Tarantino's take on WWII draws fire in Germany

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080905/film_nm/tarantino_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080905/2008_09_05t020352_450x289_us_tarantino.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=Mp5OmNKbYbx0lIIObavJIw--' align='left' height='83' width='130' alt='U.S. director Quentin Tarantino gives a cinema master class at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2008. (Christian Hartmann/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Seems you can't even be nasty

Thriller pulls Walker, Christensen in "Deep"

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080905/film_nm/bone_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080905/2008_09_05t020207_323x450_us_bone.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=E6L0TJX1X2o2wvDSpE.yXw--' align='left' height='130' width='93' alt='Actor Paul Walker, one of the cast members of the film 'Flags of Our Fathers' about the epic World War II Battle of Iwo Jima, poses at the film's premiere in Beverly Hills, California October 9, 2006. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Actors Paul Walker and

Samuel Goldwyn to release blues musical

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080905/film_nm/blues_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080905/2008_09_05t010503_450x301_us_blues.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=R66dsud0B8noR6Cv8USzXQ--' align='left' height='86' width='130' alt='Legendary blues guitarist B.B. King performs at the PAETEC Jazz Festival in Baltimore, Maryland on August 11, 2007. (Randall Mikkelsen/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Samuel Goldwyn Films has

Strand bringing "Time" to screens

Reuters - Strand Releasing has

Bollywood film depicts terror threat in Mumbai

Reuters - An anonymous call threatening to bomb

Washington, Hughes brothers on same page for "Book"

Reuters - Denzel Washington will

"Ghostbusters" scares up "Office" writers

Reuters - Who's Sony going

Director Pellington offered "Solace"

Reuters - Director Mark Pellington,

Toronto film festival gets off to a romantic start

Reuters - The curtain rose on the Toronto

CORRECTED: Michael Moore to release free documentary on Web

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080905/film_nm/moore_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080905/2008_09_04t205950_450x300_us_moore.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9kttgvKYUM4itY58oWaRRA--' align='left' height='86' width='130' alt='Michael Moore arrives at the world premiere screening of 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' by U.S. director Steven Spielberg at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 18, 2008. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - In paragraph 4, corrects spokesman's erroneous comment that

Tale of betrayal lures actress Snow

Reuters - "Prom Night" actress

George Washington biopic gets green light

Reuters - "Elegy" scribe Nicholas

"RocknRolla" finds Ritchie back with a vengeance

Reuters - First the good news: Guy

Michael Moore to release free documentary on Web

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080905/film_nm/moore_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080905/2008_09_04t205950_450x300_us_moore.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9kttgvKYUM4itY58oWaRRA--' align='left' height='86' width='130' alt='Michael Moore arrives at the world premiere screening of 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' by U.S. director Steven Spielberg at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 18, 2008. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Firebrand filmmaker Michael Moore

Connelly, Bettany to star in Darwin biopic

Reuters - Real-life husband and wife

Buscemi, Landau sign on as "Company Men"

Reuters - Martin Landau, Steve Zahn,

Man gets prison for crime at Dunst's NYC hotel

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_en_mo/people_kirsten_dunst'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080904/capt.7d4fd2915f124fc19177a328472f82e9.people_kirsten_dunst_nyet295.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=0tyVbaryHZN1jjLAxIQQUA--' align='left' height='130' width='94' alt='In this May 2, 2007 file photo, actress Kirsten Dunst, who portrays Mary Jane in 'Spider-Man 3,' is interviewed on the NBC 'Today' television program in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)' border='0' /></a>AP - A drug addict who was arrested on charges of burglarizing Kirsten Dunst's New York City hotel penthouse suite has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison.</p><br clear='all'/>

Conflict, cartoon, Hathaway lead Venice film charge

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080904/film_nm/venice_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080905/2008_09_04t134956_355x450_us_venice.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=YfZiBC5Nj6XGjsLojQFczg--' align='left' height='130' width='102' alt='The sun sets on the Campanile di San Marco in Venice August 30, 2008. The Venice Film Festival is taking place until September 6, 2008. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - A hand-drawn Japanese cartoon, the tale

Michael Moore to release new film online for free

AP - Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free.

