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Large-Cast 'Stage Door' Will Swing Open at DC-Area American Century Theater; Season Announced (Playbill)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:17:52 GMT

Playbill - The American Century Theater in Arlington, VA, has announced its 2010-11 season, to open with Paddy Chayefsky's The Tenth Man (1959), by the Emmy and Academy Award?winning writer of the screenplays for "Marty" and "Network."

Box Office Preview: 'Inception' vs. the 'Schmucks' (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:41:26 GMT

AP - Chris Nolan's "Inception" has been the No. 1 film every day since it opened earlier this month. Yet it could face a formidable challenge from the debuting comedy "Dinner for Schmucks" for the top spot at this weekend's box office.

Top 20 Concert Tours (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:14:46 GMT

AP - The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

Disney selling Miramax to investors for $660M (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:08:48 GMT

AP - The Walt Disney Co. is selling Miramax Films to a group of investors for $660 million, marking a new phase for a studio that helped launch the career of Quentin Tarantino and push independent movies into the mainstream.

Gibson's ex-girlfriend urges him `tell the truth' (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:14:59 GMT

AP - Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend says she's the victim of a "smear campaign" and never tried to extort money from the Oscar-winning star.

"Charlie St. Cloud" a silly failure (Reuters)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:32:47 GMT

Reuters - Every now and then a brave filmmaker can't resist the temptation to make a metaphysical movie that somehow will manage to portray everlasting love on the screen, that will somehow show a romantic idealism so great that it transcends even the boundaries between the living and dead.

Terrence Howard to join `Law & Order: Los Angeles' (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:41:41 GMT

AP - "Law & Order: Los Angeles" is getting another big-name prosecutor.

Hugh Hefner: Rebel with a cause (Reuters)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:47:15 GMT

Reuters - At 84 years-old, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner embodies the lifestyle of sexual freedom that his men's magazine has espoused since it was founded in 1953, featuring a nude centerfold of Marilyn Monroe.

STAGE TO SCREENS: "The Extra Man" Starring Tony Winner Kevin Kline and Paul Dano (Playbill)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:17:52 GMT

Playbill - Two-time Tony winner Kevin Kline and Paul Dano discuss their work on "The Extra Man," the new film comedy about New York City eccentrics. Theatre actors populate the picture.

Mark Wahlberg gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:15:02 GMT

AP - Rapper-turned-underwear model-turned-Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg has been enshrined in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Sarajevo becomes biggest regional film market (Reuters)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:27:21 GMT

Reuters - Romanian film director Florin Serban was overwhelmed after showing his debut film this week to 2,000 spectators at the Sarajevo film festival, where he had shopped around his script as an unknown three years before.

Moore wants to bring back downtown movie theaters (AP)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:08:34 GMT

AP - For generations, Americans viewed films in stately, single-screen theaters that were pillars of city business districts — an experience that faded with the rise of suburban multiplexes and the decline of downtowns.

Branagh: Shakespeare's superheroes are like `Thor' (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:38:38 GMT

AP - Kenneth Branagh is directing "Thor" for Marvel Studios, and some think it's a stretch for him to take on a superhero movie. He's more Shakespearean, having adapted several of the Bard's films for the big screen.

Sid Vicious absolved in erratic documentary (Reuters)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:09:42 GMT

Reuters - The title of "Who Killed Nancy" -- a new documentary opening Friday about the death of Nancy Spungen -- is a little misleading.

A Minute With: Director Phillip Noyce on "Salt" (Reuters)

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:30:56 GMT

Reuters - Australian director Phillip Noyce returned to directing Angelina Jolie in the new Russian spy action thriller "Salt," more than ten years after he worked with her in "The Bone Collector."

"Inception" set to fend off three box office rookies (Reuters)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:27:11 GMT

Reuters - Leonardo DiCaprio is set to remain king of the North American box office for a third weekend, despite the arrival of three new films led by the 3D sequel "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore."

Paparazzo gets his due in "Smash His Camera" (Reuters)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:04:19 GMT

Reuters - One of the more memorable lines from "Chinatown" said something to the effect that, with enough time, old whores, politicians and ugly buildings become respectable.

Mark Wahlberg: God most important part of my life (Reuters)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:27:11 GMT

Reuters - Actor Mark Wahlberg received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday as part of the promotion for "The Other Guys."

Capsule reviews: `Dinner for Schmucks' and others (AP)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:18:33 GMT

AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

"Underworld" director eyes "Total" remake (Reuters)

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:51:51 GMT

Reuters - Len Wiseman, the filmmaker behind the "Underworld" movies, is in negotiations to direct "Total Recall," a remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi action movie.