MOSCOW, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- French film actor Gerard Depardieu was issued a Russian passport after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials said Sunday.
ROME, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- "Django Unchained" director Quentin Tarantino said he will not respond to filmmaker Spike Lee, who called the movie disrespectful and said he would boycott it.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Some members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., said online voting system bugs kept them from casting Oscar ballots.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The Writers Guild of America has nominated "Flight," "Looper," "The Master," "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Zero Dark Thirty" for its Best Original Screenplay award.
PARIS, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- French actress Brigitte Bardot says she will apply for Russian citizenship if French authorities euthanize two sick elephants at a Lyon zoo as planned.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Hollywood's 85th Academy Awards ceremony will include a tribute to the James Bond movie franchise, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, organizers said.
ROME, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino says he is a fan of Italy's low-budget "macaroni westerns," as well as its classic spaghetti westerns.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- "Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas is engaged to DreamWorks Animation Chairwoman Mellody Hobson, The Hollywood Reporter said Thursday.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Open Road Films says it has partnered with Five Star Feature Films to distribute "jOBS," the bio-picture about California computer genius Steve Jobs.
MOSCOW, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has offered Russian citizenship to actor Gerard Depardieu, who is leaving France for tax reasons.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- "Argo," "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "Django Unchained" are among the Producers Guild of America's nominees for Best Picture of 2012.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning sound editor Michael Hopkins, a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Peter Jackson, was killed in a rafting accident in New Zealand, police said.
Carey Mulligan arrives on the red carpet for the World Premiere of "The Great Gatsby" at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center in New York City on May 1, 2013. UPI/John Angelillo
