'Hansel & Gretel' nabs $19M, No. 1 at box office
LOS ANGELES -- "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" cooked up $19 million in its opening weekend.
Movies
Providence theater experiments with 'tweet seats'
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- You don't have to turn your smartphone off at the Providence Performing Arts Center -- at least not if you're sitting in the "tweet seats."
Disney says JJ Abrams to direct next 'Star Wars'
LOS ANGELES -- It's official. The force is with J.J. Abrams.
Kutcher takes on tech idol Steve Jobs in `jOBS'
PARK CITY, Utah -- Ashton Kutcher says playing Steve Jobs on screen "was honestly one of the most terrifying things I've ever tried to do in my life."
Assange: WikiLeaks film script leaked to WikiLeaks
LONDON -- If you're making a movie about WikiLeaks, this is the kind of thing you probably see coming.
5 great movies about deception
LOS ANGELES -- When scandalous tales of fraud involving superstar athletes Lance Armstrong and Manti Te'o were exposed in the last week, connections to films were immediate and obvious. The story of Notre Dame Football hero Te'o falling for a fake dead girlfriend on the Internet called to mind the documentary "Catfish." And disgraced cyclist Armstrong, who has finally admitted to doping in winning the Tour de France a record seven times, is already the subject of a biopic that's in the works.
Are Hollywood awards by gender out of touch?
LOS ANGELES -- Do Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Helen Mirren really need a category just for women -- a singular kind of affirmative action -- to snare one of Hollywood's favorite accessories, an Oscar, Emmy or Screen Actors Guild trophy?
Reports: JJ Abrams to direct next 'Star Wars'
LOS ANGELES -- Another universe of sci-fi fans has been put in the hands of J.J. Abrams.
Hoffman does divas in directing debut 'Quartet'
TORONTO -- At least Dustin Hoffman is honest when asked why it took him so long to make his directing debut.
Netflix stocks soars 41 pct after strong 4Q report
SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix's rollercoaster ride on Wall Street surged to new heights Thursday.
Seyfried delves into dark material in 'Lovelace'
PARK CITY, Utah -- It took the French Revolution to pull Amanda Seyfried away from her role as `70s porn star Linda Lovelace.
"Cloud Atlas" cut by 38 minutes for China audience
BEIJING -- Nearly 40 minutes have been chopped from the Hollywood film "Cloud Atlas" for Chinese audiences, deleting both gay and straight love scenes to satisfy local censors despite a movie-going public that increasingly chafes at censorship.
Sundance stars sound off on gun violence in film
PARK CITY, Utah -- The Sundance Film Festival isn't home to many shoot-em-up movies, but action-oriented actors at the festival are facing questions about Hollywood's role in American gun violence.
'Mama' tops box office with $32.1 million
NEW YORK -- Arnold Schwarzenegger's post-governorship comeback fizzled at the box office, as his "The Last Stand" earned just $7.2 million over the three-day holiday weekend.
James Franco explores sex in Sundance films
PARK CITY, Utah -- There's a lot of leather and sex in James Franco's life right now.
'Girl Rising' spotlights need for girls' education
PARK CITY, Utah -- Just because a film isn't finished doesn't mean it can't get buzz at Sundance.
Study: Women fare better in independent film
PARK CITY, Utah -- Despite equal representation of male and female filmmakers at this year's Sundance Film Festival, a new study shows there has been little change in the number of women working as directors and producers at the independent-film showcase over the past decade.
Radcliffe conjures brave new role as gay poet
PARK CITY, Utah -- Daniel Radcliffe doesn't mind hearing that schoolgirls were staking him out at the Sundance Film Festival, hoping for a Harry Potter sighting.
Filmmaker Michael Winner dies at 77
LONDON -- "Death Wish" director Michael Winner, a British filmmaker, restaurant critic and bon vivant, died Monday. He was 77.
New documentary targets critics of fracking
PITTSBURGH -- "FrackNation" is a new documentary that attacks opponents of fracking for oil and gas, but it also raises a bigger question: Is it possible to criticize environmentalists without being a tool for big industry?
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