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Ben Affleck, Katie Holmes, 'New Moon' co-stars Stewart, Fanning go indie in Sundance premieres
DAVID GERMAIN - December 4, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Ben Affleck, Katie Holmes, rapper 50 Cent and "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" co-stars Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning are taking their acts to the Sundance Film Festival. They are among the stars of big-name premieres announced Thursday for Robert Redford's...
Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Daniel Day-Lewis appear at premiere of movie 'Nine'
By Associated Press - December 4, 2009
LONDON (AP) Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and Daniel Day-Lewis have appeared in London at the world premiere of the Hollywood movie "Nine." The musical, inspired by Federico Fellini's classic film 8 1/2, also stars Kate Hudson, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Marion Cotillard and singer...
Partial list of awards given by National Board of Review
The Associated Press - December 3, 2009
Partial list of film awards given by National Board of Review, announced Thursday: Best Film: "Up in the Air" Best Director: Clint Eastwood, "Invictus" Best Actor(s): George Clooney, "Up in the Air"; Morgan Freeman, "Invictus" Best Actress: Carey...
National Board of Review picks Jason Reitman's 'Up in the Air' as best film of the year
JAKE COYLE - December 4, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) "Up in the Air" was named best picture from the National Board of Review and won a total of four awards. Directed by Jason Reitman ("Juno," ''Thank You for Smoking"), the film stars George Clooney as a perpetually traveling contractor who fires people for a living. The...
Oliver Stone: This time, greed is legal on Wall Street with banks, hedge funds key in new film
BRETT ZONGKER - December 3, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) Hollywood filmmaker Oliver Stone is again taking on the financial world in a sequel to 1987's successful "Wall Street," but this time he said greed is not only good it's legal. Stone just finished filming "Wall Street 2" and dropped a few hints while talking to a...
'The Princess and the Frog' continues Disney's trend of diversifying its heroines
MIKE CIDONI - December 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) For most of the last century, the Disney 'toon heroine was as white as, well... Snow White, the studio's first feature-film superstar, who marked her debut in 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." It would take some 60 years for the Disney artists to begin...
'Twilight' star Stewart, 'Sopranos' pals Gandolfini, Falco bound for Sundance competition
DAVID GERMAIN - December 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Dramas featuring "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart, Natalie Portman and "The Sopranos" co-stars James Gandolfini and Edie Falco are in the hunt for awards at the Sundance Film Festival. Robert Redford's independent-film showcase next month includes director Jake Scott's...
Reese vs. Renee: British PM Brown gets his stars crossed in tribute to Hollywood campaigner
By Associated Press - December 2, 2009
LONDON (AP) When it comes to Hollywood stars, Britain's prime minister can't tell a Reese from a Renee. Gordon Brown was asked in the House of Commons to congratulate Reese Witherspoon, who visited Parliament Wednesday in her role as a campaigner against domestic violence....
Top Asian cinematographer expresses distaste of digital shooting
MIN LEE - December 1, 2009
HONG KONG (AP) A top Asian cinematographer has expressed his distaste for digital cameras in a recently released book, complaining about having to use them to shoot an adaptation of Haruki Murakami's hit novel "Norwegian Wood." Cannes-winning Taiwanese cameraman Mark Lee Ping-bing...
18-year-old woman accused in burglary of Orlando Bloom's LA home to stand trial
By Associated Press - December 1, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A judge ruled Tuesday that a teen accused of burglarizing the home of Orlando Bloom must stand trial. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Darrell Mavis made his ruling in the case of Alexis Neiers after a 90-minute preliminary hearing that included testimony by two...
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