Movies - Page 29

Reuters - Heads rolled at the weekend box office in North America as the blood-soaked ancient epic "300" slaughtered its foes in spectacular fashion.

E! Online - The Spartans did it again. And this time, it's movie stars, not opposing armies, who should be worried.

AP - Martial arts expert and actor Jackie Chan has taken on a new role promoting the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to Asian-Americans in a public service ad.

Movie News

AP - A movie production company was forced to begin its first day of shooting Saturday without Busta Rhymes after the NYPD raised security concerns.

AP - SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — When Samuel L. Jackson was growing up, people encouraged him to be a doctor, lawyer or a teacher. But it was acting, he said, that gave him the greatest satisfaction. More Info...  

Movie News AP - Two of the summer's most anticipated movies signed on for small-screen appearances before their big-screen debuts. More Info...  

AP - Two of the summer's most anticipated movies signed on for small-screen appearances before their big-screen debuts. More Info...  

AP - Mexican voice-over actors who have dubbed "The Simpsons" TV series into Spanish for 15 years are threatening to boycott the cartoon's upcoming movie if they are not hired to dub it. More Info...  

Reuters - The ultra-bloody warrior film "300," about a legendary battle between the Spartans and Persians, seemed headed for U.S. box-office glory on Friday with sell-out crowds flocking to early showings. More Info...  

AP - Mark Ruffalo and his wife, Sunrise Coigney, will add another little one to their brood this fall. More Info...  

E! Online - As it steps into the future, Disney is borrowing a page from its past.

Reuters - Mexican-born actress Salma Hayek is pregnant and engaged to a French businessman whose firm owns Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, her spokeswoman said on Friday.

AP - Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar were married Friday in a traditional Hindu ceremony at Umaid Bhavan Palace. It was the second wedding for the couple in a week.

AP - Next up for Salma Hayek is a wedding — and a baby carriage.

AP - Kate Winslet was awarded substantial libel damages Friday after a British magazine wrongly stated that she had visited a diet doctor.

Reuters - British actress Kate Winslet, an outspoken critic of what she sees as Hollywood's obsession with being skinny, has won a public apology and undisclosed libel damages from a magazine that reported she visited a diet doctor.

E! Online - Real women have curves. Just ask Kate Winslet.

E! Online - Reese Witherspoon's least dependable employee:

Reuters - The latest film marketed by FoxFaith (20th Century Fox's faith-based home video division), "The Ultimate Gift" is an inspirational drama based on a book that has apparently sold more than 3 million copies.

Reuters - The 22nd edition of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the most important in Argentina and arguably all of South America, opened Thursday on the Atlantic coast. More Info...