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'Django Unchained' dolls banned by eBay as 'offensive'
Online auction giant eBay has banned the sale of dolls linked to Quentin Tarantino's blood-soaked western about a freed slave "Django Unchained," describing them as "offensive".
27 January 2013
J.J. Abrams to direct new 'Star Wars' film: report
Sci-fi and action filmmaker J.J. Abrams has been tapped to direct a seventh "Star Wars" movie expected to be released by Disney in 2015.
27 January 2013
Apple co-founder says Steve Jobs film inaccurate
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said Friday that a new film about the late Steve Jobs is factually "wrong," while the movie's makers countered it is meant as entertainment -- not a literal retelling of the computer pioneer's life.
26 January 2013
Assange hits out at WikiLeaks movie
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hit out on Wednesday at a Hollywood film about his secret-spilling website, calling the movie "a massive propaganda attack".
25 January 2013
US film paints Pussy Riot as new Russian revolution
Pussy Riot is more than just a punk band, and is seeking a "feminist revolution" in Russian society, according to the co-director of a film shown at the Sundance Film Festival this week.
24 January 2013
How the US shapes the military's big screen image
The CIA and the Pentagon pulled out all the stops for the creators of "Zero Dark Thirty," staging interviews with officials and a Navy SEAL for an inside account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
23 January 2013
'Mama' screams to top of N. America box office
Newly released horror film "Mama" pushed the Oscar-tipped bin Laden manhunt movie "Zero Dark Thirty" out of the top slot at the North American weekend box office.
21 January 2013
Slovakia's steel hub Kosice dusts off its creative side
Known mainly for its steelworks, the gritty industrial hub of Kosice in east Slovakia is hard at work reforging itself as a centre of creativity and the arts as it enters 2013 with the tag "European Capital of Culture".
19 January 2013
Sex, Internet, music on tap at Sundance film fest
Sex, the Internet and good old fashioned rock-and-roll will dominate the 29th Sundance Film Festival, the top showcase of independent US cinema that opens Thursday in the snowy mountains of Utah.
17 January 2013
'Zero Dark Thirty' tops N. American box office
"Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's controversial movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, stormed to the top spot at the North American weekend box office.
16 January 2013
Ben Affleck wins best director Globe for 'Argo'
Ben Affleck won the best director Golden Globe on Sunday for his Iran hostage crisis thriller "Argo," beating rivals including the show's frontrunner Steven Spielberg, nominated for "Lincoln."
14 January 2013
Spielberg, Ang Lee tipped as Oscar nods revealed
Steven Spielberg is hoping for good news Thursday as Oscar nominees are unveiled, with his "Lincoln" among frontrunners, albeit in a wide field as Hollywood's awards season enters the home straight.
10 January 2013
Steve Jobs bio film set for April release
The first film based on the life of legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be released in April, according to a distribution deal for "jOBS" announced on Thursday.
04 January 2013
'Skyfall' joins Oscar runners in US producers' nods
Bond blockbuster "Skyfall" joined already Oscar-tipped films like Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and Iran spy drama "Argo" on the Producers Guild of America best film shortlist
03 January 2013
'Hobbit' fights off rivals atop New Year US box office
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" fought off all comers at the North American box office over the New Year holidays, beating two Oscar-tipped movies to the top spot.
03 January 2013
'Hobbit' slays competition for second weekend in a row
Hordes of North American moviegoers flocked to theaters to watch "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," launching the "Lord of the Rings" prequel to box office gold for the second weekend in a row.
24 December 2012
'Cirque du Soleil' makes 3D leap to the big screen
Oscar-winning director James Cameron, who broke new ground with 3D technology with "Avatar," is bringing that knowhow to Cirque du Soleil, producing a 3D film featuring the high-flying acrobatic troupe.
21 December 2012
Popping corn to the end: the apocalypse on screen
Hands grip seats and shovel in popcorn as the bomb/asteroid/pandemic zeroes in: omens of Armageddon have yet to come true in the real world, but the apocalypse has a rich and varied track record on screen.
13 December 2012
Peter Jackson defends 'Hobbit' trilogy
"The Hobbit" may be a shortish book about diminutive heroes, but Peter Jackson on Wednesday said he was right to elongate the children's story into no less than three epic movies.
06 December 2012
Sophie Marceau hopes to push French cinema in China
Iconic film actress Sophie Marceau said Monday France needs to start pushing its films in China where there is a huge but restricted market for movies that is largely dominated by Hollywood.
04 December 2012