A talking lion is expected to devour Marvel superhero "Iron Man" at the North American box office this weekend, as Walt Disney Co. opens its much-anticipated fantasy sequel "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian."
MOORE: `FAHRENHEIT 9/11? FOLLOW-UP IS NOT A SEQUEL - AP
May 16th, 2008
With his follow-up to "Fahrenheit 9/11," Michael Moore wants to examine America as an empire, study its standing since the Sept. 11 attacks and present revelations to surprise audiences as much as the first film did.
MOORE: `FAHRENHEIT 9/11? FOLLOW-UP IS NOT A SEQUEL - AP
May 16th, 2008
With his follow-up to "Fahrenheit 9/11," Michael Moore wants to examine America as an empire, study its standing since the Sept. 11 attacks and present revelations to surprise audiences as much as the first film did.
CANNES ‘08 BIZ DAILY | RELIANCE TALKS BIG NUMBERS, WEINSTEINS ACQUIRE “LAKE” & MAKE ASIAN TV DEAL, GREENESTREET TAKES “LONG TIME,” THE ARGENTINE PAVILION, AND MORE - INDIEWIRE
May 16th, 2008
Continuing coverage of the Marche du Film in Cannes, indieWIRE reports on the latest deals and news from the Croisette. India-based media company Reliance Big Entertainment commits to a $1 billion slate, the Weinsteins acquired "Eden Lake," and inked a pan-Asian deal with TV network STAR, Greenstreet nabs the international rights to "Long Time Gone," Flip Video puts on a shorts competition at Cannes, the Argentina Pavilion celebrates a full slate at the Festival, and more.
CANNES ‘08 BIZ DAILY | RELIANCE TALKS BIG NUMBERS, WEINSTEINS ACQUIRE “LAKE” & MAKE ASIAN TV DEAL, GREENESTREET TAKES “LONG TIME,” THE ARGENTINE PAVILION, AND MORE - INDIEWIRE
May 16th, 2008
Continuing coverage of the Marche du Film in Cannes, indieWIRE reports on the latest deals and news from the Croisette. India-based media company Reliance Big Entertainment commits to a $1 billion slate, the Weinsteins acquired "Eden Lake," and inked a pan-Asian deal with TV network STAR, Greenstreet nabs the international rights to "Long Time Gone," Flip Video puts on a shorts competition at Cannes, the Argentina Pavilion celebrates a full slate at the Festival, and more.
EVA LONGORIA PARKER: NOT A FASHION DIVA AT HOME - AP
May 16th, 2008
Eva Longoria Parker gets to play dress-up at the Cannes Film Festival and she doesn't even have to pack her own suitcase.
EVA LONGORIA PARKER: NOT A FASHION DIVA AT HOME - AP
May 16th, 2008
Eva Longoria Parker gets to play dress-up at the Cannes Film Festival and she doesn't even have to pack her own suitcase.
SARAH JESSICA PARKER: SHE’S NOT A SLAVE TO FASHION - AP
May 16th, 2008
Sarah Jessica Parker says she's not a slave to fashion like her "Sex and the City" character Carrie Bradshaw.
SARAH JESSICA PARKER: SHE’S NOT A SLAVE TO FASHION - AP
May 16th, 2008
Sarah Jessica Parker says she's not a slave to fashion like her "Sex and the City" character Carrie Bradshaw.
WHAT’S INDY UP TO? SECRECY SHROUDS `CRYSTAL SKULL’ - AP
May 16th, 2008
Indiana Jones doesn't give up his secrets lightly, and neither does the man pulling his strings.
WHAT’S INDY UP TO? SECRECY SHROUDS `CRYSTAL SKULL’ - AP
May 16th, 2008
Indiana Jones doesn't give up his secrets lightly, and neither does the man pulling his strings.
FILM TACKLES IRA LEADER BOBBY SANDS HUNGER STRIKE - REUTERS
May 16th, 2008
The director of a powerful film about the final days of Bobby Sands said he had not made a hero of the IRA prisoner whose death in a 1981 hunger strike made him one of the most prominent symbols of opposition to British rule in Northern Ireland.
FILM TACKLES IRA LEADER BOBBY SANDS HUNGER STRIKE - REUTERS
May 16th, 2008
The director of a powerful film about the final days of Bobby Sands said he had not made a hero of the IRA prisoner whose death in a 1981 hunger strike made him one of the most prominent symbols of opposition to British rule in Northern Ireland.
