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Cannes: James Franco builds a bookish filmography

He recently finished directing an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "Child of God" (having first flirted with doing McCarthy's novel "Blood Meridian"), as well as a biopic of the late poet and...

Zoe Saldana brushes off criticism of Simone role

The 34-year-old star of "Avatar" and "Star Trek" plays pianist, singer and activist Nina Simone in the forthcoming biopic "Nina.

Candice Bergen producing film on her famed father

Barbara Turner, who worked with Trezza and Widener on the Oscar-winning Jackson Pollock biographical film "Pollock," is writing the script.

'Lincoln,' 'Argo' face off for Britain's Oscars

Presidential biopic "Lincoln," epic musical "Les Miserables" and boy-meets-tiger voyage "Life of Pi" lead the race for Britain's Academy Awards - but will Ben Affleck's pacey caper "Argo" beat...

Joe Pesci settles dispute over 'Gotti' film payday

Joe Pesci has settled a lawsuit filed against a company planning a biopic on the Gotti crime family.

Divisiveness of role in Lifetime's Sarah Pender biopic intrigues actress

Divisiveness of role in Lifetime's Sarah Pender biopic intrigues actress

After 'The Sopranos,' a bigger screen for Chase

If it was going to be a biopic, I wanted to do a biopic about nobodies - which is what it kind of is.

Lenny Kravitz to play Marvin Gaye in biopic

Lenny Kravitz has signed on for his first leading film role, playing singer Marvin Gaye in a biopic that will be shot next year.

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Paul Reiser brings resurrected standup show to Tacoma's Pantages Theater

Reiser co-starred in director Woody Allen's first stage production ("Writer's Block"), and he...

Movie guide alt: Independent, limited release and foreign-language films

"Greetings From Tim Buckley" - In this biopic set in 1991, the unknown young musician Jeff...