VENICE, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) The Coen brothers' latest film, the madcap comedy "Burn After Reading," has sharply divided the critics, unlike last year's acclaimed "No Country For Old Men" which won four Oscars including best picture. ... > full story
EDINBURGH, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) If you are looking for kiss-and-tell stories about the Bond girls or movie town gossip, Sean Connery's memoirs are not for you. ... > full story
EDINBURGH, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) She was a teenager from Dublin looking to make her name as a journalist when American author Ernest Hemingway entered her life in 1959. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) Nicolas Cage, British actor Aaron Johnson and Lyndsy Fonseca ("How I Met Your Mother") will star in "Kick-Ass," Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of the violent Mark Millar comic-book series. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2008 (Reuters) Twentieth Century Fox said on Monday it will seek an injunction to block release of the Warner Bros movie "Watchmen" after a Los Angeles court ruled a copyright lawsuit against Warner can go forward. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) The highly anticipated adaptation of the Stephenie Meyer teen vampire romance novel "Twilight" has been moved from its December 12 release date to November 21, the date just vacated by Warner Bros.' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." ... > full story
EDINBURGH, Aug. 11, 2008 (Reuters) The ghost of Charles Dickens is walking the Music Hall stage at Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms, 150 years after the great Victorian novelist appeared in person at the same location to read his works. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6, 2008 (Reuters) Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler's life is so exciting that he's writing his second memoir in five years, according to media reports. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) Warner Bros. has acquired rights to the book "Drink, Play, F@#K," a comedic male retort to the femme-centric best-seller "Eat, Pray, Love." ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2008 (Reuters) By Hollywood profit standards, the cast and producers of the sequel to "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" admit they were surprised another film based on the hit book series was even made. ... > full story
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For movie fans this week, it's TGI ... W? Aug. 4, 2008 (The Times-Picayune) So red is the new black, 40 is the new 30, Madeline Carroll is the new Abigail Breslin -- and, now, Wednesday is the new Friday.. . This week, the ...
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