Archive for the 'New Movies' Category

Review: Patricia Clarkson in ‘Cairo Time’ (AP)

August 2nd, 2010 by admin


In this film publicity image released by IFC Films, Alexander Siddig, left, and Patricia Clarkson are shown in a scene from 'Cairo Time.' (AP Photo/IFC Films, Colm Hogan)AP – Ruba Nadda’s “Cairo Time” is a film seeking poetry and not quite finding it.

‘Inception’ outclasses ‘Schmucks’ at box office (AP)

August 2nd, 2010 by admin


In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Steve Carell, left, and Paul Rudd are shown in a scene from 'Dinner for Schmucks.' (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Merie Weismiller Wallace)AP – “Inception” is still kicking at the box office.

Rob Reiner flounders with “Flipped” (Reuters)

August 1st, 2010 by admin


Reuters – With only one hit film since the mid-’90s — and that one being a cloying and artificial cancer comedy “The Bucket List” — Rob Reiner hopes to get his mojo back with “Flipped,” a return to the sometimes painful and sometimes poignant coming-of-age film he pulled off so splendidly in his 1986 film “Stand By Me.”

DiCaprio leads worldwide box office (Reuters)

August 1st, 2010 by admin


Reuters – Leonardo DiCaprio’s dreams thriller “Inception” ruled the North American box office for a third weekend on Sunday, and also overtook “Toy Story 3″ to claim top honors internationally.

Stallone left movie debts in Brazil: report (AFP)

August 1st, 2010 by admin


Sylvester Stallone, pictured in July 2010, may be heading for box-office success when his latest action flick opens this month, but in Brazil -- where the movie was filmed -- companies are complaining he left a string of unpaid debts, according to a report.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Charley Gallay)AFP – Sylvester Stallone may be heading for box-office success when his latest action flick opens this month, but in Brazil — where the movie was filmed — companies are complaining he left a string of unpaid debts, according to a report.

‘Inception’ outclasses ‘Schmucks’ at box office (AP)

August 1st, 2010 by admin


AP – “Inception” is still kicking at the box office.

‘Inception’ lives dream to top box office for third week (AFP)

August 1st, 2010 by admin


AFP – “Inception,” Leonardo DiCaprio’s mindbending thriller, topped the North American box office for a third straight weekend, holding off newcomer “Dinner For Schmucks,” industry estimates showed Sunday.

New ABC head says he won’t change fall schedule (AP)

August 1st, 2010 by admin


In this publicity image released by ABC Family, Paul Lee, President of ABC Family is shown. (AP Photo/ABC Family, Bob D'Amico)AP – The new head of ABC says he won’t shake up the TV network’s schedule on the brink of the fall season.

Madonna in Paris to direct her new movie (AP)

August 1st, 2010 by admin


U.S performer Madonna, during the filming of the movie 'W.E', which she is directing, in Paris, Saturday July 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP – The Material Girl is illuminating the City of Light, where she’s shooting her latest film, “W.E.”

Spokesman: Gabor to go home from hospital Friday (AP)

August 1st, 2010 by admin


FILE  - In this Aug. 15, 1986 file photo, actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is shown Los Angeles. Doctors plan to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home Friday, Aug. 6, 2010 about three weeks after the 93-year-old actress was hospitalized with a broken hip.  (AP Photo/File)AP – Doctors plan to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home Friday, about three weeks after the 93-year-old actress was hospitalized with a broken hip.

Spike Lee screens film that includes oil spill (AP)

July 31st, 2010 by admin


FILE-This July 10, 2010 file photo shows director Spike Lee entering Cipriani's for the wedding of Carmelo Anthony and LaLa Vasquez, in New York.  Lee has screened his new four-hour documentary on the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and says no one from the oil giant is speaking to him. The director showed 'If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise' at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in San Diego on Saturday July 31, 2010. It airs in August on HBO. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano,File)AP – Spike Lee screened some of his new HBO documentary that includes a look at the massive BP Gulf oil spill and says no one from the oil giant is speaking to him.

Movie tax cuts ‘help struggling California economy’ (AFP)

July 31st, 2010 by admin


A year-old program granting movie studios tax breaks for filming in California has saved jobs and should yield two billion dollars in direct spending, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger -- seen here in June -- said.(AFP/Getty Images/Michael Buckner)AFP – A year-old program granting movie studios tax breaks for filming in California has saved jobs and should yield two billion dollars in direct spending, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said.

