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NY Rock Movie News 2/17/2008 11:10:06 PM
Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson keep their heads in "Boleyn"
(Reuters)
2/17/2008 8:21:46 PM Reuters - Anne Boleyn may have married
Henry VIII, but her sister Mary in would have been his queen if
only she had been better at making babies.
"Ratatouille" set to cook up an Oscar win
(Reuters)
2/17/2008 8:14:12 PM Reuters - For animators, it's
never about the technique. It's always about the artistry: the
appeal of the characters, the richness of the details, the
whimsy of the animation, the strength of the story.
Top Oscar contenders took a while to emerge
(Reuters)
2/17/2008 8:09:19 PM Reuters - One evening last
November, a handful of journalists and industry insiders eased
into the plush armchairs of a Hollywood screening room to watch
"The Golden Compass," the Nicole Kidman fantasy based on the
first novel in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy.
Kathleen Turner saves cash by riding bus
(AP)
2/17/2008 5:45:13 PM AP - Kathleen Turner eats out less and often takes mass transit now that she's doing stage work instead of films — and she enjoys getting compliments on the bus.
"Jumper" leaps to top of North American box office
(Reuters)
2/17/2008 2:56:49 PM Reuters - The sci-fi thriller "Jumper" leaped
to the No. 1 spot at the North American box office on Sunday as
moviegoers ignored critics' dire warnings for a second weekend.
'Jumper' hurtles competition, earns $27M
(AP)
2/17/2008 2:06:05 PM AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — The globe-trotting thriller "Jumper" leaped to a box office win with $27.2 million on a weekend when Hollywood offered something for everyone, with new films for action fans, teens, family audiences and the date-movie crowd.
Oscar town: Marfa, Texas?
(AP)
2/17/2008 1:46:24 PM AP - A thousand feet above a wind-swept, drought-browned valley, a man steps out of a late-70s Ford Granada on a deserted two-lane. He is confronted by a second man, who raises a pneumatic bolt gun to his forehead and deals a fatal blow.
Pa. county to Sorvino: Where's the film?
(AP)
2/17/2008 12:29:52 PM AP - SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — First-time director Paul Sorvino doesn't understand why his investors are so jittery. More than two years ago, Lackawanna County agreed to partner with Sorvino on "The Trouble with Cali," an independent film the "GoodFellas" star is producing and directing in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Brazilian film wins at Berlin festival
(AP)
2/17/2008 7:33:07 AM AP - A movie about police violence in Rio de Janeiro that Oscar contender "There Will Be Blood" took two prizes, including best director for Paul Thomas Anderson. Sally Hawkins was named best actress for her part in British director Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky," while Iran's Reza Naji took the best actor award for the lead role in "The Song of Sparrows."
Political films triumph in Berlin
(Reuters)
2/17/2008 6:22:49 AM Reuters - The two most overtly political movies in
competition at this year's Berlin Film Festival won the top
prizes, surprising some critics who had questioned their
message and methods.
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