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NEW YORK - While the country continued to find ways to cut back in tough times, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided it was time to supersize. In October, it announced a doubling of the number of nominees in the best picture category, bringing the grand total to 10.
A record 20 films have been submitted for best animated feature at the Academy Awards.
With his controversial new film “Antichrist,” is writer-director Lars von Trier suggesting that women commit evil acts because they have so often been wrongly accused of witchcraft and devilry over the centuries? Might he be implying that women actually deserve all that bad press?
The “Crank” filmmakers are back with their over-the-top style, but this time they've drained the joy out of it, by piling on too much traditional narrative and plot.
In a June 15 story about DF Indie Studios, The Associated Press reported erroneous claims by the company and founders Mary Dickinson and Charlene Fisher. In a news release and in interviews, DF Indie Studios and the founders said their movies will be produced by such Hollywood figures as Ridley and Tony Scott. Dickinson and Fisher also said they had $300 million in loans and distribution deals and were halfway to raising $100 million in equity. However, DF Indie Studios now acknowledges that it has not finalized its line of credit, its equity investments or all of its distribution deals. And a representative for the Scotts' production company says it has no business or contractual relationship with DF Indie Studios.
A self-styled independent movie studio is announcing its launch Monday by putting together the two things that independent films lack most: distribution and financing.
Major studios like the idea of making dark-hearted, audacious comedies, but more often than not, these movies wind up going soft. The suits worry about alienating test audiences with “unlikable” characters, big stars don’t want to risk their fan base by taking things to an edgy place, and we generally wind up with films that start out with a bold concept but then water it down with life lessons and redemptions and general wishy-washiness.
Statistics tell us that there are 0.2 malls for every 1,000 people in the United States; that’s equivalent to the per-capita numbers for restaurants, which must mean that shopping has become as vital as eating to Americans.
I'm not a big star in America, for me I'm still a newcomer. It's my first film here but the film's a huge success. I have to thank the people of America for appreciating our film. I'm going to cherish and value this experience all my life.
It seems like a million years ago, sometimes, but it was really fewer than 20: In 1991, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made “Beauty and the Beast” the very first animated feature in the history of the Academy Awards to be nominated for best picture.
One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's most famous one-liners will be back for generations to come, now that 1984's "The Terminator" has been selected for preservation in the nation's film archive.
In a gala adorned with Hollywood stars, The Walt Disney Co. wowed an industry crowd in a showcase of its upcoming films that included a sequel to its 1982 sci-fi flick "Tron" and a "Lone Ranger" remake with Johnny Depp as Tonto.
Edward NortonThere are certain actors who can be depended upon to appear in compelling movies — or, in some cases, to be the best thing about a so-so movie. Once upon a time, Nicolas Cage (“Raising Arizona”) was one of these actors. And then he wasn’t (“Con Air”). Since Edward Norton first appeared as the crafty, yet innocent-seeming Aaron Stampler in 1996’s “Primal Fear,” he’s been reliably impressive. He’s notorious for his need for on-set control — evidenced by his coup against director Tony Kaye on the set of “American History X.” But with a string of good performances in films such as “Fight Club,” “25th Hour,” “The Italian Job,” “Down in the Valley” and “The Painted Veil,” it’s hard to be too critical of his fight to make himself heard on set. Will “The Incredible Hulk,” with its laugh-inducing tr
Following the box office success of "March of the Penguins," The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it launched a new film production unit called Disneynature to produce and distribute documentary films through at least 2012.
NEW YORK - The past couple of years have been one enchanted ride for Amy Adams. But despite all the good that’s come her way — hit movies, an Academy Award nomination, an Elle magazine cover, last week’s performance on the Oscars and her upcoming hosting gig on “Saturday Night Live” — Hollywood’s new “It Girl” is still a bit uncomfortable with all of her “It-ness.”
One of Egypt's latest hit films opens with scenes of police brutally beating pro-democracy protesters and ends with angry masses storming a police station where demonstrators are tortured. The audiences cheer.
From "The Naked City" to "In a Lonely Place" and "Oklahoma!" the Library of Congress is adding 25 more classic American films to its national registry.
Masked and demure, she speaks from the tiny screen of a cell phone like a thumb-size fairy forever trapped inside. "Welcome home," she says softly to the viewer. "Speak to me about anything."
Rats, bees, ogres and penguins are among the stars of the 12 movies competing for the top animation prize at the 80th Academy Awards.
President Hugo Chavez inaugurated a Venezuelan film studio Saturday to counter what he called Hollywood's cultural "dictatorship."
Not sure if anyone else noticed, but there were at least five movies released this year that had ties to a production originally aired in the 1980's - Terminator Salvation, Transformers 2, Land of the Lost, G.I. Joe, and Friday the 13th.
