BEN KINGSLEY MEETS MAHMOUD ABBAS
Actor Sir Ben Kingsley (L) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on April 6, 2005. Kingsley, who portrayed Gandhi in the movie of that name is involved in a project to show the movie, dubbed in Arabic, in West Bank and Gaza communities to offer an alternative to violence. (UPI Photo/Omar Rashidi)
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Author Brian Selznick says he doubted his 2007 children's novel "The Inventions of Hugo Cabret" could be adapted for the big screen until he heard Hollywood director Martin Scorsese wanted to do it.
Kathy Bates, George Clooney, Jessica Chastain and Ben Kingsley are to be presenters at this weekend's Screen Actors Guild Awards show in Los Angeles.
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Harrison Ford has signed up for a role in "Ender's Game," a science-fiction film based on Orson Scott Card's novel, The Hollywood Reporter said.
British actor Sacha Baron Cohen says director Martin Scorsese intended to create an enchanting, intelligent work of art with their new family movie "Hugo" and wasn't concerned little ones might find it too long to sit through at 127 minutes.
The 19th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party in Los Angeles raised nearly $4 million for the fight against HIV/AIDS, organizers said.
Emily Mortimer and Michael Stuhlbarg have joined the cast of "Hugo Cabret," the movie Martin Scorsese is now shooting in London, GK Films said Wednesday.
Hollywood filmmaker Martin Scorsese has begun shooting "Hugo Cabret," his first 3D movie, in London, said GK Films and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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