘terror rides,’ " Channing wrote in the book. Long served as the best man ...

Actress Jamie Anne Allman gives birth to twins 81 days early

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:19:28 -0400

U.S. actress Jamie Anne Allman says the twin sons she gave birth to 81 days before her due date are finally home from the hospital. Allman, a co-star of "The Killing" who married "True Blood" cast member Marshall Allman in 2006, gave birth to their first children -- Asher James and Oliver Charles -- Jan. 31. However, the couple didn't get to take their boys home until ...

George Takei says John Cho the ideal choice to play Hikaru Sulu in latest Star Trek

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:42 -0400

SINGAPORE - Portraying USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu in the latest "Star Trek" movie comes with big shoes to fill, but the man who played the part in the TV series and six films has given his blessing to the actor currently playing the role. Even though George Takei — whose portrayal of Sulu made him a science fiction legend — said he had not yet had time to catch ...

Bruce Dern a leading man again in Alexander Paynes Cannes entry Nebraska

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:41 -0400

CANNES, France - For the aging, gruff patriarch of his father-son road trip "Nebraska," Alexander Payne tried to lure Gene Hackman out of retirement and considered the likes of Robert Duvall and Jack Nicholson. Bruce Dern calls them "the obvious guys." "He said to me, `I got an idea. Let's surprise them with you,'" Dern recalled of learning from Payne ...

Actress Amanda Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:12 -0400

In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes, center, wearing sweats and a blonde wig, is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance on Friday May 24, 2013, in New York. Bynes was arrested Thursday evening and charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of out of her Manhattan apartment ...

Fast Furious 6 star spin-kicks into the mainstream

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:42 -0400

Her feature-film debut was starring in Steven Soderbergh's 'Haywire' in 2011 On action-movie sets, Gina Carano's stunt double is more likely to twiddle thumbs than bend, twist and/or break them.Spinning kicks, brutal punches, submission moves that make tough dudes cry, and mixing it up in physical situations are all pretty familiar for Carano, a former star in mixed martial ...

Kerry Washington joins FLOTUS to showcase arts school

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:29:42 -0400

'Scandal' star and FLOTUS are pals in real life Scandal star Kerry Washington joined first lady Michelle Obama at a Washington, D.C. school to showcase how a focus on the arts can dramatically reform under-performing schools.But fans of ABC's hit Scandal, about a Washington PR fixer, might have been amused at the pairing of the two women: On the show, Washington's character is ...

Katy Perry Part of Me Directors Tackling Electric Daisy Carnival Documentary

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:25 -0400

Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, the team behind "Katy Perry: Part of Me" and "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never," will direct the concert documentary "EDC 2013: You Are the ...

Box Office Report Fast 6 Passes Hangover III Eyeing $100 Million-Plus Memorial Day Debut

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:25 -0400

The final installment in Todd Phillips' R-rated comedy franchise is looking at a soft Memorial Day gross in the $52 million range for a five-day debut hovering around $65 ...

Jan Wahl Movie Review ‘The Hangover Part III’

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:08 -0400

(KCBS) - KCBS Entertainment Editor Jan Wahl reviews "The Hangover Part III", the final chapter of the raunchy trilogy starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ken ...

Actress Amanda Bynes denies bong-throwing charges

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:12:18 -0400

By Chris Francescani NEW YORK | Fri May 24, 2013 4:59pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - American actress Amanda Bynes appeared in court on Friday and denied charges of possessing marijuana and tossing a bong out of the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment. The former Nickelodeon child star, who appeared in court dressed in gray sweatpants, a long-sleeved black shirt and a disheveled ...

Prosecutors want Gerard Depardieu to pay $5200 fine and lose license

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:26 -0400

Actor Gerard Depardieu arrives at the Rome Film Festival in Rome on October 21, 2007. Depardieu is in Rome with his film "Labbuffata". (UPI Photo/David ...

Hollywood talent agencies selling to create capital

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:42:27 -0400

Studios often mimic each other's projects in development, releasing similar concepts within the same year. The top talent agencies imitate each other as well by emulating the business strategies of their competitors. United Talent Agency has cozied up to top Wall Street banker Ken Moelis to judge investment offers for a minority stake in the company, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Other ...

