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'Dolce Vita' star asks Fellini fund for money

Anita Ekberg, the star of cult classic "La Dolce Vita", is hard-up and homeless and has asked for money from the foundation of the film's director, Federico Fellini, Italian newspaper La Stampa has reported.

The 80-year-old Swedish-born actress, famous for frolicking in the Trevi fountain with Marcello Mastroianni in an iconic piece of film history, is in an old ...

Jolie hopes Bosnia War movie speaks to her generation

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie didn't plan on directing a movie. But the more she learned about the 1990s Bosnia war, the more she felt responsible for bringing it home to her generation.

Jolie threw her energy into "In the Land of Blood and Honey", writing, co-producing and directing the complex love story set against the horror of the ...

"Hobbit" trailer has film fans buzzing

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Lord of the Rings" movie fans were given an early holiday treat this week with the release of a trailer for prequel "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," whetting their appetites a year before the film hits theaters.

"The Hobbit" is the fourth film in director Peter Jackson's box-office hit "Lord of the Rings" film franchise. It ...

Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, a Bosnian wartime love story which sparked controversy here, will be shown in Sarajevo from next week, distributors said on Thursday.

The movie, a love story between a Muslim woman and a Serb man, prompted speculation in local media that it was the story of a Muslim rape victim who fell in love with her ...

Zhang, Bale blossom together on "Flowers of War"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In 100 years of Chinese film, "The Flowers of War" is the first major title to feature a western movie star. It earned a Golden Globe nomination for best foreign language film, and is China's entry for Oscars.

Budgeted at $100 million and paid for by the Chinese government, "Flowers of War" stars Oscar-winner Christian Bale ...

Charlie Minn's '8 Murders a Day' shows effects of extreme violence in Juarez, Mexico, which saw more than 3,100 murders in 2010

The holiday blockbusters dominating movie theater marquees this time of year will get a lesser known and more serious neighbor at one Las Vegas cineplex next week.

Starting Dec. 30, Regal Village Square will be showing ...

Two years after breakthrough 3D megahit "Avatar," Hollywood is still struggling to decide how best to use the new technology, as filmgoers tire of the novelty and say no to annoying glasses.

While 2011 ends with a couple of well-received 3D movies -- including Steven Spielberg's holiday smash "Tintin" and Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" -- filmmakers need to focus on what ...

Rooney Mara preps for stardom with "Dragon Tattoo"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When director David Fincher decided to make a film of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Hollywood was abuzz with who might play the starring role of abused, vengeance-seeking computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.

Would it be an A-list actress like Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman, or someone completely unknown to audiences?

For Fincher, the Oscar nominated director ...

A Vienna cinema has planned an ironic tribute to Kim Jong-Il, with a free screening Thursday night of a Godzilla-type disaster film produced by the late North Korean dictator in the 1980s.

"Not quite the Film of the Year," the Gartenbaukino cinema said on its website (www.gartenbaukino.at) of the film "Pulgasari," which Kim made in 1985 with ...

The Oscar statuette given to Orson Welles 70 years ago for his critically acclaimed movie "Citizen Kane" has sold at auction for nearly $900,000, organizers said.

Magician David Copperfield was among those clamoring for the golden trophy, but he was the runner-up bidder for the Oscar, which sold to an undisclosed buyer for $861,542, Los Angeles auctioneer Nate ...

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