
Nigeria censors documentary in growing crackdown
The documentary on a massive strike that paralyzed life in Nigeria features newspaper headlines, television news footage and other information widely ...
Jude Law writes to WTO against seal trade
Actor Jude Law has written to the World Trade Organization to urge it to uphold a European Union ban on seal fur. The British actor was writing on ...
Woman in Hugh Jackman NYC stalking case indicted
A woman accused of stalking Hugh Jackman and throwing a razor at him has been indicted by a New York City grand jury. The New York Post reports ...

Ebert links to his Urbana home remained tight
Michael Esteves wakes up every day in the spot Roger Ebert called the center of the universe, and it isn't Chicago, New York or Cannes. Esteves owns ...

Movie halted, symphony delayed in Boston manhunt
The manhunt for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing is causing filming on David O. Russell's film "American Hustle" to be suspended.

More Emmys: TV academy reverses awards plan
A TV miniseries and movie comeback will mean more Emmy Awards than expected at this year's ceremony. The TV academy's board of governors said it's ...
LulzSec hacker gets prison in Sony Pictures attack
A 25-year-old hacker with the group known as LulzSec was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison and ordered to pay $605,663 in restitution for an ...

Golden Globes set for Jan. 12, starts award season
With the Golden Globes ceremony scheduled for next January, Hollywood's 2014 awards season is set. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said ...

Actor Wes Studi to be in Western 'Hall of Greats'
Actor Wes Studi is set to become the second Native American inducted into the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Hall of Great Western ...

'Transformers' plans casting call on Chinese TV
Reality television in China will help cast the next "Transformers" flick. Backers of the fourth installment in the blockbuster franchise say four ...

Cannes lineup celebrates world film, old favorites
The Cannes Film Festival's 2013 lineup announced Thursday features work from some of the globe's most dangerous locales for artists, and a sprinkling ...

Cannes festival tribute for Woodward and Newman
The 66th Cannes Film Festival will pay tribute to Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, who starred in many films together, including "The Long, Hot ...
Cannes 2013: Films nominated in competition
Nominations for 2013's Cannes Film Festival, which runs May 15-26, were announced Thursday. Here's the list of the 19 films that will compete for the ...

CinemaCon honoree talks 'Star Wars'
You may not know her name, but you've likely seen it numerous times __ on the credits of such films as "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," ''Schindler's ...

Tribeca fest dedicated to Boston on opening night
The Tribeca Film Festival opened in a spirit of brotherly love — both on the screen, and in thoughts for the people for Boston. Richard Belzer began ...
'Star Wars' films to come yearly starting in 2015
Disney is turning "Star Wars" films into an annual summer ritual. Walt Disney Co. chairman Alan Horn announced Wednesday that the studio would release ...

Studio remains in hunt for 'Snow White' sequel
A follow-up to "Snow White and the Huntsman" is moving forward, though it's still unclear if Kristen Stewart will return as the warrior princess.

Vergara relieved son was home for Boston bombing
Like most mothers, Sofia Vergara was worried after hearing about the bombings at the Boston Marathon. But she was also relieved that her son, Manolo, ...

Quinto trusts his instincts for good causes, Spock
Zachary Quinto might be headed into other worldly places this summer in "Star Trek Into Darkness," but he says a social issue that's near and dear to ...
UK TV pulls terrorist satire after Boston bombings
A British television channel is pulling a comedy about a group of hapless terrorists from its schedule in the wake of the deadly Boston Marathon ...

Celebs address security concerns at annual NY gala
The Tribeca Film Festival was born out of the 9/11 terror attacks and celebs attending an annual Vanity Fair gala in New York City Tuesday to kick off ...

Who's the boss? Aniston relishes producer role
Jennifer Aniston may have played a terrible manager in the 2011 comedy "Horrible Bosses," but in real life the actor turned-director/producer says ...

Indian court gives Dutt 4 more weeks before prison
Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt was granted more time to work before going to prison for a 1993 weapons conviction linked to a deadly terror attack, though ...

'Man of Steel' promises poignancy from Superman
Zack Snyder is hoping his Superman reboot "Man of Steel" turns out to be not just a blockbuster, but a movie with a capital "M." There are panoramic ...

Actor who played choked Death Star commander dies
Character actor Richard LeParmentier, who as a young Death Star commander learned the hard way that Darth Vader brooks no disrespect, died Tuesday.