NY NY | FORUM SCREENS GODARD, BAM SCREENS LACHMAN, DOXITA SCREENS SHORTS - INDIEWIRE
May 16th, 2008
This week, New Yorkers in the film industry fled the city like rats from a sinking ship to attend the Cannes Film Festival. Those of us unlucky enough to be left behind at least had ample distraction from our jealousy, in the form of BAM's tribute to ace cinematographer Ed Lachman and Lachman's bevvy of oddball guests (Larry Kramer, William Schrader and David Byrne among them), as well as the Doxita festival of short docs, and Film Forum's retrospective of Godard's 60s. Anyway, supposedly it's...
NY NY | FORUM SCREENS GODARD, BAM SCREENS LACHMAN, DOXITA SCREENS SHORTS - INDIEWIRE
May 16th, 2008
This week, New Yorkers in the film industry fled the city like rats from a sinking ship to attend the Cannes Film Festival. Those of us unlucky enough to be left behind at least had ample distraction from our jealousy, in the form of BAM's tribute to ace cinematographer Ed Lachman and Lachman's bevvy of oddball guests (Larry Kramer, William Schrader and David Byrne among them), as well as the Doxita festival of short docs, and Film Forum's retrospective of Godard's 60s. Anyway, supposedly it's...
RICCI TO STAR IN “LONG TIME GONE” - REUTERS
May 16th, 2008
Former "Las Vegas" actress Molly Sims has joined the cast of the indie drama "Hickory Nation."
RICCI TO STAR IN “LONG TIME GONE” - REUTERS
May 16th, 2008
Former "Las Vegas" actress Molly Sims has joined the cast of the indie drama "Hickory Nation."
ACTOR JOHN PHILLIP LAW, ANGEL IN ‘BARBARELLA,’ DIES AT 70 - AP
May 16th, 2008
John Phillip Law, the strikingly handsome 1960s movie actor who portrayed an angel in the futuristic "Barbarella" and a lovesick Russian seaman in "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming," has died. He was 70.
ACTOR JOHN PHILLIP LAW, ANGEL IN ‘BARBARELLA,’ DIES AT 70 - AP
May 16th, 2008
John Phillip Law, the strikingly handsome 1960s movie actor who portrayed an angel in the futuristic "Barbarella" and a lovesick Russian seaman in "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming," has died. He was 70.
HOLLYWOOD LOSING FAITH IN SPIRITUAL MOVIES - REUTERS
May 16th, 2008
When director Andrew Adamson began promoting "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," which opens in theaters Friday, he prepared for specific questions about the Christian audience that helped 2005's "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" gross $292 million at the domestic box office.
HOLLYWOOD LOSING FAITH IN SPIRITUAL MOVIES - REUTERS
May 16th, 2008
When director Andrew Adamson began promoting "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," which opens in theaters Friday, he prepared for specific questions about the Christian audience that helped 2005's "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" gross $292 million at the domestic box office.
“REPRISE” A BOLD DEBUT FOR NORWEGIAN FILMMAKER - REUTERS
May 16th, 2008
Style trumps content in "Reprise," an audacious feature debut by Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier.
ISRAELI FILMMAKER REVISITS HIS WARTIME EXPERIENCES - REUTERS
May 16th, 2008
"Waltz With Bashir," a self-styled "animated documentary" from Israeli television director Ari Folman, adds its voice to the maelstrom that has swarmed through Middle Eastern politics for decades.
CANNES BALANCES GLAMOR WITH `BLINDNESS’ - AP
May 16th, 2008
CANNES, France (AP) Fernando Meirelles did boys with guns in "City of God" and murderous corporations in "The Constant Gardener." With "Blindness," the opening night entry at the Cannes Film Festival, the Brazilian director exposes the world's ultimate savages: your friends and neighbors.
CANNES BALANCES GLAMOR WITH `BLINDNESS’ - AP
May 16th, 2008
CANNES, France (AP) Fernando Meirelles did boys with guns in "City of God" and murderous corporations in "The Constant Gardener." With "Blindness," the opening night entry at the Cannes Film Festival, the Brazilian director exposes the world's ultimate savages: your friends and neighbors.