Reuters: Entertainment News

Hollywood's "Wizard of Oz" lauded for stunning, sexy epic

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:31:26 -0500

SYDNEY (Reuters) - With stunning scenery, steamy love scenes, and an adorable Aboriginal child star, the outback epic "Australia" received largely positive reviews after its world premiere but failed to meet all the high expectations.

"Transporter 3" a new low for the action series

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:04:44 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Jason Statham returns for a third go-round as mercenary courier Frank Martin in creator Luc Besson's lucrative "Transporter" series, but this time he's firing blanks.

Big changes in store for low-rated Daytime Emmys

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:50:37 -0500

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The Daytime Emmys could become a lot less soap-centric next year as organizers -- faced with the prospect of ABC and CBS shunning the low-rated telecast -- entertain new ideas that could include shifting the show to cable.

Stars walk red carpet for "Australia" premiere

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:15:30 -0500

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Red carpets were rolled out in Sydney and the dusty outback on Tuesday for the world premiere of the epic movie "Australia" which aims to showcase the rugged continent, its history and indigenous people to the world.

"Cool cat" Travolta is a dog in latest role

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:49:39 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - John Travolta has played a sympathetic hit man, a teenage rebel, a middle-aged biker, a presidential candidate, a disco king and an overweight housewife.

Jackson may be too unwell to travel to UK court

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:23:07 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Michael Jackson may be too sick to travel to London to give evidence in a court case against him brought by a son of the king of Bahrain, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

Nicole Kidman says she's unsure about future acting

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:38:06 -0500

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian actress Nicole Kidman said on Tuesday she was unsure of her future as an actor as there were others things she wanted to do, such as possibly having more children.

Bond film piles on the millions in Britain

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:24:18 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - The latest James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" took another five million pounds ($7.52 million) over its third weekend in Britain as it maintained its iron grip on the British box office top spot.

For "Wall-E" director, art mixes well with commerce

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:52:11 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If there ever was a person meant to make a movie about a U.S. Civil War soldier from the Confederate States of America stranded on the planet Mars, it just may be Andrew Stanton, director of animated hit "Wall-E."

Italy fetes half century of Fellini's Dolce Vita

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:59:42 -0500

RIMINI, Italy (Reuters) - Federico Fellini's classic film "La Dolce Vita" is approaching the half-century mark and the director's hometown is pulling out the stops to give it a Felliniesque two-year-long international birthday bash.