Hathaway sparks early awards buzz

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080904/film_nm/venice_awards_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080904/2008_09_04t110524_305x450_us_venice_awards.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=gxWlxokTdxgxOmT8MhGJqw--' align='left' height='130' width='88' alt='Actress Anne Hathaway arrives for the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival, September 3, 2008. (Max Rossi/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Anne Hathaway's dark role in "Rachel

Columbia Scaring Up Ghostbusters Revival

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080904/en_movies_eo/27375'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080905/capt.dfb9540b7d9ef8da3dfaf058f94acf34.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=e2Mh.CfIVbetQjgIIyJJ8w--' align='left' height='130' width='130' alt='Columbia Scaring Up Ghostbusters Revival(E! Online)' border='0' /></a>E! Online - No need to believe in UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis.</p><br clear='all'/>

Hathaway's dark role sparks early awards buzz

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080904/film_nm/venice_awards_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080904/2008_09_04t110524_305x450_us_venice_awards.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=gxWlxokTdxgxOmT8MhGJqw--' align='left' height='130' width='88' alt='Actress Anne Hathaway arrives for the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival, September 3, 2008. (Max Rossi/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Anne Hathaway's dark role in "Rachel

Hathaway's sparks early awards buzz

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080904/film_nm/venice_awards_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080904/2008_09_04t092246_450x292_us_venice_awards.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=l7gOpfmu51ZqmdZVhY96IA--' align='left' height='84' width='130' alt='U.S. actress Anne Hathaway arrives for the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival September 3, 2008. Hathaway stars in the movie 'Rachel Getting Married' by director Jonathan Demme, which is shown in the competition at the Venice Film Festival. (Max Rossi/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Anne Hathaway's dark role in "Rachel

Iraq film explores soldiers' addiction to danger

Reuters - In "The Hurt Locker," the latest film

Aaron Eckhart Spills Dark Secret of Two-Face's Fate

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080904/en_movies_eo/27196'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080905/capt.0e29af4580980982f15c1f31d4ff1584.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=u9z3zhvj502Oo1lCy5OFIA--' align='left' height='130' width='130' alt='Aaron Eckhart Spills Dark Secret of Two-Face's Fate(E! Online)' border='0' /></a>E! Online - Aaron Eckhart has had a good summer. He can take credit for some of The Dark Knight's awesomeness, with his Harvey Dent/Two-Face baddie getting almost as freaky as Heath Ledger's Joker. But $500 million later, we have to ask him: Two-Face could survive that deadly fall at the construction site, right?</p><br clear='all'/>

Oscar for Capra's 'Prelude to War' given to Army

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_en_mo/prelude_to_war_revisted'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080904/capt.b2fdcca31cb5489bb011b72cb253aac5.oscar_prelude_to_war_camw113.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=XtNlOwRfyeSCwfFBPnUEZQ--' align='left' height='88' width='130' alt='The Oscar statuette for the 1942 documentary film 'Prelude to War' is seen after a ceremony honoring the film in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. The Academy returned the misplaced statuette after it was put up for auction. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)' border='0' /></a>AP - The Army, with a hand from Hollywood, has received a long-lost Oscar back into its ranks.</p><br clear='all'/>

Venice festival schedules showdown with Toronto

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080904/film_nm/venice_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080904/2008_09_04t012157_450x305_us_venice.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=MjP2xvnld9a.JhZrB0bDgQ--' align='left' height='88' width='130' alt='Anne Hathaway poses during a photocall at the Venice Film Festival September 3, 2008. (Max Rossi/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - The Venice Film Festival

War films take new strategy at Toronto fest

Reuters - At this year's Toronto

'Peanuts' animator Bill Melendez dies at 91

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_en_mo/obit_melendez'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080904/capt.1102727abd3448de9b5d3b2252502955.obit_melendez_la115.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=3mO2_hTmUb3jvyHx2I4pkw--' align='left' height='85' width='130' alt='In this Feb. 18, 2000 file photo, Peanuts animator Bill Melendez is seen here in his Sherman Oaks studio in Los Angeles. Melendez, the animator who gave life to the Peanuts characters in scores of TV specials and movies, including holiday classics such as 'A Charlie Brown Christmas,' died Tuesday Sept. 2, 2008 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)' border='0' /></a>AP - Bill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other "Peanuts" characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91.</p><br clear='all'/>

"Mermaid" makes splash on DVD sales chart

Reuters - "The Little Mermaid:

Demme sees cultural echoes in family drama "Rachel"

Reuters - Director Jonathan Demme's

"Rachel" balances smart humor, melancholy

Reuters - Jonathan Demme, most recently

New DVD releases: `Baby Mama,' `Forbidden Kingdom'

AP - Selected home-video releases:

