Movie News

NYC ex-model sues over use of photo in comedy film (AP) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:08:21 GMT AP - A former model says she's appalled that her nearly decade-old bikini photo became a randy prop in the film "Couple's Retreat."
DreamWorks'"Dragon" has no fire (Reuters) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:40:40 GMT Reuters - "How to Train Your Dragon" pits dragons against Vikings with one small child standing between them crying, "Why can't we all just get along?"
Deeply moving "Next Fall" deserves Broadway shot (Reuters) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:32:53 GMT Reuters - In these recessionary times, it might take more than the imprimatur of celebrity presenters Elton John and David Furnish to make "Next Fall" viable for a Broadway run.
DreamWorks films to play on Showtime (Reuters) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:10:16 GMT Reuters - CBS Corp's Showtime Networks Inc said on Thursday it has signed a deal to air movies from Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studios, in a long-term agreement that could help restore content Showtime lost when three top studios started their own channel.
	"Alice" set to stay No. 1 at box office (Reuters) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:09:36 GMT Reuters - Reigning champ "Alice in Wonderland" is sure to score an easy victory at the weekend box office in North America despite four wide releases hitting theaters Friday.
Capsule reviews: `Green Zone' and others (AP) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:45:08 GMT AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
Tribeca unveils film lineup, Spitzer in spotlight (Reuters) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:18:49 GMT Reuters - The Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled its first group of films for April's event, including one documentary about the prostitution scandal that brought down former New York governor Eliot Spitzer.
"Avatar" has few fans among mining execs (Reuters) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:16:54 GMT Reuters - It's enough to make a mining executive grit his teeth or his kids to give him the silent treatment.
	Review: 'Out of League' takes title too literally (AP) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:45:57 GMT AP - Remember the hoo-ha over whether Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl made a believable couple in Judd Apatow's "Knocked Up"?
Disney to release Indian film in southern dialect (AP) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:21:00 GMT AP - Encouraged by the reception of its Hindi animated movie, Disney is shooting a new adventure film in the southern Indian dialect of Telugu as it deepens its localization drive in the populous country.
Imax rebounds to profit, sees strong first quarter (Reuters) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:11:48 GMT Reuters - Giant-screen movie operator Imax Corp said on Thursday a strong slate of films, including the blockbuster "Avatar", helped it bounce back to a fourth-quarter profit and it forecast a "very strong year" ahead.