Movies
Political films can't compete with real thing (Reuters)
Reuters - It's been a discouraging couple of weeks for those on the right. John McCain is lagging Barack Obama in the national polls. Sarah Palin is still firing up the Republican base, but she's gone from novelty act to punch line amid the broader electorate. More »
Oscar loosens rules for music categories (Reuters)
Reuters - Reversing a year-old regulation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved the use of CDs of songs and scores in campaigns for the music Oscars. More »
Political films can't compete with real thing (Reuters)
Reuters - It's been a discouraging couple of weeks for those on the right. John McCain is lagging Barack Obama in the national polls. Sarah Palin is still firing up the Republican base, but she's gone from novelty act to punch line amid the broader electorate. And even worse, "An American Carol," a movie that proudly waves the flag, has failed to find traction at the boxoffice. More »
Spielberg rejoins Universal in DreamWorks deal (AP)
AP - Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks studio has signed on with Universal Pictures to distribute its films as his company parts ways with Paramount. More »
Bond girl rises from humble Soviet childhood (AP)
AP - Olga Kurylenko, the model and actress who stars in the upcoming James Bond movie, began acting by playing Santa Claus' young wife in a school play in her Ukrainian hometown. More »
Hopper receives Legion of Honor in France (AP)
AP - Dennis Hopper has been named a commander in the French Legion of Honor. More »
Actor Guillaume Depardieu dead at 37 (AP)
AP - Hospital officials say 37-year-old French actor Guillaume Depardieu has died from complications linked to a sudden case of pneumonia. More »
Stone shows surprising restraint with Bush pic `W' (AP)
AP - Oliver Stone thinks George W. Bush was unqualified to be president. However, the filmmaker found him an irresistible figure for drama. More »
Stone says no malice intended in "W." (Reuters)
Reuters - Oliver Stone's film portrait of President George W. Bush was always going to be controversial given the director's liberal leanings. More »
`Chihuahua' fetches $17.5M to win another weekend (AP)
AP - An adorable talking dog remained just the sort of escapist movie hero audiences wanted after a week of awful economic news. More »