Movies - Page 27

AP - Shia LaBeouf is in the position so many former child actors have found themselves in: that murky area between boyhood and manhood, between cute and commanding.

E! Online - While Lindsay Lohan's no stranger to swarming hordes of photographers—or the vehicular troubles they cause—her mom's BMW apparently isn't used to all that attention.

Reuters - Clint Eastwood is combining two of his passions, jazz and film, by taking a lead role in producing a new documentary about U.S. jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck.

AP - British actor Gareth Hunt, best known as secret agent Mike Gambit on 1970s spy series "The New Avengers," died early Wednesday, his agent said. He was 65. More Info...  

AP - Nearly one in three theaters due to show "Death of a President" — which centers on the fictionalized assassination of George W. Bush — has pulled bookings of the controversial British TV movie, the Italian distributor said Wednesday.

E! Online - Betty Hutton was just doin' what comes naturally.

Reuters - Director Frank Coraci is set to follow up his "Click" success with the adventure-comedy "Part-Time Pirates."

Movie News Reuters - It has been a remarkable year for Mexican filmmakers and especially for Alfonso Cuaron, who had two films in contention at the Academy Awards last month -- "Children of Men," which he co-wrote and directed, and "Pan's Labyrinth," which he produced. He recently spoke about the increasingly global movie business. More Info...  

Reuters - Canada has become the new haven for illegal videotaping of movies, a movie theater industry executive said on Tuesday. More Info...  

Reuters - Turkish cinema audiences love their heroes and the brawling, roguish womanizer Yandim Ali -- who takes on British forces occupying Istanbul in "The Last Ottoman" -- fits the bill perfectly. More Info...  

Reuters - Gerard Depardieu will add his famous face to the first installment of a two-film project about infamous gangster Jacques Mesrine, known in France as "the man with 1,000 faces." More Info...  

Reuters - The tables have been turned on a group of photographers whose clash with actor Leonardo DiCaprio's security team in Jerusalem resulted in the arrest of two of his bodyguards by Israeli police.

AP - Universal Pictures has come up with an unusual plan to try to fill theaters when its film "Peaceful Warrior" opens later this month: the company is giving away $15 million worth of free tickets. More Info...  

Reuters - Movie theater owners on Tuesday urged Hollywood to "revitalize" the NC-17 ratings and to stop marketing DVDs as "uncensored," saying presidential hopefuls might try to challenge the voluntary film ratings system if it was ignored. More Info...  

Reuters - Actress Betty Hutton, the exuberant blonde who starred as sharpshooter Annie Oakley in the 1950 film musical "Annie Get Your Gun," has died at age 86, her former studio, Paramount Pictures, said on Tuesday.

AP - Soothsayers were big in the ancient Greek era depicted in the blockbuster "300," and Hollywood hopes that flick portends one of the biggest years in modern times for the movie business. More Info...  

AP - Lucky and Flo, Malaysia's latest weapons in tackling rampant music and movie piracy, started work at the country's biggest international airport Tuesday, sniffing out shipments for fake optical discs.

AP - The hit American movie "300" has angered Iranians who say the Greeks-vs-Persians action flick insults their ancient culture and provokes animosity against Iran.

AP - Angelina Jolie's adoption application is being processed quickly and she could pick up her new 3 1/2-year-old son within a few weeks, Vietnam's top adoption official said Tuesday.

Reuters - Eddie Murphy's latest fat-suit frolic "Norbit" shot straight to the top of the British box office at the weekend, finally ending the three-week reign of "Hot Fuzz," according to Screen International.