http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/twilight-sequel-scores-monster-box-office-opening-1825050.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/twilight-sequel-scores-monster-box-office-opening-1825050.html ]]> <p>The hotly anticipated sequel to vampire romance "Twilight" scored a monster hit at the North American box office on Friday, shattering previous records for midnight openings, reports said.</p> News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/win-an-amazing-trip-for-two-to-washington-dc-1824567.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/win-an-amazing-trip-for-two-to-washington-dc-1824567.html ]]> <p> Academy Award winner Matt Damon (<i>Good Will Hunting</i>, the <i>Bourne</i> movies) stars in <i>The Informant! </i>which comes from Oscar winning director Steven Soderbergh (<i>Traffic</i>, <i>Ocean’s Thirteen</i>). </p> News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:48:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/will-ferrell-tops-list-of-overrated-film-stars-1824133.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/will-ferrell-tops-list-of-overrated-film-stars-1824133.html ]]> <p>He can make people laugh. But is Will Ferrell worth it? If you're a Hollywood film studio, the answer is almost certainly "no". Why else should the comic actor suffer the indignity of being named and shamed as 2009's most "overpaid" major film star? </p> News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/taiwan-director-plans-chen-shuibian-assassination-movie-1824295.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/taiwan-director-plans-chen-shuibian-assassination-movie-1824295.html ]]> <p>Leading Taiwanese movie director Chu Yen-ping plans a black comedy titled "Assassinating Chen Shui-bian" about a plot to kill the island's former president, a report said Thursday.</p> News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/werner-herzog-to-head-berlin-film-festival-jury-1824347.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/werner-herzog-to-head-berlin-film-festival-jury-1824347.html ]]> <p>Oscar-nominated German director Werner Herzog will lead the international jury at the 60th Berlin Film Festival from February 11-21, organisers said on Thursday.</p> News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/unindian-bollywood-promo-sparks-protests-1824810.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/unindian-bollywood-promo-sparks-protests-1824810.html ]]> <p>Promotional posters for a new Bollywood thriller, showing leading actress Kareena Kapoor from behind and apparently naked from the waist up, have got some people's backs up in India.</p> News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/new-movie-reveals-tragedy-ambition-of-brazils-president-1823348.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/new-movie-reveals-tragedy-ambition-of-brazils-president-1823348.html ]]> <p>The premiere of a new movie about the early life of Brazil's phenomenally popular president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left an audience in tears -- and some critics on Wednesday predicting Oscar glory.</p> News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jennifer-hudson-to-play-winnie-mandela-report-1823349.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jennifer-hudson-to-play-winnie-mandela-report-1823349.html <p>Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson is to play Winnie Mandela in a film charting the turbulent life and times of the ex-wife of South Africa's first black president, it was reported Wednesday.</p> News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/15-documentary-oscar-nominees-unveiled--with-glaring-omissions-1823795.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/15-documentary-oscar-nominees-unveiled--with-glaring-omissions-1823795.html ]]> <p>The Academy Awards announced on November 18 the shortlist of 15 films in the Documentary Feature category selected from the preliminary round. Next, they will be voted on by the Documentary Committee who will choose the five final nominees.</p> News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/clerics-cringe-as-indonesians-flock-to-doomsday-film-2012-1824070.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/clerics-cringe-as-indonesians-flock-to-doomsday-film-2012-1824070.html ]]> <p>Hollywood's latest doomsday offering "2012" has caused a storm in Indonesia, with conservative clerics condemning it Thursday as a "provocation against Islam".</p> News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/avatar-soundtrack-details-unveiled-1822575.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/avatar-soundtrack-details-unveiled-1822575.html ]]> <p>Atlantic Records revealed details about Canadian-American director James Cameron's latest 3D film <em>Avatar</em>, which will feature Grammy-nominated singer Leona Lewis singing the film's title song "I see you."</p> News Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/twilightrsquos-new-moon-fastestselling-ticket-in-us-opening-worldwide-1822845.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/twilightrsquos-new-moon-fastestselling-ticket-in-us-opening-worldwide-1822845.html ]]> <p><em>The Twilight Saga: New Moon</em> ticket sales are breaking records at online outlets in the US, accounting for 90 to 94 percent of sales for the second instalment in the teen vampire series. But moviegoers in Europe and countries around the world will get the first peak at the much anticipated film.</p> News Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/why-teens-are-staying-up-until-twilight-1822118.