2012: Global Salvation Through Global DestructionAnd with its never-ending parade of glorious, ludicrous, and utterly improbable catastrophes, it more or less succeeds.
The top-three grossing movies so far this year were all released this summer: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
"All Hallow’s Eve" is just around the corner! This means time to come up with a clever costume, stock up on treats to give out, and above all, get frightened by your favorite scary movie.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Films chart despair of India's farm suicidesBy Prachi Pinglay BBC News, Mumbai After drinking pesticide out of sheer desperation, poverty-stricken farmer Nandu collapsed. He did this on screen in front of an audience at a packed multiplex cinema, which issued a collective gasp.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Kashmir girl fights off militantsSome serious Heroism here by Rukhsana Kauser! By Binoo Joshi BBC News, Jammu A teenage girl says she killed a militant with his own gun after insurgents attacked their home in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Village Voice: 'Independent' Filmmaker James O'Keefe Has A Right-Wing Sugar DaddyImagine that. As I thought, "independent" ACORN filmmaker James O'Keefe has a right-wing sugar daddy - Peter Thiel, one of the founders of PayPal. Via the Village Voice:
Here we go again ...The Michael Jackson trial is only the latest installment in the long history of the good old-fashioned Hollywood sex scandal. It all started with a man almost nobody remembers now. MSNBC.com's Alex Johnson reports.
OVER THE EDGE - An Oral History of the Greatest Teen Rebellion Movie of All TimeTim Hunter (co-screenwriter): Foster City was supposed to be an ideal bedroom community. The designers built it with a master plan; it was threaded with little man-made canals and waterways. Outside of some houses were docks that people could use to boat to the grocery store.
100 Best Films: the final countdown, 20-120. Citizen Kane (1941, Orson Welles) There's probably a law that this must be included in all Best Movie lists - a flop at the time, but how it has taken its revenge since.
Tax-funded Swedish adult movie causes furore Dirty Diaries, a montage of 12 pornographic films by Swedish feminist documentary maker Mia Engberg, was released last week, sparking considerable public debate.
Iranian artist denounces lack of freedom in filmVENICE (Reuters) - Iranian video artist Shirin Neshat has made her first feature film about women's lack of freedom and growing political involvement in 1953 Iran, but she said the story had strong parallels with the situation today.
Summer movie grosses of 2009 set recordIt's not even Labor Day weekend yet, but 2009 has already become the highest-grossing summer ever at the domestic box office. Through Sunday, summer B.O. revs were $4.17 billion, compared to $4.16 billion for summer 2007, the previous record holder for best summer sesh.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Hollywood loves to flatter itself constantly with remakes.
Volume One in the Dark Matter series of film shorts is an ambitious attempt to deliver provocative sci-fi to eager audiences. The five stories in the series are all introduced by George Noory, better known for his late-night radio show Coast to Coast.
Robin Williams keen to play Susan Boyle in film biopicRobin Williams is keen to play the Scottish singer, saying he can draw upon his experience playing Mrs. Doubtfire. Actually, he probably could do an amazing job of it -- but it's just so insulting to Susan.
Anger Over Bollywood Star's Detention at Newark AirportIndia reacted with outrage Sunday after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained for questioning at a U.S. airport, though immigration officials denied he was formally held.
This week Tim Lott had an article published describing what he thought the worst 'best films' ever made were.
OneVoice Finds The Road To Damascus!Top Israeli actors loaned their services for two films towards OneVoice Israel's Imagine 2018 project
Want to get scared out of your wits? Watch The Third Jihad. Want a balanced picture of Islam? You'll have to look elsewhere.
Top 10 Patriotic Films for the 4th of July (Edit/Repost)(Excerpt) During the forming of this list I was blown away by the sheer number of patriotic films that have been made in the US.
How Star Wars, Star Trek, The Matrix, and Harry Potter are Actually the Same MovieDo your favorite movies sometimes seem a bit…familiar? When discussing Harry Potter, do you sometimes mistake Voldemort for Darth Vader? Do Neo's abilities in the Matrix remind you of the Force, only just a little bit different? Well, you would be right, as the most wildly su …
Sweden closer to banning film censorshipAfter nearly 100 years, Sweden may finally be poised to shutter the agency charged with censoring films deemed unsuitable for adult audiences.
10 Funniest 1950's Propaganda FilmsEach decade we look back and say "how'd we make it out of that?" Whether it's fashion, or world leaders... even war. Sometimes it's as simple as plain ignorance. In the 50s it seemed we wanted to prove our ignorance by documenting it in film.
Kirk's Women from Star TrekA nice breakdown of women that Kirk met on Star Trek. It seems to have left some out. The detail is quite fascinating. I distinctly remember the green woman and others. The blonde girl that was on the crew is the one that he really liked as the Captain.
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