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Oscar show's swinging, name-dropping closing song required on-the-spot updates

81 days ago

"It really started off with Neil and me the first day we were hired by the (motion picture) academy to do the show.

Ang Lee wins best director Oscar for 'Life of Pi'

84 days ago

"Life of Pi," a shipwreck story told in 3-D, won a leading four trophies, including musical score, cinematography and visual effects.

Oscar animators ready to be taken seriously

87 days ago

"Frankenweenie" is among three of the five Oscar nominated films this year that employ stop-motion, the intricate and time consuming animation method that use miniature sculptures and sets.

'Twilight' author Meyer plots another trilogy

88 days ago

"The Host" will inevitably draw comparisons to the book and film series that made Meyer a phenomenon, but she hopes the story stands alone and appeals to a broader audience than just "Twi-hards.

Little audience for 'Zero Dark Thirty' in Pakistan

89 days ago

All films shown at cinemas must be approved by a board of censors, and the head of the censor board, Dr. Raja Mustafa Hyder, said no distributor has applied for permission to show the film.

International sensibility adds up for 'Life of Pi'

91 days ago

"The more we see examples of these unorthodox films with global settings that are actually making the cash registers ring, it's a step in the direction of trying to find more of them."

Overseas slice of 'Pi' flips Hollywood formula

91 days ago

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Notable declarations of love, courtesy of Hollywood

101 days ago

"-- Jennifer Grey, Dirty Dancing (1987) " There are millions of people in this world, but in the end it all comes down to one.

'Entourage' crew to make leap to big-screen

109 days ago

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"Cloud Atlas" cut by 38 minutes for China audience

116 days ago

Nearly 40 minutes have been chopped from China's version of the soon-to-be-released Hollywood film "Cloud Atlas," deleting both gay and straight love scenes to satisfy local censors despite a...

Filming begins on DreamWorks' WikiLeaks movie

116 days ago

DreamWorks Studios says filming has begun on a movie about WikiLeaks, starring Benedict Cumberbatch (TV's "Sherlock") as the website's controversial founder, Julian Assange.

Movie review: 'The Last Stand'

122 days ago

With Terminator 5 announced and a fleet of other Schwarzenegger movies in the pipeline, those afraid that this indeed would be Arnold's last stand can breathe a sigh of relief.

Best actress race features oldest and youngest nominees

128 days ago

LOS ANGELES - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences made history Thursday nominating both the oldest - Emmanuelle Riva, 85, in "Amour" - and the youngest - Quvenzhane Wallis, 9, in "Beasts...

A look ahead at 2013 in movies

129 days ago

Buzz kill: It's a new director for this one, and Francis Lawrence has a mixed record ( Constantine, I Am Legend, Water for Elephants), so it remains to be seen if he can handle a movie this big.

Tom Cruise says making movies is still fun

130 days ago

Appearing at a news conference with director Christopher McQuarrie and co-star Rosamund Pike, Cruise said, "It was so much fun making the film.