12 Mar 2010

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Showtime signs deal to air DreamWorks films (Reuters)

Reuters - CBS Corp's Showtime Networks Inc said on Thursday it has signed a deal to air movies from DreamWorks Studios, in a long-term agreement that could help restore content Showtime lost when three top studios started their own channel.

12 Mar 2010 2:04pm GMT

Star-studded lineup for Brooks & Dunn special (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2009 file photo, Kix Brooks, left, and Ronnie Dunn of the country music duo Brooks & Dunn perform during a television taping in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)AP - Brooks & Dunn have landed a star-studded lineup for their "Last Rodeo" concert special to be filmed following the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.


12 Mar 2010 11:48am GMT

NYC ex-model sues over use of photo in comedy film (AP)

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."

12 Mar 2010 11:45am GMT

Chavez thanks Sean Penn for slamming his critics (AP)

Sean Penn presents the award for best actress during the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is grateful that actor Sean Penn has defended him against his critics within the U.S. media.


12 Mar 2010 9:01am GMT

Fox mulling "Avatar" summer re-release (Reuters)

Actress Sigourney Weaver from Reuters - Get ready for "Avatar"-plus.


12 Mar 2010 5:09am GMT

"Matrix" bad guy eyes "Captain America" villain (Reuters)

Reuters - Australian actor Hugo Weaving, who played bad guy Agent Smith in the "Matrix" franchise, is in talks to join the "Captain America" movie as the villainous Red Skull.

12 Mar 2010 5:07am GMT

Reynolds, Bateman switch bodies in comedy (Reuters)

Reuters - Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman are teaming for "Change Up," the latest entry in Hollywood's long line of body-switching comedies.

12 Mar 2010 4:52am GMT

Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess eye "One Day" (Reuters)

Reuters - Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess are in early negotiations to star in "One Day," a romantic drama from the director of "An Education."

12 Mar 2010 4:51am GMT

Sequels, reboots bring sizzle to summer box office (Reuters)

Reuters - Summertime moviegoers tend to vote early and, if things go well, often.

12 Mar 2010 4:49am GMT

"Children of Invention" a dramatically tepid tale (Reuters)

Reuters - The loss of childhood illusions and of youthful naivete looms large in this first feature by Chicago-born Tze Chun, whose drama about a struggling, single-mom immigrant takes place in the Boston suburbs where he was raised.

12 Mar 2010 4:45am GMT

Loud and "Clear" view of Iraq War from U.S. Marine (Reuters)

Reuters - Television journalists might have brought the Vietnam War into our living rooms, but it's the soldiers who are providing the same service these days.

12 Mar 2010 3:50am GMT

DreamWorks' "Dragon" has no fire (Reuters)

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?"

12 Mar 2010 1:40am GMT

"Alice" set to stay No. 1 at box office (Reuters)

A scene from the 2009 film 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.


12 Mar 2010 1:09am GMT

11 Mar 2010

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Capsule reviews: `Green Zone' and others (AP)

AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

11 Mar 2010 9:45pm GMT

Tribeca unveils film lineup, Spitzer in spotlight (Reuters)

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.

11 Mar 2010 9:18pm GMT

Review: 'Out of League' takes title too literally (AP)

In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Alice Eve, right, and Jay Baruchel are shown in a scene from, 'She's Out of My League.' (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Darren Michaels)AP - Remember the hoo-ha over whether Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl made a believable couple in Judd Apatow's "Knocked Up"?


11 Mar 2010 7:45pm GMT