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Studios Tussle with Piracy

Premature 'Ratatouille' galvanizes film brass; execs try to wrap up illegal distributors

Jun 22, 07 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood is scrambling to crack down after a recent spate of online movie piracy: Disney's "Ratatouille" and Michael Moore's "Sicko" have each surfaced on the net before theatrical release. Studios have been ramping up pre-release screenings to build buzz, which the Journal says makes it easier for camcorder-wielding... More »

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YouTube • piracy • film studio • movies

Rosebud Wins...Again

Citizen Kane Takes #1 on AFI Best Films of All Time; Bull Rages to #4.

Jun 21, 07 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) -
  1. CITIZEN KANE
  2. THE GODFATHER
  3. CASABLANCA
  4. RAGING BULL
  5. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
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film • list • Citizen Kane • AFI • The Godfather • Casablanca • movies

AFI Updates Top Films, Doesn't
Forget Rosebud

'Kane' still reigns in new rankings; 'Bull' leaps; 'Ryan' joins fray

Jun 21, 07 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Citizen Kane has stood the test of time—and then 10 more years. The American Film Institute refreshed its list of the 100 greatest American films, and Orson Welles' portrait of power and privacy remains on top. Rounding out the top 5 are The Godfather, Casablanca, Raging Bull (which surged... More »

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Steven Spielberg • film • American Film Institute • Orson Welles • Citizen Kane • AFI • movies

'Sex' May Hit Silver Screen

Jun 21, 07 4:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - This time it's definitely not TV—it's a movie. Variety is fueling already animated rumors that HBO mega-hit Sex and the City may spawn a feature film later this year. Former CEO Chris Albrecht, who left the network last month in disgrace, has reportedly been captaining the effort to translate... More »

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television • Hollywood • film • Sex and the City • Sarah Jessica Parker • rumor • movies

Hollywood Prays for Laughs from the Faithful

With 'Evan Almighty,' Universal skews pious
in comedy division

Jun 20, 07 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - God is returning to the big screen this Friday in Universal's Evan Almighty, a big-budget comedy aimed at the churchgoing. The LA TImes recalls that Hollywood used to balk at religiously-inflected films, but saw the light when Mel Gibson's spiritual blockbuster The Passion of the Christ raked in $370M in... More »

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Hollywood • Morgan Freeman • film • religion • God • Evan Almighty • comedy • church • Noah's Ark • spirituality • Universal Studios • Steve Carell • movies

Blockbuster Bets on Blu-Ray

It's Betamax all over again as rental giant abandons rival HD DVD format

Jun 18, 07 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Movie rental giant Blockbuster picked sides today in the hotly contested battle over high-definition DVDs. Starting in July, Blockbuster will buy all of its new high-def DVDs in Sony's Blu-ray format, a damaging blow to rival Toshiba's HD DVD, which the rental company had stocked jointly until now. More »

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Hollywood • DVD • rentals • Sony • HD DVD • Playstation 3 • Blockbuster • Blu ray • movies

Apple Courts Studios for Rental Rights

At $3 a pop, 30-day movie loans will pit computer giant against cable, satellite

Jun 11, 07 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple is buttering up top movie studios as it prepares to launch a video-on-demand service to contend with cable and satellite companies. Apple plans to offer each movie as a 30-day rental for $2.99, and it's telling studios the term of lease means they won't take a hit on... More »

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Steve Jobs • DirecTV • Comcast • film • Apple • mac • iPod • piracy • DVD • rentals • video on demand • movie on demand • download • movies

Gore Makes Bloody Mess
of Studios' Bottom Lines

Bored, oversaturated audiences
flee horror flicks

Jun 9, 07 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood horror flicks are failing to rake in the cash at the box office, the LA Times reports, and some execs are starting to fear a spreading gore-phobia. Hollywood upped its horror output this year, banking on the films' relatively inexpensive production costs and traditionally stellar box-office performances to translate... More »

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Hollywood • film • horror • box office • movies

Tyson Fancies
a Bout in Bollywood

Boxer likes the 'happy and energetic' vibe,
is discussing a role

Jun 4, 07 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Tyson got a taste of Bollywood—in Vegas, of course—and liked it enough to want more. After dancing in a music video for "Fool n Final," directed by Ahmed Khan, Tyson told the Times of India he'd like to act in a Bollywood movie because of... More »

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film • Bollywood • Las Vegas • Ahmed Kahn • Mike Tyson • movies

'Pirates' booty
fails to best 'Spidey'

Jack Sparrow wins holiday record but can't take weekend honors

May 28, 07 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The third installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is making some serious booty, but won't knock Spiderman off his perch. In a battle of titans with poor to middling reviews, "Spiderman 3" will keep the domestic weekend record of $151 million, with "Pirates" sailing behind at $126.... More »

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entertainment • film • Spider-Man • Pirates of the Caribbean • Johnny Depp • box office • movies

