Johnny Depp puts Tonto at center stage in new ‘Lone Ranger’ film
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When the western television series "The Lone Ranger" first rode into U.S. homes in 1949, the masked man was the dashing, charming hero and the Native...
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Pedro Almodovar’s raunchy ‘I’m So Excited!’ satirizes Spain
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar's latest film "I'm So Excited!" is a raunchy screwball comedy that the Oscar-winning director said marks a return to his roots as...
Best-selling author Judy Blume hits big screen, finally
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After numerous starts and stops by Hollywood executives to project Judy Blume books onto the big screen, the best-selling author and her filmmaker son decided to...
WikiLeaks documentary spotlights complexity of Julian Assange
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may claim to be a champion of transparency, but when an Oscar-winning filmmaker wanted to shine a light on his rise to...
‘Gossip Girl’ actor Penn Badgley surprises in film role as singer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Penn Badgley, best known for his role as a hip young New Yorker on television series "Gossip Girl," is now claiming a place in the spotlight...
‘Gossip Girl’ actor Penn Badgley surprises in film role as singer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Penn Badgley, best known for his role as a hip young New Yorker on television series "Gossip Girl," is now claiming a place in the spotlight...
‘Great Gatsby’ filmmaker wants to inspire summer of lavish parties
(Reuters) - The latest big-screen adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" gets its world premiere in New York on Wednesday, kicking off what film director Baz Luhrmann hopes will be a...
Post head-injury, Kristin Chenoweth goes on a “Family Weekend”
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tony and Emmy Award winning singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth is known for her perky personality ranging from roles in Broadway's "Wicked" to television's "Glee" and...
Miyazaki father and son team up for ‘From Up on Poppy Hill’ film
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli have, under their belt, some of Japan's biggest global anime movie successes, including "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away,"...
Filmmaker Eli Roth returns for another “Last Exorcism”
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movie audiences have flocked to filmmaker Eli Roth's low-budget horror productions like "Cabin Fever" and "Hostel." On Friday, "The Last Exorcism Part II," which Roth produced,...