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/why-teens-are-staying-up-until-twilight-1822118.html ]]> <p> He turned to look at me with a wistful expression. His golden eyes held mine and I lost my train of thought. I stared at him until he looked away. </p> News Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:54:09 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/wicker-man-star-woodward-dies-aged-79-1821738.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/wicker-man-star-woodward-dies-aged-79-1821738.html ]]> <p>Edward Woodward, the actor best known for his roles in the 1973 film The Wicker Man and The Equalizer television series, has died, aged 79. </p> News Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chinese-cinema-brings-out-the-big-guns-over-next-month-1822178.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chinese-cinema-brings-out-the-big-guns-over-next-month-1822178.html ]]> <p>The heavyweights of Chinese film are steeling themselves for a box office battle as the country enters its traditionally lucrative end-of-year cinema season.</p> News Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/ryan-reynolds-in-the-know-for-tmi-1822369.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/ryan-reynolds-in-the-know-for-tmi-1822369.html ]]> <p>Rising Canadian star Ryan Reynolds is getting in the know after signing up for romantic comedy "TMI," entertainment industry press reported Tuesday.</p> News Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/blockbusters-and-breakthroughs-the-weeks-us-movie-releases--twilight-fever-high-1822290.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/blockbusters-and-breakthroughs-the-weeks-us-movie-releases--twilight-fever-high-1822290.html ]]> <p>The second installment of the romantic teen vampire hit of 2008, <em>Twilight Saga: New Moon</em> starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, is destined to take the biggest bite of the box office when it releases in the US the weekend of November 20.</p> News Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/actor-edward-woodward-dies-aged-79-1821558.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/actor-edward-woodward-dies-aged-79-1821558.html ]]> <p> Veteran actor Edward Woodward, who was known for his roles in The Wicker Man and The Equalizer, died today. </p> News Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:31:09 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/2012-gets-ahead-of-rivals-at-us-box-office-1821388.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/2012-gets-ahead-of-rivals-at-us-box-office-1821388.html ]]> <p>North American film-goers favored the apocalypse over Christmas this weekend as disaster flick "2012" beat Disney's "A Christmas Carol" to top the box office, according to early estimates Sunday.</p> News Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/screen-legend-lauren-bacall-given-oscar-for-lifes-work-1821595.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/screen-legend-lauren-bacall-given-oscar-for-lifes-work-1821595.html ]]> <p>Hollywood presented its first Oscars of the awards season late Saturday, honoring screen acting legend Lauren Bacall with a statuette for her life's work in film.</p> News Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/hollywoods-most-glamorous-studio-prepares-to-sell-up-1820950.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/hollywoods-most-glamorous-studio-prepares-to-sell-up-1820950.html ]]> <p>Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, once the most powerful and prestigious film studio in all Hollywood, is looking for a buyer to bail it out of nearly $4bn (£2.4bn) of debt. The company that gave the world Tom and Jerry cartoons, The Wizard of Oz, and a host of other classic musicals has said it has begun to explore a "potential sale". </p> News Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/heartthrobs-hollywoods-leading-leading-men-1820964.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/heartthrobs-hollywoods-leading-leading-men-1820964.html ]]> <p>He has set millions of teenage hearts a-flutter and now the Twilight star Robert Pattinson is raising pulses among film executives keen to cash in on his profile.</p> News Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chinas-zhang-yimou-to-release-black-comedy-report-1821149.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chinas-zhang-yimou-to-release-black-comedy-report-1821149.html ]]> <p>Award-winning Chinese director Zhang Yimou has engineered another career shift with his latest movie -- a comedy remake of a Coen brothers thriller with a theme song rapped by the filmmaker himself.</p> News Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/young-indians-look-to-dance-their-way-to-fame-and-fortune-1821188.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/young-indians-look-to-dance-their-way-to-fame-and-fortune-1821188.html ]]> <p>Dancing has always been a part of Bollywood, often with huge casts performing set-piece numbers as the glamorous hero and heroine lip-synch love songs in improbable locations.</p> News Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chinese-actress-zhou-xun-to-be-honored-as-star-of-the-year-1820628.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chinese-actress-zhou-xun-to-be-honored-as-star-of-the-year-1820628.html ]]> <p>Thirty-three-year-old Zhou Xun -- the most popular actress in mainland China -- will be honored with the Star of the Year award at CineAsia exhibition and distribution convention in Hong Kong on December 10.</p> News Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-jameson-empire-awards-done-in-60-seconds-1820278.