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Julianne Moore to play Sarah Palin in HBO production
March 11, 2011Actress Julianne Moore is to play former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a TV film about the 2008 US elections, HBO has announced. Game Change will focus on Republican John McCain's presidential campaign and his choice of Palin, then governor...
Spider-Man show director Taymor steps down
March 11, 2011Julie Taymor has stepped down as director of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark after the official opening of the musical was delayed for a sixth time. She will be replaced by a new creative team to oversee rewrites on the show, which was to have opened on...
Charlie Sheen fired from Two and a Half Men TV show
March 08, 2011Actor Charlie Sheen has been fired from the hit US sitcom Two and a Half Men by Warner Bros Television. The studio said it had acted after "careful consideration". The news comes amid a frenzy of US media reports on Sheen's controversial personal...
Pinewood Shepperton studios to help fund UK films
March 08, 2011Pinewood Shepperton, the film and television studios group, has said it will invest millions of pounds in British films. The firm, which unveiled a 31% rise in pre-tax profits to £5.8m, said it was looking to the future with "confidence"...
Rango shoots to top of US box office
March 07, 2011Animated cowboy comedy Rango has shot to the top of the North American box office taking $38m (£23.4m) in its first weekend, according to estimates. It tells the tale of a pet chameleon, voiced by Johnny Depp, who becomes an accidental hero when...
Tyler Perry is NAACP big award winner
March 06, 2011Writer and director Tyler Perry was the big winner at this year's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Image Awards. Perry's film For Colored Girls was named best movie and he also scooped the best director prize for the film...
Proud parents Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem hit the red carpet
February 28, 2011New parents Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem took a night off to attend the 83rd Oscars yesterday evening, stepping out at an official event for the first time since the birth of their son. The proud pair welcomed their first son, baby Leo Encinas...
Oscars 2011: The King's Speech reigns
February 28, 2011British film The King's Speech has been crowned best picture at the Oscars, with star Colin Firth named best actor. Tom Hooper was named best director for the film, which also won for best original screenplay at the ceremony. Its best picture...
Oscars 2011: The King's Speech seeks crown
February 27, 2011The final countdown to the Oscars has begun, with The King's Speech and The Social Network going head to head for the coveted best picture prize. The former, which has taken more than $230m (£142m) at the global box office, has 12 nominations...
Black Swan dances to victory at Spirit awards
February 27, 2011Black Swan was the big winner at the Spirit Awards, the annual event honouring independent US movies and one that acts as a warm-up to the Oscars. The ballet thriller won best film and also earned the best director prize for Darren Aronofksy...