Judge nixes claims in Heath Ledger tape lawsuit

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080903/ap_en_mo/people_heath_ledger_video_lawsuit'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080903/capt.74e96e08672242199b13106a82e66a0e.heath_ledger_video_lawsuit_ny125.jpg?x=112&y=130&q=85&sig=5XWAzdB2KuN8aGAYHCrXxA--' align='left' height='130' width='112' alt='This Nov. 13, 2007 file photo shows actor Heath Ledger attending a special Cinema Society and Hogan hosted screening of 'I'm Not There' at the Chelsea West Cinemas, in New York. A judge says a lawsuit filed by a celebrity reporter over a video that purportedly shows Heath Ledger doing drugs fails to adequately state legal claims. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File )' border='0' /></a>AP - A judge in Los Angeles says a lawsuit filed by a celebrity reporter over a video that purportedly shows Heath Ledger doing drugs fails to adequately state legal claims.</p><br clear='all'/>

Toronto Fest Tries to Tickle Funnybone

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080903/en_movies_eo/27138'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080904/capt.7e08ae34e03d41e1cd1be4438725cb50.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=KwALLE5ksUXTFIkpnbFLyQ--' align='left' height='130' width='130' alt='Toronto Fest Tries to Tickle Funnybone(E! Online)' border='0' /></a>E! Online - Why sweat a war when you can make a porno?</p><br clear='all'/>

Mazar and the Palins' Teen Mom Common Bond

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080903/en_movies_eo/27169'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080904/capt.9e2af4366dc6d08469abf0a8b5ddf2a9.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=B_ltu_w0ggaiFINE0slWPw--' align='left' height='130' width='130' alt='Mazar and the Palins' Teen Mom Common Bond(E! Online)' border='0' /></a>E! Online - Debi Mazar definitely doesn't want to see Sarah Palin as our next vice president, but that doesn't mean the Entourage star doesn't support her in some way.</p><br clear='all'/>

Bleak Japanese animation film brings war to screen

Reuters - The presence of two Japanese animation

Ledger voted top summer movie villain

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080903/film_nm/poll_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080903/2008_09_03t061005_450x297_us_poll.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=RutUtbuSyVcc_FYQqhkPaw--' align='left' height='85' width='130' alt='The late actor Heath Ledger playing his role as The Joker in 'The Dark Knight'. (Warner Bros Studio/Handout/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Heath Ledger's chilling portrayal

Hathaway plays ex-junkie in new family drama

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080903/film_nm/venice_hathaway_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080903/2008_09_03t093422_450x326_us_venice_hathaway.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=OMBxxAbtpdPUpuW0f9NVJw--' align='left' height='94' width='130' alt='U.S. actress Anne Hathaway poses during a photocall at the Venice Film Festival September 3, 2008. Hathaway stars in the movie 'Rachel Getting Married' by director Jonathan Demme which is shown in the competition at the Venice Film Festival. (Max Rossi/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Actress Anne Hathaway takes on an

Hathaway plays ex-drug junkie in new family drama

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080903/film_nm/venice_hathaway_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080903/2008_09_03t093422_450x326_us_venice_hathaway.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=OMBxxAbtpdPUpuW0f9NVJw--' align='left' height='94' width='130' alt='U.S. actress Anne Hathaway poses during a photocall at the Venice Film Festival September 3, 2008. Hathaway stars in the movie 'Rachel Getting Married' by director Jonathan Demme which is shown in the competition at the Venice Film Festival. (Max Rossi/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Actress Anne Hathaway takes on an

Jackie Chan not upset about small role in Olympics

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080903/ap_en_mo/people_chan'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080903/capt.5ed16caa29bc4a7ea1bfc66ce4b0f689.hong_kong_chan_xkc106.jpg?x=115&y=130&q=85&sig=BtDVL3k5lFoZjTnnsfMKHQ--' align='left' height='130' width='115' alt='Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan poses for photographers as he is awarded the honorary professorship from U.S. Savannah College of Art and Design in Hong Kong Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. The college honors Chan's contributions to art and culture. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)' border='0' /></a>AP - Action movie star Jackie Chan said Wednesday he was not upset about his small role in the Beijing Olympics' opening and closing ceremonies because he was happy to play any part in promoting the games.</p><br clear='all'/>

