MOST SEE MOVIE NEWS

• Mexican governor: Gibson to make film in Veracruz

  AP – Sun Dec 6, 4:12 pm ET
  AP

  VERACRUZ, Mexico - A Mexican governor says Mel Gibson will make a movie at a prison in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz next year. Full Story »

• "Nine" makes awkward transition to screen

  Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 10:04 pm ET
  Reuters

  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Any number of movies have served as the basis for stage musicals -- even "Gone With the Wind" was bravely attempted, though with predictable results. Full Story »

• Bennett Miller in talks to direct "Moneyball'

  Reuters – Sun Dec 6, 7:45 pm ET
  Reuters

  LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Capote" filmmaker Bennett Miller is in negotiations to direct "Moneyball," a baseball drama starring Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's who rewrote the unwritten rulebook of baseball. Full Story »

• Nicolas Cage wins UN award for humanitarian work

  AP – Sat Dec 5, 12:22 am ET

  UNITED NATIONS - Nicolas Cage has won a U.N. award night for his humanitarian work and has been appointed a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime. Full Story »

• "Anvil" rocks film documentary awards

  Reuters – Fri Dec 4, 11:04 pm ET

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock on, Anvil. The aging band that never tasted music stardom found a measure of Hollywood fame on Friday when "Anvil, The Story of Anvil" won two film awards, including best documentary, from a key group of moviemakers. Full Story »

• Polanski's house arrest is a splendid captivity

  AP – Fri Dec 4, 1:10 pm ET
  Reuters

  GSTAAD, Switzerland - Roman Polanski's life took a dramatic turn for the better Friday as he traded a Swiss jail for house arrest surrounded by family in his luxury Alpine chalet. Full Story »

• Keira Knightley Makes West End Debut in a 'Misanthrope' Set in Modern London

  Playbill – Mon Dec 7, 6:13 pm ET

  Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley makes her West End debut in a playwright Martin Crimp's new version of Moliere's The Misanthrope, beginning performances at the Comedy Theatre Dec. 5, prior to an official opening Dec. 17. Full Story »

• Russian actor Tikhonov dies at 81

  AP – Fri Dec 4, 11:50 am ET

  MOSCOW - Russian news reports say iconic film actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov has died in Moscow at age 81. Full Story »

• Film star Richard Todd dies at 90

  AP – Fri Dec 4, 11:48 am ET
  AP

  LONDON - Richard Todd, who re-enacted his wartime exploits in the 1962 film "The Longest Day" and was Ian Fleming's choice to play James Bond, has died of cancer at age 90, his family said Friday. Full Story »

• Film Department files for IPO

  Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 4:00 pm ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - West Hollywood-based motion picture finance and production company Film Department Holdings Inc hopes to go public in an initial public offering that would raise $85 million to $100 million. Full Story »

• All-star cast promotes premiere of musical `Nine'

  AP – Fri Dec 4, 9:34 am ET
  AP

  LONDON - Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and Daniel Day-Lewis have appeared in London at the world premiere of the Hollywood movie "Nine." Full Story »

• Mel Gibson to make movie in Mexico prison: state governor

  AFP – Mon Dec 7, 3:11 pm ET
  AFP/File

  XALAPA, Mexico (AFP) - Hollywood actor and director Mel Gibson will clear out a prison to shoot scenes for his second movie in Mexico, to take place next year, according to the governor of Veracruz. Full Story »

• A glance at the Alpine luxury resort of Gstaad

  AP – Fri Dec 4, 9:26 am ET

  Film director Roman Polanski will be confined to his chalet in the Alpine village of Gstaad until the Swiss decide if he will be extradited to the United States for a 32-year-old sex case. Here are some details about the exclusive winter resort: Full Story »

• Fla. judge wants footage in 'Girls Gone Wild' suit

  AP – Fri Dec 4, 9:19 am ET

  PANAMA CITY, Fla. - A judge in Florida wants footage to be turned over to the court so he can decide on a motion to dismiss a civil suit against "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis. Full Story »

• Movie studio The Film Department to go public

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 11:08 am ET

  LOS ANGELES - The Film Department Holdings Inc., a movie studio whose slate of films includes a thriller starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx, is planning to go public, according to a regulatory filing Monday. Full Story »

• Affleck, Holmes, Stewart, Fanning join Sundance

  AP – Fri Dec 4, 7:00 am ET
  AP

  LOS ANGELES - Ben Affleck, Katie Holmes, rapper 50 Cent and "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" co-stars Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning are taking their acts to the Sundance Film Festival. Full Story »

• British TV channel apologises over rat eating row

  AFP – Mon Dec 7, 10:14 am ET
  Ken McKay/ITV

  LONDON (AFP) - The British TV channel behind hit show "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!" apologised Monday for the death of a rat during filming in Australia, as the stars who killed it faced police charges. Full Story »

• `Bruno' pastor runs for mayor of Birmingham, Ala.

  AP – Fri Dec 4, 5:38 am ET
  AP

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Moviegoers know Jody Trautwein as the smiling Alabama pastor who tries to talk Sacha Baron Cohen's character out of being gay in the hit movie "Bruno." Trautwein is now auditioning for another role: Mayor of Birmingham.