Romanian Film About Abortion Wins Palme d'Or

Gus Van Sant wins special Cannes 60th anniversary award

May 28, 07 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A disturbing Romanian film about two college coeds trying to get an illegal abortion in the twilight days of the communist regime won this year's Palme d'Or  at the Cannes film festival yesterday. The low-budget  4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days was a critical favorite at the festival,... More »

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abortion • communism • film • Cannes Film Festival • Palme d'Or • awards • Gus Van Sant • movies

Australia Cuts Stallone Down to Size

Action star draws fine for importing drugs without a prescription

May 21, 07 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Muscle-bound "Rocky" star Sylvester Stallone was hit with nearly $10,000 in fines and court costs today after being convicted of bringing body-building hormones into Australia without proper documentation. Customs officials busted him with human growth hormone and testosterone in February while he was promoting "Rocky Balboa" en... More »

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film • steroids • Australia • Sylvester Stallone • hormones • trial • Rocky • Rambo • human growth hormone • actor • movies

Shrek Beats His Own Record

Green monster smashes expectations on the way to an new animated record

May 21, 07 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's the year of the threequels. With the success of the third Spider-Man and this weekend's triumph of Shrek the Third, all eyes are on the upcoming third Pirates of the Carribean.  Dreamworks bigwigs were cautious leading up to green monster's latest bow, but its $122 million take... More »

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film • Dreamworks • Shrek the Third • Pirates of the Caribbean • box office • movies

De Niro and Pacino Reunite

Producer: "This is an event in world history."

May 18, 07 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - They were both in Godfather II, but never on-screen together. They teamed up for Heat, but only for a few scenes. Now Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are finally going to tear up the screen together for a whole movie. "This is an event in world history,... More »

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film • Robert De Niro • Al Pacino • Cannes Film Festival • Righteous Kill • Nu Image • Jon Avent • actor • movies

Spielberg and Jackson to Direct Tintin

Duo will begin 3-D trilogy as early as the end of the year

May 14, 07 6:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The men behind Jurassic Park's ferocious dinosaurs and King Kong's gargantuan ape will soon be the men behind a tiny white dog named Snowy. Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are teaming up to produce and direct a trilogy of movies based on The Adventures of Tintin, George Remi's popular French... More »

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Hollywood • Steven Spielberg • film • Peter Jackson • Tintin • The Adventures of Tintin • 3D • movies

MPAA Snuffs Onscreen Smoking

Flicks with cancer
sticks will draw
tougher rating

May 11, 07 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cigarette and cigar smoking will be considered alongside violence, profanity, nudity, and drug use in assigning ratings, the MPAA announced yesterday. Any film that glamorizes the habit or features lighting up outside of "an historic  or other mitigating context "could face a box-office-busting R.  More »

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film • MPAA • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • Motion Picture Association of America • audiences • smoking ban • movie industry • movies

Spidey Swings Past Pirates

Spider-Man 3 nets
$148 million, shatters box-office records

May 7, 07 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shy, do-gooder Peter Parker has again done superhero's work: His webbed alter-ego has vaulted the third installment of the Spider-Man franchise past its rivals and predecessors to shatter the opening weekend box-office record, netting  $148 million--over $10 million more than Pirates 2, the previous record holder. More »

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entertainment • film • Spider-Man • Pirates of the Caribbean • movies

Tarantino :
"I'm Proud
Of my Flop"

Undaunted director
will unveil new
version in Cannes

Apr 27, 07 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Grindhouse" may have flopped at box offices, but Quentin Tarantino is still cooler than you. And he's not the least bit chastened. A Telegraph profile tells us that the T-man plans to split the double-bill ode to deliciously bad fifties flicks in half, and give it another shot.   More »

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film • Grindhouse • Quentin Tarantino • Cannes Film Festival • Robert Rodriguez • movies

Longtime Movie Lobbyist Valenti Dead at 85

Hollywood's man in Washington pioneered ratings system

Apr 27, 07 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite being neither movie star nor studio exec, Jack Valenti was one of Hollywood's most influential figures. An era ended Thursday when the longtime president of the film industry's trade association died at his home in Washington. The veteran lobbyist, who also served in the Johnson administration, was 85 and... More »

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Hollywood • film • Jack Valenti • MPAA • Lyndon Johnson • obituary • death • lobbyist • movies

Basinger: Don't Look at Me!

Actress says she didn't leak Baldwin voicemail in custody dispute

Apr 24, 07 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kim Basinger says she didn't do it. Contrary to her ex-husband's accusations, the actress claims she wasn't the one who leaked the the furious voicemail Alec Baldwin left for their 11-year-old daughter to the press, inspiring a frency of opprobrium. Her publicist also said the tape wasn't under a court... More »

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entertainment • divorce • film • Alec Baldwin • Kim Basinger • Ireland Baldwin • celebrity • movies

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