Movies - Page 25

E! Online - 300 remains unvanquished.

The gory battle epic blew past Sandra Bullock, Chris Rock and creepy dummies to hold on to the top spot at the weekend box office with an estimated haul of $31.

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AP - Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar joined tens of thousands of people in a march through the Spanish capital on Saturday to protest the war in Iraq and to demand the closure of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

AP - Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar joined tens of thousands of people in a march through the Spanish capital on Saturday to protest the war in Iraq and to demand the closure of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

AP - Cate Blanchett is in negotiations to star opposite Harrison Ford in the long-awaited fourth installment of the "Indiana Jones" series, her publicist confirmed Saturday.

Reuters - Get ready for the summer of sequels.

Movie News Reuters - "Pride" combines the two main themes in the current plethora of sports movies -- the inspirational victory and a "Bad News Bears" team that goes from ragtag to riches. Throw in historical black empowerment, too, which does occasionally crop up in films like "Glory Road." More Info...  

Reuters - "Pride" combines the two main themes in the current plethora of sports movies -- the inspirational victory and a "Bad News Bears" team that goes from ragtag to riches. Throw in historical black empowerment, too, which does occasionally crop up in films like "Glory Road." More Info...  

Reuters - Chris Rock's new film detailing the frustrations and temptations of married life strangely reflects persistent rumors his real-life marriage is in trouble.

Reuters - It's called show business. But here at the movie theater industry's annual ShoWest convention, with only a few exceptions, the business has eclipsed the show.

Reuters - Comedy-inflected dramas about grief are hard enough to get right when the loss at hand is purely fictional, tailored to suit one story's dramatic needs.

AP - Nine-year-old Siena Harlin peered through the telescope at the North Face of the Eiger, and at her dad, John Harlin III, balanced on ice axes and the front-points of his crampons. More Info...  

Reuters - A slew of cricket-themed films are set to hit Indian cinemas soon as Bollywood tries to cash in on the World Cup fever that has gripped the country.

E! Online - If adventure has a name, then it must be…Cate Blanchett?

Reuters - This has been the world's warmest winter since record-keeping began more than a century ago, the U.S. government agency that tracks weather reported on Thursday.

Reuters - Magnolia Pictures has nabbed North American rights to the music business satire "Great World of Sound," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. More Info...  

Reuters - Don't view "Surf's Up" as just another penguin movie -- that was the message delivered to movie theater owners Thursday as Sony Pictures unveiled footage from its upcoming animated film. More Info...  

Reuters - Is "Oscar" a generic term? It may be in Italian, a Los Angeles judge has found in a decision to deny summary judgment in a case brought by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizes the world's most prestigious movie awards.

AP - Superstar mom Angelina Jolie is happy to have a chance to focus on her growing family and its newest member, Pax Thien Jolie, according to an interview published in a Vietnamese newspaper Friday.

AP - Film producer Brian Grazer will be a guest editor of the Los Angeles Times Sunday commentary section, becoming the first of four guest editors a year. More Info...  

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Reuters - Comedy-inflected dramas about grief are hard enough to get right when the loss at hand is purely fictional, tailored to suit one story's dramatic needs. How much harder it is when a character's loss is linked to a real catastrophe that each member of the audience has processed in a deeply individual way.