Legal battle over 'Rear Window' resumes

2010-11-02 09:48:20

The legal fight over whether the 2007 film "Disturbia" is a rip-off of an Alfred Hitchcock classic is far from being in the, um, rear window.

New Michael Jackson video game revives moonwalking

2010-11-02 09:40:47

Video game maker Ubisoft is betting that dancing games will be all the rage this holiday season -- thanks in big part to the King of Pop.

'Hornet's Nest' lacks predecessors' sting

2010-11-01 16:05:06

"The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" -- the last installment of a Swedish crime trilogy about a feisty bisexual computer hacker -- underperformed its predecessors during its first weekend at the North American box office.

Israeli film claims top prize at Tokyo festival

2010-11-01 16:05:00

An Israeli film about a boy in the 1960s who stops growing for three years claimed the top prize at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival, giving director Nir Bergman the festival's main award for a second time.

'Megamind' an early holiday-season 3D winner

2010-11-01 16:04:54

The second big animated feature of the year, after 'Despicable Me,' to center on an arch-villain who sees the error of his ways, 'Megamind' is snappy good fun.

Despicable Me reclaims lead at foreign box office

2010-11-01 16:04:48

Family-oriented animation trumped horror at the foreign box office during Halloween weekend as "Despicable Me" reclaimed the No. 1 spot from "Paranormal Activity 2."

Summit nabs Katherine Heigl film 'Adaline'

2010-11-01 14:56:40

Summit Entertainment has bought domestic rights to "Adaline," a Victorian-era romantic drama starring Katherine Heigl as a strangely ageless young woman who falls in love after years of isolation.

Movie 'Kill Octopus Paul' takes look at soccer betting

2010-11-01 10:08:17

Shortly after the passing of the world's beloved eight-legged soccer soothsayer, a Chinese film called "Kill Octopus Paul" is challenging the truth behind the oracle octopus who correctly predicted World Cup results.

Gandolfini, Leo probe troubled marriage in 'Rileys'

2010-11-01 09:24:13

It stars Kristen Stewart but is a far cry from her teen romance "Twilight" movies, and for adult audiences heading to see "Welcome to the Rileys" when it debuts in theaters on Friday, that may be a good thing.

Algerian independence film headlines Doha festival

2010-11-01 09:21:01

Stars including Salma Hayek, Freida Pinto and Kevin Spacey descended on Qatar this week for the second annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival, the Middle East branch of the celebrated New York event.

"Saw 3D" makes the cut at Halloween box office

2010-11-01 07:59:54

The "Saw" horror franchise is not as sharp as it used to be, but the seventh -- and reportedly -- final entry in the annual Halloween franchise managed to take the top spot at the weekend box office in North America.

Screening of movie 'Oranges and Sunshine' at the Rome Film Festival

2010-10-31 16:36:21

Director Jim Loach arrives on the red carpet to attend the screening of his in-competition movie 'Oranges and Sunshine' at the Rome Film Festival October 30, 2010.