Jun 27 - By Jessica Mintz, AP Business Writer
Starbucks Corp. is planning a summer publicity blitz for "Arctic Tale," a movie about a walrus and a polar bear narrated by Queen Latifah, using posters and cup-holders that the company hopes will educate coffee drinkers about climate crisis.
Jun 16 - By Sean Yoong, AP Writer
Ethnic Indian fans wrecked cinemas in several Malaysian cities after a nationwide premiere of a long-awaited Tamil film was delayed or canceled due to technical glitches, news reports and a theater employee said Saturday.
Apr 19 - By Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer
One of the photographs in the Virginia Tech killer's "multimedia manifesto" may have been inspired by a bloody South Korean movie, adding to the debate over the influence of pop culture on heinous crimes.
Apr 7 - By Associated Press
An audience expecting to watch a family film was stunned to get an glimpse of a horror movie, which left some parents shaken and the theater chain apologizing for the movie mix-up.
Apr 2 - By Associated Press
Two trained Labradors have sniffed out 50,000 bootleg DVDs in their third success since being deployed last month in Malaysia's mounting anti-movie piracy crackdown, a senior official said Tuesday.
Mar 15 - By Rowan Hooper and Zeeya Merali, New Scientist Writer
The true star of the movie (Image: Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Mar 13 - By Nasser Karimi, AP Writer
The hit American movie "300" has angered Iranians who say the Greeks-vs-Persians action flick insults their ancient culture and provokes animosity against Iran.
Feb 5 - By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched its long-awaited online movie download store, entering a market that has yet to catch on with consumers but is expected to grow rapidly.
Jan 3 - By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer
Hollywood studios have approved a new technology and licensing arrangement that should remove a major obstacle consumers now face with burning movies they buy digitally over the Internet onto a DVD that will play everywhere.
Dec 1 - By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer
A man convicted of sneaking camcorders into movie screenings and selling the pirated tapes in video stores was sentenced Friday to seven years in federal prison.
Nov 27 - By Don Babwin, AP Writer
A public Christmas festival is no place for the Christmas story, the city says. Officials have asked organizers of a downtown Christmas festival, the German Christkindlmarket, to reconsider using a movie studio as a sponsor because it is worried ads for its film "The Nativity Story" might offend non-Christians.
Nov 1 - By Gaia Vince, New Scientist Writer
New high-speed footage of the humble rubber band has treated physicists to a rare insight into the properties of elasticity, and discovered the truth about exactly why an elastic band recoils.
Sep 29 - By Jan Dennis, AP Writer
A small-town theater owner says he wasn't trying to send Hollywood a message when he shut down for two weeks rather than show box-office leader "Jackass 2" or other new releases that he calls "drivel."
Sep 8 - By Bo-Mi Lim, AP Writer
In what has become South Korea's all-time box-office hit, a man and his somewhat dysfunctional family go on a perilous quest to save his daughter after authorities ignore their calls for help. They wind up fighting a man-eating mutant spawned by the U.S. military dumping toxic chemicals into Seoul's major waterway.
Aug 13 - By Anick Jesdanun, AP Internet Writer
The new "X-Men" movie and television shows like "24" are coming to a computer near you.
Jul 1 - By Kelly Olsen, AP Business Writer
South Korean movie stars protested Saturday against a government measure pushed by the United States that they say threatens their film industry by subjecting it to increased competition from Hollywood.
Jul 1 - By Sam Hananel, AP Writer
A Christian-themed movie about a football coach's faith in God is finding an audience in Congress — not so much for its inspirational message, but for the PG rating it received.
Jun 3 - By Sandy Cohen, AP Entertainment Writer
Jessica Alba played starring roles in "King Kong," "Mission Impossible: III" and "The Da Vinci Code." At least she did on Saturday, when she parodied the three blockbusters as the host of the 2006 MTV Movie Awards, known for taking a lighthearted look at the industry it honors.
Apr 28 - By Andrew Bridges, AP Writer
Bodies piling up so quickly it takes dump trucks to haul them away. Barbed wire to keep whole neighborhoods quarantined. It's Hollywood's version of bird flu, a blur of fact and fiction that some scientists say could confuse the public.
Apr 21 - By Associated Press
British director Gurinder Chadha announced Friday that she would direct John Travolta and Jennifer Lopez in a big-screen version of 80s TV show "Dallas."
Apr 20 - By Associated Press
Three eighth-graders have been expelled from Bay Minette Middle School for showing a pornographic movie in their classroom while the teacher's back was turned.
Apr 1 - By Associated Press
America's favorite animated Average Joe is on the big screen, if only for a moment. A 25-second teaser clip of the upcoming "The Simpsons Movie" is being shown to audiences for 20th Century Fox's "Ice Age: The Meltdown," which opened Friday.
Mar 9 - By Associated Press
City officials say there's no substitute for the original when it comes to producing a movie version of the long-running "Dallas" television series.
Feb 27 - By Associated Press
Amateur filmmaker David Lehre first screened his short film "MySpace: The Movie" about a month ago at his 21st birthday party.
Feb 1 - By Associated Press
A television movie about one of the doomed Sept. 11 airplanes was A&E;'s most-watched program ever, a sign that audiences may be ready for a coming spate of movie and TV projects dramatizing the terrorism of five years ago.