Movie News
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Will "Heroes" and "Star Trek" Star Quinto Play Gershwin in New Film? (Playbill)
Michael Feinstein, co-producer of a new biographical feature film about late Broadway composer George Gershwin, told Playbill.com columnist Harry Haun that Zachary Quinto, of TV's "Heroes," is being approached to play the famed songwriter. -
Hollywood stars help prevent suicide after Twitter alert (AFP)
Hollywood actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos, star of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," helped police on Friday thwart a possible suicide attempt after being alerted to it through Twitter.
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Neil Young documentary captures raw energy of live show (Reuters)
Following up on 2006's "Neil Young: Heart of Gold" with the second film in an anticipated concert trilogy, Jonathan Demme returns with "Neil Young Trunk Show: Scenes from a Concert," an appreciably more visceral and spontaneous documentary. -
Final book in 'Fablehaven' series due out Tuesday (AP)
As he toiled away in the basement of his home, Brandon Mull quickly ditched the mundane for a world teeming with zombies, trolls, imps and centaurs.
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Icahn launches hostile bid for all of Lions Gate (AP)
Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes in his yearlong dispute with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday, launching an all-out bid to take over the movie studio following disagreements over its spending. -
Demi Moore's Twitter account part of suicide help (AP)
Actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos were linked to an online chain of Twitter posts that ultimately led to Florida authorities intervening Friday when an 18-year-old man threatened to commit suicide.
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'Suzie Wong' star shocked at destruction of old Hong Kong (AFP)
Actress Nancy Kwan said Friday she was shocked at the wholesale destruction of the colonial Hong Kong that formed the charming backdrop to her classic 1960 film "The World of Suzie Wong".
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19th-century industrial spy stole No. 1 drink (AP)
"For All the Tea in China" (Viking, 252 pages, $25.95), by Sarah Rose: The plot for Sarah Rose's "For All the Tea in China" seems tailor-made for a Hollywood thriller: An industrial spy hired by the world's largest multinational corporation steals trade secrets that enable the world's biggest superpower to wrest control of a business that represents up to 10 percent of that nation's economy.
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Do famous and tweet-happy care about following? (AP)
Twitter is so many things to so many people: infomercial, backyard fence, brain dump. The funny, famous, famous for the wrong reasons or simply very useful have thousands of followers, but who do THEY follow?
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Risque sex film arouses interest in Bollywood (AFP)
A new film that includes sex, nudity and voyeurism has caused a stir in Bollywood as the industry tries hard to shed its traditionally conservative image.
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Theater owners say thanks to hitmaker Bruckheimer (AP)
Like most people who receive lifetime-achievement awards, Jerry Bruckheimer wants everyone to know he's not finished yet.
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Fess Parker, TV's `Davy Crockett,' dies at 85 (AP)
Fess Parker, a television icon to a generation of youngsters as Davy Crockett and later Daniel Boone, has died at the age of 85 of natural causes.
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Jaden Smith takes action in new `Karate Kid' (AP)
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's family is getting crowded with action heroes now that their 12-year-old son, Jaden, is beating up on bad guys.
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Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy (AP)
Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with the announcement of a coalition among the Motion Picture Association of America and seven Indian companies to tackle counterfeiting in one of the world's largest film markets.
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Polanski lawyers seek inquiry into misconduct (AP)
Roman Polanski's attorneys filed an appeal Thursday asking that a special counsel be appointed to investigate alleged judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the fugitive director's 32-year-old sex case.
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Behind "Runaways" film, legal battle simmers (Reuters)
At the Los Angeles premiere of "The Runaways" last week, screams reminiscent of a rock concert greeted real-life band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett as they were introduced with stars Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart.
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Cesar Chavez biopic in works (Reuters)
The story of civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez is headed for the big screen. -
Jennifer Lopez goes "Overboard" (Reuters)
Jennifer Lopez is in talks to star in the remake of the romantic comedy "Overboard."
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"Alice" eyeing box-office three-peat (Reuters)
Get ready for a 3D three-peat at the weekend domestic box office. -
The "Oscar curse," real or Hollywood invention? (Reuters)
They turn heads on the red carpet, are besieged by the world's top designers, give tearful acceptance speeches, and go home with a little gold man called Oscar.