Toronto film fest includes Spike Lee, Coens movies

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080903/ap_en_mo/film_toronto_festival'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080903/capt.c8e2fab0dc7240329c51424b871f863b.film_toronto_festival_nyet264.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=qkWnqYUovLKDnPHGVIR6bA--' align='left' height='130' width='89' alt='In this image released by Focus Features, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand are shown in a scene from, 'Burn After Reading.' (AP Photo/Focus Features, Macall Polay)' border='0' /></a>AP - Sundance is about new talent and small, personal films. Cannes is about highbrow cinema and celebrity-watching.</p><br clear='all'/>

Watchmen Heading to Trial

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080903/en_movies_eo/27035'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080903/capt.62f6addbca133d12d864add1cb1d70a3.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=v78Qkkw9oLz8ivqaBEOJIg--' align='left' height='130' width='130' alt='Watchmen Heading to Trial(E! Online)' border='0' /></a>E! Online - Judgment day for Watchmen is nigh.</p><br clear='all'/>

Toronto film fest looks to lure buy-curious

Reuters - A number of high-profile

Court sets date for studios' "Watchmen" battle

Reuters - The battle between Fox

"Mummy" director unwraps new "Tarzan"

Reuters - The director of the

Charges filed in McConaughey surf battle

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080903/ap_en_mo/people_mcconaughey'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080903/capt.2e1538bcd19942adb6c8c9a1351eaa45.people_matthew_mcconaughey_nyet238.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=OsEQGYGrBRwS.B45nwSlFQ--' align='left' height='130' width='93' alt='In this Aug. 7, 2008 file photo, actor Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves attend the Muxo Private Launch Party in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Shea Walsh, file)' border='0' /></a>AP - Two surfers have been charged with misdemeanor battery for allegedly throwing a photographer into the water as he tried to shoot pictures of Matthew McConaughey surfing, prosecutors said Tuesday.</p><br clear='all'/>

Two Malibu men charged with attacking paparazzo

Reuters - Officials on Tuesday said they

Auction raises cash for Superman's Ohio birthplace

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080902/ap_en_mo/superman_house_auction'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080902/capt.da39da4f8a8e463cbaa91ed17dcd1ca6.superman_house_auction_cd102.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=DBpblteb9_NrG4LGOoUTxQ--' align='left' height='130' width='105' alt='The boyhood home of Superman creator Jerry Siegel in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood is shown Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Organizers of an online charity auction hope to raise at least $50,000 to fix the roof, replace rotting wooden siding and repaint the home where Siegel and Joe Shuster came up with their comic book superhero during the 1930s. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)' border='0' /></a>AP - Superman's run-down house needs your help.</p><br clear='all'/>

Big Knight, Downsized Summer

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080902/en_movies_eo/27006'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080904/capt.80a0f15d171a0cca6ea66e89dad14f8f.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=6sKagKHVu7LeiaVdaCHYoA--' align='left' height='130' width='130' alt='Big Knight, Downsized Summer(E! Online)' border='0' /></a>E! Online - The second-biggest movie in Hollywood history. Sky-high ticket prices. Put them together, and what do you get? Surprisingly, not a record.</p><br clear='all'/>

'Tropic Thunder' retains No. 1 spot at box office

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080902/ap_en_mo/box_office'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080901/2008_08_31t141429_450x300_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=yhHK1AAXoXTHEQ3TxBZxAQ--' align='left' height='86' width='130' alt='Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. in a scene from 'Tropic Thunder' in an image courtesy of DreamWorks Pictures. (Handout/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>AP - "Tropic Thunder" defended its position at the top of the box office with $14.6 million in ticket sales over the long Labor Day weekend. Vin Diesel's sci-fi thriller, "Babylon A.D.," debuted in second place.</p><br clear='all'/>

Jude Law visits Afghanistan to promote peace

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080902/ap_en_mo/people_jude_law'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080901/capt.27724b20922c4bb6aab9d905818cab80.afghanistan_jude_law_xam102.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=cxNg3pJzW1U2AdDN_PVnKQ--' align='left' height='130' width='90' alt='British actor Jude Law speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. Oscar-nominated Law returned to war-ravaged Afghanistan Sunday to help keep a momentum around Peace Day - an annual day of global cease-fire and nonviolence on Sept. 21. Law helped director Jeremy Gilley produce his second documentary film, called 'The Day After Peace.' (AP Photo/Ahmad Massoud)' border='0' /></a>AP - Jude Law is visiting Afghanistan to promote peace in the war-ravaged country.</p><br clear='all'/>

Lohan gets political on blog, sounds off on Palin

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080902/ap_en_mo/people_lindsay_lohan'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080828/capt.6e00089ef32142249479964fabf69b20.people_lindsay_lohan_nyet201.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=bneti9t1WdnTn378sSljwQ--' align='left' height='130' width='94' alt='In this Aug. 14, 2008 file photo, actress Lindsay Lohan poses on the press line at the Apple Lounge grand opening in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)' border='0' /></a>AP - Lindsay Lohan is getting political.</p><br clear='all'/>

Toronto film festival set to kick off Oscar season

Reuters - The Toronto film festival will provide

Singer-actor Jerry Reed dies at the age of 71

AP - Jerry Reed, a singer who appeared in the "Smokey and the Bandit" movies, has died of complications from emphysema at age 71, his longtime booking agent said Tuesday.

