LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Boy wizard Harry Potter won't be whipping up his magic when the fall film season begins next week, but Hollywood is hoping momentum from summer hits like "The Dark Knight" and a wide mix of new movies will keep audiences happy into the holidays. ... > full story
VENICE, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Oscar winners Kim Basinger and Charlize Theron play mother and daughter in "The Burning Plain," an intense story of love and betrayal and the directorial debut by acclaimed Mexican screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga. ... > full story
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
NEW YORK, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Terrence Howard earned an Oscar nomination for his role as a pimp aspiring to be a rapper in "Hustle & Flow" but the 2005 movie also shone a spotlight on the actor's musical talents and helped him land a record deal. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — George Clooney is in talks to star in "Up in the Air," an adaptation of the 2001 Walter Kirn novel, with Oscar-nominated "Juno" director Jason Reitman behind the camera. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — In "Burn After Reading," the Coen brothers have taken some of cinema's highest-profile and most expensive actors and chucked them into looney-tunes roles in a thriller set in and about Washington. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin, creator of "The West Wing," is about to get a whole lot of friends on Facebook. ... > full story
VENICE, Aug. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Brad Pitt and George Clooney star in a madcap comedy by the Coen brothers in which two gym employees get caught up in the cloak-and-dagger world of international espionage, with results both daft and deadly. ... > 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
NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Actor/director Ben Stiller has been selected as this year's honoree for the Museum of the Moving Image's 24th annual black-tie salute. ... > full story
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Some of this week's screenings are just so ... conventional Aug. 29, 2008 (Pioneer Press) — During the Republican National Convention, even the movies are getting political. And that means some directors and stars may be hitting town. Or ...
George & Brad Enjoy a Guys' Night in Venice Aug. 27, 2008 (People) — George Clooney and Brad Pitt lived la dolce vita in Venice Tuesday night, partying into the wee hours. . In town to promote their film Burn After ...
'Tropic Thunder' tops North American boxoffice Aug. 26, 2008 (Yahoo! News) — Ben Stiller comedy "Tropic Thunder" topped the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, industry figures showed Monday. ...
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