Clint Eastwood honored by National Board of Review

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- John Malkovich and Hugh Laurie, actors known primarily for their dramatic work, are to be guest hosts on "Saturday Night Live" in New York, NBC announced.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Board of Review has announced Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" as its choice for best film of 2008.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. filmmaker Spike Lee said his past projects prepared him well to make the new World War II picture, "Miracle at St. Anna."

MEMPHIS, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A Memphis hospital reported actor Morgan Freeman was in serious condition Monday with injuries he suffered in a northern Mississippi car crash.

WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Batman, DC Comics, Hollywood, Christian Bale and the spirit of the late Heath Ledger are all smiling again this weekend: "The Dark Knight" continued to confound all expectations, earning $76.8 million in its second weekend in domestic distribution.

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (UPI) -- The American Film Institute has named "Vertigo" the best movie in the mystery genre and "The Godfather" the best gangster picture in a new television special.

LOS ANGELES, June 17 (UPI) -- Hollywood film director Sam Raimi reportedly has signed on to direct a movie based on Dennis Lehane's upcoming novel "The Given Day."

ROME, June 14 (UPI) -- Noted Hollywood director Spike Lee tends to unfairly portray Italians in his films, an Italian-American group alleges.

LONDON, June 6 (UPI) -- Clint Eastwood says the lack of black U.S. soldiers in his film, "Flags of Our Fathers," was true to history but Spike Lee insists blacks fought at Iwo Jima.

LOS ANGELES, June 4 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Matt Damon has signed on to portray a rugby player in "Human Factor," a film Clint Eastwood is to shoot next year in South Africa.