Movie News
Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams return to action for 'Mission: Impossible IV'
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Tom Cruise is starring in another impossible mission. Paramount Pictures announced Tuesday that Cruise will be back in front of the camera for "Mission: Impossible IV," due in theaters over Memorial Day weekend in 2011. Cruise and "Mission: Impossible...
Jamie Foxx, Dominic Monaghan help bring music to kids with $500,000 in donated instruments
SANDY COHEN - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Jamie Foxx wanted to entertain a group of musically inclined high school students with a few bars from his Grammy winning hit, "Blame It." But since the song is an ode to the effects of alcohol, he changed the lyrics to "Blame it on the a-a-a-apple juice." The kids...
Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. fighting prostate cancer, expects to make full recovery
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. says he is being treated for prostate cancer. In the announcement Tuesday, Gossett says the disease was caught early and he expects to make a full recovery. The 73-year-old actor says he is going public about the...
Hong Kong animation studio Imagi International, behind 'TMNT,' 'Astro Boy', shuts down
MIN LEE - February 9, 2010
HONG KONG (AP) The Hong Kong studio behind "TMNT" and "Astro Boy" has shut down as its parent company tries to recover from losses. Imagi International Holdings Ltd. said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange that it stopped funding its computer animation studio on Feb. 5 "to...
Del Toro says he took 'Wolfman' movie role out of sympathy for monster's side of the story
By Associated Press - February 8, 2010
MEXICO CITY (AP) Actor Benicio del Toro says he signed on for the lead role in "The Wolfman" remake because he has a soft spot for monsters. The Oscar winner says the werewolf he portrays and many other dark characters in literature get a bad rap. In a Monday meeting with journalists...
US actress Angelina Jolie to visit Haiti as goodwill ambassador for UN refugee agency
CAROLINA CORREA - February 9, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) Angelina Jolie began two days of meetings with Haiti earthquake victims Tuesday in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. refugee agency. The actress, representing the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, met with U.N. officials in Port-au-Prince and...
Keith Carradine's ex-wife sentenced in LA to community service for perjury in wiretap case
By Associated Press - February 8, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Keith Carradine's ex-wife has been sentenced to community service for trying to cover up illegal wiretapping by former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano. Sandra Carradine was sentenced Monday in federal court in Los Angeles to 400 hours of community service, two...
Lawyer: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie suing UK tabloid over claim they were to split
DAVID STRINGER - February 8, 2010
LONDON (AP) Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have begun legal action against a British tabloid that reported the celebrity couple was going to split, a lawyer acting on their behalf confirmed Monday. Keith Schillings, of London-based Schillings lawyers, said in a statement that the couple...
Travel adventure tale 'Up' wins best animated feature at the Annie Awards
By Associated Press - February 8, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) The travel adventure "Up" was the winner of the best animated feature at the 37th annual Annie Awards. "Up" director Pete Docter won the award for directing in a feature production. Also competing for top honors at the Annies, presented exclusively for...
Jesse James Hollywood gets life sentence in Calif. murder case that inspired 'Alpha Dog' film
By Associated Press - February 5, 2010
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) Jesse James Hollywood was sentenced to life in prison Friday for orchestrating the kidnap-murder of a teenager, ending a 10-year legal odyssey that included an international manhunt and a movie inspired by the high-profile crime. Superior Court Judge Brian...
