“Les Miserables” movie relies on close-ups for emotional punch
(Reuters) – For British director Tom Hooper, the key to turning “Les Miserables” from the wildly popular stage musical to a cinematic experience both sweeping...
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Israeli Arab wrestles with grief, guilt in suicide bomb film
(Reuters) – When Universal Studios took a disliking to the script for Ziad Doueiri’s Israeli-Palestinian suicide bombing drama, the Lebanese director thought his career was...
Putin offers French tax row actor Depardieu a Russian passport
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin offered French actor Gerard Depardieu a Russian passport on Thursday, saying he would welcome the 63-year-old celebrity who is embroiled...
Al Pacino wins as ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ recoups
NEW YORK (AP) — The Al Pacino-led revival of “Glengarry Glen Ross” on Broadway has plenty to be happy about this Christmas. Producers said Wednesday...
Bin Laden movie “Zero Dark Thirty” arrives, mired in controversy
(Reuters) – Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow could have made a testosterone-fueled shoot-’em-up Hollywood version of the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden. Instead, she...
Tarantino’s US premiere called off
The US premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s western Django Unchained has been called off in the wake of last week’s shootings in a Connecticut school. “In...
Kristen Stewart To Auction Off ‘Twilight’ Premiere Gold Zuhair Murad Dress For Hurricane Sandy Relief
Star will give proceeds from online aution to charity Remember the gold Zuhair Murad gown Kristen Stewart wore to the world premiere of ‘The Twilight...
Jamie Foxx Responds To Connecticut Shooting
NEW YORK — Hollywood has responded to the rampage at a Connecticut elementary school by pulling back on its offerings, and one star says the...
“Hobbit” film sets December record in U.S., Canada debut
(Reuters) – “The Hobbit” brought home a big box office treasure over the weekend, setting a December movie record with $84.77 million in U.S. and...
Morgan Freeman probably didn’t say that thing everyone is saying he said.
The quotation is interesting, but without any indication of a credible source, Morgan Freeman did not say it. Some of the sentiment is well-worth sharing, considering and...