BRIEF Detroit-made movie The Citizen expected in theaters this summer

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:21 -0400

May 24--"The Citizen," a made-in-Detroit movie about an immigrant from the Middle East who arrives in New York City the day before 9/11, has struck a deal that should bring it to theaters this ...

‘Movie about movies’ shows power of film to unite

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:18:30 -0400

The power of films to bring people together is what inspired two local filmmakers to make "Finding Hillywood," the story of a traveling Rwandan film festival. The movie premieres at the Seattle International Film Festival next ...

Multiple mishaps plague Cannes

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:17:57 -0400

The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most glamorous times of the year for the Hollywood. Who wouldn't want to hang out in France in spring for a week and a half and watch ...

Putin Wants Better Russian Movies

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:17:12 -0400

SOCHI, May 26 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Friday to continue supporting the domestic film industry, but called on Russian filmmakers to produce movies that promote patriotic and moral values. "I have said many times that the state can help produce movies, but it cannot force people to go and watch them," Putin said at a meeting on the development of ...

Box-office preview Fast Furious Hangover race for first

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:08:32 -0400

"Fast & Furious 6" could soar to as high as $100 million this Memorial Day weekend. Theres a fast and furious battle for boys brewing at the box office this holiday weekend, with one high-profile comedy likely to wake up on Tuesday morning with a hangover. Fast and Furious 6 burst out of the gate last night with an estimated $6.5 million from late-night shows, according to the ...

Paramount makes big bucks on Disneys Marvel movies

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:08:08 -0400

"Iron Man 3" could generate as much as $90 million for Paramount, which had nothing to do with the Disney release. With Iron Man 3 approaching $1.1 billion at the global box office, Paramount stands to collect nearly $200 million without lifting a finger. The deal stems from the Walt Disney Co.s $4 billion deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment in 2009. At the time, Paramount had ...

Tim Curry Collapses in L.A. Home Following Stroke

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:07 -0400

suffered a stroke on Thursday night, causing him to collapse in his Los Angeles home. The 67-year-old actor, who famously played the cross-dressing mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter ...

Cannes Me Myself and Mum Takes Home Two Awards From Directors Fortnight

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:07 -0400

took home two awards from the Directors' Fortnight sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival in an evening ceremony that took place at the JW Marriott Hotel. Gallienne was honored with the Art Cinema Award, the top prize of the night, as well as the Society of Authors and Composers SACD ...

Italy Culture Czar Wants More Support for Arts Cinema

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:07 -0400

ROME – Italy’s newly-installed Minister of Culture said his priorities in office will include strengthening government funding for the arts, including a renewal of the cinema tax credit industry players have been calling ...

Aint Them Bodies Saints Trailer Rooney Mara Casey Affleck and a Fateful Gunshot

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:06 -0400

: Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, David Lowery on ‘Ain't Them Bodies Saints’ At Sundance, where the film premiered in the dramatic competition section, the U.S. rights ...

Semi-trailer crash may have caused Washington bridge collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:59 -0400

A bridge over the Skagit River, about 60 miles north of Seattle, collapsed Thursday night, disrupting travel in both directions. Three people were rescued and no one died, officials said. ...

Movie review A not-so-Epic kids fantasy outing

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:55:44 -0400

The further you get into the world of kid movie fantasy, the less likely you're going to find a constitutional democracy.The Smurfs, characters in "Shrek" and ants in "A Bug's Life" all operate under some form of autocracy. Even "Toy Story" seemed to be ruled with a Buzz/Woody duumvirate for the first two movies, before the cast fell briefly under the ...

Palace Theatre collects $58000 at fundraising event

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:32:28 -0400

Holly Brown, general manager of the Palace Theatre. A fundraiser generated $58,000 for The Palace Theatre in Albany, NY, officials said. The May 9 fundraiser, called Salute to the Palace, featured a live performance by Sandy Hacketts Rat Pack Show. The fundraiser is an important event for the non-profit theater, which is on track to finishing its second consecutive season with a surplus after ...

Summer movie guide Top 20 picks

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:35 -0400

>Don't miss CNN's "Summer Movie Special" at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday.(CNN) -- This year's summer movie season is all about asking "What if?"As in, what if you had super powers and came from another planet? ("Man of Steel") What if the world came to an end and you were stuck at James Franco's house? ("This Is the End") Or what if you were pub-hopping during the end of days? ("The ...

