Officials across much of the Muslim world said Thursday that the upcoming big-budget Hollywood film “Noah” will not be shown in local theaters because it could offend viewers.
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The fact that “Veronica Mars” even exists is worth plenty of buzz. But from its humble beginnings as the poster child for Kickstarter success, it’s breaking even more Hollywood rules by being available via video on demand on Friday, the day it opens in theaters.
The shirtless warriors of the “300” sequel “Rise of an Empire” ravaged the post-Oscars box-office weekend with a domestic debut of $45.1 million but an even bigger international haul of $87.8 million.
The mystery surrounding 17th century Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer’s use of light and how he was able to produce such photorealistic paintings has baffled art historians for centuries.
“300: Rise of an Empire” slavishly re-creates the original. It feels like one of those quickie, direct-to-DVD cash grabs that somehow took seven years to surface.
John Travolta has apologized to Tony Award winner Idina Menzel for mangling the pronunciation of her name during the Oscars telecast, saying he’d been “beating myself up” over it.
It took listening to Oprah and other idols for this Oscar winner to realize her skin color did not make her “unbeautiful. “
It turns out that using emergency warning tones in a TV commercial with images of the White House blowing up and the flashing words “THIS IS NOT A TEST” is frowned upon by the government.
Steve McQueen’s slavery odyssey, based on Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir, has been hailed as a landmark corrective to the movie industry’s long omission of slavery stories and years of whiter tales like 1940 best-picture winner “Gone With the Wind.”
Not all Academy Award moments are created equal. We’ve picked the 8 that made the biggest impression this year.
Will and Jaden Smith have something they can bond over. They were both awarded Razzies for their performances in “After Earth.”
Liam Neeson’s airliner thriller “Non-Stop” arrived in first place at the weekend box office, effectively ending the Warner Bros. animated film’s three-week blockade at the top spot.
David O. Russell’s crime drama “American Hustle” could be a big winner at Sunday’s Academy Awards. But for the movie’s many international fans, it may take a little longer to realize it. In their country, there is simply no word that captures the true essence of “Hustle.”
Orson Welles’ personal draft script for “Citizen Kane” is up for sale — from the collection of an American almost as wealthy as the movie’s monstrous newspaper mogul, though considerably more private.
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