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-jameson-empire-awards-done-in-60-seconds-1820278.html ]]> <p> It’s simple, budding Spielberg’s and Scorcese’s are invited to take any movie and remake it in no more than 60 seconds. The final five nominees from around the world will have the chance to rub shoulders and share the stage with A-List talent at Jameson Empire Awards on 28 March, 2010, where the winner will be announced. </p> News Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:28:38 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/screen-talk-biels-comic-romp-1819391.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/screen-talk-biels-comic-romp-1819391.html <p> It is an accepted universal comedy truth that after marriage, sex stops. However, a project that has attracted Jessica Biel seems to be willing to miss the point to make a joke. </p> News Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:59 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jackson-movie-passes-200-million-dollar-mark-1820028.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jackson-movie-passes-200-million-dollar-mark-1820028.html ]]> <p>Michael Jackson's posthumous movie farewell "This Is It" has surged past the 200-million-dollar mark in worldwide earnings since its release two weeks ago, Sony Pictures said Thursday.</p> News Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/stockholm-film-festival-salutes-sarandon-carradine-and-besson-1820247.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/stockholm-film-festival-salutes-sarandon-carradine-and-besson-1820247.html ]]> <p>Actress Susan Sarandon, "Hollywood's uncrowned queen" of more than 60 films, will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 20th edition of Stockholm's International Film Festival, November 18-29.</p> News Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/ifps-gotham-awards-salute-independent-films-possible-oscar-nominees-1820047.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/ifps-gotham-awards-salute-independent-films-possible-oscar-nominees-1820047.html ]]> <p>The 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards kicks off the upcoming award season, presenting a series of honors for films released in 2009 that often forecasts favorites for Oscar contenders.</p> News Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/halle-berry-to-receive-sherry-lansing-award-1819147.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/halle-berry-to-receive-sherry-lansing-award-1819147.html ]]> <p>Actress Halle Berry is set to receive the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter's 18th Annual Women in Entertainment event on December 4.</p> News Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/3d-spices-up-battle-for-oscars-animation-glory-1819264.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/3d-spices-up-battle-for-oscars-animation-glory-1819264.html ]]> <p>A record 20 animated films will vie for Oscars glory in a 2010 race stuffed with wildly popular 3D offerings such as "Up," "Astro Boy," "Monsters vs. Aliens" and "Disney's A Christmas Carol."</p> News Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/martin-scorsese-to-receive-golden-globes-cecil-b-demille-award-1819732.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/martin-scorsese-to-receive-golden-globes-cecil-b-demille-award-1819732.html ]]> <p>Director Martin Scorsese will receive the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 17 for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field," a press release issued by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on November 12 stated.</p> News Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/guy-adams-the-dambusters-remake-has-gone-back-into-its-hangar-says-peter-jackson-1817911.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/guy-adams-the-dambusters-remake-has-gone-back-into-its-hangar-says-peter-jackson-1817911.html <p> Earlier this year, Sir David Frost announced to much fanfare that he was to executive-produce a remake of the classic WW2 movie Dambusters, in conjunction with the Director, Producer and all round film mogul Peter Jackson. </p> News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:14:58 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/paltrow-joins-kidman-for-genderbending-danish-girl-1817847.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/paltrow-joins-kidman-for-genderbending-danish-girl-1817847.html ]]> <p>Oscar-winners Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman are to play husband and wife in an upcoming film about the world's first transsexual, it was reported Monday.</p> News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/nasa-on-crusade-to-debunk-2012-apocalypse-myths-1818065.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/nasa-on-crusade-to-debunk-2012-apocalypse-myths-1818065.html ]]> <p>The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.</p> News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/christmas-carol-hits-high-note-at-box-office-1818025.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/christmas-carol-hits-high-note-at-box-office-1818025.html <p>The festive season lured North American movie-goers at the weekend to leave "Disney's A Christmas Carol" on top of the box office rankings, final figures showed Monday.</p> News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/blockbusters-and-breakthroughs-this-weekends-us-movie-releases--disaster-and-animation-set-to-do-battle-1818082.