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Entertainment: movie news

Entertainment: movie news


List of winners at the 5th Asian Film Awards

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PDT

Winners at the fifth Asian Film Awards announced Monday in Hong Kong: Best film: "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives," Thailand Best director: Lee Chang-dong, "Poetry" Best actor: Ha Jung-woo, "The Yellow Sea" Best actress: Xu Fan, "Aftershock"

'Uncle' named best film at Asian Film Awards

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PDT

The Thai film "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" has been named best picture at Hong Kong's Asian Film Awards, a year after triumphing at the Cannes Film Festival. Apichatpong Weerasethakul's mystical drama follows a dying man who explores the

W.Va. Film Office offers whitewater on demand

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PDT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the West Virginia Film Office are teaming up to provide filmmakers a whitewater river on demand. Called River on Demand, the service allows filmmakers to take advantage of controlled releases from the Summersville Dam

Noted Civil War historian James Robertson retiring

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PDT

Noted Civil War historian James Robertson is retiring after more than four decades at Virginia Tech. The 80-year-old Robertson will leave his job June 1. He founded the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in 1999 and has served as its

Brighton’s New Pinball Wizards Take Home 2011 SXSW Independent Propeller Awards presented by IndiePub

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PDT

0 As 19-year old Marco Marino held the 2011 SXSW Independent Propeller Award Grand Prize in hand, his phone buzzed. Exchanging looks with co-designer Matthew Thomas (20), Marco answered the phone. The text message that awaited him simply said,

Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher Star in the Hilarious Comedy That Asks Whether Sex Friends Can Be Best Friends: NO ST

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:22 AM PDT

/PRNewswire/ -- The "smart, sexy" (Elle) comedy NO STRINGS ATTACHED makes a date in a Blu-ray/DVD Combo with Digital Copy and on standard DVD May 10, 2011 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Academy Award® winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan) and Ashton

Nevada Tops $2 Billion in Production Revenue

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:22 AM PDT

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the announcement of a 2010 calendar year total of $92 million in revenue generated from film and production, the Nevada Film Office's (NFO) total cumulative recorded revenues have now surpassed $2 billion since its

Bradley Cooper... So Far

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Since Bradley Cooper took the role of Phil Wenneck in The Hangover back in 2009 he has become one of the hottest properties in Hollywood. Over the last couple of years he has become quite the heartthrob as well as one of the most in demand stars. And he

Snyder: Manganiello was second

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PDT

True Blood actor Joe Manganiello was Zack Snyder's second choice for Superman, the director has revealed. Joe, best known for his portrayal of werewolf Alcide Herveaux in the TV series, had been tipped for the coveted superhero role, which went to Henry

Ghost Rider 2 is 'very different'

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Nicolas Cage is the only thing left from the first Ghost Rider film, say its makers Ghost Rider 2 is remarkably different from the original, said the film's co-director Brian Taylor. Brian and directing partner Mark Neveldine took a new approach for the

President Obama facing Libya scrutiny

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PDT

CNN's Carol Costello talks with (D)Massachusetts Rep. Stephen Lynch about why he believes U.S. support in Libya is a bad decision.

Bieber wants Oliver Twist role

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Justin Bieber has revealed he would like to play Oliver Twist. The teen idol, who has already shown his acting skills on US TV crime series CSI, is keen to portray the street urchin in a remake of the 1968 classic musical, but would need to work on his

Lawrence 'excited' by Hunger Games

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Jennifer Lawrence is looking forward to learning some archery for her role in Hunger Games. The Oscar-nominated Winter's Bone actress is set to play feisty teen Katniss Everdeen in the big-screen adaptation, and will have to brush up on her skills to

Katie wants foxy Megan for biopic

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:20 AM PDT

Katie Price says new man Leandro Penna has brought some much needed fun to her life Megan Fox should play Katie Price in a film biopic, the TV star has said. Katie would like the sultry Transformers star to portray her in a forthcoming tell-all

Crete: Movie opening is a thriller for Halvorson

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:20 AM PDT

When former congresswoman Debbie Halvorson, of Crete, saw "" this weekend, she couldn't wait for the movie to end. That's because her son Matthew Halvorson's name was in the end credits. Matthew is media director of Lakeshore Entertainment, the motion

