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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/790 entertainment Movie News en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:21 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/790 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/film_nm/us_newmoon nm/20091120/us_newmoon Reuters entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:12 GMT Reuters - Vampire romance movie "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" raked in $26.3 million at North American box offices in midnight showings, breaking the record set by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," studio officials said on Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/us_people_parker_broderick ap/20091120/us_people_parker_broderick AP entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:37:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/us_people_parker_broderick"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.2840de506e8c446fb2dfd6e4daaedd3d.people_parker_broderick_nyet114.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=NJ4Eplx.6REJwZN3CVWrKg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo actress Sarah Jessica Parker films a scene on location for 'Sex and the City 2' in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)" border="0" /></a>AP - An eastern Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of the woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick says he never discussed selling items from the home.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/us_people_parker_broderick"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091116/capt.2840de506e8c446fb2dfd6e4daaedd3d.people_parker_broderick_nyet114.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=NJ4Eplx.6REJwZN3CVWrKg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo actress Sarah Jessica Parker films a scene on location for 'Sex and the City 2' in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/us_film_new_moon ap/20091120/us_film_new_moon AP entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:15 GMT AP - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/us_snipes_tax_trial ap/20091120/us_snipes_tax_trial AP entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:01:50 GMT AP - Wesley Snipes' attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an "unreasonable" three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/as_china2012_movie ap/20091120/as_china2012_movie AP entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:07:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/as_china2012_movie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.12b18c22df7e4178965915472f5025f5.china_2012_movie_xhg105.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=Ib9.10NqnzASDep15P1YaQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A Chinese cleaner removes trash from a bin near a poster advertising the Hollywood blockbuster 2012 at a theater in Beijing, China, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Chinese movie goers are flocking to the movie that appears to portray China as a savior of the world in a doomsday scenario where the earth's overheating core destabilizes the planet's crust and destroys humanity. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" border="0" /></a>AP - When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/as_china2012_movie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.12b18c22df7e4178965915472f5025f5.china_2012_movie_xhg105.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=Ib9.10NqnzASDep15P1YaQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Chinese cleaner removes trash from a bin near a poster advertising the Hollywood blockbuster 2012 at a theater in Beijing, China, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Chinese movie goers are flocking to the movie that appears to portray China as a savior of the world in a doomsday scenario where the earth's overheating core destabilizes the planet's crust and destroys humanity. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/film_nm/us_pitt nm/20091120/us_pitt Reuters entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:57:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/film_nm/us_pitt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r500818954.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=RzrWky1yENhtQB83ARqTGQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Cast member Brad Pitt and his partner actress Angelina Jolie pose at the premiere of "Inglourious Basterds" at Graumans Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California August 10, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Dark Void" will yield movie development matter.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/film_nm/us_pitt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r500818954.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=RzrWky1yENhtQB83ARqTGQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Cast member Brad Pitt and his partner actress Angelina Jolie pose at the premiere of "Inglourious Basterds" at Graumans Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California August 10, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/film_nm/us_nubs nm/20091120/us_nubs Reuters entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:42:00 GMT Reuters - Warner Bros. is going to the dogs, signing on to acquire and develop "Nubs," a feel-good story of a pooch and a U.S. Marine based on a publishing sensation. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/film_nm/us_elba nm/20091120/us_elba Reuters entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:39:47 GMT Reuters - Idris Elba has joined the cast of "Thor," Marvel Studios' film centering on the Norse god of thunder. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/film_nm/us_film_staten nm/20091120/us_film_staten Reuters entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:33:47 GMT Reuters - Staten Island is regarded as New York's bastard stepchild of a borough, and unfortunately, this film is unlikely to enhance its reputation. A Tarantino-influenced crime drama featuring a tripartite story line that is far too precious for its own good, "Staten Island" will do nonexistent business in theaters after it opens Friday (November 20), but should garner video and television exposure thanks to its reasonably well-known cast. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/film_nm/us_film_twilight nm/20091120/us_film_twilight Reuters entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:31:50 GMT Reuters - The moon may be new, and the director may be different (Chris Weitz takes over the reins from Catherine Hardwicke), but otherwise, the second installment of the "Twilight" saga remains, for better or worse, exceptionally faithful to its 2008 beginnings. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/ennew_afp/entertainmentusfilmboxofficetwilight afp/20091120/entertainmentusfilmboxofficetwilight AFP entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:53:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/ennew_afp/entertainmentusfilmboxofficetwilight"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258750238028-1-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=5AvHa65NopKdlMZYg65OqQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Actor Robert Pattinson arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" at Mann Westwood on November 16 in Westwood, California. The hotly anticipated sequel to vampire romance "Twilight" scored a monster hit at the North American box office on Friday, shattering previous records for midnight openings, reports said.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The hotly anticipated sequel to vampire romance "Twilight" scored a monster hit at the North American box office on Friday, shattering previous records for midnight openings, reports said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/ennew_afp/entertainmentusfilmboxofficetwilight"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258750238028-1-0.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=5AvHa65NopKdlMZYg65OqQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="Actor Robert Pattinson arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" at Mann Westwood on November 16 in Westwood, California. The hotly anticipated sequel to vampire romance "Twilight" scored a monster hit at the North American box office on Friday, shattering previous records for midnight openings, reports said.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/ennew_afp/boxusaphipurpacquiaocottotelevision afp/20091120/boxusaphipurpacquiaocottotelevision AFP entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:45 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/ennew_afp/boxusaphipurpacquiaocottotelevision"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258743948574-7-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=0bLXYCjyR1WZyw2LN2VYBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="The 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto by Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao, seen here on November 17, was the top-drawing pay-per-view bout of 2009 with 1.25 million purchases worth 70 million dollars in revenue, Home Box Office Sports said Friday.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Manny Pacquiao's 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto was the top-drawing pay-per-view bout of 2009 with 1.25 million purchases worth 70 million dollars in revenue, Home Box Office Sports said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/ennew_afp/boxusaphipurpacquiaocottotelevision"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258743948574-7-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=0bLXYCjyR1WZyw2LN2VYBQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="The 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto by Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao, seen here on November 17, was the top-drawing pay-per-view bout of 2009 with 1.25 million purchases worth 70 million dollars in revenue, Home Box Office Sports said Friday.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/film_nm/us_thurman nm/20091120/us_thurman Reuters entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:29:25 GMT Reuters - Uma Thurman soon will be making time with Rob Pattinson. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/en_nm/us_auction_hepburn nm/20091120/us_auction_hepburn Reuters entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:42:08 GMT Reuters - Audrey Hepburn once declared her look was "attainable" and an upcoming auction of some of the fashionable film star's wardrobe will make that possible. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/film_nm/us_efron_orsonwelles_ents nm/20091119/us_efron_orsonwelles_ents Reuters entertainment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:07:52 GMT Reuters - U.S. actor Zac Efron takes another step away from the world of high school musicals that made him famous with a part in "Me and Orson Welles," which also features British newcomer Christian McKay in the title role. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/us_people_sandra_bullock ap/20091120/us_people_sandra_bullock AP entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:25:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/us_people_sandra_bullock"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.5360562d99da4fb6bf8abb5899b2064c.people_sandra_bullock_lacg104.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=3ZysXZS0lS7La2iN6VTBig--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Sandra Bullock greets fans while at a red carpet premiere of her latest film, 'The Blind Side,' New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber)" border="0" /></a>AP - Wearing a floor-length pastel striped evening gown, Sandra Bullock walked the red carpet in New Orleans Thursday for a special premiere of her latest film, "The Blind Side."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/us_people_sandra_bullock"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.5360562d99da4fb6bf8abb5899b2064c.people_sandra_bullock_lacg104.