Don LaFontaine, voice of movie trailers, dies

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080902/ap_en_mo/obit_lafontaine'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080902/capt.607779bef6b84e578ce7a681f6fcfad1.obit_lafontaine_ny115.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=5kA6do03GqNxBoM91HMrkQ--' align='left' height='130' width='86' alt='In this Feb. 14, 2007 file photo Don LaFontaine, a voice over actor, records a commercial in his recording studio at his Silver Lake home in Los Angeles. LaFontaine, the voice behind thousands of Hollywood movie trailers, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008 at age 68. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)' border='0' /></a>AP - Don LaFontaine, the voice behind thousands of Hollywood movie trailers, has died. He was 68.</p><br clear='all'/>

Real-life Stasi film shows East German oppression

Reuters - Two years after the release of

Hilary Swank to Pack on Pounds for Meaty Role

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080902/en_movies_eo/26938'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080902/capt.8041340cdf5aa9c3a4cb56d53d067d11.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=EfKWrqRjwppfHu41NJOp.g--' align='left' height='130' width='130' alt='Hilary Swank to Pack on Pounds for Meaty Role(E! Online)' border='0' /></a>E! Online - Those concerned over Hilary Swank's plummeting weight can rest easy—maybe. The two-time Oscar nabber is next set to pack on the pounds (and a lot of 'em) to play the lead in French Women Don't Get Fat, an adaptation of Mireille Guiliano's best-selling book, which Swank will also produce.</p><br clear='all'/>

Portman makes directorial debut in Venice

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080902/film_nm/venice_portman_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080902/2008_09_02t102826_450x291_us_venice_portman.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=X3ONsFlCQy8OSS.AsHkQNg--' align='left' height='84' width='130' alt='Natalie Portman poses for photographers during a photocall at the Venice Film Festival September 2, 2008. Portman presented her directorial debut, a short film called 'Eve', which is out of competition at the Venice Film Festival on Monday. (Max Rossi/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Actress Natalie Portman presented her

Casting Couch: Quentin Finds Fraulein; Pen??lope and Pedro Together Again

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080902/en_movies_eo/26813'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080902/capt.c124bb5a13b22faf6eafee204651bb40.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=Ir3hPoXbssu86a40_fzpaw--' align='left' height='130' width='130' alt='Casting Couch: Quentin Finds Fraulein; Pen??lope and Pedro Together Again(E! Online)' border='0' /></a>E! Online - • Quentin Tarantino is swapping muses. Uma Thurman is out and Diane Kruger (Troy) is in as the femme fatale in the Pulpmeister's highly-anticipated World War II drama, Inglorious Bastards.</p><br clear='all'/>

Ethiopian film explores nation's recent violent past

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080902/film_nm/venice_ethiopia_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080902/2008_09_02t085733_362x450_us_venice_ethiopia.jpg?x=104&y=130&q=85&sig=fkjTHlsk7p0SNXf0cwElMg--' align='left' height='130' width='104' alt='Ethiopian director Haile Gerima poses for the photographers during a photocall at the Venice Film Festival September 2, 2008. The movie 'Teza' by director Gerima is presented in competition at the Venice Film Festival. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - A powerful new film chronicles the life

Actress Helen Mirren: I used to 'love' cocaine

AP - Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren said she used to love cocaine, but stopped taking the drug after learning that a Nazi war criminal profited from the trade, according to a magazine.