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/blockbusters-and-breakthroughs-this-weekends-us-movie-releases--disaster-and-animation-set-to-do-battle-1818082.html ]]> <p>A disaster film and a highly anticipated animated animal feature are expected to reach the top of the US box office this coming weekend, while a period music movie could cross generations and filmgoers might salute an Oscar-worthy performance in a post-war film.</p> News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/movietv-news-recap-chipmunks-get-earlier-us-release-1818079.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/movietv-news-recap-chipmunks-get-earlier-us-release-1818079.html ]]> <p>The movie and TV news recap for November 10 features Comedy Central Studios Arabia and <em>Alvin and the Chipmunks</em>.</p> News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/christmas-carol-beats-the-dickens-out-of-box-office-rivals-1817447.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/christmas-carol-beats-the-dickens-out-of-box-office-rivals-1817447.html ]]> <p>With more than 40 shopping days left until Christmas, North American theater audiences already had enough holiday cheer to put "Disney's A Christmas Carol" at the top of the box office this week.</p> News Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/foxpop-to-bring-interactive-features-to-dvd-viewing-experience-1817635.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/foxpop-to-bring-interactive-features-to-dvd-viewing-experience-1817635.html ]]> <p>Fox Studios will release a new program in movie DVDs called 'FoxPop' that will allow users to access a constant flow of information, photos, games or trivia about the film they are watching.</p> News Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/movie-news-recap-eminem-to-star-in-3d-horror-film-1817693.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/movie-news-recap-eminem-to-star-in-3d-horror-film-1817693.html ]]> <p>The movie news recap for November 9, 2009 features Eminem who will return to the big screen, Jonas brothers and Cartoon Network's first live-action series.</p> News Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/cartoon-capers-on-the-silver-screen-1816855.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/cartoon-capers-on-the-silver-screen-1816855.html ]]> <p>It began as a flickering optical illusion of a horse running around a ring; transformed into ink splotches resembling a cat or a mouse; and is now a multi-billion pound industry noted for its breathtaking realism.</p> News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/thompson-talked-out-of-support-for-polanski-by-19yearold-student-1816553.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/thompson-talked-out-of-support-for-polanski-by-19yearold-student-1816553.html ]]> <p>Emma Thompson is an Oscar-winning actress whose charisma and outspoken personality have earned her admiration and a reputation as a "strong woman". </p> News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/help-wanted-how-can-we-commit-a-grisly-murder-1816569.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/help-wanted-how-can-we-commit-a-grisly-murder-1816569.html <p>Every horror fan has a favourite celluloid murder scene, be it Hitchcock's slasher shower from Psycho or the gore-fest in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre when teenage hitchhikers are hung on meat hooks.</p> News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bollywood-star-kaif-takes-success-in-her-stride-1816709.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bollywood-star-kaif-takes-success-in-her-stride-1816709.html ]]> <p>Katrina Kaif is one of Bollywood's leading actresses -- the most searched-for Indian female film star on the Internet and a former top model with an A-list boyfriend.</p> News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/indigenous-film-samson-and-delilah-to-get-french-debut-1816747.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/indigenous-film-samson-and-delilah-to-get-french-debut-1816747.html <p>Australian indigenous director Warwick Thornton's gritty love story about two petrol-sniffing Aboriginal teenagers shows in France this month, its first major foreign release after stunning festival audiences worldwide.</p> News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/from-indias-slums-to-the-hell-of-utah-for-danny-boyle-1815730.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/from-indias-slums-to-the-hell-of-utah-for-danny-boyle-1815730.html ]]> <p>His films have explored the heroin-ridden dens of Edinburgh and the heart-wrenching slums of Mumbai. Now the acclaimed British director Danny Boyle will cast his artistic eye over America's Western wilderness with a film that charts the struggle to survive of a lonely mountaineer who was forced to amputate his own arm.</p> News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/lost-chaplin-film-discovered-in-5-can-bought-on-ebay-1815748.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/lost-chaplin-film-discovered-in-5-can-bought-on-ebay-1815748.html ]]> <p>When Morace Park bought a can of nitrate film on eBay for $5, he was surprised to discover that it contained footage of Charlie Chaplin.</p> News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/weekly-film-agenda--fantastic-mr-fox-and-harry-potter-hit-the-screens-in-november-1816468.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/weekly-film-agenda--fantastic-mr-fox-and-harry-potter-hit-the-screens-in-november-1816468.html ]]> <p>The weekly agenda for November 6 features George Clooney as Mr Fox and Harry Potter in the Deathly Hallows. Egypt and Greece host international film festivals and The Oscar season previews with the Governor's Awards ceremony.