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Weinstein, Warner Bros. spar over ‘The Butler’

Jul 10, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) ― With the drama of a summer blockbuster, the dispute over the rights to a film title has turned into a public battle between Harvey Weinstein and Warner Bros.Disputed is the claim to the title “The Butler,’’ which the Weinstein Co. has promoted as the name of an upcoming drama about a White House butler. An arbitrator last week ruled Warner Bros. has the right to “The Butler,’’ having released a so-named silent short in 1916.Weinstein, appalled that his potential Oscar bait could
Statue of Colin Firth’s Mr. Darcy rises from lake

Jul 9, 2013

LONDON (AP) ― It’s Colin Firth, but not as we know him. He’s 3.7 meter tall and made of fiberglass.A statue of brooding Mr. Darcy, the character played by Firth in “Pride and Prejudice’’ was installed Monday in London’s Serpentine lake.The figure shows Darcy emerging from the water in a soaked shirt, recreating a scene from the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel.The scene helped turn Firth into a sex symbol and is regularly voted among Britain’s most memorable TV moments.One of th
Macau hosts glittering Indian film awards

Jul 7, 2013

MACAU (AFP) ― Romantic comedy ‘Barfi!’ swept almost all the major gongs, including best picture, at India’s answer to the Oscars on Saturday as Bollywood celebrates its centenary.Bollywood royalty converged on the Chinese gambling hub of Macau for the 14th edition of the Indian International Film Festival, held in the territory’s glittering Venetian resort.“Barfi!” won six awards, including the prize for best actor and best director.The light-hearted film, about a deaf and mute man from Darjeeli
Box Office: Mr. Go, Side Effects, Cold Eyes

Jul 5, 2013

Mr. GoComedy. Drama. Directed by Kim Yong-hwa.Opening July 17The film revolves around a young circus ringmaster Wei Wei and her special gorilla friend Ling Ling. After her grandfather dies in the Great Sichuan earthquake leaving an insurmountable debt, Wei Wei depends on Ling Ling as her only family member. The two enjoy playing baseball and are quite good at it since Wei Wei‘s grandfather was a huge fan of baseball. Story of the two is introduced in Korea and the materialistic sports agent Sung
‘Way, Way Back’ a romance that’s nostalgic for the present

Jul 5, 2013

A person can come of age at any time. But in the movies, a lot of that growing up seems packed into the summer months. Especially for boys. That’s when a lad can hang out on the beach, come to some sort of arrangement with girls and endure entirely too much of his closely-observed family for his own good.“The Way, Way Back” is a semi-nostalgic coming-of-age dramedy from the folks who wrote “The Descendants.” It’s about a shy, put-upon lad, his long-suffering mother, the mom’s difficult new beau
Oscar winners Rash, Faxon make directorial debut

Jul 4, 2013

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) ― Way, way back before they were Oscar winners, back when they were honing their skills as members of The Groundlings comedy troupe, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash started writing together.This was even before Rash’s role as Dean Pelton on NBC’s “Community’’ or Faxon’s starring turn on the short-lived “Ben and Kate,’’ and years before they joined director Alexander Payne to co-write 2011’s “The Descendants,’’ the best-picture nominee that won the Academy Award for adapted screenplay
48 Meters: Between life and death

Jul 3, 2013

Co-produced by North Korean defectors, ‘48M’ deals with desperate attempts to escape the communist state
Won Bin, Lee Na-young dating: agency

Jul 3, 2013

The agency of South Korean movie stars Won Bin and Lee Na-young on Wednesday confirmed reports that the two stars are an item. The admission came just hours after a local tabloid published photos of the stars on a date.“The two (Won and Lee) are just starting their relationship,” Eden9 Entertainment said in a statement. “They recently grew fond of each other after frequently bumping into one another while working at the same agency.”Eden9 CEO Kim Nam-kyung had previously denied the reports that
Box office sales near 100 million in first half

Jul 2, 2013

More than half of moviegoers watched Korean film
Actress Song talks about working with director Wong

Jul 2, 2013

Actress Song Hye-gyo on Sunday downplayed rumors of her quarrel with Wong Kar-Wai, but admitted there had been “some difficulty” with the Chinese director, Hong Kong media reported.Song said there was “a bit of friction and misunderstanding” with Wong while filming his recent flick, adding that the difficulties helped her mature. “It has not been easy. For me, it was the first time working with Wong. Since their (movie makers in Hong Kong) way of filming was different from that of Koreans, there
Korean director wins award at Moscow film fest

Jul 1, 2013

Korean filmmaker Jung Young-heon won the best director award at the Moscow International Film Festival for his movie “Lebanon Emotion” on Saturday.The film was among 16 movies that received awards at the 35th edition of the festival, which started in 1959 as the biggest movie festival in Eastern Europe. “Lebanon Emotion” depicts the complex emotional changes of a man and a woman in both urban and rural settings. Despite its title, the film features no scenes based in Lebanon. The movie won the C
R-rated coming-of-age musical to get Korean premiere

Jun 30, 2013

Broadway musical ‘Avenue Q’ cast talks about their show’s adult-themed subject matters
48th edition film festival opens at Czech spa town

Jun 30, 2013

PRAGUE (AP) ― An international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary is bestowing its Crystal Globe awards on actor John Travolta and director Oliver Stone for outstanding contributions to world cinema.Travolta is receiving his award on Friday, the opening day of the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Stone has to wait for the final day, July 6.Fourteen movies are competing for top honors, including “A Field in England” directed by Ben Wheatley, and U.S.-Swedish product
Alec Baldwin apologizes to NY gay group for tweets

Jun 29, 2013

Alec Baldwin has apologized to a New York City-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights group for a series of tweets that could be interpreted as homophobic.Baldwin's messages were directed at a newspaper reporter who accused his wife of tweeting during the funeral for the former star of ``The Sopranos'' James Gandolfini. Baldwin says in a letter to GLAAD posted on its website Friday his tweets didn't have anything to do with "issues of anyone's sexual orientation."The former "30 Rock
Box office: Side Effects, Cold Eyes, White House Down

Jun 28, 2013

Side EffectsOpening July 11Thriller. Crime. Drama. Directed by Steven SoderberghEmily Taylor (Rooney Mara), despite having recently reunited with her husband Martin Taylor (Channing Tatum) after his release from prison, is severely depressed. To treat her condition, her psychiatrist, Jonathan Banks (Jude Law), prescribes an unconfirmed new medication called Ablixa. But Emily’s world turns upside down when the side effects of the drug lead her to kill her husband while sleepwalking. In a plea bar