Actor Bruce Willis and his production company are being sued in Los Angeles for $4 million for breach of contract.
Bruce Willis being sued for $4 million – AP
Actor Bruce Willis and his production company are being sued in Los Angeles for $4 million for breach of contract.
French film honors Hoffman, Penn – AP
The French film industry honored Dustin Hoffman and saluted Sean Penn Friday during a ceremony that saw its coveted Cesar for best film going to Martin Provost’s “Seraphine.”
Hearts and Minds opens March 20th, 2009 (limited re-release)
Peter Davis’ 30-year-old, landmark documentary unflinchingly confronts the United States’ involvement in Vietnam. Using a wealth of sources — from interviews to newsreels to documentary footage of the conflict at home and abroad — Davis constructs a powerfully affecting portrait of the disastrous effects of war. ‘Hearts and Minds’ is an overwhelming emotional experience and the controversial winner of the 1974 Academy Award for best documentary.
Fans of indie comedy will find much to like in this film that was the 2007 Audience Award Winner for Best Narrative Feature at South by Southwest. In SKILLS LIKE THIS, aspiring writer Max Solomon comes to the realization that there is no future for him in words. However, Max discovers that he has a hidden talent: bank robbing. He embarks on a new life, but will it get in the way of his romance with a pretty bank teller?
The glitz and grime of author Bret Easton Ellis (AMERICAN PSYCHO) are back on the big screen for this adaptation that the novelist co-wrote. Set in Hollywood in 1983, THE INFORMERS features Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Winona Ryder, and plenty of sex and drugs.
THE WIRE’s Idris Elba stars in this thriller as a man who seems to have a perfect life. He is married to Sharon (Beyoncé Knowles), and he has just earned a promotion at work. But destruction looms when a pretty temp (HEROES’ Ali Larter) grows a little too fond of him.
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Bender, Fry, and the rest of the Planet Express gang are back for a fourth feature-length adventure that picks up where the original series left off. INTO THE WILD GREEN YONDER is about as epic as it gets, with the fetchingly cyclopean Leela on the lam from the obnoxious law of Zapp Brannigan. Meanwhile, Bender is wrapped up in a love affair with a fembot whos spoken for, leaving Fry with the task of protecting the universe from mysterious dark forces that are older than time itself. So basically, the universe only has a short time left to live. All the more reason not to miss one second of the most exciting adventure yet in the saga of FUTURAMA, the critically acclaimed cult-favorite series from some of the brilliant minds behind THE SIMPSONS. INTO THE WILD GREEN YONDER features the special guest-star voices of Penn Jillette and Snoop Dogg.
France's Cesars hail "Seraphine" best film – Reuters
Martin Provost's "Seraphine" brushed through a very colorful 34th annual Cesar Awards, taking the prize for best film at the Friday night ceremony in Paris.
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony suing for $5M – AP
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have filed a federal lawsuit against the makers of high-end baby carriages over the unauthorized use of their images.