Movie News

Absent Polanski to dominate Berlin film festival (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:17:32 GMT Reuters - Roman Polanski may be under house arrest in a Swiss chalet, but the Polish-French director is set to dominate this year's Berlin film festival where his latest movie "The Ghost Writer" will be unveiled.
HK studio behind 'TMNT,''Astro Boy' shuts down (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:45:03 GMT AP - The Hong Kong studio behind "TMNT" and "Astro Boy" has shut down as its parent company tries to recover from losses.
Tim Robbins plays villain's dad in "Green Lantern" (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:58:30 GMT Reuters - Tim Robbins is joining the cast of "Green Lantern," the superhero movie based on the DC Comics character.
Filmmaker Tyler Perry sued over "Devil" song (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:53:04 GMT Reuters - Tyler Perry has found himself in a bit of copyright trouble lately for allegedly incorporating portions of copyrighted gospel music in his many successful shows.
'Avatar' beats "Hurt Locker" in piracy stakes (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:37:57 GMT Reuters - "Avatar" might have tied "The Hurt Locker" for most Oscar nominations last week (with nine apiece), but the sci-fi epic is winning in at least one category: The film once again was the most-pirated movie on the Internet last week, thanks to a DVD screener that leaked onto file-sharing networks.
"Casino Jack" an overwhelming study of corruption (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:15:17 GMT Reuters - When it came to peddling political access for exorbitant fees, Jack Abramoff was the probably the most powerful lobbyist in Washington over a decade beginning in the mid-90s. Or the most ostentatiously reckless, considering that he's currently serving out a five-year sentence after pleading guilty in 2006 to fraud and conspiracy to bribe government officials.
Peter Bogdanovich boards "Turn of the Century" (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:13:44 GMT Reuters - Peter Bogdanovich will direct and co-write and direct an adaptation of Kurt Andersen's 1999 novel "Turn of the Century."
Lions Gate, Weinsteins eye Disney's Miramax: sources (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:15:08 GMT Reuters - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp and the Weinstein brothers are among the potential buyers of Walt Disney Co's Miramax film unit, sources familiar with the situation said on Monday.
Del Toro says he has soft spot for monsters (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:10:09 GMT AP - Actor Benicio del Toro says he signed on for the lead role in "The Wolfman" remake because he has a soft spot for monsters.
Actress Jolie visits Haiti survivors in DomRep (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:49:16 GMT AP - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has met with hospitalized Haitian earthquake victims in the Dominican Republic.
	Ringo Starr honored with Walk of Fame star (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:33:48 GMT AP - A star for former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday evening during a whimsical ceremony that also marked the 50th anniversary of the sidewalk attraction's groundbreaking.