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MPAA permits Weinstein Co. to use ‘Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’ title 23 Jul 2013 | 09:05 pm
The spirit of compromise prevailed late Friday in the drawn-out legal battle over the title of director Lee Daniels’ upcoming historical drama “The Butler.” The MPAA overturned its original ruling fr...
‘Fruitvale Station’: Michael B. Jordan Lands Breakthrough Performance (REVIEW) 11 Jul 2013 | 01:33 am
“Fruitvale Station” is more than the dramatization of an obituary. It’s about empathy. In recounting (and slightly fictionalizing) the final day of 22-year-old Oscar Grant’s life, first-time writer-d...
Date with destiny: Ryan Coogler’s ‘Fruitvale Station’ revisits a San Francisco New Year’s Eve tragedy 11 Jul 2013 | 01:25 am
Fruitvale, the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train station in Oakland, Calif., was the last stop in the life of Oscar Grant. His 22 years extended mere minutes into 2009. A San Francisco transit cop, ...
Zhang’s Big Moment! 11 Jul 2013 | 01:18 am
Grandmaster star Zhang Ziyi was awarded the Order of Arts and Letters Chevalier (recognizing significant contributions to the arts) in Beijing, with the French Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti o...
Oscar Grant shooting death: Film delivers a vital message 29 Jun 2013 | 02:51 am
After putting in a full day at UPS, Wanda Johnson rushed to change from her work clothes into a sapphire blue gown. When she arrived at the Grand Lake Theater, she looked red-carpet ready — her dress...
Win A Trip To The ‘Vampire Academy’ Set! 18 Jun 2013 | 09:21 pm
For months, “Vampire Academy” fans have been watching like hawks as the incoming student roster at St. Vladimir’s elite institution for the education of the be-fanged fills out with names. Zoey Deutch...
‘Salinger’: Shane Salerno says documentary answers ‘big questions’ 18 Jun 2013 | 09:13 pm
Screenwriter Shane Salerno (“Savages,” “Shaft”) has spent close to a decade on a singular obsession: the reclusive late author J.D. Salinger. Now his work is finally coming to fruition. Via a flurry o...
Cannes: Weinstein Co. Picks Up Stephen Frears’ ‘Philomena’ 18 Jun 2013 | 09:03 pm
The company forks out $6.5 million for U.S., Canada and Spain rights to the movie that stars Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. The Weinstein Co. has inked a deal for Stephen Frears’ Philomena, paying $6.5 ...
‘Fruitvale Station’ Gets Big Applause at Cannes 28 May 2013 | 10:49 pm
Shot on a low budget of less than a million dollars, Sundance Film Festival winner “Fruitvale Station” is taking the Cannes Film Festival by storm. It’s competing in the “Un Certain Regard” category i...
Cannes: Harvey Weinstein Shows Off A Star-Packed Film Slate 28 May 2013 | 10:35 pm
Nicole Kidman joins him at the Majestic as he previews footage from “Grace of Monaco.” It might as well have been the unofficial start of the 2013 Oscar race. In what has become an annual Cannes ritua...