</p> News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/movie-news-recap-lsquowhite-lightnin-wins-at-11th-mumbai-film-festival-1816551.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/movie-news-recap-lsquowhite-lightnin-wins-at-11th-mumbai-film-festival-1816551.html <p>The movie news recap for November 6 features the Best film winner at the Mumbai international film festival and Disney's christmas international release. </p> News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/europe-north-america-top-dvd-sales-in-october-snow-white-high-in-the-usa-and-france-1816530.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/europe-north-america-top-dvd-sales-in-october-snow-white-high-in-the-usa-and-france-1816530.html ]]> <p>Here are the top DVD sales for the month of October, according to the online retailer Amazon. </p> News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/win-tickets-to-the-world-premiere-of-harry-brown-1815277.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/win-tickets-to-the-world-premiere-of-harry-brown-1815277.html ]]> News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:27:41 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/first-music-then-modelling-ndash-now-fuller-trains-his-sights-on-hollywood-1814781.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/first-music-then-modelling-ndash-now-fuller-trains-his-sights-on-hollywood-1814781.html ]]> <p>The impresario Simon Fuller, who created the Spice Girls and now works with Victoria Beckham in fashion and her husband David in football, is to make his move into the Hollywood film industry. Fuller will be the executive producer of a feature film starring the young British heartthrob Robert Pattinson, known to his legion of young female fans as "RPattz".</p> News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/hollywood-eyes-world-domination-with-risk-1815435.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/hollywood-eyes-world-domination-with-risk-1815435.html ]]> <p>Sony Pictures Entertainment is eyeing global domination after acquiring rights to make a movie version of the classic boardgame "RISK", a statement said Wednesday.</p> News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/movie-news-recap-anthony-hopkins-is-garciarsquos-hemingway-1815538.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/movie-news-recap-anthony-hopkins-is-garciarsquos-hemingway-1815538.html <p>The daily movie news recap for November 5 has Anthony Hopkins as Ernest Hemingway in Andy Garcia's upcoming movie <em>Hemingway and Fuentes</em>. Also, The Sundance Film Festival introduces local screenings of selected movies for the first time.</p> News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/third-sherlock-holmes--trailer-is-out-1815497.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/third-sherlock-holmes--trailer-is-out-1815497.html ]]> <p>A third trailer of Guy Ritchie's newest work <em>Sherlock Holmes</em> is out. It promises Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law in a fun, thrilling adventure and lots of special effects.</p> News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/seeing-double-for-the-2010-oscars-1814484.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/seeing-double-for-the-2010-oscars-1814484.html ]]> <p> Grumpy old men and The Odd Couple never won any Oscars - but next year they could be handing them out. For the first time in the modern era, the biggest event in showbusiness is to have not one, but two hosts. </p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:30:25 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/hollywood-pressure-driving-russell-brand-to-the-barber-1814563.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/hollywood-pressure-driving-russell-brand-to-the-barber-1814563.html ]]> <p> Russell Brand said he will cut his shaggy mane for the sake of his Hollywood career. </p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:33:39 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/brand-new-trailer-for-the-wolfman-1814110.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/brand-new-trailer-for-the-wolfman-1814110.html ]]> <p><em>The Wolfman</em> starring Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt has a new trailer that is thrilling and scary.</p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/weekly-film-agenda-paranormal-releases-around-the-globe-1814159.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/weekly-film-agenda-paranormal-releases-around-the-globe-1814159.html ]]> <p>A selection of film events around the world November 3-6 include international releases for <em>Paranormal Activity</em> and film festivals in New York City, Germany, Taiwan and London.</p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/prince-of-persia-trailer-released-1814318.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/prince-of-persia-trailer-released-1814318.html ]]> <p><em>Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time</em> has a new trailer doing the rounds. Distributed by Walt Disney Studios worldwide and set for an international release May 26, 2010 onwards, the film promises action, fiery special effects and Jake Gyllenhaal.</p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscars-2010-steve-martin-and-alec-baldwin-to-host-1814536.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscars-2010-steve-martin-and-alec-baldwin-to-host-1814536.html ]]> <p>The 82nd Academy Awards will be hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, a press release from oscars.org announced.</p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/osaka-showcases-european-cinema-1814427.