Stars such as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie find their new liquid assets

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:52 -0400

The arts and intoxication have gone hand-in-jittery-hand for centuries - so perhaps it's no surprise how many stars are making their own ...

JJ Abrams must steer Star Wars clear of plot holes

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:07 -0400

The Lost creator and director of the irritatingly gappy Star Trek films knows a thing or two about scriptural fudges. Let's pray he doesn't put another universe at risk with his breakneck ...

Michael Douglas Hollywood studios didnt believe he could impersonate the outrageously camp Liberace in Behind the Candelabra. They were wrong

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:02:22 -0400

When the American film director Steven Soderbergh approached Hollywood studios in 2011, asking them for $5m to finance Behind the Candelabra, his film about Liberace and his five-year affair with Scott Thorson, he was startled by their reaction. They all turned him down flat. Although the cast featured two Oscar-winning actors, the film would, they said, appeal only to a gay ...

John Waynes Sons to Speak at John Ford Symposium in Ireland

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:49 -0400

John Ford's Silent 'The Iron Horse' to Open Ireland Symposium Set to return to Dublin, Ireland, the second edition will feature panel discussions, lectures, discussions, public interviews and industry screenings. Highlights include a gala screening ...

Cannes Cinefondation Awards First Place to Needle

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:48 -0400

Jane Campion announced Friday. Ghazvinizadeh, currently a student at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, will take home not only the top honor, but the €15,000 prize for her 21-minute short film about a pre-teen girl getting her ears pierced. First place also guarantees a future slot in the Cannes program for her first ...

Russian Director Pyotr Todorovsky Dies at 87

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:48 -0400

Gerard Depardieu Gets Russian Tax Cut After Registering as an Individual Entrepreneur Todorovsky, a World War II veteran, began his career in cinema as a director of photography. He photographed several classical Soviet films, including ...

Cannes Phase 4 Acquires North American Rights to Jamesy Boy And Philosophers

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:46 -0400

PHOTOS: 'Nebraska' in Cannes: Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee Step Out for Alexander Payne's Premiere Toronto-based Phase 4 Films went in with XLrator Media to pick ...

Weinstein Co. and Relativity Partner for Jane Got a Gun

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:46 -0400

Bradley Cooper Exits 'Jane Got a Gun' The deal will cap off on a high note the many ups and downs the production has faced in recent months, as it lost actors such ...

Hollywood Sentinel New Issue Features Art Worlds Most Powerful Jeffrey Deitch

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:55:09 -0400

The new issue of The Hollywood Sentinel launched this weekend, featuring Bruce Edwin's exclusive interview with MOCA Director Jeffrey Deitch. MOCA, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, is headed by Mr. Deitch, who is considered by many to be the most powerful person in the world of art today. Known as a tough, yet brilliant dealer, Mr. Deitch helped raise the value of his ...

Bus tractor-trailer collide injuring at least 16

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46:27 -0400

Sixteen people were reported hurt when an airport shuttle bus crashed into a tractor-trailer near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Friday ...

Greetings from Tim Buckley

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:49 -0400

, Penn Badgley saunters around with an air of spooky self-possession, and he does a dead-on impersonation of Buckley's high-vibrato wail. The movie, a lo-fi indie-rock biopic, takes place over the three or four days leading up to a 1991 tribute concert for Jeff's father, the late-'60s folk-pop star Tim Buckley. Jeff has agreed to perform (the event ended up launching his career), ...

Twenty Feet from Stardom

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:47 -0400

contestant Judith Hill -; clearly enjoy the spotlight, whether they're recalling bitter memories of their flirtations with headline stardom or showing off their incredible vocals. ''Being a backup singer means being able to sing on a dime,'' says Neville. ''Music is oozing out of their every pore.'' He gathered Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, and Sting ...

Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:45 -0400

, Logan Lerman returns as Percy -; the half-human son of sea god Poseidon -; and leads his myth-based pals into the Sea of Monsters in search of the Golden Fleece. Thor Freudenthal ...

