‘Unbroken’ wins Japan film awards
"The Unbroken," Setsuro Wakamatsu's corporate meller about intrigue in a major airline, modeled on recently bankrupted Japan Airlines, was named best picture at the 33rd Japan Academy Awards ceremony…
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Tribeca picks up ‘Road, Movie’
Dev Benegal's Hindi-language "Road, Movie" has been picked up for U.S. distribution by Tribeca Film.
Rahman embarks on world tour
Oscar- and Grammy-winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman ("Slumdog Millionaire") has joined hands with creative director Amy Tinkham for his Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour.
Universal opens Asia themepark
Universal Studios will open its largest theme park in Asia at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore's freshly minted casino/leisure complex, to the public on March 18.
Bill Maher to GOP: Stop Complaining About Hollywood Values
Bill Maher writes in a special Variety essay that conservatives, prone to aiming their fire at Hollywood on Oscar weekend, should stop griping about industry liberals, and "one of the few industries…
Bill Maher: Don’t screw with our prom!
New Rule: Conservatives have to stop complaining about Hollywood values.
Burnett gets into the Palin TV business
Five years ago, Mark Burnett helped rehab Martha Stewart's image and turn the polarizing jailbird into a mainstream star.
Roundup and Recap: Protests at Mayor’s Oscar Fete
Unions were planning a protest outside of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's pre-Oscar party this evening at his official residence in Hancock Park. They plan to stage a "mock red carpet" to…
Pair game for a fight
The ousted heads of the studio responsible for last year's bestselling videogame are firing back at Activision.
Artists and Activists: Too Addled for 2010?
Manifest Equality, a temporary gallery that is set up this week in the fluorescent lighted space of an old Big Lots near the intersection of Sunset and Vine, is an impressive and even overwhelming…
Oscar’s twist of fetes
The recession may have hit Hollywood, but during the days leading to the Academy Awards, even Hollywood can overcome grim economic numbers to really get the parties started.
