Tag: Feature films
Meryl Streep to play Tina Fey's mother
Meryl Streep and Tina Fey will play a mother-daughter duo in a comedy to be directed by Stanley Tucci.[MORE]
Refugees on Jolie agenda in Korea
Actress Angelina Jolie has taken time out from her promotional movie tour of South Korea to investigate the fate of repatriated North Korean refugees.[MORE]
Townsville kids win award at international film festival
Students at a north Queensland primary school have won a prestigious award at the international short film festival in Japan. [MORE]
French first lady makes acting debut
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy, has made her acting debut alongside Hollywood star Owen Wilson in a Woody Allen film being shot in Paris.[MORE]
Oliver Stone slammed for 'anti-Semitic' remarks
The US-based Anti-Defamation League has slammed Oliver Stone for recent comments he made to The Sunday Times of London, calling the director's views "anti-Semitic".[MORE]
Jolie adds spice to Salt premiere
Actress Angelina Jolie's 'Russian red' dress adds spice to the Moscow premiere of her spy thriller Salt.[MORE]
Daniel Craig gets Tattooed
Daniel Craig will star in the English-language remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, as well as the two potential follow-ups based on author Stieg Larsson's bestselling trilogy.[MORE]
Top director backs 'terrific' Gibson
Troubled actor Mel Gibson has received a vote of confidence from one of Hollywood's top directors.[MORE]
Hollywood thriller to be shot in Tasmania
A feature film starring some big Hollywood names will be shot in Tasmania later this year.[MORE]
Lionsgate and Weinsteins settle over Precious
A lawsuit over the rights to the award-winning film Precious has been dismissed after Lionsgate Films and The Weinstein Co reached an agreement, lawyers for Lionsgate say.[MORE]
Saw movies get Guinness world record
The Saw horror movie franchise is getting a place in the Guinness World Records as the most successful horror movie series, says one of the film's producers, Mark Burg.[MORE]
VCA shake-up claims top scalp
The Dean of the Victorian College of the Arts and Music, Sharman Pretty, has quit amid an overhaul of the institution's future direction.[MORE]
Disney making film of Haunted Mansion attraction
Hoping to take a page from its wildly successful Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Walt Disney says it is developing a film based on its popular Haunted Mansion theme park attraction.[MORE]
Jolie, Pitt awarded damages over UK tabloid claim
Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have accepted an undisclosed amount of damages on after suing a British tabloid newspaper which had claimed they were separating.[MORE]
Film-goers make tracks to shoefiti flick
It's been written about, photographed and documented on film, but still no-one really knows why so many shoes are hanging from powerlines around the world.[MORE]
Inception is no dream for publicists
The Warner Bros thriller Inception has enjoyed prerelease buzz but no-one seems to know what it's about.[MORE]
Festival zombie porn flick banned
A film described as "gay zombie porn" has been banned from this year's Melbourne Film Festival.[MORE]
Daniel Radcliffe lands gothic thriller role
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is to star in gothic thriller The Woman in Black, says cult British horror film maker Hammer.[MORE]
Transportation strike could paralyse Hollywood
In two weeks, Hollywood might be stranded by the side of the road.[MORE]
Kutcher says Twitter will change film-making
Ashton Kutcher says there is room for both feature films and new media to co-exist in the entertainment landscape.[MORE]
Polanski attends wife's concert
Film director Roman Polanski, freed earlier this week from house arrest in Switzerland, attended a weekend concert given by his wife at the Montreux jazz festival.[MORE]
Wesley Snipes loses appeal in tax case
Wesley Snipes is headed for jail after losing his appeal of a prison sentence for failing to file tax returns.[MORE]
Freed Polanski bears no grudges against Switzerland
Film director Roman Polanski, freed this week after Switzerland refused a US extradition request, said he felt warm affection for the country despite his arrest last year.[MORE]
Film discovery 'changes Chaplin history'
A long-lost film featuring an appearance by Charlie Chaplin will be shown for first time in almost a century at a film festival in the United States.[MORE]
