Hollywood Movie News

Britney, Nicole, Lindsay: A-List forever, but do they deserve it? - New York Daily News

Britney Spears, Nicole Kidman and Lindsay Lohan have weathered with box office bombs or big scandals. They stay on the A-List, but how? Tom, Nicole, Brad, Lindsay – they've all earned that exclusive and coveted membership into the first names club ... Full Story

Recession Puts Shine on Movie Comedies - Washington Post

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With the U.S. economy slogging through a recession, Hollywood expects comedies to rule the box office as moviegoers try to escape their woes. The strong showing for the Reese Witherspoon movie "Four Christmases," which topped ... Full Story

The Fate of United Artists Rests on Valkyrie 's Narrow, Girlish ... - Jossip.com

We're less than a month and a half away from finding out whether United Artists, under the not-so-watchful gaze of chief executive Tom Cruise, and very watchful gaze of co-owners MGM, will sink or float with their bankrolled Valkyrie . A vanity ... Full Story

3-D Movie Plans Stalled by Credit Crisis as Theaters Scale Back - Daily Business Review

he credit crisis is stalling plans to convert thousands of theaters to digital projection, threatening profits on more than a dozen 3-D films Hollywood will release next year, including DreamWorks Animation SKG’s “Monsters vs Aliens.” Cinedigm ... Full Story

Epic 'Australia' stalls at US box office - New Zealand Herald

Baz Luhrmann movie Australia has opened poorly in North American cinemas, possibly torpedoing the Oscar chances of director Baz Luhrmann and stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Australia opened in 2,600 theatres across the US and Canada on ... Full Story

Economy News - Yahoo News

WASHINGTON - A record one in 10 American homeowners with a mortgage were either at least a month behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September as the source of housing market pressure shifted to the crumbling U.S. economy ... Full Story

Australia disappoints at US box office - The Australian

AUSTRALIA has opened poorly in North American cinemas, possibly torpedoing the Oscar chances of director Baz Luhrmann and stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Australia opened in 2,600 theatres across the US and Canada on Wednesday for the lucrative ... Full Story

"Four Christmases" tops holiday movie box office - China Economic Net

Comedy "Four Christmases" won the Thanksgiving holiday weekend box office crown with an estimated 46.7 million U.S. dollars in North America, Los Angeles-based industry analysis firm Media By Numbers reported Sunday. The film starring Vince Vaughn ... Full Story

'Four Christmases' tops holiday movie box office charts - Yahoo News

Play Video Video: North Hollywood Strip Mall Scorched By Fire CBS 2 / KCAL 9 Los Angeles Play Video Video: Greg Moody Has Holiday Entertainment Possibilities CBS4 Denver Play Video Video: James Franco Talks About His New Film 'Milk' CBS 11 Dallas LOS ... Full Story

Thanksgiving box office sales up despite economy Save Email Print - WNDU

The holiday movie season kicked off this weekend with a five-day long gift for the box office, led by the new release "Four Christmases". The new comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn shot to the top of the chart, earning an estimated ... Full Story

Feature Stories

World Cinema Masterpieces I
Twenty-five of the greatest films produced outside the Hollywood system from 1900 to 1949.
First of a three-part series.

World Cinema Masterpieces II
Thirty of the greatest films produced outside the Hollywood system from 1950 to 1974.
Second of a three-part series.

World Cinema Masterpieces III
Thirty of the greatest films produced outside the Hollywood system from 1975 to 1999.
Third of a three-part series.