Baron Cohen’s ‘Bruno’ sashays to box-office fame with $30.4M; ‘Ice Age’ follows with $26.5MLOS ANGELES — Gay Austrian fashion devotee Bruno has landed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, though it’s uncertain how much staying power he has. GLAAD: Though well-intentioned, ‘Bruno’ movie reinforces negative gay stereotypesLOS ANGELES — The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said Friday that “Bruno,” the new film starring Sacha Baron Cohen, reinforces negative stereotypes and “decreases the public’s comfort with gay people.” Graduation nearing, young ‘Harry Potter’ cast reflects on their Hogwarts educationNEW YORK — When the “Harry Potter” film series is completed, its three young stars — Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint — will have inhabited J.K. Rowling’s universe for half their lives. Michael Moore’s new documentary has a timely title: ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’LOS ANGELES — Michael Moore’s latest documentary now has a title — and a theme that resonates with recession-weary audiences. AP newsroom to serve as a setting for Drew Barrymore film, ‘Going the Distance’NEW YORK — Will it be a busy news week for Drew Barrymore? Movie Review: ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper’ has its moments, never achieves John Hughes greatnessLOS ANGELES — Somewhere inside “I Love You, Beth Cooper,” there lies a high-school comedy in the same vein as the great John Hughes movies of the 1980s. At the Movies: capsule reviews of ‘Bruno’ and other films this week
International film festival opens in Czech Republic, honors Isabelle HuppertPRAGUE, — The 44th International Film Festival opened Friday in the Czech Republic with a week of events planned, including an award for French actress Isabelle Huppert and a world premiere by Milos Forman. Farrah Fawcett’s death from rare disease may remove stigma from a taboo topic, experts sayATLANTA — In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus. Jackman, Rogen, Hathaway, Oscar-winning filmmaker Boyle among 134 invitees to AcademyLOS ANGELES — Hugh Jackman, Seth Rogen, Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway and Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle have been invited into the exclusive Hollywood club that votes on the Academy Awards. ‘Public Enemies’ starring Johnny Depp as John Dillinger introduces Chicago as, well, ChicagoCHICAGO — Whether moviegoers buy Johnny Depp as John Dillinger or believe that public enemy No. 1 was actually a goodhearted bank robber remains to be seen. Movie Review: Sacha Baron Cohen’s celebrity spoof ‘Bruno’ quickly goes out of styleLOS ANGELES — The problem with “Bruno” is Bruno himself. Compared to Borat — and it’s impossible to avoid the comparison — there simply isn’t enough to the character to build an entire feature-length film around him. Switching to southpaw: Guitarist with neuromuscular disease gets second chance left-handedMINNEAPOLIS — Guitarist Billy McLaughlin was at the top of his game a decade ago, a fingerstyle player noted for his technique of tapping on strings, when he began having problems controlling his left hand, missing notes with no clue why. Audiences thought he was drunk. French filmmaker Luc Besson’s company fined over death of cameraman on movie setPARIS — A Paris appeals court fined French filmmaker Luc Besson’s movie company €100,000 ($140,580) on Monday over the death of a cameraman who was hit by a car during a 1999 stunt shoot. ‘Transformers’ sequel could become worst-reviewed $400 million blockbuster everLOS ANGELES — After just five days, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” is halfway to $400 million domestically, a box-office milestone only eight other movies have reached. If it climbs that high, the “Transformers” sequel will be by far the worst-reviewed movie ever to make the $400 million club. Baron Cohen’s Bruno reveals his crush on Australian prime minister ahead of film premiereSYDNEY — British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s new character has a thing for Australia’s wonkish prime minister. Private funeral plans announced for Farrah Fawcett in LALOS ANGELES — A private funeral service will be held Tuesday for Farrah Fawcett at the Cathedral of Our lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. Pop king Jackson was content to remain mainly a fan of film, taking only scattered movie rolesLOS ANGELES — The cliche is that rock stars want to be movie stars, and movie stars want to be rock stars. Michael Jackson was content to be the King of Pop. At the Movies: capsule reviews of ‘Ice Age’ and other films this weekCapsule reviews of films opening this week: Movie Review: It’s a crime: ‘Public Enemies’ dazzles the eye but the pacing dragsLOS ANGELES — With “Public Enemies,” all the pieces would seem to be in place for an epic gangster drama: director Michael Mann, who has an affinity for complicated criminals; stars Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, who are famous for immersing themselves in their roles; and a thrilling true story of brazen bank robbers on the run. Movie review: ‘Ice Age’ sequel is OK for kids, a ‘yawn of the dinosaurs’ tale for adultsThere’s more action and cuddly creatures for kids to love in “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” than in the animated franchise’s first two installments. Tuneless Oscars? Academy Awards will drop song category if entries aren’t good enoughLOS ANGELES — No Academy Award will be presented for best song at next year’s ceremony if none of the tunes is considered good enough, Oscar organizers said Friday. Giant alien robots in ‘Transformers’ start as sketches before coming to computerized lifeLOS ANGELES — Giant alien robots don’t actually exist. So the dozens featured in “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” had to be built from the ground up. Movie Review: Michelle Pfeiffer is radiant, but ‘Cheri’ fails to shine as a romanceLOS ANGELES — Back in 1988, director Stephen Frears and screenwriter Christopher Hampton teamed up for “Dangerous Liaisons,” one of the juiciest guilty pleasures ever. Reveling in high-class deception and manipulation, the film earned seven Academy Award nominations including best supporting actress for Michelle Pfeiffer, and it won three. Oscars double down with 10 best-picture nominees, opening door for action flicks, comediesBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Academy Awards will have 10 best-picture nominees instead of the usual five starting next year, improving the odds for films such as “The Dark Knight,” a fan and critic favorite that was snubbed last time. Louisiana musicians tapped to work with composer George Clinton on score for new filmNEW ORLEANS — About a dozen Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra musicians are going from the stage to the silver screen. With 10 films competing for best picture, last year’s Oscar might have gone to …LOS ANGELES — So the best-picture race will be twice as crowded at next year’s Academy Awards, with the ceremony’s organizers announcing Wednesday that they’re expanding the field of nominees from five to 10. Academy Awards doubling the number of best-picture nominees from 5 to 10BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The best-picture lineup at the Academy Awards is doubling from five films to 10, a move organizers said Wednesday will open the field to more worthy movies and possibly boost the ceremony’s TV ratings. Racist robots? Jive-talking twin Transformers raise questions about racial stereotypesLOS ANGELES — Harmless comic characters or racist robots? At the Movies: capsule reviews of ‘Transformers’ and other films this weekCapsule reviews of films opening this week: ‘Transformers 3′? LaBeouf says it’ll be darker, director Bay says he would return to do itLOS ANGELES — If there’s going to be a third “Transformers” movie, director Michael Bay says he’ll be back to make it. Movie Review: ‘Transformers’ sequel shape-shifts into noise and nonsenseLOS ANGELES — A joyless cacophony, an insistent and seemingly endless onslaught, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” director Michael Bay’s follow-up to the 2007 smash “Transformers” plays more like a parody of a Bay movie. Oscar-winning songwriter-director of ‘You Light Up My Life’ charged with rape in NYNEW YORK — The songwriter and director behind “You Light Up My Life” has been indicted on charges of raping or sexually assaulting women who answered audition ads on Craigslist. Movie Review: Intimate and intense, ‘The Hurt Locker’ is the best Iraq war film yetLOS ANGELES — Despite their admirable intentions and acclaimed names on both sides of the camera, the vast majority of movies made about the Iraq war have failed to hit the mark. Either they felt too preachy, like “Rendition” and “In the Valley of Elah,” or they were rather standard action pictures like “The Kingdom.” Hollywood looks to ‘Transformers,’ ‘Potter’ sequels to revive record box-office paceLOS ANGELES — If Hollywood were a poker game, this summer’s question would be: Can a pair beat one of a kind? |
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