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Melissa McCarthy Allegedly Fires Extra from 'Tammy' Set for Abusing Child

May 21, 2013 By Greg Gilman 2 days ago

The "Identity Thief" star allegedly witnessed a young mother mistreating her own child on the set of the upcoming comedy McCarthy is co-directing with husband Ben Falcone

  

Keanu Reeves, Reese Witherspoon Sci-Fi Romance 'Passengers' Acquired by the Weinstein Co.

May 21, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 2 days ago

"Passengers" will be in theaters next year

  

New 'Lone Ranger' Trailer: Armie Hammer Rises From the Dead (Video)

May 21, 2013 By Greg Gilman 2 days ago

Big bangs, booms and Old West villains galore fill the latest look at the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced adventure 

  

'Fast & Furious 6' Review: Bypasses Logic and Drives Straight to the Pleasure Center

May 21, 2013 By Alonso Duralde 2 days ago

All makers of loud, stupid action movies only wish their films delivered as much sheer sensation as this latest installment in the vroom-vroom saga

  

MoviePass Temporarily Removes Wait List, in Advance of Busy Memorial Day Weekend

May 21, 2013 By Brent Lang 2 days ago

The Netflix-like unlimited-movie-ticket service will allow some 30,000 hopeful customers to join without delay

  

'Behind the Candelabra' Review: Sex, Lies & the Closet at Cannes

May 21, 2013 By Sasha Stone 2 days ago

In competition at the festival, Soderbergh's honest, authentic rendering of the passionate, sometimes silly love affair between Liberace and Scott Thorson is his best film in years

  

'The Wolverine' Trailer: In Bed With Jean Grey (Video)

May 21, 2013 By Tim Molloy 3 days ago

Logan wakes up with Jean Gray... but that's not a good thing

  

MovieTickets.Com Signs Pact With Carmike Cinemas (Updated)

May 21, 2013 By Brent Lang 3 days ago

Deal adds more than 2,000 screens

  

Good Morning, Cannes: The Festival Has Female Troubles, Again

May 21, 2013 By Steve Pond 3 days ago

There's only one film directed by a woman in the main competition – and the critics weren’t kind to that film, “A Castle in Italy”

  

'The Hangover Part III' Review: Thank God for Peculiar, Perverse - and Outrageously Funny - Galifianakis

May 20, 2013 By Leah Rozen 3 days ago

Returning fans will enjoy this raucous third outing, though the fun peters out noticeably in the second half as the movie’s overly complicated plot drags on

  

Sleepless in Cannes: Moguls Haunt the Majestic Hotel Bar

May 20, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 3 days ago

Here at the bar there’s a disproportionately large number of Hollywood power players, temporarily taking the place of the Russian oligarchs

  

20 Physically Disabled Characters Played by Able-Bodied Actors (Photos)

May 20, 2013 By Greg Gilman 3 days ago

"Ironside" star Blair Underwood isn't the first able-bodied actor to play a disabled character on television or film

  

MTV's 'Teen Wolf' Star Dylan O'Brien Eyed for DreamWorks' 'Glimmer'

May 20, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 3 days ago

"Shameless" actor Jeremy Allen White will co-star in the found-footage time-travel thriller

  

Claire Danes, James Marsden Struggle as Parents in 'As Cool as I Am' Trailer (Video)

May 20, 2013 By Greg Gilman 3 days ago

The actors play a small-town married couple who have too many problems of their own to acknowledge their daughter's issues

  

Why 'Star Trek Into Darkness' $84 Million Opening Wasn't Enough (Video)

May 20, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 3 days ago

The latest "Star Trek" movie was No. 1 at the U.S. box office and still considered underwhelming

  

Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally Drive Their Kids Into the Woods in 'Kings of Summer' Red Band Trailer (Video)

May 20, 2013 By Greg Gilman 3 days ago

The hit Sundance comedy debuts in theaters on May 31

  

'Star Trek Into Darkness' Needs to Get Younger at Box Office - Fast

May 20, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 3 days ago

Analysis: J.J. Abrams' space epic sequel drew an audience that was 75% over 25, and there's not much time to fix that

  

Jennifer Lawrence Is Blue and in the Buff Again for 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' (Photo)

May 20, 2013 By Greg Gilman 3 days ago

Bryan Singer tweeted first image of the Oscar-winning actress reprising her role as shape-shifting mutant Mystique

  

5 of Summer's Biggest Box-Office Smackdowns

May 20, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 3 days ago

The season's most intriguing head-to-head matchups at the multiplexes kicks off this week with "The Hangover III" vs. "Fast & Furious 6"

  

Cannes Review: Without the Blood Lust, Takashi Miike’s 'Shield of Straw' Draws Boos

May 20, 2013 By Sasha Stone 3 days ago

The Japanese cult director refuses to sell out his premise for the sake of audience satisfaction

  

'Hunger Games' Star Liam Hemsworth to Lead Action Movie 'Aurora Rising'

May 20, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 3 days ago

Christian Gudegast is writing Relativity's upcoming action movie

  

Larry David Is Unrecognizable in HBO's 'Clear History' Teaser (Video)

May 20, 2013 By Greg Gilman 3 days ago

Greg Mottola ("Superbad") directed the comedy premiering in August

  

Kate Hudson Joins Zach Braff in Kickstarter Movie 'Wish I Was Here'

May 20, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 3 days ago

The Oscar-nominated "Almost Famous" star joins Mandy Patinkin, Josh Gad and Anna Kendrick

  

Seth MacFarlane Won't Host Oscars, Recommends Joaquin Phoenix for 2014

May 20, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 3 days ago

MacFarlane divided Hollywood with his performance as host in 2013

  

‘The Simpsons’ Writer Jon Vitti to Script ‘Angry Birds’ Movie (Exclusive)

May 20, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 3 days ago

Fox Animation veteran Catherine Winder has joined the project as a producer

  

New Studio Cinipix to Shoot Film Footage in Outer Space

May 20, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 3 days ago

The space mission will mix innovative filmmaking with a lucrative branding opportunity

  
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