http://movies.yahoo.com Recent Headlines on Yahoo! Movies News & Gossip en-us Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:14:47 GMT Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:14:47 GMT 88 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/plus/b6/props/3d_movies.gif 120 http://movies.yahoo.com http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090407/123914927200.html The 11th Star Trek movie in 30 years had its world premiere on Tuesday, its markedly younger cast boldly going along the red carpet to a makeshift cinema in the Sydney Opera House. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:07:52 GMT 123914927200 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090407/123914914300.html Bollywood producers in India insisting on a greater share of box-office revenues are refusing to release new movies in multiplexes, piling on woes in an industry that is already battling a slowdown. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:05:43 GMT 123914914300 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090407/123913902000.html The son of actors Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett has been charged with a felony count of bringing drugs to a Los Angeles-area jail facility. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:17:00 GMT 123913902000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090407/123913657900.html The impressive opening of "Fast & Furious" during the weekend not only proves there's gas in that franchise, it also gives fuel to Hollywood's obsession with movies based on, well, other movies. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:36:19 GMT 123913657900 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090407/123909155900.html Writer-directors Jay and Mark Duplass have sold their pitch "Table 19" to Fox Searchlight. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:05:59 GMT 123909155900 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090407/123909019200.html Maria Bello is in final negotiations to join the all-star comedy cast of an untitled film project being produced by Adam Sandler. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:43:12 GMT 123909019200 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090406/123908391000.html Mike Newell, who has tackled fantasy with "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," will direct the big-screen adaptation of the children's classic "The Box of Delights," a 1935 novel by John Masefield. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:58:30 GMT 123908391000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090406/123908291400.html Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard head the ensemble cast of "Red Tails," a feature film about the Tuskegee Airmen, the United States' first all-black aerial combat unit. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:41:54 GMT 123908291400 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090406/123908152100.html Jackie Chan, whose latest movie is too violent for Chinese censors, should have fewer problems with his current project, shooting now in southwest China. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:18:41 GMT 123908152100 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090406/123907776100.html Columnist Roger Friedman is out at FoxNews.com after reviewing an illegally downloaded copy of Fox's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" last week. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:16:01 GMT 123907776100 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090406/123907692000.html Fox News columnist Roger Friedman is out after posting a review of a leaked full-length work print of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Fox News said Monday that the company's representatives and Friedman "mutually agreed to part ways immediately." Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:02:00 GMT 123907692000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090406/123907404000.html The most charitable thing we can say about the otherwise insufferable "Observe and Report" is that it shows Seth Rogen has some range. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:14:00 GMT 123907404000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090406/123906144000.html The weekend box office ran on Diesel fuel. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:44:00 GMT 123906144000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090406/123905904000.html Ethan Hawke might want to avoid crossing paths with Toby Keith in the near future. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:04:00 GMT 123905904000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090406/123905568000.html Actors Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard will star in Lucasfilm's upcoming World War II saga "Red Tails," a drama is based on the Tuskegee Airmen. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:08:00 GMT 123905568000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090406/123905547100.html Former President Bill Clinton will address the annual amfAR charity gala that raises money for AIDS research during the Cannes film festival on France's southern coast. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:04:31 GMT 123905547100 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090406/123903300000.html Australian researchers sifting papers belonging to the author of "Schindler's List" discovered a yellowing roll of 801 men saved from the Holocaust by the German industrialist the very copy the writer used to bring the story to the world's attention, a curator said Monday. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:50:00 GMT 123903300000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090406/123900695800.html Tribeca is giving itself a shot to the heart. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:35:58 GMT 123900695800 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090406/123900680600.html Easter is becoming the new battleground for studios as two competing projects featuring the Easter Bunny go head to head. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:33:26 GMT 123900680600 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090405/123896750400.html "Fast & Furious," the fourth film in Universal Pictures' hot-rodding franchise, raced to the top spot at the worldwide box office as movie fans with a need for speed snapped up an estimated $102.6 million worth of tickets, the studio said on Sunday. Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:38:24 GMT 123896750400 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090405/123896454000.html "Fast & Furious" left the competition in the dust with a $72.5 million opening weekend, the best so far this year. Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:49:00 GMT 123896454000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090405/123895900800.html "Fast & Furious," Universal Pictures' fourth hot-rodding film, had the best opening weekend of any movie this year, making an estimated $72.5 million and speeding to the top of the North American box office. Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:16:48 GMT 123895900800 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090405/123892662000.html Madonna left Malawi on her private jet Sunday after being rebuffed in an attempt to adopt a second child from the poor African nation, air traffic control officials said. Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:17:00 GMT 123892662000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090405/123892536000.html Air traffic officials say Madonna has left Malawi after being rebuffed in her attempt to adopt a second child from the poor African nation. Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:56:00 GMT 123892536000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090404/123886668000.html Michael Moore says parts of it look like "the landscape of another planet." Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:38:00 GMT 123886668000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090403/123881850000.html A publicist says actor Josh Hartnett has been released from a Los Angeles hospital after recovering from gastrointestinal problems. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 04:15:00 GMT 123881850000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090403/123881556000.html Wealthy, famous, fabulous at 50 but not a mother of four. Pop star extraordinaire Madonna lost a bid Friday to adopt a second child from Malawi, rejected by a judge who said she would not bend the country's strict residency rules even for a wealthy celebrity. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:26:00 GMT 123881556000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090403/123880566000.html A nanny who was fired by Robert De Niro has sued the actor for more than $40,000 in overtime pay. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:41:00 GMT 123880566000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090403/123880399800.html As spring dawns, so does one of the film world's biggest questions, namely -- what's in the Cannes? Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:13:18 GMT 123880399800 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090403/123879924000.html Denzel Washington took time off from filming in New Mexico this week to present a $50,000 donation to the struggling Roswell Boys & Girls Club. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:54:00 GMT 123879924000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090403/123879744000.html Forget invasions, exploding cigars or U.N. resolutions, Andy Garcia believes technology and person-to-person contact will help bring down Cuba's communist government. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:24:00 GMT 123879744000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090403/123879084000.html An online chain of posts involving Demi Moore apparently prompted police to go to the aid of a California woman who was having suicidal thoughts. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:34:00 GMT 123879084000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090403/123876755800.html The Guantanamo military prison guards call it a "cocktail," the mix of feces, urine and spit that inmates hurl at them and that dramatizes the soldiers' view that they are serving on a battlefield. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:05:58 GMT 123876755800 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090403/123876276000.html Police say a man is in custody for trying to barge into actor Jamie Foxx's hotel penthouse in Philadelphia. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:46:00 GMT 123876276000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090403/123876258000.html Woody Allen is back on familiar ground with his latest movie, the first shot in his beloved New York City after four made in Europe. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:43:00 GMT 123876258000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090403/123875712000.html A judge and a lawyer say Madonna's application to adopt a second child from Malawi has been rejected because of a requirement that prospective parents be resident in the country for 18 to 24 months. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:12:00 GMT 123875712000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090403/123875090800.html Aaron Eckhart is in talks to play Nicole Kidman's husband in "Rabbit Hole," a drama about a happily married couple's unexpected tragedy. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:28:28 GMT 123875090800 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090403/123874763200.html It's kinda like those ads for automotive additives: Just put Brand X into your motor oil and look at that car spark back to life! In the case of "Fast & Furious," Brand X is Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:33:52 GMT 123874763200 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090403/123874572600.html Fans of '50s-era sci-fi movies would be well advised to stock up their Netflix queue with the originals rather than checking out director R.W. Goodwin's technically expert but dreadfully dull parody. Although it's refreshing that "Alien Trespass" doesn't indulge in the sort of mindless, gross-out humor that afflicts so many current cinematic spoofs, it errs too much on the other side, offering mere pastiche instead of witty satire. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:02:06 GMT 123874572600 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090403/123874415200.html Rosemarie DeWitt, who played the title character in "Rachel Getting Married," is slated to join "The Company Men," a drama about corporate downsizing that Chris Cooper also is in negotiations to board. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:35:52 GMT 123874415200 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090403/123874404000.html An Australian visual effects company that worked on "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" said Thursday it was not responsible for leaking a full-length work print online. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:34:00 GMT 123874404000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090403/123874374700.html Tyler Perry has Grammy fever. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:29:07 GMT 123874374700 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090402/123873364900.html Idris Elba ("The Wire") and Zoe Saldana are in negotiations to be part of "The Losers," an adaptation of the Vertigo/DC Comics book. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:40:49 GMT 123873364900 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090402/123873287600.html Will Arnett and Oscar-nominated "Revolutionary Road" co-star Michael Shannon are boarding "Jonah Hex," a Western based on the DC Comics character. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:27:56 GMT 123873287600 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090402/123872167100.html The Golden Globes will air live across the United States for the first time next year, meaning viewers on the west coast won't have to wait three hours to see what Hollywood stars wore to the annual awards bash. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:21:11 GMT 123872167100 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090402/123871920100.html Canadian actor Eric McCormack received his big Hollywood break in 1998 playing Will Truman in the hit U.S. television series "Will & Grace," a role that earned him five Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:40:01 GMT 123871920100 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090402/123871914000.html Patricia Clarkson has a regal bearing to match the aristocratic nickname she has gained in the movie business: queen of independent film. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:39:00 GMT 123871914000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090402/123867684000.html Whitesnake. Cinderella. Flock of Seagulls. These did little to help the legacy of 1980s rock music. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:54:00 GMT 123867684000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090402/123866659700.html Netflix Inc on Thursday said it delivered its two billionth movie and gave the lucky recipient of the milestone DVD a complimentary lifetime membership. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:03:17 GMT 123866659700 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090402/123866214500.html "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" made an unauthorized debut online Tuesday, even though the film isn't set for U.S. release until May 1. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:49:05 GMT 123866214500 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090402/123865984600.html "The World Without Us," Alan Weisman's nonfiction hypothetical book about the earth's environment, is on its way to becoming a high-profile movie. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:10:46 GMT 123865984600 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090402/123865930600.html Jeanne Tripplehorn will star in the indie feature "Morning," which will mark the directorial debut of her husband, actor Leland Orser, who wrote the original screenplay. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:01:46 GMT 123865930600 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090401/123864904600.html Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and Cillian Murphy are in talks to join Leonardo DiCaprio in the cast of "Inception," the latest project from "Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:10:46 GMT 123864904600 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090401/123863820000.html Madonna's efforts to adopt two youngsters from Malawi have put her in the media spotlight. But she isn't alone: a growing number of Americans are bringing home children from Africa as countries like China and Russia cut back on adoptions by foreigners. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:10:00 GMT 123863820000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090401/123863718000.html "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" isn't due in theaters until next month, but the prequel has already hacked its way online. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:53:00 GMT 123863718000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090401/123863603500.html Street racing movie "Fast & Furious" motors into theaters on Friday with action star Vin Diesel and others from the original film back on screen to refuel the film franchise. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:33:55 GMT 123863603500 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090401/123862494000.html Puerto Rican actor Miguelangel Suarez, whose career included minor roles in last year's epic "Che" and Woody Allen's "Bananas," died on Wednesday. He was 69. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:29:00 GMT 123862494000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090401/123862466600.html Superheroes aren't the only ones saving the day in movie theaters. This month, the Federal Reserve aims to help struggling homeowners by placing advertisements in theaters telling people how to avoid mortgage scams. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:24:26 GMT 123862466600 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090401/123857364300.html Mads Mikkelsen, Gemma Arterton and Alexa Davalos are joining the cast of "Clash of the Titans," the Greek-god epic being directed by Louis Leterrier. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:14:03 GMT 123857364300 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090401/123857337500.html Walt Disney Studios will release Pixar Animation Studios' "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" as a digital 3-D double feature for a two-week engagement starting October 2. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:09:35 GMT 123857337500 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090401/123857190900.html Will Arnett and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon are joining the cast of "Jonah Hex," an action Western based on the DC Comics character. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:45:09 GMT 123857190900 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090401/123857182500.html James Franco is so much in demand that the actor is reluctantly saying no to some of the biggest movie projects in town. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:43:45 GMT 123857182500 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090331/123856118600.html When he showed up to begin shooting his new film "Five Killers" in the south of France last week, Ashton Kutcher encountered one of those unexpected glitches that regularly pop up on any movie set. