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'Do The Right Thing' still asks burning questions

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:36:25 -0700

AP - Twenty years later, the trash can is still crashing through America's window.

'Do The Right Thing' still asks burning questions

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:26:16 -0700

AP - Twenty years later, the trash can is still crashing through America's window. At the climax of Spike Lee's 1989 drama "Do The Right Thing," the eternal battle between love and hate teeters on a razor's edge.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 14-20

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:56:15 -0700

AP - Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 14-20:

Jen Tops Brad With All-Time Best Christmas Opening

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:30:54 -0800

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Jennifer Aniston's latest film beat out ex-husband Brad Pitt's at the box office, scoring the all-time best Christmas Day opening.

Jen's new romantic comedy, "Marley & Me," based on the bestselling novel about a loveable but incorrigible Labrador Retriever, opened at all all-time Christmas No. 1 with $14.75 million in ticket sales, according to preliminary box office numbers. The previous record was held by "Ali" with 10.2 million.

Meanwhile Brad's film "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" followed in second with $11.8 million.

Click inside to see the rest of the Top 5, and to find out which films you should See or Skip at the movies this weekend!

See It / Skip It: 'Cadillac Records' & 'Frost/Nixon'

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:58:48 -0800

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Should you see "Cadillac Records" or "Frost/Nixon" this weekend?

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Update: Roger Ebert Attacked By Critic

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:19:56 -0700

TORONTO, Canada -- It wasn't just a movie and popcorn for film critic Roger Ebert when he attended a screening at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday.

According to the NY Daily News, Roger was attacked by New York Post film critic Lou Lumenick, as the Chicago Sun-Times writer attended "Slumdog Millionaire" a film by Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting") that's been receiving Oscar buzz.

New Hosts Named For 'At The Movies'

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:19:00 -0700

BURBANK, CALIF. -- One day after news came that Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper were exiting the long-running movie review program "At the Movies," the production company responsible for the show wasted no time in announcing its plans to continue the series. Taking on co-hosting duties are Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz.

The move illustrates a not so secret Hollywood practice: putting in place a contingency plan in case contract negotiations and other circumstances do not favor the producer. In this instance, Ebert's health has prevented his return to the series and media reports say Roeper could not come to financial terms with Disney-ABC Domestic Television, which distributes the program.