'Jane Eyre' role a dream come true for Mia Wasikowska

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:19 AM PDT

PHILAELPHIA — "You can only breathe so much in corsets," says Mia Wasikowska, who was required to wear such an apparatus, along with various bell-shaped skirts, flounced petticoats, and tight little bonnets, as she assayed the title role in the new and

Yo Ho, new trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides sails the net

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:19 AM PDT

The media frenzy has seemingly started for and I couldn't be happier about it. Just a couple days ago we were given , but now we're given something a little more lively. The newest trailer for On Stranger TIdes has just now hit the net and let me just

Jennifer Lawrence Faces Pressure as Katniss in 'Hunger Games'

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:18 AM PDT

(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) - The saying always goes, "The book is better than the movie." With Jennifer Lawrence cast as the lead character in the best-selling book series "The Hunger Games," she is facing a lot of pressure to live up to the imaginations of

Brangelina enjoy day out with kids in New Orleans

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:16 AM PDT

Brad Pitt and partner Angelina Jolie were spotted taking their six kids out for shopping during a day off from shooting his latest movie. Pitt is in New Orleans filming 'Cogan's Trade', a crime caper with Javier Bardem and Casey Affleck. He and Jolie,

Watching free online movies can be costly

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:15 AM PDT

That free online movie you downloaded last weekend could cost you a quarter of a million dollars. The Dayton Better Business Bureau put out a warning Monday against downloading online movies from multiple Web sites. Movie sites including

Dolby updates 3D glasses for a more comfortable movie going experience

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:14 AM PDT

If you've watched 3D movies in the cinema before, chances are good that you would have noticed the pretty heavy pair of 3D glasses that you had to wear. Dolby knows this too, and has just announced that they will be rolling out a newer and lighter pair

Hot Trailer: 'Snow Flower And The Secret Fan'

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:13 AM PDT

Fox Searchlight has released a new trailer for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, the adaptation of the Lisa See novel that reunites The Joy Luck Club director Wayne Wang with Ron Bass, who co-wrote the script. The 19th Century China-set pic is the first

New Miramax Names SVP For Strategy & Biz

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:13 AM PDT

– Miramax today announced that Mitzi Reaugh has been appointed Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, effective immediately. Reaugh will lead Miramax's business development efforts across the company, including digital initiatives,

ABC Picks Up Julian Fellowes' 'Titanic' Mini

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:13 AM PDT

Producer Simon Vaughn's long-gestating four-hour miniseries Titanic has found an U.S. home, ABC. The internationally produced project has now been greenlit and will start filming in Hungary in the spring. The premiere of the mini, written by Oscar winner

Delayed ‘The Hobbit’ Finally Begins Filming

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:13 AM PDT

After the delay caused by Peter Jackson's perforated ulcer, production has begun on the two back-to-back 3D Lord of the Rings prequels in New Zealand. The cast had its first script read-through at Jackson's Stone Studios on Thursday, sitting in a

Now You See Me

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:13 AM PDT

The thriller focuses on a team of illusionists that pull bank heists during their performances while staying a step ahead of the FBI. Louis Leterrier directs from a script by Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt.

'The Hobbit' Movie to Start Filming in New Zealand

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:13 AM PDT

(NewsCore) - The troubled big-budget production of "The Hobbit" will finally start filming Monday, the reported. After months of wrangling, delays, financial woes and health problems for Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson, the two-film 3D project will

95% of Brits Oppose Murdoch-BSkyB Deal

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:13 AM PDT

Just 5% of Britons think that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation should be allowed to wholly-own pay-TV giant BSkyB, according to a poll published this morning. Today marks the end of the public consultation period offered by UK Culture Secretary Jeremy

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Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:13 AM PDT

Christian Bale made his major film debut starring in Empire of the Sun. In 1996, Bale joined Nicole Kidman and John Malkovich in Jane Campion's The Portrait of A Lady, which transitioned him from youth-oriented roles into more mature fare. His loyal

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Posted: 21 Mar 2011 09:13 AM PDT

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