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Vivid Entertainment: A new business model for porn (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:48:14 GMT

Reuters - If the new "Date Night" DVD had sold only 25,000 copies, there would have been hell to pay for studio executives. But for Steven Hirsch -- or anyone else in the adult entertainment business, for that matter -- that figure represents a blockbuster.

Beautiful people look good in "Norwegian Wood" (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:58:24 GMT

Reuters - The fact that "Norwegian Wood" is based on Haruki Murakami's 1987 international best-seller should encourage many viewers to give this long, elegantly shot, sporadically involving Japanese film a try.

The Idea of Race Flavors DC Revival of 1950s Comedy 'Sabrina Fair'; Susan Heyward Is Sabrina (Playbill)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:12:40 GMT

Playbill -

Samuel A. Taylor's romantic comedy Sabrina Fair, better known as the Audrey Hepburn film "Sabrina," will get a fresh twist at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC, Oct. 1-24. The title role of a chauffeur's daughter — who is the object of affection from two rich brothers — will be played by black actress Susan Heyward.

Woo awarded Golden Lion for lifetime achievement (AP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:10:31 GMT

AP - John Woo built his reputation with stylish Hong Kong action thrillers, then moved to Hollywood where he directed such big-budget blockbusters as "Mission Impossible II."

Schnabel ponders Palestinian conflict in "Miral" (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:35:56 GMT

Reuters - Sure to excite curiosity thanks to the reputation of director Julian Schnabel ("The Diving Bell and the Butterfly") and its controversial topicality, "Miral" dramatically but unevenly explores the lives of four Palestinian women during the years of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Ne-Yo on T.I.: 'He makes a lot of poor decisions' (AP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:15:40 GMT

AP - Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances — and it's time he gets his act together.

Stranded actor Paul Hogan in Australia tax deal (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:16 GMT

Reuters - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies, has struck a deal with Australia's tax office which will allow him to return home to his family in Los Angeles, his lawyer said on Friday.

Jury deadlocks in US marriage fraud case (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:16:58 GMT

AP - A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday after jurors told him deliberations had grown hostile in the marriage fraud case of Mexican-born actress Fernanda Romero and her husband.

Toronto film fest boss stays cool under pressure (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:05:18 GMT

Reuters - The famously unflappable Cameron Bailey is looking a touch puzzled, and has for weeks.

Box Office Preview: 'Machete' should dominate (AP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:50:53 GMT

AP - Twentieth Century Fox's "Machete" is set to slice up the competition as director Robert Rodriguez's star-studded extravaganza will likely dominate the weekend with a Friday through Monday total of around $16 million.

Top directors headlining Telluride film fest (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:02:14 GMT

Reuters - Directors Peter Weir, Danny Boyle, Mark Romanek and Errol Morris will headline the Telluride Film Festival, the annual Labor Day holiday weekend event that kicks off Friday in the Colorado mountain resort.

Hollywood updates Facebook in lineup of fall movies (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:04:50 GMT

Reuters - "Social media" is among today's most popular catch phrases thanks to the success of, among other things, networking website Facebook -- the favored way for today's youth to communicate on a global level.

Sofia Coppola takes insider's look at Hollywood A-lister (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:08:06 GMT

Reuters - Sofia Coppola's latest movie is a Hollywood insider's look at the life of an A-list actor -- five star hotels and Ferraris, adoration and sexual advances, but also loneliness, tiresome media attention and boredom.

Chris Klein pleads no contest to drunken driving (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:44:21 GMT

Reuters - Actor Chris Klein, who starred in the "American Pie" movies, pleaded no contest to drunken driving and will serve four years probation stemming from his arrest in June, court officials said on Friday.

'Gone with the Wind' child actress dies at 76 (AP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:22:04 GMT

AP - Cammie King Conlon, the former child actress who portrayed the doomed daughter of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind," has died at the age of 76.

Brendan Fraser to co-star in 'Elling' on Broadway (AP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:27:32 GMT

AP - Brendan Fraser and Denis O'Hare will star in the comedy "Elling."

Taylor Lautner settles suit over RV for movie set (AP)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:06:30 GMT

AP - A lawyer for Taylor Lautner says the "Twilight" star has settled a lawsuit with an RV dealership he claims didn't deliver a $300,000 coach in time for a movie shoot.

Coppola checks back into Venice for "Somewhere" (AP)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:47:12 GMT

AP - Sofia Coppola gives audiences an insider's look into two worlds she knows intimately in her latest film: hotels and Hollywood.

Venice festival honors Chinese director John Woo (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:09:47 GMT

Reuters - The Venice film festival on Friday honored Hong Kong director John Woo, one of the few Asian filmmakers to enjoy box office success in Hollywood as well as at home.

"Somewhere" paints intimate portrait with charm (Reuters)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:53:38 GMT

Reuters - After her foray into historical costumers with "Marie Antoinette," Sofia Coppola makes a happy return to "Lost in Translation" territory in the cut-back charmer "Somewhere," which illuminates the emptiness of a movie star's life in Los Angeles through close observation and gentle irony.