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/osaka-showcases-european-cinema-1814427.html ]]> <p>The one month-long Osaka European Film Festival opened in Japan's second largest city on Saturday, bringing works by directors and actors to an audience that rarely has a chance to see such movies.</p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/after-coach-skip-in-fantastic-mr-fox-owen-wilson-will-be-marmaduke-1814329.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/after-coach-skip-in-fantastic-mr-fox-owen-wilson-will-be-marmaduke-1814329.html ]]> <p>Fox's adaption of the comic strip <em>Great Dane Marmaduke</em> will feature Owen Wilson as the voice of Marmaduke.</p> News Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/clooney-caught-in-crossfire-as-war-breaks-out-over-latest-film-1813635.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/clooney-caught-in-crossfire-as-war-breaks-out-over-latest-film-1813635.html ]]> <p>The writer and journalist Jon Ronson must have been thrilled when he learned that George Clooney and Ewan McGregor were to be cast in a film inspired by his book, The Men Who Stare at Goats.</p> News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/terminator-set-for-salvation-as-bidders-line-up-for-rights-1813701.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/terminator-set-for-salvation-as-bidders-line-up-for-rights-1813701.html ]]> <p>The future of the Terminator franchise will be decided by the end of January as bidders line up to buy the rights from Halcyon, the producer that sought bankruptcy protection in September. </p> Business News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/indian-film-my-name-is-khan-gets-international-valentinersquos-day-release-1813864.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/indian-film-my-name-is-khan-gets-international-valentinersquos-day-release-1813864.html <p>Fox has announced international release dates for <em>My name is Khan</em>, India's first film that will release in around 40 countries worldwide.</p> News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/afi-film-festival-connects-with-this-is-it-director-and-film-market-1813866.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/afi-film-festival-connects-with-this-is-it-director-and-film-market-1813866.html ]]> <p>Hollywood is reserved for independent filmmakers this week between the AFI Film Festival featuring plenty of buzz-worthy films and the American Film Market focused on distribution deals for films around the world.</p><p> </p><p> </p> News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/blockbusters-and-breakthroughs-this-weekends-us-film-releases--clooney-and-carrey-eye-the-top-spot-1814053.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/blockbusters-and-breakthroughs-this-weekends-us-film-releases--clooney-and-carrey-eye-the-top-spot-1814053.html <p>In November, releases for the holiday season heat up with schedules filled with big films vying for Oscar consideration and holiday audiences before the end of the year. Big stars with box office appeal and unknowns are set to make an impression in the lineup of films released in the US November 6.</p> News Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/win-the-private-lives-of-pippa-lee-on-dvd-and-a-copy-of-the-book-1802029.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/win-the-private-lives-of-pippa-lee-on-dvd-and-a-copy-of-the-book-1802029.html ]]> <p> Golden Globe nominee Robin Wright Penn and <i>Gossip Girl’s</i> Blake Lively head an all-star cast including, Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder and Julianne Moore, in <i>The Private Lives of Pippa Lee</i>, available on DVD for the first time from 2 November. </p> <p></p> News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:20 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/polanski-offers-swiss-a-sizeable-bail-in-cash-1813196.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/polanski-offers-swiss-a-sizeable-bail-in-cash-1813196.html <p>A lawyer for film director Roman Polanski, who has been held in a Swiss prison since September, says a new bail offer – of a "very, very significant" cash amount – will be filed today. </p> Europe Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/play-truant-and-youll-lose-trust-fund-slumdog-stars-told-1811729.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/play-truant-and-youll-lose-trust-fund-slumdog-stars-told-1811729.html ]]> <p>The two child stars of <i>Slumdog Millionaire</i> are at risk of losing their monthly stipend and their trust fund if they do not start attending school.</p> Asia Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/film-that-exposes-citys-gangs-is-banned-in-birmingham-1811739.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/film-that-exposes-citys-gangs-is-banned-in-birmingham-1811739.html ]]> <p>When an acclaimed filmmaker decided to make her next feature in Birmingham, it was because she wanted to put the city on the cinematic map. Penny Woolcock has certainly done that, although not in the way that she might have wished, instead sparking a row with the police.</p> News Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/french-prison-thriller-a-prophet-named-best-film-at--london-film-festival-1811370.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/french-prison-thriller-a-prophet-named-best-film-at--london-film-festival-1811370.html <p> French prison thriller A Prophet was hailed a "masterpiece" as it scooped the London Film Festival's inaugural best film prize. </p> News Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:19:02 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-shining-declared-scariest-horror-film-ever-1810308.