LOS ANGELES (AP) ― It wasn’t backed by any Hollywood movie studio. Reviews were mostly negative. It premiered in Houston, not Los Angeles or New York. And yet despite the unconventional release of “2016: Obama’s America,’’ the movie is now among the most successful political documentaries of all time ― and it doesn’t show signs of cooling down ahead of the presidential election in November.The conservative film exploring the roots of President Barack Obama’s political views surprised the film in

Actor Nicolas Cage owes a Los Angeles video store $224.48 in late fees for renting two DVDs and not returning them, the owner of the store said.The actor rented "A Star is Born" and "The King of Comedy" in April, but has yet to return them to Old Bank DVD in downtown Los Angeles, the store's owner, whose name was not reported, said.The owner has taken to Facebook to try to get Cage's attention, TM

VENICE, Italy (AP) ― Director Mira Nair views her new film, “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,’’ as a chance to fulfill what she sees as her life’s purpose: telling the stories of people whose lives straddle two worlds, like her own. Fittingly, the movie premiered Wednesday as the opener of the Venice Film Festival, a city that historically has been a bridge between East and West.“I believe that I have actually been put on this earth to tell stories of people like me, who live between worlds,’’ the

LOS ANGELES ― Growing up in Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s, Robert Redford fell in love with the movies at small community theaters that screened cartoons, shorts and newsreels, documentaries and feature films.“What you had then was film in all its forms,” Redford said last week. “It was lot more like a community experience where you would recognize your neighbors.”Now the actor, director, producer and founder of the annual Sundance Film Festival is hoping to revive that community spirit by

BERLIN (AFP) ― Award-winning Chinese director Wong Kar Wai will lead the jury of the 63rd Berlin film festival in February, which traditionally highlights Asian cinema, organizers said Tuesday.Wong, best known for his 2000 slow-burn drama “In the Mood for Love,” will lead a panel that will tap the winners of the Golden and Silver Bear prizes at one of Europe’s top cinema showcases running Feb. 7 to 17.“Wong Kar Wai is one of the most celebrated film-makers of our time. His distinctive signature