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Oliver Stone: This time, greed is legal on Wall Street with banks, hedge funds key in new film
BRETT ZONGKER - December 3, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) Hollywood filmmaker Oliver Stone is again taking on the financial world in a sequel to 1987's successful "Wall Street," but this time he said greed is not only good it's legal. Stone just finished filming "Wall Street 2" and dropped a few hints while talking to a...
'The Princess and the Frog' continues Disney's trend of diversifying its heroines
MIKE CIDONI - December 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) For most of the last century, the Disney 'toon heroine was as white as, well... Snow White, the studio's first feature-film superstar, who marked her debut in 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." It would take some 60 years for the Disney artists to begin...
'Twilight' star Stewart, 'Sopranos' pals Gandolfini, Falco bound for Sundance competition
DAVID GERMAIN - December 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Dramas featuring "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart, Natalie Portman and "The Sopranos" co-stars James Gandolfini and Edie Falco are in the hunt for awards at the Sundance Film Festival. Robert Redford's independent-film showcase next month includes director Jake Scott's...
Reese vs. Renee: British PM Brown gets his stars crossed in tribute to Hollywood campaigner
By Associated Press - December 2, 2009
LONDON (AP) When it comes to Hollywood stars, Britain's prime minister can't tell a Reese from a Renee. Gordon Brown was asked in the House of Commons to congratulate Reese Witherspoon, who visited Parliament Wednesday in her role as a campaigner against domestic violence....
Top Asian cinematographer expresses distaste of digital shooting
MIN LEE - December 1, 2009
HONG KONG (AP) A top Asian cinematographer has expressed his distaste for digital cameras in a recently released book, complaining about having to use them to shoot an adaptation of Haruki Murakami's hit novel "Norwegian Wood." Cannes-winning Taiwanese cameraman Mark Lee Ping-bing...
18-year-old woman accused in burglary of Orlando Bloom's LA home to stand trial
By Associated Press - December 1, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A judge ruled Tuesday that a teen accused of burglarizing the home of Orlando Bloom must stand trial. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Darrell Mavis made his ruling in the case of Alexis Neiers after a 90-minute preliminary hearing that included testimony by two...
Actor James Woods, RI hospital reach settlement in his lawsuit over brother's death
MICHELLE R. SMITH - December 1, 2009
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) Oscar-nominated actor James Woods settled a lawsuit against a Rhode Island hospital where his brother, Michael, died, a judge announced Tuesday, after a hospital executive apologized and agreed to start an institute in his brother's name. The settlement, which also...
Filmmaker Norman Jewison to receive lifetime-achievement honor from Directors Guild
By Associated Press - December 1, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Filmmaker Norman Jewison is receiving a lifetime-achievement award from his peers at the Directors Guild of America. The director, whose films include "In the Heat of the Night," ''Fiddler on the Roof" and "Moonstruck," will receive the honor at the guild's annual...
Ex-'Friend' Schwimmer puts 'Trust' in upcoming independent feature he's filming in Michigan
MIKE HOUSEHOLDER - December 1, 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) David Schwimmer has a well-earned reputation as a TV star after 10 years playing Dr. Ross Geller on NBC's mega-hit "Friends," although these days he is more focused on what happens behind the camera. Schwimmer talked to reporters Tuesday on the Ann Arbor set of "...
'The Hurt Locker' wins best picture at 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards
By Associated Press - December 1, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) "The Hurt Locker" has won for best feature at the 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. The award for Kathryn Bigelow's film about a bomb squad in Iraq was presented Monday evening at a ceremony in New York. The film also won for best ensemble performance....
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