The Movie Blog

Lucasfilm Ltd. and a British prop designer both claimed victory Thursday in a legal battle over the iconic Stormtrooper uniforms from the “Star Wars” films.

Britney Spears’ father will retain control of the pop singer’s finances and personal affairs through the end of the year.

Police Chief William Bratton said Thursday the city has had fewer problems with paparazzi since Britney Spears “started wearing clothes” and other celebrities changed their partying ways.

[An indieWIRE review from Reverse Shot.]

You might not be able to kill a mummy but as "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" demonstrates, you can kill a franchise.

At the Cannes Film Festival in May, buyers rushed to see the latest work from three noted American filmmakers: Steven Soderbergh's "Che," James Gray's "Two Lovers" and Charlie Kaufman's "Synecdoche, New York."

Sam Raimi, the director of Sony's "Spider-Man" films, is going Disney for the first time.

With Heath Ledger's villainous Joker drawing attention and box office dollars, Sony is moving forward with "Venom," a potential "Spider-Man" spinoff based on a bad guy.

Though its pedigree might suggest a horror film–it arrives with MAY’s Lucky McKee as one of its directors and THE GRUDGE writer Stephen Susco behind the script–RED is more of a thriller than a fright fest. The always watchable Brian Cox (L.I.E.) stars as Avery Allan Ludlow, a veteran of the Korean War who lives a lonely life in a small town. When a group of boys shoots his only friend–a 14-year-old dog named Red–Avery struggles to find retribution for their crime and his loss. Based on a novel by Jack Ketchum, RED also stars Tom Sizemore, Robert Englund, and Amanda Plummer.