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Moviegoers More Into Shrek Than Sex

Sun, 30 May 2010 14:51:14 CDT

Movie audiences are showing more appetite for Shrek than sex over Memorial Day weekend. The animated sequel Shrek Forever After remained the No. 1 movie for a second weekend with $43.3 million from Friday to today. The film raised its domestic total to $133.1 million.

Russell Crowe Walks Out on Interviewer

M. Morris — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:15:00 CDT

He didn't throw anything, but Russell Crowe is making headlines again for his temper. The Robin Hood star walked out on a BBC interviewer who pushed him a bit too far with questions about the legendary outlaw's accent—and some stale gossip about Gladiator. "Front Row" host Mark Lawson said...

Gritty Robin Hood Misses Bulls-Eye

Rob Quinn — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:19:49 CDT

Naturally Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe doen't skimp on fights or period color in their gritty take on Robin Hood , but they've both done better, say critics, than this downbeat tale some feel lacks a "beating heart." "it’s reassuring to see Russell Crowe back in fighting form, but the villains...

14 Films Buzzing at Cannes

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:14:16 CDT

The Cannes Film Festival opens today with the premiere of Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood . Despite that high-profile event, the festival lineup offers fewer household names this year, the AP reports. Only one US film is in the running for the top prize: Doug Liman’s Fair Game , based on Valerie Plame’s...

New Book Bares Russell Crowe's Crazy Side

M. Morris — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:21:00 CDT

With Russell Crowe's latest film on the horizon, a new book about DreamWorks is perfectly timed to take advantage of curiosity about the famously short-tempered actor. Some juicy details from Nicole LaPorte's The Men Who Would Be King: An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and a Company called DreamWorks,...

'Robin Hood Was a Loan Shark'

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:56:25 CST

He robbed from the rich, but Robin Hood didn't just give it away to the poor—he loaned them money at stiff interest rates like some kind of medieval loan shark, claims a new book. One of the earliest historical references to the outlaw of Sherwood Forest, a ballad from...

Economists Demand 'Robin Hood' Tax on Speculators

Jane Yager — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:29:53 CST

Hundreds of the world's leading economists want banks to pay for the mess they've made—with an international " Robin Hood tax " that would raise funds to fight climate change and global poverty. Some 350 economists from 35 countries, including two Nobel prizewinners, have written to G20 leaders urging them to...

Somali Pirates Will Donate Booty to Haiti

Will McCahill — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:14:00 CST

Saying the US and Europe “have no moral authority” to control the aid going to Haiti, Somali pirates say they plan to donate booty from their hijackings to the relief effort. The pirates have taken in more than $150 million in the past 2 years, by one estimate, and now...

Avatar Success Sparks 3D Rush in Tinseltown

Harry Kimball — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:31:06 CST

The unexpected-by-some success of Avatar ’s 3D iteration has sparked a flurry in Hollywood, with big names screaming for the chance to make their audiences wear funny glasses. Sharon Waxman has it on good authority that Ridley Scott wants his upcoming Robin Hood flick released in 3D, and that the...