EU reviews policies looks for ways to help aluminium industry

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:32 -0400

By Maytaal Angel and Susan ThomasLONDON (Reuters) - The European Commission expects to complete a review by October of ways to help Europe's struggling aluminium industry, looking at policies such as on import duties and long-term power contracts.About 2 million tonnes of aluminium production have been shut down in Europe since the 2008 financial crisis, while global production has grown by ...

Memorial Day Launch of Award-Winning CINEQUEST Films The Conscientious Objector and Inside Iraq the Untold Stories on Net2TVs Portico TV Service

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:57 -0400

Feature-Length, Independent Films From CINEQUEST Run on Cloud-Based Portico TV Service Through Friday, June 7th REDWOOD CITY, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/24/13 -- Net2TV Corporation (www.net2television.com) is offering two award-winning movies on its Portico connected-TV service through Friday, June 7. The feature-length films -- "The Conscientious Objector" and "Inside Iraq: the ...

Period dramas premiere on day 10 of Cannes film festival

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:45:42 -0400

Cast members Marion Cotillard (C) and Jeremy Renner (R) sign autographs after a news conference for the film ''The Immigrant'' during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 24, ...

Pixar Opens Selection of Shanghai Shorts Showcase to Public Vote

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:37 -0400

The animation studio has called on Chinese internet users to choose short films to be included in a program at the Shanghai International Film Festival next ...

Secrets of Howard Hughes Attorney

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:37 -0400

Greg Bautzer, observed actor Robert Wagner, "was the only person I ever knew in Hollywood who was a star without being in a movie." In contrast to today’s breed of buttoned-down, behind-the-scenes entertainment lawyers, Bautzer became a tabloid staple from the 1930s through the ’60s because of his high-profile romances with actresses Lana Turner, Joan Crawford and Ginger ...

Cannes The Selfish Giant Wins Europa Cinemas Labels Best European Film Nod

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:36 -0400

time the Label has been awarded in Cannes. The prize means the Europa Cinemas Network, a exhibitors association which represents over 3,000 screens in Europe and elsewhere, will provide additional backing to exhibitors to exhibit the film. This year's Europa Cinemas jury in Cannes consisted ...

Cannes Sony Pictures Classics Acquires The Lunchbox for North America

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:42:36 -0400

, a mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together by leaving notes in a lunchbox, but their fantasy gradually threatens to overwhelm ...

Amanda Bynes Mugshot With No Wig Actress Reveals Short Hair

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:32 -0400

Actress arrested for reckless endangerment. Amanda Bynes, who was arrested Thursday night for throwing drug paraphernalia out of her Manhattan apartment, was forced to unveil a new haircut Friday morning while taking her mug shot.The "What I Like About You" actress has received a mass amount of media attention over the past few months. In her latest escapade, Bynes allegedly threw a ...

Actress Bynes accused over pot

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:39:56 -0400

Actress Amanda Bynes was charged with reckless endangerment after police said that she heaved a marijuana bong out of an apartment window in New York City.She appeared in Manhattan court today wearing a tracksuit and a long, dishevelled blonde wig.The incident happened at her apartment building on West 47th Street last night.Police said that a building official called police to complain that ...

Video New at the box office Epic features Beyonce Steven Tyler

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:49 -0400

The animated adventure flick Epic opens in theatres this weekend, and its star-studded voice cast includes Amanda Seyfried, Beyonce, Pitbull and Steven Tyler. And the shenanigans continue with The Hangover Part ...

At the Cannes Film Festival Liberaces poodle named top dog

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:53:38 -0400

CANNES, France - Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. LIBERACE'S POODLE IS TOP DOG AT CANNES Canine glamour was honored Friday in Cannes, with pampered poodle Baby Boy from Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" winning the film festival's unofficial Palm Dog prize. The Hollywood pooches from Sofia ...

Sander Van Doorn Takes His Time With Neon - Song Premiere

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:14 -0400

Click to listen to Sander Van Doorn's 'Neon' Sander Van Doorn knows the value of careful production and meticulous composing: the Dutch DJ-producer spent well over a year perfecting and tweaking his new song, "Neon." The entrancing track burrows into memory with spooky whistles and synth gymnastics – then an unexpected cello lead takes over halfway through, ...

Muse Will Play at World War Z Premiere

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:13 -0400

which will be equal parts full-scale concert and film premiere The film features 14 minutes of Muse's music, mostly the song "Isolated System" from the trio's latest ...

