Read more Hollywood stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/244/hollywood.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:53:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74577/new-moon-vamps-to-141m-haul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the third-largest weekend debut ever, The Twilight Saga: New Moon rang up $140.7 million, riding records for a midnight opening and a single day to totals trailing only The Dark Knight and Spider-Man. Audiences were four-fifths female, with the remaining 20% mostly teen boys, USA Today reports. The...http://www.newser.com/story/74577/new-moon-vamps-to-141m-haul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:54:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74560/new-moon-breaks-opening-day-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Twilight sequel raked in $72.7 million yesterday, making it biggest opening day ever. New Moon earned $26 million in midnight showings alone, helping it trump the previous record of $67.2 million earned by Dark Knight . The feat is all the more remarkable because it's outside the usual...http://www.newser.com/story/74560/new-moon-breaks-opening-day-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 14:09:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74283/composers-seek-pay-tune-up-with-teamsters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group of composers for movies and TV seeking a better deal now have the Teamsters in their corner. The musicians, who complain that their pay is shriveling as studios expect them to absorb more costs, were one of the few groups of Hollywood workers not covered by union contracts....http://www.newser.com/story/74283/composers-seek-pay-tune-up-with-teamsters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 4:58:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74079/lauren-bacall-wins-an-oscar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA mere 65 years after her unforgettable screen debut, Lauren Bacall has won an Academy Award. The honorary Oscar was a high point of a ceremony last night in Los Angeles that also celebrated the careers of filmmaker Roger Corman, cinematographer Gordon Willis, and producer John Calley. "I can't believe...http://www.newser.com/story/74079/lauren-bacall-wins-an-oscar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 15:24:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74077/2012-soars-to-top-spot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApocalypse preview 2012 raked in $65 million domestically at the weekend box office, the high end of the prerelease estimate range, en route to a $225 million haul worldwide. The doomsday action flick handily beat A Christmas Carol, which performed strongly in its second weekend in release. A new entry...http://www.newser.com/story/74077/2012-soars-to-top-spot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 13:23:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73612/the-best-of-cold-war-cinema.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMaybe the reason Betsy Sharkey is feeling nostalgic about Cold War flicks is that the era offered a clear, if flawed, idea that we were the good guys. Regardless, it made for some good movies. The Los Angeles Times critic's faves, by "capricious category": Aliens: With "subtexts rich in what...http://www.newser.com/story/73612/the-best-of-cold-war-cinema.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73386/hottest-hollywood-star-toys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMove over Denzel and Julia: In a bid to replicate the second Transformers ' $833 million box-office take, toys are usurping flesh and blood stars as Hollywood's hottest property—and yes, Barbie and Candy Land have agents. Big-name agencies are working with the likes of Mattel and Hasbro—toys are...http://www.newser.com/story/73386/hottest-hollywood-star-toys.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:07:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72879/gentlemen-broncos-falls-flat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDirector Jared Hess became a critics' darling with Napoleon Dynamite . Safe to say he's a darling no more thanks to Gentlemen Broncos , a farce about a teen sci-fi writer. Sean O'Neal , AV Club: "Every frame of Hess’ new film—the wood-paneled walls coated with winking unicorn posters, its characters’ high-waisted-jean-shorts-and-turtlenecks...http://www.newser.com/story/72879/gentlemen-broncos-falls-flat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 12:09:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72771/the-best-horror-movies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStanley Kubrick's the Shining is the best horror film ever made, say the editors of TotalSciFi.com. The film's ''expansive sets, surreal visuals, and an intense performance from Jack Nicholson add up to a film guaranteed to give viewers a sleepless night." The top 10: The Shining (1980) Rosemary's Baby...http://www.newser.com/story/72771/the-best-horror-movies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 17:34:33 CDT