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Review: `Astro Boy' never takes flight

The animated "Astro Boy" is a shiny hodgepodge of "Pinocchio," "WALL-E," "Oliver Twist," "Gladiator" and "Superman," with some obvious visual touches taken from "The Iron Giant." As its own entity, though, it's pretty forgettable. Director David Bowers...

Judge refuses to block Chris Rock film

A federal judge has refused to halt the release of the Chris Rock film "Good Hair." Rock and the film's producers were sued in Los Angeles by documentary filmmaker Regina Kimbell, who claimed the comedian stole several ideas for his film from her work....

Top lobbyist for Hollywood movie industry leaving

The face of Hollywood's movie industry in Washington is leaving the post next year, prompting a casting call for one of this city's most coveted lobbying jobs. Dan Glickman, chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, said Monday he will lea...

'Babel' director Inarritu heads Tokyo fest jury

"Babel" director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is back in Japan, a nation he says has long fascinated him _ this time, as head of the jury of the Tokyo International Film Festival. Like Inarritu's native Mexico, Japan has both the tradition of storytelli...

Tokyo film festival opens with 'green' carpet

The Tokyo International Film Festival opened with stars including Hollywood actress Sigourney Weaver strolling a "green" carpet made of recycled plastic bottles. The theme of the nine-day festival, which started Saturday and will feature more than 100 ...

Barbra Streisand auctions items for charity

A robe worn by Barbra Streisand in "The Way We Were" sold for nearly $6,000 and an outfit from "Meet the Fockers" went for $3,500 at an auction of hundreds of the entertainer's personal items. A Stickley china cabinet brought in $15,000 and a wig worn ...

Depp, Richards light up Spike TV's 'Scream 2009'

A larger-than-life snowglobe filled with murderous little girls, a "Battlestar Gallactica" spaceship and comic-book legend Stan Lee flying overhead on a bouquet of giant balloons _ just a few signs that Spike TV's "Scream 2009" is different from other ...

Lawyer says Polanski undergoing medical tests

One of Roman Polanski's lawyers says the jailed filmmaker is undergoing medical tests, though his current condition "is not of exceptional gravity." Herve Temime told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that after Saturday's tests Polanski wo...

Clooney promotes 'Up in the Air' at Rome film fest

George Clooney says there is a lot he can relate to in his new movie "Up in the Air," a comic drama about a man who travels across the United States to lay off people amid the financial crisis. Like his character, Clooney says he has worked around the ...

Mass. teen faces 'V for Vendetta' charge

Authorities say an 18-year-old man faces a charge of disorderly conduct for donning a mask like in the movie "V for Vendetta" to terrorize central Massachusetts residents. The Sentinel and Enterprise of Fitchburg reported Friday that the sightings bega...

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