Governor offers to help US actors - BBC News

Actors union huddles over Hollywood labour stalemate Reuters - 8 hours ago By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A day after their counterproposal to major studios' "final" contract offer was rebuffed, Screen Actors Guild leaders ...

Hollywood actors move closer to strike AFP - Jul 10, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Hollywood's top actors' union appeared closer to strike late Thursday after the studios group said the actors had given no ground in ...

US actors' dispute looks set to drag on Digital Spy, UK - 1 hour ago By Dave West, Media Correspondent The industrial dispute between US actors and TV and film producers is likely to continue through the summer after the ...

Producers make final offer Burbank Leader,  United States - 7 hours ago Chief negotiator for the Screen Actors Guild says it didn’t reject deal, but offered a ‘comprehensive counterproposal.’ By Angela Hokanson BURBANK ...

Anti-smoking spots to go on DVDs showing tobacco use - New York Daily News

Anti-smoking warnings on new DVDs RTE.ie, Ireland - 58 minutes ago Five major film studios will include anti-smoking warnings on DVDs of films that feature tobacco use. According to Variety, Paramount, Sony, Universal, ...

DVDs Will Include Antismoking Announcements Wall Street Journal - 7 hours ago By LAUREN AE SCHUKER Six major Hollywood studios have agreed to place antismoking public-service announcements on all DVDs of new, youth-oriented films ...

Arnie: Don't stub out movie smokes The Press Association - 10 hours ago Cigar-loving Arnold Schwarzenegger says children need to be warned often about the dangers of smoking, but Hollywood should not feel pressured to ban ...

Antismoking Announcements for DVDs New York Times, United States - 10 hours ago By MICHAEL CIEPLY; Compiled by Julie Bloom Six major film studios have agreed to include antismoking public service announcements produced by the California ...

DVDs to include ads on danger of smoking Los Angeles Times, CA - Jul 11, 2008 UNDER FIRE: The American Medical Assn. Alliance has criticized “The Incredible Hulk,” saying the character played by William Hurt, above, has a cigar in ...

Anti-Smoking Announcements On New DVDs eFluxMedia - 2 hours ago By Diane Smith Six major film studios reached an agreement yesterday to place anti-smoking ads on new movie DVDs, a move which intends to influence children ...

Schwarzenegger promotes anti-smoking message in movies WZZM, MI - 2 hours ago Arnold Schwarzenegger is getting involved in the movies again. Actually he's getting involved in influencing what's in those movies. ...

Hollywood Studios Come Forward to Prevent Smoking Among Kids The Money Times, India - 4 hours ago by Bithika Khargarhia - July 12, 2008 - 0 comments Several organizations in the United States have already been making immense efforts for smoking cessation ...

Film Studios Join Efforts to Include Antismoking Announcements on DVDs Enews 2.0, UK - 6 hours ago By Julia Bonelli Six major Hollywood film studios joined in the agreement to include antismoking public service announcements produced by the California ...

Smoking governor joins crusade against teen smoking Sacramento Bee,  USA - 7 hours ago By Kevin Yamamura - kyamamura@sacbee.com Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is known for his cigar-a-day habit. But that's not stopping him from putting his muscle ...

Arnie against banning smoking from films for kids Thaindian.com, Thailand - 5 hours ago London, July 12 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger scoffs at the suggestion that smoking should be banned from films aimed at children. ...

HBO's drama of Marines in Iraq has gritty edge - San Jose Mercury News

"Generation Kill" offers insider look at the Iraq war Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 4 hours ago BY BILL GOODYKOONTZ We have seen no shortage of films and television series about the war in Iraq. Actually, that's not entirely true. ...

Generation Kill is not your typical Hollywood war movie Vancouver Sun,  Canada - 5 hours ago BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The dusty desert flats and frantic firefights of Iraq are a world removed from the red carpets and paparazzi flashes of Hollywood, ...

Are you ready for Iraq immersion? Globe and Mail, Canada - 8 hours ago BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. -- American viewers may be unprepared for the shock and awe of HBO's Generation Kill. And those in the minority still supporting the ...

Iraq at the Movies New York Times, United States - 9 hours ago By Eric Owles BAGHDAD — We recently wrote about some of our favorite books on the Iraq war. Commentators added some of their own excellent suggestions, ...

STARGAZING | ‘Generation Kill’ makers had Marine backup Kansas City Star, MO - 11 hours ago Eric Kocher (center) with David Simon (left) and Ed Burns on the set of “Generation Kill.” Olivia Newton-John, who starred in the hit movie version of the ...

'Generation Kill' Captures War's Lulls and Horrors Washington Post, United States - 11 hours ago By Jonathan Finer War is often, and aptly, described as long stretches of boredom punctuated by moments of terror. Many movies get the latter right. ...

On HBO, The Fierce Tug of War Washington Post, United States - 12 hours ago By Tom Shales Making an earnest attempt to fake magnanimity, the commanding officer approaches a small group of his men and tells them he wants to know ...

Not War Weary But War Wary Hartford Courant, United States - 17 hours ago By ROGER CATLIN | Courant TV Critic Movies made about the five-year engagement in Iraq haven't caught on at the box office. The only television series made ...

A war-weary America may not embrace HBO's new mini-series on the ... guardian.co.uk, UK - 19 hours ago When it comes to depictions of the Iraq war, Hollywood is in the habit of throwing good money after bad. A spate of films based on the conflict have flopped ...

