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A Minute With: director Lee Daniels on "Broadway" (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:33:01 GMT

Reuters - Independent filmmaker Lee Daniels got a big push for his movie "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" when Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry signed on as executive producers after the film's Sundance Film Festival premiere in 2009.

Time Warner struggling to find new studio boss (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:33:14 GMT

Reuters - Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeffrey Bewkes might have gotten a bit ahead of himself when it comes to planning succession at the industry's dominant film and television studio. Now he seems to be resetting the clock.

Anti-dolphin hunt petition delivered to US Embassy (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:45:50 GMT

AP - The star of an Oscar-winning documentary about a Japanese town that slaughters dolphins delivered a petition to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday demanding an end to the hunt.

Another John DeLorean film revving up (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:04:22 GMT

Reuters - Adam Mazer, hot off his Emmy win Sunday for writing the HBO TV movie "You Don't Know Jack," is getting in the fast lane for a movie about flamboyant automobile mogul John DeLorean.

Capsule reviews: `The American,' `Machete' (AP)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:44:09 GMT

AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

Dwayne Johnson to star in "Center of Earth" sequel (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:20:04 GMT

Reuters - Dwayne Johnson is strapping on a backpack to replace Brendan Fraser in a 3D sequel to the 2008 remake "Journey to the Center of the Earth."

Zsa Zsa Gabor husband wants to plastinate wife's body (AFP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:29:43 GMT

AFP - The German husband of ailing 93-year-old Hollywood actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor said he wanted preserve her body by plastination after she dies, the Bild newspaper reported on Thursday.

Why Apple rental plan alienated most studios (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:29:45 GMT

Reuters - Don't look for rival studios to join Disney and News Corp. for Apple's announced 99-cent TV rental offering anytime soon.

`Transformers 3' movie extra injured during shoot (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:15:57 GMT

AP - Indiana State Police say an extra at a "Transformers 3" production site was seriously injured during the filming of a stunt.

France's Cassel vies for US stardom as gangster 'Mesrine' (AFP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:04:18 GMT

AFP - French film star Vincent Cassel's bravura portrayal of a murderous mobster seems likely to win him greater fame and critical acclaim here, as US critics lap up his performance in the biopic "Mesrine: Killer Instinct."

Film brings lives of Palestinian women to Venice (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:29:22 GMT

Reuters - The lives of four Arab-Israeli women spanning three generations against the backdrop of conflict are at the center of "Miral," a film by Julian Schnabel based on his Palestinian partner's biographical book.

Binoche baffled by 'violence' of Depardieu criticism (AFP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:50:22 GMT

AFP - French film star Gerard Depardieu's public outburst against his compatriot Juliette Binoche has left her bewildered, the Oscar-winning actress said to British media on Thursday.

Ballet thriller "Black Swan" so bad it's good (Reuters)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:26:48 GMT

Reuters - First there was the Phantom of the Opera. Now, in Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan," you get the Terror of the Ballet.

Film based on Japanese novel debuts in Venice (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:37:37 GMT

AP - Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung crossed cultural and linguistic borders to direct his latest film, "Norwegian Wood," based on the cult coming-of-age Japanese novel.

Natalie Portman earns early awards buzz for ballet drama (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:58:08 GMT

Reuters - Critics are queuing up to praise Natalie Portman in her latest movie "Black Swan," the opening picture at this year's Venice film festival, with one review saying the performance "elevates her ... to a major star."

Rachel McAdams gets sister for "The Vow" (Reuters)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:28:28 GMT

Reuters - Australian actress Jessica McNamee will play Rachel McAdams' estranged younger sister in "The Vow," a romantic drama that starts shooting in Toronto next month.

'Lust, Caution' star cast as Mao's girlfriend (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:59:30 GMT

AP - The Chinese star of "Lust, Caution," Tang Wei, has been cast as one of Mao Zedong's early girlfriends in a propaganda film to commemorate the 90th anniversary of China's Communist Party, marking her full comeback after a reported blacklisting.

Nicolas Cage lawsuit against biz manager dismissed (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:11:58 GMT

AP - Court records show a lawsuit in which Nicolas Cage accused a former business manager of mismanagement has been dismissed.

Schnabel movie chronicles Mideast conflict (AP)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:22:12 GMT

AP - Before the Israeli and Palestinian leaders sit down in the White House for the first direct negotiations in years, film producer Tarak Ben Ammar wishes they would have had a chance to see the movie "Miral," premiering Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.

Natalie Portman takes a dark turn in Venice film (Reuters)

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:15:28 GMT

Reuters - The Venice film festival opened on Wednesday with "Black Swan," a dark psychological drama starring Natalie Portman as a ballerina who finally lands the lead role but loses her grip on reality as the pressure builds.