Shadowy government departments, X Files, extraterrestrial pilots and futuristic crashed flying saucers – even Elvis Presley. They are all supposedly contained in the legendary and mystical Area 51 complex in the Nevada desert. The intense secrecy surrounding the base – the U.S. government barely...
Winning an Oscar will taste even sweeter for some films up for Hollywood's highest honors Sunday -- many less commercial movies struggle to get financed, and will savor success all the more intensely.
"Investing in independent films are financially very speculative, and generally anybody with a...
NEW YORK – He was a small man who dreamed big, hit the highest heights and failed like few others.
Dino De Laurentiis was born to be a movie producer.
The Academy Award-winning legend of the Italian New Wave and producer of "Serpico" and "Barbarella" who helped revolutionize the way movies are...
LONDON (AFP) – The first of two movies that wrap up the hugely successful Harry Potter adventures has its world premiere in London on Thursday, leaving its young stars eyeing an uncertain future.
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, who have played boy wizard Harry and his friends...
Stars lining up for Toronto film fest
TORONTO, Robert Redford and Michael Winterbottom are among the directors planning to premiere new movies at the Toronto International Film Festival, organizers said.
Scheduled to take place from Sept. 9-19, the festival will also feature world premieres of...
Disney sets deal to sell Miramax
LOS ANGELES, (UPI) -- The Walt Disney Co. has agreed in principle to sell Miramax Films for about $650 million, sources told the Los Angeles Times.
The report said the deal is with an investor group led by construction executive Ron Tutor, but which includes...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Lindsay Lohan has landed the lead role in an independent movie about 1970s porn star Linda Lovelace, one of the film's producers said.
The 24-year-old actress will play Lovelace, who shot to fame with the landmark 1972 porno movie "Deep Throat," while Bill Pullman will...