Primal Scream Build Euphoria in Its Alright Its OK – Premiere

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:12 -0400

, their first new LP in five years. In this video for the first track from the album, "It's Alright, It's OK," the Scottish rockers hark back to another time with a vintage-looking black-and-white clip that finds them playing the euphoric, gospel-influenced tune in the ...

Paul McCartney and Wings Remaster Wings Over America - Album Premiere

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:12 -0400

Paul McCartney and Wings embarked on their memorable "Wings Over America" tour – and next week, their classic 1976 live album from that journey will be rereleased as a remastered version with new bonus material. This deluxe take ...

Gold Fields reviews Kyrgyz mine attacked by horsemen

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:00 -0400

, the mining company that spun off South African assets, said it’s reviewing a copper and gold project in Kyrgyzstan that was attacked by armed horsemen in 2011. Gold Fields has appointed Jefferies International Ltd. to advise on the "potential strategic alternatives" for its Talas project, the Johannesburg-based company said in a statement today. The study will consider options ...

Actresses from south essaying risque call girl role in new films

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:35 -0400

Entertainment News: Here's a look at four actresses from the south who're essaying the risque call girl role in their films. As films get bolder, our actresses get more ...

Jaihind TV Films Awards 2012 Spirit Madhupal Dileep Swetha best

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:27 -0400

Kerala News: Kozhikode: Spirit has been selected as the Best Film, while Madhupal won the Best Director for his work in the movie Ozhimuri in the Sixth Jaihind TV Films Awards ...

Prem Nazir lone Malayalam celebrity in cinema centenary stamps

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:47:26 -0400

Kerala News: HIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a new set of stamps, depicting 50 iconic film personalities, to be released by India Post to commemmorate the centenary of Indian cinema, Prem Nazir will be the lone Malayalam celebrity to ...

Gold Fields reviews project after attack

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:46:07 -0400

London - Gold Fields Ltd., the mining company that spun off South African assets, said it’s reviewing a copper and gold project in Kyrgyzstan that was attacked by armed horsemen in ...

Tim Walker a very different fashion photographer - in pictures

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:44:42 -0400

He shot his first Vogue story when he was 25, and has photographed everyone from Tilda Swinton to Kate Moss. But Tim Walker has never been interested in clothes. Here we present a selection of his groundbreaking fashion photography between 2000 and ...

Nitehawk Cinema Serves Dinner With A Movie In Independent Theater Revival

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:18 -0400

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- At the Nitehawk Cinema in New York's Williamsburg neighborhood, all the meals are served and eaten in the dark, lit only by the flickering images on the screen. Menu items like mussels, owner Matthew Viragh learned, don't go over so well in the dim lighting. But finger foods? A huge hit. The Nitehawk has been open for less than two years, but already the dine-in ...

Study Finds Film Criticism Dominated by Men

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:36 -0400

A San Diego State University study released today finds that men continue to dominate as film critics and reviewers tend to gravitate toward films written and directed by people of their own ...

Best Thing of the Day WikiLeaks Leaks Transcript of Hollywoods Doc on the Online Activists

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:51 -0400

leaked the transcript of the new documentary, "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," one night ahead of its worldwide release. The leaked transcript includes annotations that allege factual errors, misrepresentations and misguided framing in the film, directed by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney. An unnamed annotator disputes several over-arching conclusions drawn in Gibney's ...

Sweden Russia Nato and the theatre of military-industrial complex

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:24 -0400

Dateline Dalarna, Sweden: Sometimes truly extraordinary events occur, events which impact an entire nation's people, though, the word 'surreal' perhaps fits better than 'extraordinary' in describing events here during the last third of April. Of course, too much has too long been overblown, the strongest of adjectives too frequently employed to mask the weakest of ...

MLS week 13 Reviews and previews

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:31 -0400

Tim Cahill walks free from court* after allegedly assaulting a corner flag -- in a week four more such flags were announced for the New York region (*not really: Guardian lawyers) Photograph: Lynne ...

20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:16 -0400

Kung Fu Robot, City Guides by National Geographic, Tetris Blitz, Mailbox for iPad, Symmetry School, Fry, Blip Blup, Disney Junior Appisodes and ...

