'G.I. Joe' commands box office with $56.2M debut
LOS ANGELES -- G.I. Joe is the latest toy to invade Hollywood and plant its blockbuster flag.
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'District 9' lifts off with No. 1 weekend at $37M
LOS ANGELES -- The first-time director and cast of unknowns of the acclaimed sci-fi thriller "District 9" have given Hollywood a late-summer box-office boost.
`Transformers' takes to sky with $112M weekend
LOS ANGELES -- Alien robots have transformed into box-office superstars with $200 million in domestic ticket sales in just five days.
`Hangover' hangs on as No. 1 movie with $33.4M
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood nursed another big weekend hangover.
'Twilight,' 'Slumdog' vie for MTV Movie Awards
LOS ANGELES -- Teenage vampires and orphans of many ages are squaring off at the MTV Movie Awards: "Twilight" and "Slumdog Millionaire" are both up for six awards Sunday, including best movie and best kiss, at the ceremony honoring the best in film from the past year as voted on by viewers.
Heath Ledger wins for best villain at MTV Awards
LOS ANGELES -- The late Heath Ledger was awarded the best villain trophy at the MTV Movie Awards for his twisted turn as the Joker in "The Dark Knight." The honor was announced by MTV News correspondent Sway on the red carpet during an episode of the reality series "The Hills" before the Sunday ceremony was scheduled to begin.
Pixar goes `Up' with $68.2 million debut weekend
LOS ANGELES -- The animated action comedy "Up" took flight with a $68.2 million opening weekend, maintaining a perfect box-office track record for Pixar Animation, whose 10 films all have been commercial and critical hits.
More monkey slaps, more humiliation for Stiller
WASHINGTON -- Not since Charlton Heston told a "dirty ape" what to do with his stinking paws has an actor been so tormented by a monkey.
DreamWorks: King biopic requires unity from family
ATLANTA -- DreamWorks still wants to make a movie about Martin Luther King Jr. "provided that there is unity" among his feuding children, the movie studio said Wednesday.
Ang Lee partnership gives him broad film focus
CANNES, France -- Ang Lee and James Schamus have two of the best jobs on the planet.
Another 'Slumdog' child star's home torn down
MUMBAI, India -- The shanty home of another "Slumdog Millionaire" child star was torn down by Mumbai authorities Wednesday as they demolished part of a city slum where she lived.
King siblings oppose film deal struck by brother
ATLANTA -- DreamWorks plans the first big-screen portrayal of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, the studio announced Tuesday, but two of King's children immediately threatened legal action because the film deal was brokered without their blessing.
Review: `Angels & Demons' more summery than solemn
LOS ANGELES -- Blessedly, "Angels & Demons" is more entertaining and less self-serious than its predecessor, the dense and dreary yet enormously successful "The Da Vinci Code."
Review: Contrived `Management' is heavy on quirk
LOS ANGELES -- It's easy to forget that Jennifer Aniston truly can act.
Hollywood lands in DC for 'Museum' premiere
WASHINGTON -- Abraham Lincoln rises from his chair at his memorial to keep the peace among warring characters from history who came to life Thursday in the premiere of the film, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian."
Producer sues over Fawcett documentary
LOS ANGELES -- A producer who has collaborated with Farrah Fawcett is suing over an upcoming documentary about her battle with cancer.
Cannes entry 'Bright Star' offers ode to Keats
CANNES, France -- Jane Campion figured the best way to get modern audiences to love John Keats was to present the great English poet from the perspective of the woman he adored.