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=3ZysXZS0lS7La2iN6VTBig--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sandra Bullock greets fans while at a red carpet premiere of her latest film, 'The Blind Side,' New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/us_people_james_caan ap/20091120/us_people_james_caan AP entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:58:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/us_people_james_caan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.d19c2a013d8e4310ac41a78760e5a30c.people_james_caan_nyet498.jpg?x=108&y=130&q=85&sig=iclkj1iql6DbmbisShimBg--" align="left" height="130" width="108" alt="In this June 10, 2001 file photo, actor James Caan, left, is shown with his wife, Linda Stokes at the opening of Planet Hollywood in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - James Caan is seeking a divorce from his wife of 14 years.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_en_mo/us_people_james_caan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.d19c2a013d8e4310ac41a78760e5a30c.people_james_caan_nyet498.jpg?x=108&y=130&q=85&sig=iclkj1iql6DbmbisShimBg--" align="left" height="130" width="108" alt="photo" title="In this June 10, 2001 file photo, actor James Caan, left, is shown with his wife, Linda Stokes at the opening of Planet Hollywood in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/en_afp/entertainmentusfilmoffbeat afp/20091120/entertainmentusfilmoffbeat AFP entertainment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/en_afp/entertainmentusfilmoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258736002922-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=NBM2dtYqa9M2NSO29p_o2w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actor and heartthrob Jude Law, seen here on November 2, hurled oranges at an unwanted audience peeking on his exercise routine on his New York balcony, the New York Post reported Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Theo Wargo)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Actor and heartthrob Jude Law hurled oranges at an unwanted audience peeking on his exercise routine on his New York balcony, the New York Post reported Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/en_afp/entertainmentusfilmoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258736002922-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=NBM2dtYqa9M2NSO29p_o2w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Actor and heartthrob Jude Law, seen here on November 2, hurled oranges at an unwanted audience peeking on his exercise routine on his New York balcony, the New York Post reported Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Theo Wargo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_en_mo/us_film_pedro_almodovar ap/20091119/us_film_pedro_almodovar AP entertainment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:10:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_en_mo/us_film_pedro_almodovar"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.378236c2ddd34fb18e82b8a56850bc33.pedro_almodovar__nyet476.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=YsdEUTBsp1U8h3T0kri1wA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this film publicity image released by Sony Pictures Classics, director Pedro Almodovar, right, gestures as he directs actress Penelope Cruz and Jose Luis Gomez, center, on the set of 'Broken Embraces.' (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics)" border="0" /></a>AP - Sex. Drugs. Prostitution. Pedophilia. Rape. Pedro Almodovar has been able to translate some of the most delicate subjects to the big screen with grace and humor.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_en_mo/us_film_pedro_almodovar"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.378236c2ddd34fb18e82b8a56850bc33.pedro_almodovar__nyet476.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=YsdEUTBsp1U8h3T0kri1wA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this film publicity image released by Sony Pictures Classics, director Pedro Almodovar, right, gestures as he directs actress Penelope Cruz and Jose Luis Gomez, center, on the set of 'Broken Embraces.' (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/as_film_china_banned_director ap/20091120/as_film_china_banned_director AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/as_film_china_banned_director"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.ed7dff2f69d843ca904b481dd6b984f7.film_china_banned_director_xkc101.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=jFa4ljPUUOcgO1fLzYs6Eg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Mainland China's Lou Ye poses in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The prominent Chinese director banned by Beijing on Friday brought his new gay romance to Hong Kong for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil. In 2006, Lou Ye was banned from shooting movies for five years after he screened 'Summer Palace' at the Cannes Film Festival without government approval. But the 45-year-old director defied the ban, secretly shooting the love story 'Spring Fever' with small, digital cameras in the eastern city Nanjing last year. He also entered it at Cannes earlier this year, where it won best screenplay in May. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)" border="0" /></a>AP - A prominent mainland Chinese director banned by Beijing from making movies brought his new gay romance film to Hong Kong on Friday for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/as_film_china_banned_director"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.ed7dff2f69d843ca904b481dd6b984f7.film_china_banned_director_xkc101.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=jFa4ljPUUOcgO1fLzYs6Eg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Mainland China's Lou Ye poses in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The prominent Chinese director banned by Beijing on Friday brought his new gay romance to Hong Kong for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil. In 2006, Lou Ye was banned from shooting movies for five years after he screened 'Summer Palace' at the Cannes Film Festival without government approval. But the 45-year-old director defied the ban, secretly shooting the love story 'Spring Fever' with small, digital cameras in the eastern city Nanjing last year. He also entered it at Cannes earlier this year, where it won best screenplay in May. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)