Lethargy in Venice at film fest's halfway point

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080902/film_nm/venice_critics_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080902/2008_09_02t013429_450x300_us_venice_critics.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9370LzhEaqffnN5jKnwF_A--' align='left' height='86' width='130' alt='Brad Pitt (L) and George Clooney pose on the red carpet at the Film Festival in Venice August 27, 2008. (Max Rossi/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - As the Venice Film Festival

MySpace to launch "High School Musical" contest

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080902/film_nm/myspace_disney_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080902/2008_09_02t011518_450x320_us_myspace_disney.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=dSl08MaXGosAz4.HJs._tA--' align='left' height='92' width='130' alt='Zac Efron (L) and Vanessa Hudgens, stars of the Disney Channel movie 'High School Musical 2' pose at the film's premiere at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California August 14, 2007. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - MySpace plans to launch a contest on

"Insensitive" movies a magnet for protesters

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080902/film_nm/protests_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080902/2008_09_02t013714_450x327_us_protests.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=VM3NmhvCIXPOSwQYOSUBCg--' align='left' height='94' width='130' alt='Mike Myers gestures at the premiere of 'The Love Guru' at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California June 11, 2008. The movie opens in the U.S. on June 20. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - So you've got a new

Perelman in the house for "Poltergeist"

Reuters - He's heeeere . . .

Tarantino gets his German girl

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080902/film_nm/tarantino_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080902/2008_09_02t014641_327x450_us_tarantino.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=69hDC1dZ24Qs6.QtqdEaiA--' align='left' height='130' width='94' alt='German actress Diane Kruger poses on the red carpet for the premiere of the movie 'Valentino: The Last Emperor' directed by Matt Tyrnauer of the U.S at La Fenice Theatre in Venice August 28, 2008. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - German actress Diane

Marilyn Monroe film footage found in Australia

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080902/film_nm/monroe_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080902/2008_09_02t014933_450x303_us_monroe.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=TsJe_.KlbMc.R7KetgIuOw--' align='left' height='87' width='130' alt='People walk past a portrait of Marilyn Monroe as they carry offerings during a procession of Pelebon or The Royal Cremation Ceremony in Ubud, on the Indonesian island of Bali, July 13, 2008. (Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - An amateur film of Marilyn Monroe on

New Orleans celeb faction quiet as Gustav sputters

AP - When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans three years ago, celebrities reacted with a mix of grief, outrage and generosity. All-star telethons raised millions for storm victims, Kanye West and others derided the government's response — even Sean Penn went to the region to personally assist in rescue efforts.

Rapper Ludacris blends music, movie personas

Reuters - Best-known to music fans as

Jude Law in Afghanistan to promote peace

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080901/ap_en_mo/people_jude_law'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080901/capt.bec8379366204e05b77aa004dd2531c9.afghanistan_jude_law_xam101.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=pfQEznlgR0OMLA7utxwJ4w--' align='left' height='99' width='130' alt='British actor Jude Law speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. Oscar-nominated Law returned to war-ravaged Afghanistan Sunday to help keep a momentum around Peace Day - an annual day of global cease-fire and nonviolence on Sept. 21. Law helped director Jeremy Gilley produce his second documentary film, called 'The Day After Peace.' (AP Photo/Ahmad Massoud)' border='0' /></a>AP - Jude Law is visiting Afghanistan to promote peace in the war-ravaged country.</p><br clear='all'/>

Boyle film leads buzz at Telluride Film festival

Reuters - Film fans, directors,

Hollywood endures summertime blues

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080901/film_nm/boxoffice_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080831/2008_08_31t141429_450x300_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=FQOIZOUre2fNZA7zsvwrag--' align='left' height='86' width='130' alt='Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. in a scene from 'Tropic Thunder' in an image courtesy of DreamWorks Pictures. (Handout/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - The lucrative summer moviegoing

Venice critics praise film on Brazilian Indians

Reuters - A new Italian film brings to the screen

Films flounder as Venice festival hits halfway

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080901/film_nm/venice_halfway_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080901/2008_09_01t063202_450x317_us_venice_halfway.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=fByzmiswdUvvR7dNMXg61w--' align='left' height='91' width='130' alt='(L to R) Italian actors Ezio Greggio, Francesca Neri, Silvio Orlando and Alba Rohrwacher, cast members of in competition movie 'Il Papa di Giovanna' by Italian director Pupi Avati, pose on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival August 31, 2008. (Max Rossi/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Blame it on the Hollywood writers'

Natalie Portman Awarded for Social Commitment

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080901/en_movies_eo/26740'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080901/capt.0d20b3193efa3906fe5acd8761e7fc52.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=sECCQLKrxxHukzE82n5izA--' align='left' height='130' width='130' alt='Natalie Portman Awarded for Social Commitment(E! Online)' border='0' /></a>E! Online - Natalie Portman picked up a "humanity award" in Venice on Sunday -- and it wasn't for agreeing to be in her boyfriend's wacky music video.</p><br clear='all'/>