Brad Pitts World War Z And Why Bad Buzz Doesnt Equal Box Office Bomb

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:50:45 -0400

Brad Pitt -starring zombie epic on June 21 and the purpose of this early screening is to attempt to fight back against the tide of 'bad buzz' that has plagued the film for much of the last year. It's a noble effort, and the positive reactions will certainly help the film as its marketing campaign turns the final lap. But the mostly inside baseball on-set turmoil and/or reshoots ...

Film-makers need to trust the audience | Adam Mars-Jones

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:56:29 -0400

- quirky, unstylised films made in the 60s and 70s that refused to smooth their rough edges. This bravery, Adam Mars-Jones argues, is what film-makers are missing ...

AmFar gala raises $25 million for AIDS research

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:49:03 -0400

One of the items up for auction was a trip to space CAP D'ANTIBES, France -- With an apt rendition of Goldfinger, singing legend Shirley Bassey roused celebrity-revelers to dig deep into their pockets at the 20th amfAR gala in the Cap D'Antibes Thursday, helping to raise an estimated $25 million for AIDS research.The British-born singer was one of several performers including Duran ...

Detropia PBS airs powerful Detroit doc

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:49:03 -0400

, the powerful 2012 documentary about the once-thriving Motor City. Though the economy has affected all of us, what has happened to Detroit is particularly dramatic and shocking. Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, Detropia is beautifully shot and devastating to watch. The filmmakers talk to citizens who feel like they're being forced out of the city they once loved. They meet ...

Surprising Things Happen When You Watch 6 Fast and Furious Films in a Row

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:37:42 -0400

film. Others couldn't tell you the difference between Doctor McCoy and Mr. Scott, or what makes a hobbit distinct from a dwarf. Even among film critics, we who attempt to see and educate ourselves on as many far-flung corners of the cinematic universe as humanly possible, there are (sometimes embarrassing) gaps. Me? When this week started, I'd never seen any films in the now-hexalogy ...

US Demand for Specialty Films Expected to Grow to $8.0 Billion in 2017

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:24:10 -0400

US demand for specialty films is expected to grow 5.1 percent annually to $8.0 billion in 2017. Expansion of the market will be fostered by the increasing need for high-performance plastic films that offer such advantages as barrier properties, mechanical strength, and chemical resistance in packaging and construction applications. Additionally, the penetration of specialty films into high-growth ...

Palme dAwful the worst film posters at Cannes

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:54 -0400

Every year, 20 of the world's best new movies compete at the film festival. But there is also the march, where other cinematic hopefuls are bought and ...

Neil Jordan post your questions for the Byzantium and Crying Game director

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:49 -0400

Neil Jordan is the man behind such classics as Company of Wolves, Michael Collins, Angel and many more. As his new film, Byzantium, sinks its teeth into cinema crowds, send him a question -he'll be in the thread at lunchtime on Tuesday 28 ...

The Immigrant director decries current racism

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:54:11 -0400

Actor Jeremy Renner, director James Gray, and actor Marion Cotillard during a photo call for The Immigrant at the Cannes Film Festival, May 24, ...

At Cannes movie palace talk of TVs rise

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:36 -0400

CANNES, France (AP) -- The annual Cannes festival on the French Riviera is the grandest platform in the world for the highest ambitions of film, a place where the art form is worshipped with wild passion and adoring reverence. Movies are projected pristinely in regal theaters, where they're greeted by the world's cinephiles with feverish ...

Googles Eric Schmidt Says Hollywoods Storytelling Wins in The New Digital Age

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:43:59 -0400

Major studios still have the advantage in producing content, but should look to the Internet as a home for its farm team, say the search giant's chairman and his co-author, former diplomat Jared Cohen in their new ...

Diane Keaton five best moments

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:46 -0400

The Big Wedding Production year: 2013 Country: USA Cert (UK): 15 Runtime: 90 mins Directors: Justin Zackham Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Ben Barnes, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Susan Sarandon, Topher ...

Billy Crystal My family values

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:45 -0400

[of four] but I love it and I've settled into it. I really enjoy being around the kids. The older girls are starting to understand what I do now for a living and starting to see me in my movies, which means they have a different view of me now they know I act. When they understood that I ...

