Paramount Pictures, which released all three of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather films, is suing the estate of Mario Puzo, the author of the original 1969 novel, for publishing another book based on the franchise's characters without getting the studio’s permission. According to Reuters,...
Mother Earth is the only true star of the San Francisco Green Film Festival. It is one of the only film festivals focused on all things green and will grace the Bay Area from March 1 to 7, 2012. Organizers expect to showcase 40 films representing the best in environmental issues. The festival...
There are just two original songs in contention for the Oscar this year. Both musical numbers were composed specifically for their respective films and demonstrate tunes that match a movie. The Muppets and Rio are the nominees so each face 50/50 odds of winning. Jason Segal sings ‘Man or Muppet’...
Not all documentaries need to be long to tell a compelling tale. The short subject category proves that shorter documentaries can still pack a punch. At their essence these are provoking films that bring together art and journalism. The following are the 2012 contenders for best short documentary...
Animation is not just for children. Some of the best films this year were Academy Award nominated cartoons. Just like any movie these productions gave audiences storytelling at its finest. The following are the top five contenders for Best Animated Film in 2012: A Cat in Paris: Set against a...
Jennifer Aniston is no stranger to baring it all on camera. Aniston has had nude scenes in previous films like The Break-Up, and The Good Girl and even appeared in nothing but a necktie on the cover of GQ. Clearly this is a confident woman. So it should come as no surprise that the actress didn't...
Actor Antonio Banderas has signed on to play famous artist Pablo Picasso in an upcoming film. The film, titled 33 Dias, will focus on 33 days in 1937, when Picasso was working on his mural Guernica, which was the artist’s response to the destruction of the Spanish town of the same name during the...
Taylor Swift didn’t have a valentine this year, so on the day of love, she celebrated being single with a “pathetic single girls party.” Swift, 22, appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show alongside her The Lorax co-star, Zac Efron, and talked about her Valentine’s Day. Taylor Swift at the premiere of...
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has another rating battle with the MPAA on its hands. The independent studio announced Tuesday that it plans on appealing the MPAA’s R-rating on a documentary called Bully, which focuses on the victims of bullying in schools in the US. Entertainment Weekly reports that...