Dark Knight Joins $500 Million Club

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080901/en_movies_eo/26728'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20080901/capt.11fa49b57a79243a82bad6fce0329090.jpg?x=130&y=130&q=85&sig=8zlAfNl3NiVXovwXob8stQ--' align='left' height='130' width='130' alt='Dark Knight Joins $500 Million Club(E! Online)' border='0' /></a>E! Online - The last $100 million is the hardest.</p><br clear='all'/>

"Duchess" a disappointing showcase for Knightley

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080901/film_nm/film_duchess_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080901/2008_08_31t212434_450x351_us_film_duchess.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=y02.33GDDzO2egpmcDY_Iw--' align='left' height='101' width='130' alt='British actress Keira Knightley arrives for the Elle Style Awards in west London February 12, 2008. (Toby Melville/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - In "The Duchess,"

"Babylon A.D." a futuristic mess

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080901/film_nm/film_babylon_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080901/2008_08_31t202926_450x332_us_film_babylon.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=co5G982J25nst4ubR5wWQQ--' align='left' height='95' width='130' alt='Actor Vin Diesel poses for photographers as he arrives before the screening of his film 'Find Me Guilty' at the 32nd American film festival of Deauville in France September 6, 2006. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - After switching things

Fail grade for "College"'calamity

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080901/film_nm/film_college_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080901/2008_08_31t202632_450x319_us_film_college.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=Ffk4gWcCgpe_B87R2oZhwA--' align='left' height='92' width='130' alt=''Superhero Movie' cast member Drake Bell poses at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, March 27, 2008. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - The current youth

Fail grade for "College" calamity

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080901/film_nm/film_college_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080901/2008_08_31t202632_450x319_us_film_college.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=Ffk4gWcCgpe_B87R2oZhwA--' align='left' height='92' width='130' alt=''Superhero Movie' cast member Drake Bell poses at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, March 27, 2008. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - The current youth

"Dark Knight" still No. 1 at foreign box office

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080831/film_nm/boxoffice_overseas_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080901/2008_08_31t195316_450x349_us_boxoffice_overseas.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=M6S6PgzdGTETdWJsBYSRpg--' align='left' height='100' width='130' alt='The 'Batmobile' arrives for the European Premiere of The Dark Knight in Leicester Square in central London July 21, 2008. (Toby Melville/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - "The Dark Knight" led

"Disaster Movie" less funny than real ones

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080831/film_nm/film_disaster_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080901/2008_08_31t194942_450x291_us_film_disaster.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=sIvV9XVARdvz68IoTecprA--' align='left' height='84' width='130' alt='Matt Lanter poses at the U.S. premiere of the new animated film 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' in Hollywood, California August 10, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - The title is something

'Dark Knight' swings past $500 million mark

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080831/ap_en_mo/film_dark_knight'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080828/capt.a8cdba1c89e54f08b79ece010e8878f7.film_hollywood_s_summer_nyet213.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=fE6C75IKMcT04nixvVxRog--' align='left' height='130' width='86' alt='In this file image originally released by Warner Bros., Heath Ledger starring as The Joker, is shown in a scene with Christian Bale, starring as Batman in 'The Dark Knight.' Film starts showing in Germany on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Stephen Vaughan)' border='0' /></a>AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Batman's rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. "The Dark Knight" on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its total to $502.4 million, according to estimates from distributor Warner Bros.</p><br clear='all'/>

"Thunder" still No. 1 at North American box office

Reuters - Action film parody "Tropic Thunder"

Japan's Miyazaki keeps computers out of cartoons

Reuters - Revered Japanese animation director

Actress Beart, director defend new tsunami film

Reuters - French actress Emmanuelle Beart and the

Documentary shows tough reality of doctors in war

Reuters - A new documentary on aid workers in war

Frank film looks at daily life in troubled Kashmir

Reuters - A new film set in Indian Kashmir seeks

Theron attends `Burning Plain' debut in Venice

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080829/ap_en_mo/venice_film_festival_burning_plain'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080829/capt.df338e97a41e492a98fed2aa94b73fc6.italy_venice_film_festival_xven240.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=Jyu0GohEZtXSVFd1nr.ZVQ--' align='left' height='130' width='88' alt='Actress Charlize Theron arrives for the screening of the movie 'The burning plain' at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)' border='0' /></a>AP - Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut, "The Burning Plain," opens with a wide shot of a trailer ablaze in the New Mexico desert. While the landscape appears barren and exposed, it is concealing secrets that drive the story.</p><br clear='all'/>

Iranian film explores transsexual world

AP - Organizers of the Venice Film Festival waited to announce "Khastegi (Tedium)" by first-time Iranian director Bahman Motamedian until the last minute to avoid alerting authorities to its sensitive subject: transsexuals in modern-day Iran.

