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'The Great Gatsby' crosses $100M milestone in North America

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:10:12 -0400

BURBANK, Calif., May 24 (UPI) -- Baz Luhrmann's big-screen adaptation of the classic novel, "The Great Gatsby," has crossed the $100 million mark at the North American box office.

Tim Curry had stroke last July, says agent

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:06:31 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 24 (UPI) -- Tim Curry's agent told USA Today the British actor suffered a stroke in July but is now doing "very well."

'Jack Reacher' tops VOD list in the United States

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:53:55 -0400

PORTLAND, Ore., May 24 (UPI) -- Tom Cruise's action picture "Jack Reacher" is the No. 1 video-on-demand title in the United States, Rentrak reported Friday.

Tom Cruise drops out of 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.'

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:46:01 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 24 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Tom Cruise will not star as planned in the big-screen adaptation of the classic TV series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," Deadline reported.

Colin Farrell lends his voice to animated character in 'Epic'

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:45 -0400

KAREN BUTLER || United Press International
NEW YORK, May 24 (UPI) -- Irish actor Colin Farrell, who is best known for his roles in R-rated action movies and comedies, confessed it was nice to make a movie like the animated "Epic," which he could share with his two young sons.

Prosecutors want Gerard Depardieu to pay $5,200 fine and lose license

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:28:05 -0400

PARIS, May 24 (UPI) -- French prosecutors want Gerard Depardieu's driver's license suspended after the actor failed to appear for a fourth time at a hearing on a drunken driving case.

Kidman didn't wear Hathaway hand-me-down to Cannes

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:38:06 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 24 (UPI) -- The gown Nicole Kidman wore to France's Cannes Film Festival was not the same frock Anne Hathaway initially planned to wear to the Oscars, Valentino said.

Possible racist incident at Duncan's tomb investigated

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:26:16 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 24 (UPI) -- Members of Michael Clarke Duncan's family told TMZ they filed a vandalism report after a cartoonish black face was found on his Hollywood Hills tomb.

Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston adopt a daughter

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:42:40 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 23 (UPI) -- Rosemarie DeWitt and Ron Livingston have adopted their first child, a daughter they named Gracie, the Hollywood couple's publicist said.

Amanda Bynes tries to use Google as photo identification for flight

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:03:07 -0400

NEWARK, N.J., May 23 (UPI) -- Amanda Bynes was banned from a private jet flight in New Jersey because she tried to use Google as a valid form of photo identification, TMZ reported.

Actor Brad Pitt says he can't recognize faces

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:23:49 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 23 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Brad Pitt says he may suffer from prosopagnosia, a face-perception disorder that prevents him from recognizing people after he meets them.

Coppola to make film about Italian-American family

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:32:57 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Francis Ford Coppola is preparing to direct a film about an Italian-American family set in the 1930s to '60s, The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday.

Catherine Zeta-Jones completes treatment for bipolar disorder

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:26:28 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 21 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Michael Douglas says his film star wife, Catherine-Zeta-Jones, has completed her in-patient treatment for bipolar II disorder.

'Safe Haven' marks Julianne Hough's first non-musical film lead

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:50:59 -0400

KAREN BUTLER || United Press International
U.S. singer, dancer and actress Julianne Hough says she was happy to tackle her first lead role in a non-musical movie in "Safe Haven."

'Safe Haven' tops DVD sales chart

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:46:47 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 20 (UPI) -- The romantic drama "Safe Haven" is the top-selling DVD and Blu-ray in the United States while "Silver Linings Playbook" tops the rentals, Rentrak said Monday.

Scorsese to present Brooks with AFI's highest honor

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:47:06 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 20 (UPI) -- Director Martin Scorsese is to present Mel Brooks with the American Film Institute's 41st Life Achievement Award, organizers announced.

'Star Trek Into Darkness' opens with $70.55 million

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:07:24 -0400

HOLLYWOOD, May 19 (UPI) -- "Star Trek Into Darkness" took in an estimated $70.55 million to finish No. 1 in its opening weekend in U.S. theaters.

30,000 flock to Petaluma, Calif., for 'American Graffiti' festival

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:15:12 -0400

PETALUMA, Calif., May 19 (UPI) -- An estimated 30,000 fans of George Lucas' "American Graffiti" gathered where the film was shot in Petaluma, Calif., to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

Chinese actress Fan hailed by film elite at Cannes

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:36:07 -0400

CANNES, France, May 19 (UPI) -- Chinese actress Fan Bingbing received the first International Artist of the Year Award from The Hollywood Reporter at a gala reception in Cannes, France.

Russian film director Alexei Balabanov dies at 54

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:08:35 -0400

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, May 19 (UPI) -- Alexei Balabanov, a prominent Russian film director in the 1990s and 2000s, has died in a village near St. Petersburg, a colleague said. He was 54.

Pattinson, Stewart break up for second time

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:38:12 -0400

NEW YORK, May 19 (UPI) -- "Twilight" actors Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have broken up again after three years of on-and-off dating, People magazine said.

Movie starring Depardieu, Hurley filming in Chechnya

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:37:17 -0400

GROZNY, Russia, May 18 (UPI) -- A thriller starring Gerard Depardieu and British actress Elizabeth Hurley began filming Saturday in Chechnya, Russian officials said.

Judge: 'Dark Knight Rises' didn't infringe on trademark

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:31:33 -0400

HOLLYWOOD, May 18 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Indiana ruled Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight Rises" did not infringe on the trademark name of a computer security program.

Sedaris film to be screened at opening of Outfest film festival

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:24:08 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 18 (UPI) -- The first film based on the work of humor writer David Sedaris was selected to screen on opening night of Los Angeles' Outfest, The Hollywood Reporter said.

Marton Csokas tapped as villain in 'The Equalizer'

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:14:49 -0400

HOLLYWOOD, May 18 (UPI) -- New Zealand actor Marton Csokas has been tapped to play the villain in "The Equalizer," starring Denzel Washington, The Hollywood Reporter said.