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-shining-declared-scariest-horror-film-ever-1810308.html ]]> <p> The Shining has been declared the scariest horror film every made by top film website Totalscifionline.com. </p> News Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:45:04 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/guy-adams-behold-the-staggering-hypocrisy-of-michael-moore-1810738.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/guy-adams-behold-the-staggering-hypocrisy-of-michael-moore-1810738.html <p> Mr Michael Moore is a very great documentary maker; possibly the best that Hollywood has ever seen. </p> News Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:35:23 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/doctor-parnassus-makes-grand-debut-in-european-box-offices-1810670.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/doctor-parnassus-makes-grand-debut-in-european-box-offices-1810670.html ]]> <p>Heath Ledger's final screen performance in Terry Gilliam's <em>‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'</em> is raging at select European box offices this week as it earned a whopping $2.7 million in its first weekend in Italy.</p> News Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jackson-movie-offers-glimpse-of-future-1810848.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jackson-movie-offers-glimpse-of-future-1810848.html ]]> <p>Michael Jackson's "This Is It" blazed across worldwide cinema screens Tuesday, but the movie will do little to answer lingering questions swirling around the singer's final days.</p> News Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jackson-movie-a-thriller-in-worldwide-premiere-1810800.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jackson-movie-a-thriller-in-worldwide-premiere-1810800.html <p>Michael Jackson delivered a posthumous thriller Tuesday as fans flocked to worldwide premieres of a documentary film billed as the final concert performance of the King of Pop.</p> News Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/actor-val-kilmer-to-play-journalist-in-georgia-war-film-1810689.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/actor-val-kilmer-to-play-journalist-in-georgia-war-film-1810689.html ]]> <p>US actor Val Kilmer has arrived in Georgia to portray a journalist covering last year's Georgia-Russia war in a Hollywood film about the conflict, the movie's co-producer said Tuesday.</p> News Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/daniel-daylewis-honoured-with-british-award-1810241.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/daniel-daylewis-honoured-with-british-award-1810241.html ]]> <p> Hollywood star Daniel Day-Lewis is to receive an honour from the British Independent Film Awards. </p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:32:30 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/fans-flock-to-london-for-premiere-of-michael-jackson-film-this-is-it-1810232.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/fans-flock-to-london-for-premiere-of-michael-jackson-film-this-is-it-1810232.html ]]> <p> Michael Jackson fans are expected to flock to London tonight for a premiere of a film showing the late entertainer rehearsing for live shows which would never happen. </p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:57:33 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscarwinning-director-why-im-leaving-scientology-1809929.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscarwinning-director-why-im-leaving-scientology-1809929.html ]]> <p>Paul Haggis, the Oscar-winning film-maker, has resigned from the Church of Scientology in an explosive letter that damns what he calls the organisation's "hate-filled" and "bigoted" opposition to gay marriage.</p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/blockbusters-and-breakthroughs-this-weekends-us--movie-releases--this-is-it-selling-out-1809873.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/blockbusters-and-breakthroughs-this-weekends-us--movie-releases--this-is-it-selling-out-1809873.html ]]> <p>Already breaking advance ticket sales records, the big thriller this Halloween weekend will be the Michael Jackson documentary,<em> This Is It</em>, releasing worldwide on October 28, and destined to shove horror phenomenon <em>Paranormal Activity</em> off the top of the US box office.</p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/sony-netflix-in-deal-to-stream-movies-using-ps3-1809907.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/sony-netflix-in-deal-to-stream-movies-using-ps3-1809907.html <p>Sony and Netflix announced on Monday that PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to use the game console to stream movies and TV shows to their television sets or computers.</p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/halloween-movies-scared-off-by-paranormal-activity-1810154.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/halloween-movies-scared-off-by-paranormal-activity-1810154.html ]]> <p>Low-budget film <em>Paranormal Activity</em> won the box office battle of the fright films the past weekend, as the release opened wider across the US. The phenomenon benefited from the buzz through free midnight screenings, word-of-mouth, and an online marketing buzz building momentum. But even the critics agree -- the movie is terrifying.</p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chinese-moviemakers-keep-faith-with-martial-arts-1810067.