'Virginity Hit' a bawdy crowdpleaser

2010-09-10 11:53:27

Essentially the first feature-length YouTube video, "The Virginity Hit" updates the horny-teenager movie to the Internet era.

Are zombies the new vampires in Hollywood?

2010-09-10 11:53:04

What's that shambling over the curb toward the local theater? No, behind the vampires. Could it be a stampede of the undead about to take over Hollywood?

Italian films get mixed reaction at Venice festival

2010-09-10 11:01:42

The four Italian films in competition at this year's Venice film festival have failed to generate much buzz, with none seen as a serious contender for the top Golden Lion prize that will be awarded on Saturday.

Red carpet for 'La solitudine dei numeri primi' at 67th Venice Film Festival

2010-09-10 11:01:20

Actress Alba Rohrwacher poses during the red carpet for "La solitudine dei numeri primi" (The Solitude of Prime Numbers) at the 67th Venice Film Festival September 9, 2010.

Hokey hockey musical kicks off Toronto film fest

2010-09-10 09:52:56

"Score: A Hockey Musical", the movie that opens the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday, is both a departure and a return to tradition for one of Canada's signature cultural events.

Sole new entry 'Resident Evil' to top box office

2010-09-10 09:47:48

'Resident Evil: Afterlife' should set a new opening record for the zombie fright franchise when the 3D film opens Friday as the only new wide release at the weekend box office in North America.

Cage feels the magic in The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2010-09-10 09:23:52

Although criticized for his recent choices of film roles and projects, Nicolas Cage insists he will continue to keep a balance between making fantasy films and independent dramas, while doing more family movies.

Venice: Tsui revives Chinese hero Detective Dee

2010-09-09 15:15:42

Hong Kong's action film master Tsui Hark returns to the big screen with "Detective Dee and the Mystery of Phantom Flame", a new cloak-and-dagger martial arts blockbuster set in the Tang dynasty.

Film 'Venus Noire' red carpet event at 67th Venice Film Festival

2010-09-09 14:55:06

Actress Yahima Torres poses during a red carpet for in-competition film "Venus Noire" by director Abdellatif Kechiche at the 67th Venice Film Festival September 8, 2010.

Disney hires new marketing guru for 'Pirates 4'

2010-09-09 13:51:14

Disney has taken the unusual step of bringing in a consultant to handle the marketing of its fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" film, a move bound to raise questions about the marketing boss hired by the studio five months ago.

Actor Brolin says Ronald Reagan 'a terrific guy'

2010-09-09 13:50:59

Seven years after playing Ronald Reagan in a miniseries that detractors say maligned the 40th president, James Brolin is setting the record straight.

Affleck directs, stars in Boston thriller 'The Town'

2010-09-09 10:20:24

Ben Affleck directs and stars in "The Town," a tense cops-and-robbers thriller set in Boston which is premiering out of competition at the Venice film festival.