06 Feb 2012
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US, Australian filmmakers die in helicopter crash (AP)
AP - Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said.
06 Feb 2012 12:57pm GMT
Producers on Tom Cruise film sued for breach of contract (Reuters)
Reuters - Two producers of Tom Cruise's upcoming thriller "One Shot" were slapped by a breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday by a former producer on the project.
06 Feb 2012 5:33am GMT
Deep-sea filmmakers killed in Australia helicopter crash (Reuters)
Reuters - Two award-winning filmmakers working on a documentary with renowned Hollywood director James Cameron were killed in a helicopter crash in Australia on Saturday, according to National Geographic.
06 Feb 2012 5:32am GMT
Travolta, Sandler, more make Super Bowl picks (AP)
AP - John Travolta had the Super Bowl score wrong - but his prediction was right.
06 Feb 2012 3:51am GMT
Cannon says he is completely healthy after illness (AP)
AP - What do you do after recovering from a serious illness? If you're Nick Cannon, you celebrate by attending the Super Bowl.
06 Feb 2012 12:19am GMT
Andy Serkis strips, Patton Oswalt riffs at Santa Barbara film (Reuters)
Reuters - Andy Serkis and Patton Oswalt, who were passed over when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences handed out its nominations, stole the show on Friday night at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which honored Serkis, Oswalt, Shailene Woodley and three Oscar nominees with its annual Virtuoso Awards.
06 Feb 2012 12:12am GMT
05 Feb 2012
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Sony Pictures Classics to buy Sundance hit "Smashed" (Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Pictures Classics is about to buy the Sundance movie "Smashed," starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead as an alcoholic schoolteacher who decides to get sober, TheWrap has learned.
05 Feb 2012 11:16pm GMT
"The Artist", "Iron Lady" both cross $20 million mark (Reuters)
Reuters - Two of The Weinstein Company's contenders for Academy Awards -- "The Artist" and "The Iron Lady" -- surpassed the $20 million mark at the box office this weekend.
05 Feb 2012 10:39pm GMT
Undersea documentarian Mike deGruy dies in crash (AP)
AP - Mike deGruy, an award-winning cinematographer who spent three decades making documentary films about the ocean, was killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia. He was 60.
05 Feb 2012 10:29pm GMT
"Chronicle" wins tight box office race (Reuters)
Reuters - Teen boys with superpowers helped lift the movie box office to unexpected heights over Super Bowl weekend as thriller "Chronicle" edged "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe's haunted house movie "The Woman in Black."
05 Feb 2012 9:39pm GMT
"Hugo," "Harry Potter," "'Dragon Tattoo" honored for design (Reuters)
Reuters - "Hugo," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" and "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" have won the top prizes from the Art Directors Guild, which handed out its annual awards for film and television work on Saturday night.
05 Feb 2012 8:59pm GMT
'Chronicle' edges Radcliffe's 'Woman' with $22M (AP)
AP - Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the actor who plays the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office.
05 Feb 2012 8:51pm GMT
Filmmakers Mike deGruy, Andrew Wight killed in copter crash (Reuters)
Reuters - Cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday.
05 Feb 2012 8:18pm GMT
Johansson, Washington get German acting awards (AP)
AP - U.S. actors Scarlett Johansson and Denzel Washington have received Germany's most prestigious film award as best international actors.
05 Feb 2012 3:19pm GMT
04 Feb 2012
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Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY (AP)
AP - Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film "The Big Lebowski," has died at age 81.
04 Feb 2012 2:21pm GMT
Radcliffe admits being drunk during "Harry Potter" scenes (Reuters)
Reuters - Daniel Radcliffe admitted he was drunk while filming some scenes for the "Harry Potter" movies during a period in his life where he was drinking "nightly," the young star said in an interview.
04 Feb 2012 1:28pm GMT