Disney, Sam Raimi gamble on return trip to Oz
LOS ANGELES -- Returning to the mystical land of "The Wizard of Oz" took more than 70 years and several hundred millions dollars.

NEW YORK -- Carrie Fisher says she's coming back as Princess Leia for the new "Star Wars" films.
LOS ANGELES -- Returning to the mystical land of "The Wizard of Oz" took more than 70 years and several hundred millions dollars.
NEW YORK -- Filmmakers from Richard Linklater to David Gordon Green to Whoopi Goldberg are bringing films to this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
LONDON -- Never say never again? Sam Mendes says he won't be directing the next James Bond film -- but may work on the series again in future.
UNDATED -- Mila Kunis helped put a rookie reporter at ease.
LOS ANGELES -- A bloody Western and the comedic tale of a trash-talking teddy bear lead nominees for the 2013 MTV Movie Awards.
NEW YORK -- The 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival will feature everything from Will Forte's dramatic film debut to a tale of arctic cowboys herding reindeer.
LOS ANGELES -- Halle Berry says all she wants is a normal life for her daughter.
NEW YORK -- The director of programming at the Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York is stepping down less than a year after being named to the position.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Oscar winner Geena Davis says remarks reflecting disrespect for women by the host of the Academy Awards overshadowed the win of an animated film with a strong female character.
LOS ANGELES -- "Jack the Giant Slayer" climbed to the top of the box office in its first weekend in theaters, but didn't reach any great heights.
LOS ANGELES -- It wasn't exactly a mighty victory, but "Jack the Giant Slayer" won the weekend at the box office.
LOS ANGELES -- This sequel to the breakout horror-film hit finds its young heroine once again undergoing the titular ritual.
BURBANK, Calif. -- There isn't much "Hollywood" about Kevin Tsujihara.
If you liked "The Hangover" but felt like it needed more projectile vomit, stampeding buffaloes and naughty sorority pledges being spanked, then "21 & Over" is the feel-good, feel-bad movie for you.
LONDON -- He may just be a footnote to history, but Dr. Isachar Zacharie is having a posthumous mini-moment, thanks to the Hollywood-sparked surge of interest in the presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
PARIS -- France's Cannes Film Festival says it has finally snagged Steven Spielberg to serve as president of the award jury this year.
LONDON -- Art exhibitions abroad are coming to a cinema near you.
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan is committed to turning her life around and wants to record public service announcements on the dangers of domestic violence, alcohol abuse and drunken driving, her attorney said Wednesday.
NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- A Connecticut woman whose son died in the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center says she's upset the Oscar-winning movie "Zero Dark Thirty" used a recording of his last words without her permission.