The case of 29-year-old married aspiring Edmonton filmmaker Mark Twitchell, who was arrested on Halloween and charged with first degree murder, is both too fantastical to believe and too gruesome to ignore. Fresh from working on a self-funded Star Wars tribute film (Star Wars: Secrets of the Rebellion) that reportedly stars the British actor who once played Boba Fett for George Lucas (Jeremy Bulloch), Twitchell apparently decided to carry out his own personal version of the Showtime TV series...
Mourners are arriving at a church on Chicago's South Side to attend the private funeral service for singer-actress Jennifer Hudson's slain mother, brother and nephew.
A church on the city's South Side was readied Monday for a private funeral service for the slain mother, brother and nephew of singer-actress Jennifer Hudson, a day after a public memorial that drew hundreds of friends, family and fans.
The new James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" enjoyed a record opening weekend in Britain, earning 15.4 million pounds ($25 million) at the box office, Hollywood studio Sony Pictures Entertainment said on Monday.
Fresh on the heels of 2005's critical hit "Kings And Queen," Arnaud Desplechin is returning to American screens this fall with his new film, "A Christmas Tale" (Un Conte de Noel). Already a hit on the international festival circuit, "A Christmas Tale" is also Desplechin's most successful release to date; international box-office receipts for the film have exceeded $4,000,000. indieWIRE caught up with Desplechin after his recent New York Film Festival screenings to discuss the film and his...
James Bond easily claimed the top spot at the weekend box office overseas, even though the 22nd installment of the 007 franchise launched in only three markets.
"Milk" is the first great film to look at civil rights from the perspective of the gay movement.
Sacha Baron Cohen went undercover as his alter ego Bruno on Sunday by crashing a rally in support of a ballot measure that would ban gay marriage in California.
Friends and relatives of Jennifer Hudson listened to spiritual songs and reminisced about her late mother, brother and nephew at a memorial service Sunday at the childhood church of the singer and Oscar-winning actress.
A mild cross-cultural romantic comedy dropped into a few theaters by MGM with all the hoopla of a fugitive entering the Witness Protection Program, "The Other End of the Line" has the dramatic impact of a dropped cell phone call. The MGM film opened Friday, earning a puny $57,000 from 91 theaters.
The pleasant but far-from-pioneering crew of DreamWorks Animation's cheerful 2005 hit "Madagascar" reunite for "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" to similar results.
The cinematic equivalent of a razor blade hidden in an apple, "The Haunting of Molly Hartley" is a teen-oriented horror opus that wouldn't pass muster on the CW network.
Hollywood made audiences repeat senior year. Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" hauled in $15 million to remain the top movie for the second straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
For many storytellers and their audiences, there's no denying a certain fascination with the murderous impulse. Whether the tales are fact-based or fictional, the workings of the twisted psyche enthrall.
On one New York screen, Bruce Campbell’s “My Name is Bruce” led the iW BOT this weekend, according to initial estimates from Rentrak early this afternoon. Independently released through Bruce Campbell Entertainment, the critically reviled film earned a potent $18,777 from its showing at the Sunshine Theater. Directed and starring Campbell, “Bruce” expands over the next two months, with Campbell himself touring to do Q & A’s.