Hollywood asks: who needs Harry Potter?

Reuters - Boy wizard Harry Potter won't be

Hollywood stuntwoman Hazel Warp dies at 93

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080829/ap_en_mo/obit_warp'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080829/capt.be246b5b6e87431f8341a1d3f94ced36.obit_warp_mtboz201.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=x4TI.zLgLvENHRI2PMWilQ--' align='left' height='100' width='130' alt='Hazel Warp is interviewed at her Livingston, Mont., home Oct. 27, 2005. The former Hollywood stuntwoman, who served as Vivien Leigh's stunt double as Scarlet O'Hara in 'Gone With the Wind,' has died. A spokeswoman at Evergreen Healthcare in Livingston confirmed that Warp died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at Livingston Memorial Hospital. She was 93. ( AP Photo/The Bozeman Chronicle, Erik Petersen)' border='0' /></a>AP - Hazel Warp, who was Vivien Leigh's stunt double in "Gone With the Wind," has died. She was 93.</p><br clear='all'/>

`The Burning Plain' debuts at Venice film festival

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080829/ap_en_mo/venice_film_festival_burning_plain'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080829/capt.95b5022288154f56acae5ea2e098f953.italy_venice_film_festival_xven202.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=OHgZ2AhiUBIoAy9saSi0GQ--' align='left' height='130' width='91' alt='Actress Charlize Theron arrives for the photo call of the movie 'The Burning Plain' at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)' border='0' /></a>AP - Guillermo Arriaga's directorial debut, "The Burning Plain," opens with a wide shot of a trailer ablaze in the New Mexico desert. While the landscape appears barren and exposed, it is concealing secrets that drive the story.</p><br clear='all'/>

New film adds to intrigue of Puccini love life

Reuters - A new film on Giacomo Puccini has

Basinger and Theron team up for complex love story

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080829/film_nm/venice_theron_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080829/2008_08_29t082618_450x262_us_venice_theron.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=fXe2DFG2wszqjNsKvnqvBw--' align='left' height='75' width='130' alt='South African actress Charlize Theron poses at her arrival at the Venice Film Festival August 29, 2008. Theron starred in the movie 'The Burning Plain' by Guillermo Arriaga which was shown in the competition at the Venice Film Festival. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - Oscar winners Kim Basinger and Charlize

Stars over the moon about Obama's speech

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080829/ap_en_mo/cvn_celebrity_sightings'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080828/capt.c932a00f409f471fbc3ac8f91c910095.democratic_convention_codc127.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=_hYzSUfdjQ4n5yzT8ar8BA--' align='left' height='87' width='130' alt='Actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are seen at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)' border='0' /></a>AP - First word on Barack Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech from a bevy of celebrities in attendance was decidedly partisan: "It was excellent," Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie said. "It was amazing."</p><br clear='all'/>

John Lennon movie coming together

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080829/film_nm/lennon_dc'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080829/2008_08_29t014037_450x295_us_lennon.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=x2UOud6AoD6K7dQzwRtv6Q--' align='left' height='85' width='130' alt='A pair of sunglasses worn by John Lennon can be seen with a photo of the famous singer as part of the 'Icons of Music' collection of music memorabilia to be auctioned off for the 'Music Rising' benefit for Gulf Coast musicians, in New York April 16, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)' border='0' /></a>Reuters - The story of John Lennon is

David Duchovny in rehab for sex addiction

AP - David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction.

German studio offers 'Valkyrie' extras settlement

<p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080828/ap_en_mo/film_valkyrie_extras'><img src='http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080828/capt.e6eb5ae51ecb49ce9add45cdec37d443.film_valkyrie_extras_nyet193.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=HvodrD70FXzyZ2gE5UGPQg--' align='left' height='130' width='82' alt='In this image released by MGM and United Artists, Tom Cruise is shown in a scene from the film, 'Valkyrie.' (AP Photo/MGM & United Artists, Frank Connor)' border='0' /></a>AP - A German film studio has offered to negotiate a settlement with a dozen extras who were injured on the set of the Tom Cruise film "Valkyrie," despite their demands that the actor and his production company, United Artists, pay them $11 million.</p><br clear='all'/>