Director Lauds Christian Bale for China Film Work
HONG KONG – The director of the Chinese war epic "Nanjing Heroes" was impressed by Christian Bale's professionalism and willingness to forego Hollywood comforts on the film shoot.
HONG KONG – The director of the Chinese war epic "Nanjing Heroes" was impressed by Christian Bale's professionalism and willingness to forego Hollywood comforts on the film shoot.
LOS ANGELES – "Rain Man" director Barry Levinson has signed on to tell a big-screen story about the John Gotti crime family.
LOS ANGELES – It was a star-studded affair at the "Something Borrowed" movie premiere held Tuesday night at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
LOS ANGELES – It was a star-studded affair at the "Thor" movie premiere held Monday night at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES – The filmmakers behind the war-on-terror drama "The Hurt Locker" are moving forward with an action thriller about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
LOS ANGELES – "Fast Five" has left the competition in the dust with an $83.6 million debut to grab the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.
NEW YORK – "Give Up Tomorrow," a documentary about the plight of an allegedly innocent man imprisoned in the Philippines, has won the audience award for the Tribeca Film Festival.
The film chronicles the highly publicized case of culinary student Paco Larranaga, who was arrested as a 19-year-old in 1997 for the kidnap, rape and murder of two sisters. He was convicted despite having dozens of witnesses vouch for his whereabouts on another Philippine island hundreds of miles away.
Michael Collins' film had earlier been a special mention in the festival's jury-picked awards.
LOS ANGELES – Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of returning all-stars from every chapter of the explosive franchise built on speed in Fast Five. Newly joined by Dwayne Johnson, they take the series that hooked the world on adrenaline and amp up the action and spectacle on a global scale.
LOS ANGELES – From Walt Disney Pictures comes the dramatic comedy Prom, directed by Joe Nussbaum, written by Katie Wech and produced by Justin Springer and Ted Griffin, with Samson Mücke serving as executive producer.
NEW YORK – The intense Swedish equestrian film "She Monkeys" and the poetic California documentary "Bombay Beach" took top honors Thursday at the 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival.
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