"Generation Kill": Band of brothers for a new age Kansas City Star, MO - 19 hours ago After five years fulfilling his epic vision for “The Wire,” David Simon has returned to his journalistic roots with “Generation Kill,” a seven-part ...

Critic: 'Generation Kill' Feels All Too Familiar NPR - 21 hours ago Day to Day, July 11, 2008 · HBO's new miniseries Generation Kill starts this Sunday. TV critic Andrew Wallenstein says the newest dramatization of the war ...

'Generation Kill' Takes Television To The War Zone NPR - 23 hours ago Fresh Air from WHYY, July 11, 2008 · Now that The Wire has finished its run, those looking to get their David Simon fix will be tuning into HBO's new ...

In for the 'Kill' Boston Globe, United States - Jul 11, 2008 Adapted by writers from "The Wire," the seven-part HBO miniseries is based on journalist Evan Wright's reports. (globe staff digital illustration; ...

Soldier on; HBO drama worth the early struggle San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Jul 11, 2008 Before you embark on the mind-bending journey that is HBO's “Generation Kill,” you should know there will be big chunks of time in which you will have no ...

HBO drama goes to the 'tip of the spear' Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Jul 10, 2008 At the start of the Iraq invasion, the war was mostly seen from the side windows of dusty, camouflage-painted Humvees rolling north along the desert floor. ...

Television: 'Generation Kill': TV at its blistering best Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Jul 10, 2008 By Vince Horiuchi Every war is essentially constructed of the same thing: young men called to perform unthinkable tasks under impossible conditions. ...

TV Review | 'Generation Kill' New York Times, United States - Jul 10, 2008 The mini-series “Generation Kill” documents the profane, and sometimes profound, experiences of an elite Marine reconnaissance battalion leading the 2003 ...

Marines Snack on Skittles, Mock Kids in Gritty Iraq War Series Bloomberg - Jul 10, 2008 July 11 (Bloomberg) -- The creators of ``The Wire,'' HBO's gritty tale of urban warfare in Baltimore, have shifted the battlefield to the Middle East in ...

Leahy manhandled in latest Batman movie - BurlingtonFreePress.com

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Leahy manhandled in latest Batman movie BurlingtonFreePress.com - 59 minutes ago By Erin Kelly, Free Press Washington Writer • July 12, 2008 WASHINGTON - Sen. Patrick Leahy spent a night in Chicago last year being roughed up by the late actor Heath Ledger. The Joker's Onto Us Washington Post The Dark Knight has fans storming the box office Boston Herald MTV.com - People Magazine - Thaindian.com - Reuters all 792 news articles

Holy Cameo, Batman! It’sa Senator! - New York Times

Thank you for emoting National Post, Canada - 1 hour ago Formerly known as the independent actor with presence, Aaron Eckhart has crossed over to the blockbuster side. He does so with convincing movie-star style ...

The Dark Knight has fans storming the box office Boston Herald, United States - 5 hours ago By Jennifer Sanchez and Tenley Woodman With less than a week to opening, “The Dark Knight,” the sequel to “Batman Begins” featuring Heath Ledger’s final ...

EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Watch ‘The Dark Knight’ Go Toe-To-Toe With The Joker! MTV.com - 8 hours ago I have a problem. I watch clips and coverage of “The Dark Knight” far too much. I’ve probably watched more clips, trailers, and interviews for this film ...

The Joker's Onto Us Washington Post, United States - 10 hours ago What Does It All Mean When Batman's Enemy Is More Interesting Than the Dark Knight Himself? A look at the many faces of Batman's nemesis, on film, ...

Batman returns in 'The Dark Knight' San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 17 hours ago (07-11) 04:00 PDT Los Angeles -- - To paraphrase an earlier marketing campaign, there's a laughing killer in Gotham City whose every act of terror proves ...

Could Darren Aronofsky's Batman have eclipsed Christopher Nolan's? guardian.co.uk, UK - 18 hours ago Like its predecessor, Batman Begins, early indications are that it's going to be a film as beloved by the critics as audiences; at the time of writing it ...

Bigger! Darker! More kapow! National Post, Canada - 19 hours ago There's a shadow hanging over The Dark Knight because of Heath Ledger's sudden death last January. Sadly, he succumbed to an accidental drug overdose a few ...

"Dark Knight" gripping character study Reuters - Jul 8, 2008 By Kirk Honeycutt LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "The Dark Knight" is pure adrenaline. Director Christopher Nolan, having dispensed with the ...

DVDs released this week Seattle Times, United States - Jul 8, 2008 Here are some of today's DVD releases. Star ratings are by Seattle Times movie reviewers, freelancers or wire services (for full reviews, ...

Batsuit too tight to Batman NDTV.com, India - Jul 7, 2008 Christian Bale found he was actually a brooding, angry superhero in "Batman Begins because his tight-fitting costume made him feel caged and restricted. ...

Heath Ledger's 'Dark Knight' Joker Stands Out In 70-Year Evolution ... MTV.com - Jul 7, 2008 By Shawn Adler Nearly 70 years after "Batman" #1 first hit stands, there still is really only one name that perfectly fits the Dark Knight's greatest ...

Dark Knight co-stars support Ledger for Oscar Oneindia, India - Jul 6, 2008 Washington (ANI): Heath Ledger's co-stars have also started backing the late actor for a posthumous Oscar for his role in The Dark Knight. ...