The Stone Roses what is their greatest song | Open thread

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:44 -0400

Open thread: with Shane Meadows' documentary Made of Stone arriving next month, we'd like to hear your suggestions for the Madchester legends' ultimate ...

Nebraska What it lacks in voltage it makes up in warmth - Cannes video review

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:40 -0400

Xan Brooks reviews Nebraska, Alexander Payne's entry to the 2013 Cannes film festival. A road trip of sorts shot on location in black and white, the film follows Woody (Bruce Dern), who thinks he's won the lottery and his son David (Will Forte) who is pretty sure he ...

Hobbitses and Frankenstein how pop cultures words become official | Kory Stamper

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:39 -0400

Water cooler conversation at a dictionary company tends towards the odd. A while ago I was chatting with one of my colleagues about our respective defining batches. "I'm not sure," he said, "what to do about the plural of 'hobbit'. There are some citations for 'hobbitses', but I think they may be facetious uses. Have any thoughts?"I did: "We enter ...

Cannes Magic Magic Stars Juno Temple Michael Cera on Culture Shock in Chile

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:48:35 -0400

Temple credits Cera's friendship for helping her get through the emotional scenes in Sebastian Silva's psychological thriller, which screened in the Directors' Fortnight ...

Robert Redford to Direct Segment in 3D Doc Series Cathedrals of Culture

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:48:35 -0400

(2012), will helm the second part of the series, a look at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, which was built by the architect Louis Kahn. Redford's Sundance Productions and @radical.media in New York will produce the segment together with Wenders' Berlin-based shingle Neue Road Movies. The other directors in the series are ...

Zach Braff I introduced Woody Allen to Kickstarter

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:55 -0400

reportedly revealed that the 77-year-old film-maker "won't stop talking" about the fundraising platform and was "riveted" by Braff's explanation. Braff recounted details of the meeting ...

Sir Christopher Lees new album will be 100 heavy metal

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:13:54 -0400

Rock of ages ... Sir Christopher Lee has completed his second metal album based on the life of the eighth-century ruler Charlemagne. Photograph: Ian ...

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot Archer trailer - video

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:21:35 -0400

Ubisoft's innovative RPG strategy game looks like one of the most interesting free-to-play releases from a major publisher, allowing players to construct their own dungeons then invite other participants in to search for gold and avoid deadly traps. This trailer shows off the Archer character and gives another glimpse into a charming game ...

‘Cheaters’ Premieres Tonight At Silverbird Cinema

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:19:23 -0400

Jackie Appiah All roads are expected to lead to the Silverbird Cinema in Accra on Friday evening as the latest romantic comedy starring top actors, Omar Sheriff Captan, Adjetey Anang and Jackie Appiah among others, hits the big screens. The movie would be unveiled at a red carpet grand premiere Friday evening. In past weeks, various casts have been talking about their roles on various media ...

Glee actress inspires young fans who have Down syndrome

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:11:13 -0400

Glee superfan James Clifford proudly posed for a photograph Thursday with actress Lauren Potter, who was visiting Vancouver to meet some of her fans and attend a fundraiser for the Down Syndrome Research ...

The Immigrant Cannes Review

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:03:41 -0400

Ryan Gosling reunites with his "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn in this bloodbath set in the Bangkok underworld, which premieres in the Cannes ...

Rotterdam Fest Unveils Script Development Grant Winners

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:03:39 -0400

HONG KONG – The International Film Festival Rotterdam has announced the first batch of recipient projects for its script development grants for the ...

Shanghai Festival Announces Project Market Entries

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:03:39 -0400

, in 2008 Chang is also at present chairman of the Taipei Film Festival and the vice-chairman of the Hong Kong International Film Festival ...

Love Is All You Need A wonderfully likeable character a superlative actress

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:00 -0400

Video: Third time's the charm for Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy The reason can be traced to a wonderfully likeable character and to the superlative actor who plays her. The opening sequence speaks volumes about both. Postmastectomy, postchemo, middle-aged Ida (Trine Dyrholm) is in her doctor's office receiving the conventional wisdom ladled out on such occasions - think we caught it all ...