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chinese-moviemakers-keep-faith-with-martial-arts-1810067.html <p>The Chinese film industry is hoping a little more martial arts magic will woo international audiences over the next 12 months with two productions set to take familiar stories one step further.</p> News Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/twilight-heartthrob-robert-pattinson-voted-favourite-vampire-1809731.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/twilight-heartthrob-robert-pattinson-voted-favourite-vampire-1809731.html ]]> <p> Twilight heart-throb Robert Pattinson's character Edward Cullen has been hailed film buffs' favourite movie vampire. </p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:55:51 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/guy-adams-oscar-winning-director-angrily-quits-the-church-of-scientology-1809677.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/guy-adams-oscar-winning-director-angrily-quits-the-church-of-scientology-1809677.html <p> Whichever way you look at it, the past few weeks have been tricky for the Church of Scientology’s normally-smooth PR machine. </p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:56:39 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/drag-queen-movie-challenges-russian-attitudes-1809309.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/drag-queen-movie-challenges-russian-attitudes-1809309.html ]]> <p>Resplendent in pink satin and ostrich feathers, a drag queen runs through a tumbledown Russian village, miming to Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive".</p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jackson-fans-protest-this-is-it-concert-spectacular-1809327.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jackson-fans-protest-this-is-it-concert-spectacular-1809327.html ]]> <p>Angry Michael Jackson fans have launched an online protest about the singer's posthumous concert movie, claiming the film hides the truth about the "King of Pop's" tragic last days.</p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jackson-fans-prepare-for-concert-movie-farewell-1809507.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jackson-fans-prepare-for-concert-movie-farewell-1809507.html <p>Michael Jackson fans will get a tantalizing glimpse of what might have been Tuesday as the movie charting the tragic singer's final concert rehearsals makes its long-awaited premiere.</p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/afi-film-fest-offers-free-tickets-while-they-last-1809571.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/afi-film-fest-offers-free-tickets-while-they-last-1809571.html ]]> <p>This 23rd year of the film fest, in an unprecedented move, the American Film Institute's Film Fest will offer free tickets in its "See a Film on Us" initiative. In a welcome move, AFI will make complimentary tickets available for all screenings during its event, October 30-November 7, happening at the famous Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.</p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bulgarian-film-takes-tokyo-gong-1809537.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bulgarian-film-takes-tokyo-gong-1809537.html ]]> <p>The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) Sunday gave its top award to Bulgarian film "Eastern Plays", directed by Kamen Kalev.</p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/paranormal-came--conquered-saw--and--box-office-1809509.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/paranormal-came--conquered-saw--and--box-office-1809509.html ]]> <p>Low-budget sensation "Paranormal Activity" slayed its horror film competitors including "Saw VI" to claim North America's pre-Halloween box office, weekend estimates showed Sunday on the heels of rave word-of-mouth reviews and clever marketing.</p> News Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/us-files-polanski-extradition-request-1808670.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/us-files-polanski-extradition-request-1808670.html ]]> <p> The United States has asked Switzerland to hand over Roman Polanski to authorities in California, where he could serve up to two years in prison for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. </p> News Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:18:12 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/gay-nazi-movie-triumphs-at-rome-film-festival-1808669.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/gay-nazi-movie-triumphs-at-rome-film-festival-1808669.html ]]> <p> A Danish movie about a gay love affair between two members of a neo-Nazi group won top honours at the Rome Film Festival, while Helen Mirren won the best actress award. </p> News Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:12:19 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/saw-star-carves-out-success-as-psychopath-1809074.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/saw-star-carves-out-success-as-psychopath-1809074.html ]]> <p>After spending most of his acting career in supporting roles, Tobin Bell is only just getting used to life as one of the most terrifying serial killers in Hollywood history.</p> News Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/paranormal-activity-scares-up-boxoffice-delight-1809121.html http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/paranormal-activity-scares-up-boxoffice-delight-1809121.html ]]> <p>Fueled by rave word-of-mouth reviews and clever marketing, micro-budget horror film "Paranormal Activity" has taken the box office by storm to become one of the year's most unlikely hits.</p> News Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100