Fox decides to scale back `Borat’ movie’s opening
As Borat himself would say: "Moviefilm `Borat' will not be in so much US and A theaters when it opening third of November." Twentieth Century Fox this week confirmed that...
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Action star Snipes indicted on conspiracy, tax fraud charges
Wesley Snipes, whose flash-and-dash acting style carried him from the streets of the South Bronx to movie stardom, has been indicted on charges of conspiracy and tax fraud, federal officials...
It’s alive! Horror flicks are helping to restore pulse at the box office
After a frightening drought, Hollywood is finally scaring up some business at the box office. Official tallies confirmed that the video game-based thriller "Silent Hill" led last weekend with $20.1...
Plot twist in pre-Oscar piracy crackdown: More illegal copies
One year after the Motion Picture Association of America began its highly publicized campaign against pre-Oscar piracy, the problem is even worse. There are significantly more Academy Award "screeners" of...
Screener compromise a one-year experiment
Jack Valenti said he was in despair. Ever since the president of the Motion Picture Association of America announced a ban against free awards seasons videos, he had been pilloried...
Rules are not the exception in campaigns for an Oscar
It's Saturday evening in Brentwood on the west side of Los Angeles. Inside the home of producer Mark Johnson, a casually dressed, bearded Mexican director named Alfonso Cuaron is caught...
The new bleacher features
Yes, there will still be bleachers for fans at this year's Academy Awards -- despite earlier rumors that they would be banned. But getting a bleacher seat will be much...
Spirit Awards tilt toward true independence
Nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards were announced Tuesday with a mix of well-known, critically acclaimed films such as "In the Bedroom" and "Memento" joining edgier and more controversial films...