LOS ANGELES The plot seemed familiar: A hotshot Hollywood filmmaker shills for a bailed-out car industry, yet another limousine liberal going to bat for big government.
LONDON Three top works from the late Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor's art collection have sold at a London auction for nearly 14 million pounds ($22 million), the auctioneer Christie's said Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES A civil jury will likely not hear directly from Mel Gibson about the night of his drunken driving arrest because his testimony doesn't appear relevant to a deputy's claim that he was discriminated against because of the traffic stop, a judge said Tuesday.
On music fans' list of bands that shoulda been bigger than they were, Fishbone ranks high.
LOS ANGELES - If you read even half as many stories, blog posts, Facebook entries and tweets about the Oscar nominations as I did, you already know that there was hardly any shocking news involving the nine films that earned a best picture nomination. As Kristopher Tapley, the resident pundit at the In Contention blog, put it the morning of the nominations: "The nominees are in and the surprises are few and far between."
LONDON Dame Judi Dench and Dev Patel brought an Indian adventure to a chilly London with the world premiere of their new film, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
LOS ANGELES "The Amazing Spider-Man" dropped in on hundreds of fans Monday.
NEW YORK Both the action film "Chronicle" and Daniel Radcliffe's ghost story "The Woman in Black" performed above expectations on Super Bowl weekend.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. George Clooney says the best thing about Academy Awards nominations is not necessarily the prizes. It's hanging with old and new friends.
SYDNEY Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said.
Valentine's Day is almost here, and a young man's fancy turns to ... trivia quizzes. If you are a fan of great romantic films, try this test. If you wouldn't be caught dead in a chick flick, maybe we'll do a "Rambo" quiz some day. For now, pucker up.
LOS ANGELES Not even the biggest television event of the year could shake 2012's winning streak at the box office, as ticket sales were up for the fifth consecutive weekend this year.
LOS ANGELES Mike deGruy, an award-winning cinematographer who spent three decades making documentary films about the ocean, was killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia. He was 60.
BERLIN U.S. actors Scarlett Johansson and Denzel Washington have received Germany's most prestigious film award as best international actors.
SYDNEY Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday.
Winnowing thousands of entries to showcase the most significant, film festivals serve as a time capsule, focusing attention on the values and concerns of the moment. Many of the most notable entries at this year's Sundance Film Festival, which ran Jan. 19-29, stress the primal importance of home and family. Opening-night films included "Hello I Must Be Going," starring Melanie Lynskey as a demoralized, divorcee who moves back in with her parents and "Wish You Were Here," an Australian suspense thriller starring Joel Edgerton as a man clinging to a shattered marriage.
NEW YORK Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film "The Big Lebowski," has died at age 81.
If there's one thing I had failed to consider this Academy Awards season, it's that "The Artist" exists not to show people a good time (take it or leave it), but to make them feel like "idiots."
NEW YORK Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film "The Big Lebowski," has died at age 81.
LOS ANGELES Actor and filmmaker Zalman King, who became known for his erotic work after writing and producing his breakthrough film "9 1/2 Weeks," has died. He was 70.
