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'Boondock Saints' sequel is a fanboy's dream

The 1999 box-office bomb "The Boondock Saints" has become a cult classic in recent years.

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'Precious' is great American cinema

'Precious' is great American cinema

As Hollywood closed specialty divisions that aimed for quality and personal stories, as studios focus more and more on superhero sagas and action blockbusters, cinema fans have rightly wondered, who's left to make great American movies?

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'A Christmas Carol' suffocates in glitz

Lionel Barrymore. Alastair Sim. Laurence Olivier. Albert Finney. George C. Scott. Bill Murray. Michael Caine. Mr. Magoo. Scrooge McDuck.

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'Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision

A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney's "The Men Who Stare at Goats," and it all starts with the disclaimer that opens the movie: "More of this is true than what you might imagine."

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For its director and young star, Precious' is ready to pop

"Precious" is hardly the feel-good movie of 2009, but the people around it should be feeling pretty good. It had a double win at Sundance, ringing endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, Oscar buzz swarming around Mo'Nique and, now, Friday's release. If it all feels like the othe…

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Nick Counter, Hollywood studios' negotiator, dies

Nick Counter, a longtime negotiator for Hollywood producers who led the studios through two grueling writers' strikes last year and in 1988, has died. He was 69.

Nov 06, 2009 | 9:30 pm

Actor Woods sues RI hospital in brother's death

Actor Woods sues RI hospital in brother's death

Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother.

Nov 06, 2009 | 6:15 pm

Matthew Broderick focuses on 'Wonderful World'

Matthew Broderick focuses on 'Wonderful World'

Matthew Broderick says he's puzzled by the bashing he's received for his actions during the first New York preview of "The Starry Messenger," a new play by good friend Kenneth Lonergan.

Nov 06, 2009 | 2:55 pm

Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war

Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war

First it was books. Now it's DVDs.

Nov 06, 2009 | 11:40 am

Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries'

Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries'

Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film "Beyond All Boundaries" held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans.

Nov 05, 2009 | 10:35 pm

Records: Morgan Freeman settles suit on car wreck

Records: Morgan Freeman settles suit on car wreck

Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records posted Thursday. Terms of the settlement were not released.

Nov 05, 2009 | 3:50 pm

Comedian Mo'Nique gets serious in 'Precious'

Comedian Mo'Nique gets serious in 'Precious'

Mo'Nique likes to laugh. A lot.

Nov 05, 2009 | 9:20 am

Capsule reviews: `Precious' and others

Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

Nov 05, 2009 | 6:00 am

Sundance takes a hike with screenings around US

Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival is going on the road for one night next winter.

Nov 04, 2009 | 6:30 pm

Review: `A Christmas Carol' suffocates in glitz

Review: `A Christmas Carol' suffocates in glitz

Lionel Barrymore. Alastair Sim. Laurence Olivier. Albert Finney. George C. Scott. Bill Murray. Michael Caine. Mr. Magoo. Scrooge McDuck.

Nov 04, 2009 | 1:15 pm

Brad Pitt looking for new motorbike after LA crash

Brad Pitt looking for new motorbike after LA crash

Brad Pitt says he is in the market for a new motorcycle.

Nov 04, 2009 | 11:15 am

Tom Hanks-produced '4-D' film comes to WWII Museum

Tom Hanks-produced '4-D' film comes to WWII Museum

Actor Tom Hanks says viewers are in for a realistic "wartime experience" when the new film he produced, "Beyond All Boundaries," opens at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Friday.

Nov 04, 2009 | 10:25 am

Zhang says 'Blood Simple' has shades of Chow

Zhang says 'Blood Simple' has shades of Chow

Zhang Yimou says his first movie in three years has shades of comedian Stephen Chow's outlandish humor and marks the first time the "Raise the Red Lantern" director shot in digital format.

Nov 04, 2009 | 4:50 am

Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to co-host Oscars

Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to co-host Oscars

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are taking on the Oscars.

Nov 03, 2009 | 7:55 pm

Stars switch on London's Christmas lights

Jim Carrey, Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins switched on London's Christmas lights on Tuesday and attended the world premiere of the 3-D film "A Christmas Carol."

Nov 03, 2009 | 3:05 pm

Review: `Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision

Review: `Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision

A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney's "The Men Who Stare at Goats," and it all starts with the disclaimer that opens the movie: "More of this is true than what you might imagine."

Nov 03, 2009 | 1:45 pm

Carrey's Scrooge rings in Hollywood holiday spirit

Carrey's Scrooge rings in Hollywood holiday spirit

Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of the line to separate movie-goers from their cash?

Nov 03, 2009 | 11:20 am

Stormtrooper battle returns to British courts

Stormtrooper battle returns to British courts

The George Lucas empire struck back Tuesday against a British prop designer who sold replicas of the iconic Stormtrooper uniforms from the "Star Wars" movies.

Nov 03, 2009 | 11:15 am

Swiss court to assess Polanski bail appeal

Roman Polanski has re-appealed to the Swiss courts to be released from prison on bail, officials said Tuesday, the latest step in the director's protracted legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States.

Nov 03, 2009 | 10:30 am

Kate Winslet accepts damages from UK newspaper

Lawyers for Kate Winslet say the actress has accepted 25,000 pounds (more than $40,000) in damages after the Daily Mail falsely reported in January she lied about her exercise regime.

Nov 03, 2009 | 6:25 am

Carrey, Zemeckis capture 21st century Scrooge

Carrey, Zemeckis capture 21st century Scrooge

Technology finally has caught up with Charles Dickens' imagination.

Nov 03, 2009 | 6:20 am

Review: `Precious' is great American cinema

Review: `Precious' is great American cinema

As Hollywood closed specialty divisions that aimed for quality and personal stories, as studios focus more and more on superhero sagas and action blockbusters, cinema fans have rightly wondered, who's left to make great American movies?

Nov 03, 2009 | 6:05 am

Chinese movie studio eyes NYSE listing

A third leading Chinese movie studio is aiming for a listing _ this time on the New York Stock Exchange _ as the country's entertainment companies turn to the capital markets to raise funds.

Nov 03, 2009 | 12:30 am

Oral arguments scheduled in Polanski's CA appeal

Oral arguments scheduled in Polanski's CA appeal

A California appeals court will listen to oral arguments from Roman Polanski's attorneys about why it should require a lower court to decide whether to dismiss charges against the fugitive director, whether he is present or not.

Nov 02, 2009 | 7:10 pm

Mel Gibson and his girlfriend welcome a baby girl

Mel Gibson and his girlfriend welcome a baby girl

Mel Gibson and his girlfriend are welcoming the birth of the couple's first child _ making the Oscar-winner a father for the eighth time.

Nov 02, 2009 | 4:15 pm

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