Guild to honor 'Precious' producers
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Producers Guild of America says it plans to honor "Precious: Based on the Novel By Sapphire" with the 2010 Stanley Kramer Award.
Disney nixes 'Captain Nemo' project
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Disney studio has postponed indefinitely production on the adventure film "Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," Variety reported.
CULVER CITY, Calif., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group says it has signed a three-year marketing and distribution deal with CBS Films.
Weitz says he may direct one more film
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. director Chris Weitz says the process of helming films is so exhausting he might only make one more in his career.
Ferrell tops Forbes's overpaid star list
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Comic actor Will Ferrell tops Forbes's 2009 list of Hollywood's Most Overpaid Stars, the magazine has announced.
Model confirms she dated Sean Penn
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Model Jessica White has confirmed she had a brief relationship with Hollywood actor Sean Penn, whose wife filed for a divorce last summer.
'New Moon' breaks advance-ticket record
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The soon-to-be-released vampire film "New Moon" is No. 1 on MovieTickets.com's list of the Top 10 Advance Ticket Sellers of All Time, the U.S. Web site said.
Hudson to play Winnie Mandela in bio-pic
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. singer-actress Jennifer Hudson is set to play Winnie Mandela, the ex-wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, in a new film.
Hamilton to direct Oscar telecast
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Hamish Hamilton has been hired to direct the upcoming 82nd Academy Awards telecast in Los Angeles, show producers announced Wednesday.
Depp is declared 'Sexiest Man Alive'
NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- People magazine has named Hollywood film star Johnny Depp the 2009 Sexiest Man Alive.
O'Neal says he's happy with Fawcett's will
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Ryan O'Neal says he doesn't mind that his late longtime girlfriend Farrah Fawcett didn't leave him anything in her will.
Ga. town celebrates 70 years of 'GWTW'
MARIETTA, Ga., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Seventy couples donned U.S. Civil War-era costumes and danced the Virginia reel in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the film "Gone with the Wind."
Burton exhibit to open at NY's MoMA
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- An exhibition celebrating the work of filmmaker and artist Tim Burton is set to open at New York's Museum of Modern Art, said Syfy, the event's lead sponsor.
5 animated films to get Golden Globe nod
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- There will be five contenders for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Tuesday.
Jet Li, Habitat to build houses in China
CHIANG MAI, Thailand, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Film star Jet Li is teaming with Habitat for Humanity to build and repair houses in China in 2010-11, the organization announced Tuesday.
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