Movie News
Over the moon: Studio estimates 'New Moon' sets record for midnight screenings with $26.3M
By Associated Press - November 20, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings. Summit Entertainment estimated Friday that it earned $26.3 million after opening early in the morning. That would topple the previous midnight record, held by "Harry Potter...
Banned Chinese director brings gay romance film to Hong Kong
MIN LEE - November 20, 2009
HONG KONG (AP) A prominent mainland Chinese director banned by Beijing from making movies brought his new gay romance film to Hong Kong on Friday for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil. In 2006, China banned Lou Ye from shooting movies for five years...
Actor Wesley Snipes to appeal 3 tax convictions to federal appeals court in Atlanta
GREG BLUESTEIN - November 20, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) Wesley Snipes' attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an "unreasonable" three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges. Attorneys for the star of the "Blade" trilogy and other films also argued the actor...
Hollywood disaster movie '2012' draws in Chinese patriotic fans
CHI-CHI ZHANG - November 20, 2009
BEIJING (AP) When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world. Or at least that's how Chinese audiences are interpreting "2012," Hollywood's latest blockbuster disaster movie. "It's about time the world sees us as a dominant ally," said Liu Xinliang, 27, a...
James Caan files for divorce from wife of 14 years in Los Angeles
By Associated Press - November 19, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) James Caan is seeking a divorce from his wife of 14 years. Court records in Los Angeles show "The Godfather" actor filed for divorce Friday. It's the second time that Caan has sought to divorce his wife, Linda. The first case, filed in 2005, was not pursued....
Roman Polanski's lawyer says jailed director's family bearing brunt of his Swiss imprisonment
By Associated Press - November 19, 2009
PARIS (AP) The wife and two children of Roman Polanski are bearing the brunt of the director's imprisonment in Switzerland as he awaits a decision on his extradition, his lawyer said in an interview to be published Friday. Polanski has proposed "very significant" bail money, house...
Pedro Almodovar discusses his childhood, his influences and what he won't put on film
SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS - November 19, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Sex. Drugs. Prostitution. Pedophilia. Rape. Pedro Almodovar has been able to translate some of the most delicate subjects to the big screen with grace and humor. But the acclaimed master of Spanish cinema who claims he has gone so far as to demonstrate X-rated moves on...
Sandra Bullock hosts New Orleans red carpet special premiere of latest film, 'The Blind Side'
STACEY PLAISANCE - November 20, 2009
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Wearing a floor-length pastel striped evening gown, Sandra Bullock walked the red carpet in New Orleans Thursday for a special premiere of her latest film, "The Blind Side." Besides promoting the sports drama, which opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, the event...
Tom Cruise arrives in Austrian city of Salzburg to shoot film 'Knight & Day'
By Associated Press - November 19, 2009
VIENNA (AP) Tom Cruise has arrived in the Austrian city of Salzburg to shoot scenes for the new action comedy "Knight & Day." Cruise, wearing sunglasses and a casual shirt, waved as he got off a private jet at the local airport Thursday afternoon. Austrian broadcaster ORF...
Turning cameras on reporters, Jason Reitman documents his promotion of 'Up in the Air'
JAKE COYLE - November 19, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) The publicity for a Hollywood movie is a machine to behold, especially from the inside. It's a view rarely offered, but Jason Reitman, the director of "Juno" and "Thank You for Smoking," has done just that. Reitman has spent much of October and November promoting his new...