Director JC Chandor ponders life death and Robert Redford in Cannes hit All Is Lost

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:21 -0400

CANNES, France - J.C. Chandor may just have saved someone's life during an interview in Cannes. The director who put Robert Redford in a struggle for survival as a capsized sailor in "All Is Lost" is talking about mortality when a gust of wind lifts a large beach umbrella from its base and sends it and its heavy metal pole sailing straight toward a publicist sitting nearby. ...

WikiLeaks leaks transcript of `We Steal Secrets documentary accuses director of mistakes

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:15:20 -0400

LOS ANGELES - WikiLeaks characterizes the new documentary, "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," as biased and accuses its director, Alex Gibney of "errors and sleight of hand." The publishing site released a statement Thursday announcing it had posted an annotated transcript of the film ahead of its Friday release. No author is cited for the statement that accuses ...

Monsieur Popular For nearly two decades French actor Romain Duris has been charming audiences - and critics - in a wide variety of films. And hes set to do it again in a new retro romcom. Tara Brady met him

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:47 -0400

You have to remind yourself that Romain Duris is closing in on 40 and that later today, he'll return home to La Bastille to be with his actor partner, Olivia Bonhamy, and the couple's four-year-old son, Luigi. He has dressed down, in jeans, and his artfully messy, dark hair makes one think in style section bytes such as "campus chic" and not of phrases such as ...

Dipson Theatres will no longer operate North Park Theatre

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:39 -0400

May 23--It was the news that Buffalo's informed movie audience both long dreaded and long expected: Dipson Theatres announced today that it will no longer be operating the North Park Theatre on Hertel Avenue after June ...

Summer Movies Steaming Into Town

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:36 -0400

The summer movie season has already brought moviegoers Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness, the 12th film in that series. Still to come are second installments of Grown Ups, Despicable Me, The Smurfs, RED, Kick-Ass, 300 and Percy Jackson. There's also Wolverine, a continuation of the Hugh Jackman X-Men/Wolverine movies; the animated prequel Monsters University and the art-film threepeat ...

Ex-Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan fleshes out exotic skins protest for Peta

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:04 -0400

The actress - who was named the sexiest woman in the UK in an annual FHM magazine poll last month - was trying to discourage people from buying the skins of snakes and other exotic ...

The Agony and the Ecstasy more passion wouldve been less painful

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:06:25 -0400

Tarred with the lame brush ...Charlton Heston as Michelangelo in Carol Reed's 1965 film The Agony and the Ecstasy. Photograph: Everett Collection/Rex ...

Game of Thrones actor meets All Blacks hero

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:37 -0400

Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa has got more than he bargained for on his trip to New Zealand - the chance to meet his All Blacks hero Inga the Winger. The 33-year-old, who played Dothraki warlord Kahl Drogo in the first season of the series, said he was a "massive fan" of the former All Black, and met him while in Auckland today. On meeting the sports star, whose real name is ...

Italys Berlusconi Had a Hand in Tax Fraud as Prime Minister Judges Say

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:48:58 -0400

played a role in the tax fraud case involving acquisition rights with the Mediaset empire he started, brushing aside his claims that he was too busy as prime minister to play a role in the activities of the ...

CCTV Nanhai Movie and TV Town in Chinas Guangdong

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:12:28 -0400

Nanhai Movie and TV Town, which is often referred to as "the Hollywood of China", is one of the four films and television shooting bases operating directly under ...

FBI reviews death of Chechen man

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:02:37 -0400

Police officers block the entrance to an apartment complex where a man was fatally shot in Orlando, Florida. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent ...

I am trying to extend the definition of commercial cinema Irrfan

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:02:23 -0400

A maverick of off-beat films that inevitably move a sea of emotions within, acclaimed actor Irrfan Khan has shown that success also belongs to those who choose the path less trodden.His film Lunchbox, which is directed by Ritesh Batra, has won the Grand Rail d'Or Award at the International Critics' Week, a sidebar of the Cannes film Festival. Irrfan who has played an important role in ...

Jennifer Aniston plays stripper in new film

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:02:21 -0400

Actress Jennifer Aniston peels off her clothes and performs a sizzling striptease in her new film.The 44-year-old actress plays a lap-dancer called Rose in the comedy film 'We're The Millers' about a marijuana dealer, played by Jason Sudeikis, who puts together a fake family as part of a drug smuggling deal in Mexico, reported Sun ...