Book Talk: Absurdist Jim Henson film that wasn’t (Reuters)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

Reuters - Although he was best-known as a creator of children's puppets like Kermit the Frog, Jim Henson had a parallel career as an experimental filmmaker before "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show" made him a household......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

(AP)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

AP - Murdoch company pays actor Jude Law $200,000 to settle claims against News of the World, The......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

Actor Wahlberg apologizes for 9/11 comments (AP)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

AP - Actor Mark Wahlberg has apologized for asserting that he would have stopped terrorists from flying an airliner into New York's World Trade Center on Sept. 11 if he had been on the......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

YouTube plots ‘Your Film Festival’ for users (AP)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

AP - YouTube is launching a film festival that will play out online and ultimately send 10 finalists to the Venice Film......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

Review: "Crazy Horse" shows nuts, bolts of bump and grind (Reuters)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

Reuters - Early on in "Crazy Horse," we see two women engaging in elaborate gymnastics inside a spinning hoop, while ornate stained-glass patterns are projected onto their nearly-nude torsos. Midway through the act, the camera cuts to a computer screen and the lighting technician who's keeping track......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

Will "The Artist" run into talkies problem as it expands? (Reuters)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

Reuters - Will 'The Artist' run into a "talkies" problem when it expands into twice as many U.S. theaters this......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

Uggie is Golden Collar nominations’ top dog (Reuters)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

Reuters - In a move somewhat akin to having George Clooney announce the Oscar nominations, Uggie the dog announced on Wednesday that the top nominee for the first Golden Collar Awards, which honor canine performances in film and television, is -- Uggie the......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

Original Oscar winner "Wings" soars again in Hollywood (Reuters)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

Reuters - While silent movie "The Artist" gathers steam ahead of the Oscars, the only other non-talking picture to win an Academy Award is getting a makeover as Hollywood falls back in love with the early days of......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

Jennifer Hudson would gain weight for movie role (AP)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

AP - Even though Jennifer Hudson has dropped more than 80 pounds, the singer and actress said she would have no problem gaining weight for Hollywood if the proper movie role comes her......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

Mark Wahlberg apologizes for 9/11 comments (Reuters)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

Reuters - Actor Mark Wahlberg apologized on Wednesday for saying events may have turned out differently had he been on one of the planes that crashed on 9/11, after incurring the wrath of critics and one victim's......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

Native filmmaker to head Santa Fe Univ. film dept. (AP)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

AP - Native American filmmaker Chris Eyre has been appointed chairman of Santa Fe University of Art and Design's film......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

Review: Carano kicks butt in `Haywire’ film debut (AP)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

AP - A straight-up action picture may sound unusual coming from Steven Soderbergh, but as he's repeatedly demonstrated throughout his career, he's keen to experiment with every genre imaginable. And if you look closely at his latest, "Haywire," you'll find it reveals glimmers of some of his greatest......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

Pro-fighter Gina Carano goes "Haywire" in movie debut (Reuters)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

Reuters - Retired female mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano may be a household name to those in the sporting world, but the 29-year old beauty is now broadening her horizons to include......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

A Minute With: Sundance Film Festival director John Cooper (Reuters)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

Reuters - The Sundance Film Festival kicks off on Thursday, starting ten days of movie screenings and providing the launching pad for some of the world's top low-budget features and documentaries at the largest U.S. gathering for independent......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

Poland’s Oscar hopeful revives ghosts of Holocaust (Reuters)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

Reuters - Polish director Agnieszka Holland will take her third shot at an Academy Award with a dark film that dwells on the ambiguous attitudes of her countrymen towards the Nazi......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.

Sundance time: Indie film world gathers in Utah (AP)

Filed under Movies headlines 4 months ago

AP - Independent films that may have been years in the making get their first audiences at this week's Sundance Film Festival. That could also mean careers in the making for unknown directors and actors whose movies connect with the right......

Via Yahoo! News: Movie News. More Movies headlines. See related Movies stories and share.