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Australians are enjoying a high profile at Cannes this year, but beyond the star power of Nicole Kidman and Kylie Minogue, the film world will be watching the ground-breaking work of Aboriginal artists. Indigenous stories have breathed new life into the film scene Down Under, with “The Sapphires” the latest to come to international attention [...]
John Travolta’s lawyer on Friday hit back at “ridiculous” new claims of sexual advances leveled at the actor by a third man, as a first accuser backtracked on the date of an alleged Beverly Hills incident. Cruise ship worker Fabian Zanzi claimed on a Chilean TV show, “Primer Plano,” that the Hollywood star offered him [...]
The Avengers,” the smash hit movie about Marvel superheroes who team up to save the Earth, crushed competitors for a second weekend with a record $103.2 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales and was poised to top $1 billion worldwide, studio estimates showed on Sunday. After posting the highest domestic box office debut in history last weekend, “Avengers” [...]
Comedian and actor Russell Brand told the British government on Tuesday that it needs to adopt a pragmatic approach to address the social issues that lead young people to take drugs. Dressed in a flamboyant ensemble of black, Brand struck a contrast against the formally attired politicians with his long coat, vest, hat and leather wristbands. Brand, a former [...]
Armie Hammer, Sir Ben Kingsley,Michael Sheen, John Malkovich and Theresa Palmer have all joined the cast of “Cut Bank,” an indie film with a script from Robert Patino that made the 2009 Black List. Matt Shakman, whose credits include “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “House,” will direct. The film is set in the eponymous rural Montana town, a city of fewer [...]
Sony has tapped blockbuster writing duo Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to work on the script for “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” the sequel to the upcoming reboot of the superhero franchise. The first installment of the new franchise bows this summer, with production starting for the next film in the first quarter of next year. Release is set for May 2014. Advanced [...]
The 3D re-release of James Cameron’s “Titanic” was steaming toward a possible $6 million haul at the box office in its debut Wednesday, as the100th anniversary approaches of the sinking of the real Titanic. Domestic distributor Paramount is projecting that the film, converted into 3D for a hefty $18 million, will take in around $20 million-$25 million over the [...]
It’s been 13 years since the hitteen comedy ”American Pie” introduced a pack of horny high-schoolers out to lose their virginity before graduation and made an unlikely star of a warm pie. Now the gang is back – a little older if not much wiser – in a fourth sequel, “American Reunion,” in theaters on Friday, [...]
A free screening of “Lolita,” a movie adaptation of the classic novel of the same title by Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov and directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1962, will take place in Hanoi this weekend. The event, held by the Hanoi-based Center for Assistance and Development of Movie, includes a talk after the movie by [...]
Variety reports that Thomas Mann, who starred in Warner Bros.’ comedy hit Project X, will be taking a leading role in King Dork, the new comedy from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions, once again teaming with NALA Films with Casa de Mi Padre helmer Matt Piedmont directing. It’s adapted from Frank Portman’s [...]