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'Avatar' star Zoe Saldana says the movie will match the hype: 'This is big'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:52:39 -0800

"All of the technology in this pioneering film is used in a story about the human heart."

'New Moon' gross is rising

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Summit Entertainment underestimated the film's worldwide ticket sales by $16.1 million. The latest opening-weekend total is $274.9 million, but overseas box office figures are still trickling in.

Summit Entertainment's estimates of how many filmgoers outside North America saw "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" was low. Way low.

Dhani Harrison's groupthink

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Though he might disdain being in a band, his Thenewno2 is proving a comfortable fit.

It's easy to understand musician Dhani Harrison's antipathy toward the general concept of being in a rock band. After all, he got loads of priceless firsthand information from his father about the ups and downsides of making it to the absolute peak of pop music success during his tenure with the Beatles.

'The Blind Side's' John Lee Hancock escapes from movie jail

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:24:46 -0800

Why hasn't the talented director made a movie since his second feature, "The Alamo," arrived way back in 2004?

No. 2 with a Bullock -- Sandy's Oscar chances rise

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:37:12 -0800

With strong word of mouth and box office, "The Blind Side" could be an awards season underdog.

Pusan West shines light on Korean cinema

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Contemporary filmmakers such as 'Thirst's' Park Chan-wook stop at the inaugural film festival at Chapman University to talk about the new wave of South Korean film.

The Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon admires the oeuvre of Quentin Tarantino and readily acknowledges that "Kill Bill" influenced Kim's own recent film, the stylishly sanguine "A Bittersweet Life." Kim also cites Brian De Palma's gangster classic "Scarface" in shaping his film's frenzied final shoot-out.

Album review: Rihanna's 'Rated R'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:04:02 -0800

Judging by the arc of her still-young career, Rihanna is not what you'd call a "girl's girl."

Album review: Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed a Dream'

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:28:16 -0800

Since she first raised her arms in what now seems like a blessing on the talent show "Britain's Got Talent," revealing herself as the new queen of pop's Island of Misfit Toys, Susan Boyle has come to mean several things to her fans: hope.

Best & Worst: American Music Awards 2009

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:16:16 -0800

Adam Lambert gives an ultra-lewd performance, J. Lo falls, Janet Jackson sings her greatest hits and more.

John Mayer equates dating with shame, presses on somehow

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:37:56 -0800

The thirtysomething crooner speaks on the perils of celebrity courtship.