Veteran Italian screenwriter Cecchi D’Amico dies (AP)

July 31st, 2010 by admin


AP – Screenwriter Suso Cecchi D’Amico, who emerged from the male-dominated post-war Italian cinema to become a celebrated artist and contribute to such milestones as “Bicycle Thieves” and “The Leopard,” died Saturday at age 96.

Second woman sues Casey Affleck for harassment (Reuters)

July 30th, 2010 by admin


Casey Affleck, best supporting actor Oscar nominee for 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,' arrives at the 80th annual Academy Awards, in Hollywood, February 24, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters – Another female worker on Casey Affleck’s upcoming Joaquin Phoenix documentary is suing the filmmaker/actor, this time claiming Affleck climbed into bed with her and groped her as she slept.

Terrence Howard to join `Law & Order: Los Angeles’ (AP)

July 30th, 2010 by admin


FILE - In this May 15, 2010 file photo, actors Terrence Howard poses for a photo call for 'Winnie', at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP – “Law & Order: Los Angeles” is getting another big-name prosecutor.

Gibson’s ex-girlfriend urges him `tell the truth’ (AP)

July 30th, 2010 by admin


FILE - In this April 19, 2010 file photo, Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend, Russian-born singer, songwriter Oksana Grigorieva, talks during a news conference in Moscow.(AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, file)AP – Mel Gibson’s ex-girlfriend says she’s the victim of a “smear campaign” and never tried to extort money from the Oscar-winning star.

STAGE TO SCREENS: “The Extra Man” Starring Tony Winner Kevin Kline and Paul Dano (Playbill)

July 30th, 2010 by admin


Playbill – Two-time Tony winner Kevin Kline and Paul Dano discuss their work on “The Extra Man,” the new film comedy about New York City eccentrics. Theatre actors populate the picture.

Disney selling Miramax to investors for $660M (AP)

July 30th, 2010 by admin


FILE - Disney corporate headquarters in Burbank, Calif., is seen in this Feb. 6, 2006 file photo. The New York Times and Los Angeles times report that Disney signed an agreement to sell Miramax Films for about $660 million late Thursday July 29, 2010with Filmyard Holding. The investor group is led by construction magnate Ronald Tutor  (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)AP – The Walt Disney Co. is selling Miramax Films to a group of investors for $660 million, marking a new phase for a studio that helped launch the career of Quentin Tarantino and push independent movies into the mainstream.

Sarajevo becomes biggest regional film market (Reuters)

July 30th, 2010 by admin


Reuters – Romanian film director Florin Serban was overwhelmed after showing his debut film this week to 2,000 spectators at the Sarajevo film festival, where he had shopped around his script as an unknown three years before.

Mark Wahlberg: God most important part of my life (Reuters)

July 30th, 2010 by admin


Reuters – Actor Mark Wahlberg received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday as part of the promotion for “The Other Guys.”

Box Office Preview: ‘Inception’ vs. the ‘Schmucks’ (AP)

July 30th, 2010 by admin


In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Christopher O'Dowd, left, and Zach Galifianakis are shown in a scene from 'Dinner for Schmucks.' (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Merie Weismiller Wallace)AP – Chris Nolan’s “Inception” has been the No. 1 film every day since it opened earlier this month. Yet it could face a formidable challenge from the debuting comedy “Dinner for Schmucks” for the top spot at this weekend’s box office.

Branagh: Shakespeare’s superheroes are like `Thor’ (AP)

July 30th, 2010 by admin


Actor and director Kenneth Branagh arrives at a press conference for his feature film 'Thor' at Comic Con in San Diego, Calif. on Saturday, July 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP – Kenneth Branagh is directing “Thor” for Marvel Studios, and some think it’s a stretch for him to take on a superhero movie. He’s more Shakespearean, having adapted several of the Bard’s films for the big screen.

Hugh Hefner: Rebel with a cause (Reuters)

July 30th, 2010 by admin


Reuters – At 84 years-old, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner embodies the lifestyle of sexual freedom that his men’s magazine has espoused since it was founded in 1953, featuring a nude centerfold of Marilyn Monroe.

“Charlie St. Cloud” a silly failure (Reuters)

July 30th, 2010 by admin


Reuters – Every now and then a brave filmmaker can’t resist the temptation to make a metaphysical movie that somehow will manage to portray everlasting love on the screen, that will somehow show a romantic idealism so great that it transcends even the boundaries between the living and dead.

Sid Vicious absolved in erratic documentary (Reuters)

July 30th, 2010 by admin


Reuters – The title of “Who Killed Nancy” — a new documentary opening Friday about the death of Nancy Spungen — is a little misleading.

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