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:46:26 GMT 123856118600 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090331/123855744800.html The global movie box office rose 5 percent to a record $28.1 billion in 2008 as fans sought to escape tough economic times through the triumphs of superheroes in films like "The Dark Knight," and "Iron Man." Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:44:08 GMT 123855744800 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090331/123855654000.html The FX channel is going to be the TV destination for "Monsters vs. Aliens," "Kung Fu Panda" and other DreamWorks animated movies. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:29:00 GMT 123855654000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090331/123855372000.html Walt Disney is going 3-D on a lot of future films and some from its past. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:42:00 GMT 123855372000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090331/123855126000.html Leave it to Robert Downey Jr. to turn Sherlock Holmes into a wisecracking action hero who ends up handcuffed naked to a bed. Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:01:00 GMT 123855126000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090331/123854015900.html Global box office receipts rose 5 percent to a record $28.1 billion in 2008, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) said on Tuesday. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:55:59 GMT 123854015900 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090331/123853944000.html Capsule reviews of films opening this week: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:44:00 GMT 123853944000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090331/123853698000.html Liam Neeson has completed work on "Chloe," the film he was shooting when wife Natasha Richardson died after falling on a beginners' slope at a Canadian ski resort. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:03:00 GMT 123853698000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090331/123852888000.html On the surface, "Adventureland," director Greg Mottola's follow-up to his hit "Superbad," looks like another good-time, raunchy romp. And it certainly has healthy amounts of partying and pranks to go along with its gross-out gags. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:48:00 GMT 123852888000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090331/123852522500.html Paul Bettany, seen recently in "Inkheart," is in negotiations to star in "Priest," a horror Western. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:47:05 GMT 123852522500 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090331/123852495300.html Drew Barrymore will star opposite Justin Long in the romantic comedy "Going the Distance." Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:42:33 GMT 123852495300 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090331/123851184000.html A nerdy American entomologist hunting for a rare butterfly is the central character of a new film offering the Kremlin's version of the August war with Georgia. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:04:00 GMT 123851184000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090331/123850812000.html Miley Cyrus plans to be back on the big screen, and soon. Hannah Montana? Not likely after her latest film. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:02:00 GMT 123850812000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090331/123849390000.html A series of New York Theatre Ballet performances will screen exclusively in select movie theaters nationwide beginning in August, under a deal that NCM Fathom, the alternative entertainment division of National CineMedia, has struck with MarQe Entertainment. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:05:00 GMT 123849390000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090331/123848787400.html Jonathan Levine, who wrote and directed Sundance darling "The Wackness," a coming-of-age feature, has signed to direct "The Sitter," an irreverent comedy. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:24:34 GMT 123848787400 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090331/123848746800.html Richard Curtis' new comedy "The Boat That Rocked," about the pirate radio stations that sprang up briefly in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, is like a long, slow cruise where all the fun is in the exotic ports of call but life on board is pretty dull. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:17:48 GMT 123848746800 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090331/123848718000.html A makeup artist and a fashion stylist claim in coordinated lawsuits that they got ugly treatment from Queen Latifah when she cheated them out of $1 million. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:13:00 GMT 123848718000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090330/123847484300.html "Twilight" has quickly become the biggest home-video release of the year, selling 5.6 million units during its first eight days, according to trade publication Home Media Magazine. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:47:23 GMT 123847484300 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090330/123847359300.html DreamWorks Animation SKG's strong $59.3 million opening weekend for 3-D movie "Monsters vs. Aliens" signals that Hollywood's greater reliance on the third dimension is popular with audiences. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:26:33 GMT 123847359300 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090330/123846490700.html When casting director Debra Zane brought in the little-known actor Michael Shannon to tape an audition for "Revolutionary Road," she pulled out all the stops. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:01:47 GMT 123846490700 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090330/123846060000.html Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre, who captured the majesty of the desert in his music for "Lawrence of Arabia" and wrote the haunting "Lara's Theme" in his score for "Doctor Zhivago," has died. He was 84. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:50:00 GMT 123846060000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090330/123845982000.html The cheesy 3-D gimmick of old Hollywood has become solid gold today. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:37:00 GMT 123845982000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090330/123845730000.html The animated adventure "Monsters vs. Aliens" staged a successful invasion at movie theaters, pulling in $59.3 million to dominate the weekend box office. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:55:00 GMT 123845730000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090330/123845310000.html Matt Dillon had his case dismissed after pleading guilty to speeding and paying an $828 fine. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:45:00 GMT 123845310000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090330/123845274000.html Authorities say a fire has destroyed the main lodge at a small ski operation co-owned by Bruce Willis. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:39:00 GMT 123845274000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090330/123844284000.html Josh Hartnett's publicist says the 30-year-old actor has been taken to a Los Angeles hospital with gastrointestinal problems. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:54:00 GMT 123844284000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090330/123843852000.html Virginia Madsen is not afraid of the dark. In fact, she craves it. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:42:00 GMT 123843852000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090330/123843372000.html Noise, noise, noise. Crunched metal and shattered glass. More noise. Revving engines. Vin Diesel's giant head. Hot chicks in tight miniskirts. Even more noise. The end. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:22:00 GMT 123843372000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090330/123842256200.html Oscar-winning French composer Maurice Jarre, who wrote the rich, lyrical scores for films including "Doctor Zhivago" and "Lawrence of Arabia," has died in Los Angeles at the age of 84. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:16:02 GMT 123842256200 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090330/123841031500.html At the Carmike Encore Park Cinemas megaplex in Elkhart, Ind., box office receipts are way up this year. But the returns at the candy counter aren't so sweet. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:51:55 GMT 123841031500 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090330/123840215000.html Eric Bana's directorial debut "Love the Beast," documenting a quarter-century love affair with his 1974 Ford Falcon coupe, could easily be dismissed as a vanity project. Except that the immensely likable Australian actor seems incapable of conceit. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:35:50 GMT 123840215000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090330/123840184400.html In "12 Rounds," a fortuitous confluence of luck and pluck allows lowly New Orleans beat cop Danny Fisher (John Cena) to arrest infernally clever Irish arms dealer Miles Jackson (Aiden Gillen), who's been leading the FBI a merry chase for three years. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:30:44 GMT 123840184400 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090330/123840108900.html David O. Russell is attached to write and direct "The Silver Linings Playbook," a Weinstein Co project based on Matthew Quick's offbeat debut novel. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:18:09 GMT 123840108900 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090330/123839836400.html Kathy Bates has joined Sandra Bullock in "The Blind Side," a football comedy-drama based on the best-selling novel by Michael Lewis. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:32:44 GMT 123839836400 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090329/123839003800.html What recession? Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:13:58 GMT 123839003800 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090329/123837870000.html Movie beasts from old-time Hollywood got a makeover as heroes and conquered the weekend box office. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:05:00 GMT 123837870000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090328/123830094000.html Winners from the 22nd annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:29:00 GMT 123830094000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090328/123830076000.html "High School Music 3: Senior Year" graduated with honors Saturday at the Kids Choice Awards. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:26:00 GMT 123830076000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090328/123829428000.html "iCarly" has downloaded the first blimp-shaped trophy at the Kids Choice Awards. The Web-centric comedy picked up the award for favorite TV show at the 22nd annual slime-filled Nickelodeon spectacle at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:38:00 GMT 123829428000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090328/123828126000.html There's a solid chance The Rock will feel some glop at Saturday's Kids Choice Awards. Former WWE wrestler and "Race to Witch Mountain" star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will host the 22nd annual slime-filled spectacle at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:01:00 GMT 123828126000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090327/123819630000.html Capsule reviews of films opening this week: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:25:00 GMT 123819630000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090327/123814699400.html Andre Techine's many admirers will not be disappointed by his latest offering, "The Girl on the Train," but they might be hard-pressed to define it. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:43:14 GMT 123814699400 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090327/123814136300.html IFC Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Alexis Dos Santo's "Unmade Beds," a romantic drama starring Deborah Francois and Fernando Tielve. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:09:23 GMT 123814136300 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090327/123814131300.html Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, who won the Academy Award for "Slumdog Millionaire," is working on the script for DreamWorks Animation's "Truckers." Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:08:33 GMT 123814131300 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090327/123814124800.html Summit Entertainment has unlocked "The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero," picking up feature film rights to the biography by William Kalush and Larry Sloman. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:07:28 GMT 123814124800 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090327/123814008000.html About four hundred military service members will get a sneak peek at Woody Harrelson's latest movie, "The Messenger." Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:48:00 GMT 123814008000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090327/123813828000.html The half brother of Dane Cook has been ordered held on $1 million bail on charges alleging he stole millions of dollars from the comedian. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:18:00 GMT 123813828000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090326/123813094800.html Amber Tamblyn is in final negotiations to star in "Main Street," a Southern drama set to start shooting next month. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:15:48 GMT 123813094800 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090326/123812670000.html Wayne Lewellen, the former longtime head of distribution for Paramount Pictures, has died at age 65. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:05:00 GMT 123812670000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090326/123811203500.html There was a reason the 1970s were called "The Swinging '70's," and a big part of it was the rise of a New York City nightclub called "Plato's Retreat" -- a sort of disco for open sex. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:35 GMT 123811203500 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090326/123811038000.html An incentive package designed to thwart runaway Hollywood production has been approved by the Los Angeles City Council. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:33:00 GMT 123811038000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090326/123810990000.html Sean Penn is going slapstick. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:25:00 GMT 123810990000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090326/123810358700.html RealD, a provider of 3-D technology to theaters, said on Thursday it has reached a deal with movie chain operator AMC Entertainment Inc to add up to 1,500 RealD 3-D screens to its circuit in the United States and Canada. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:39:47 GMT 123810358700 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090326/123810198000.html The dead are angry, which manifests itself in the usual ways in "The Haunting in Connecticut." Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:13:00 GMT 123810198000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090326/123809595500.html The Oscar-winning animation characters Wallace & Gromit have opened the doors of their home to the public, hoping to inspire a new generation of inventors with some ingenious and not-so-ingenious contraptions. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:32:35 GMT 123809595500 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090326/123809561800.html An Italian film inspired by the tragic death of a celebrated anti-mafia informer has sparked controversy with her relatives and an association named in her memory. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:26:58 GMT 123809561800 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090326/123808326500.html For "Twilight" movie fans who are anxiously awaiting the sequel but haven't read the second book in the vampire series, "New Moon," the film's star Robert Pattinson offers this advice -- be ready for something different and perhaps a little strange. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:01:05 GMT 123808326500 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090326/123807522000.html A mobster-turned-FBI informant whose life inspired the movie "Goodfellas" has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of public intoxication a week after arrest warrants were issued when he failed to appear in court. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:47:00 GMT 123807522000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090326/123807186000.html The spirit of Douglas Fairbanks is alive and well and living in Beverly Hills. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:51:00 GMT 123807186000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090326/123805503900.html "The King of Sting," a real-life con-man story with echoes of "Catch Me If You Can," has been optioned for a movie version. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:10:39 GMT 123805503900 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090326/123805423000.html Audiences wanting to take their minds off the recession will soon be able to experience a night of Big Apple stand-up comedy on the big screen -- without a two-drink minimum. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:57:10 GMT 123805423000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090326/123805416500.html Intrepid Pictures has picked up the movie rights to "The Couriers," a series of action graphic novels, and has hired writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach to adapt. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:56:05 GMT 123805416500 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090326/123805386700.html Pierce Brosnan and Uma Thurman are heading to Mount Olympus. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:51:07 GMT 123805386700 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090326/123805376800.html Singer Lou Rawls is getting the biopic treatment. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:49:28 GMT 123805376800 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090326/123805091200.html One of writer Horton Foote's last works is moving closer to production. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:01:52 GMT 123805091200 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090325/123804390100.html Adding another ingredient to the global recipe of his latest film, Woody Allen has drafted Aussie Nicole Kidman into the cast. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:05:01 GMT 123804390100 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090325/123802668000.html Is "Hunger" trying to enlighten us about man's inhumanity to man, or merely startle us? Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:18:00 GMT 123802668000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090325/123802270200.html Phil McNally is such a 3-D buff he legally adopted the middle name Captain 3D, before his former hobby became a job making movies such as "Monsters vs. Aliens" jump to life in three dimensions. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:11:42 GMT 123802270200 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090325/123801633200.html Once he was as famous as the child stars from "Slumdog Millionaire," but Shafiq Syed's own rags-to-riches story has ended and he now earns $3 a day driving a motor rickshaw. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:25:32 GMT 123801633200 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090325/123801600000.html The Oscars will be presented a little later next year. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:20:00 GMT 123801600000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090325/123801378000.html People.com is reporting that Natasha Richardson's family has donated the actress's organs to save other patients' lives. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:43:00 GMT 123801378000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090325/123800976000.html The Oscars will be presented a little later in 2010. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:36:00 GMT 123800976000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090325/123800916000.html "Monsters vs. Aliens" opens with an old 3-D gag: A ball bounces directly into the audience, causing moviegoers to instinctively scoot back in their seats. But the resemblance to old-fashioned 3-D ends there. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:26:00 GMT 123800916000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090325/123800712000.html A British auction house says it was unable to sell the score to Alfred Hitchcock's bloodcurdling movie "Psycho." Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:52:00 GMT 123800712000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090325/123800382000.html Two former Broadway producers were convicted Wednesday of participating in large-scale accounting fraud, after a judge found they overstated their company's finances for several years. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:57:00 GMT 123800382000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090325/123796785900.html The only thing missing has been a megaphone -- that's how unabashed a cheerleader for 3-D projection DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg has been in recent years. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:57:39 GMT 123796785900 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090325/123796680600.html She may have been the biggest surprise at February's Oscars when she took the stage in a duet with Hugh Jackman. Who knew Anne Hathaway could sing? Harvey Weinstein did. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:40:06 GMT 123796680600 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090325/123796656700.html Canada's Hot Docs documentary festival is introducing a timely sidebar dubbed Let's Make Money. The section will focus on films about people who strike it rich or go bust during bad economic times. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:36:07 GMT 123796656700 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090324/123796380400.html Vanessa Redgrave is joining the cast of director Ridley Scott's untitled Robin Hood project, starring Russell Crowe, which is beginning production in the United Kingdom. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:50:04 GMT 123796380400 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090324/123796374900.html Robert Pattinson, who proved his romantic appeal in the teen vampire movie "Twilight," is considering playing another star-crossed lover in the drama "Memoirs." Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:49:09 GMT 123796374900 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090324/123794137400.html Film financing will be an important business segment for Aladdin Capital Holdings, the alternative investment management group's chief investment officer said on Tuesday. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:36:14 GMT 123794137400 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090324/123794136000.html "The Education of Charlie Banks" marks the surprisingly sensitive directing debut of Fred Durst, the lead singer of Limp Bizkit, whose hits include the oh-so-catchy "Break Stuff." Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:36:00 GMT 123794136000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090324/123794130000.html Ethan Coen is going off-Broadway again. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:35:00 GMT 123794130000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090324/123793754700.html The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Tuesday over a challenge to a campaign finance law by a conservative group in a case that could open the door to fewer restrictions on political advertising. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:32:27 GMT 123793754700 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090324/123793206000.html Zac Efron has dropped out of his role in a remake of "Footloose." Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:01:00 GMT 123793206000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090324/123790056000.html The spread of new 3-D movie technology to theaters around the world has been slower than expected, but its prospects remain strong because it offers a better visual experience, DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg said Tuesday. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:16:00 GMT 123790056000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090324/123789768000.html Japanese cinema has dominated the third Asian Film Awards, with "Tokyo Sonata" winning best picture and Hirokazu Koreeda named best director for another family drama, "Still Walking." Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:28:00 GMT 123789768000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20090324/123789696000.html Kiefer Sutherland will be back to play Jack Bauer for an eighth season of the hit counterterrorism drama "24," but the show's longevity will depend on its writers, the actor said Tuesday. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:16:00 GMT 123789696000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20090324/123788047900.html "The Stoneheart Trilogy," a young-adult fantasy book series by Charlie Fletcher, is moving toward a big-screen adaptation, with Robert Zemeckis' production company, ImageMovers, and Walt Disney Pictures in negotiations to pick up film rights to the material. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:41:19 GMT 123788047900