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Great reviews turn little-known 'Slumdog Millionaire' into Oscar contender

BY MARK CARO • CHICAGO TRIBUNE • November 30, 2008 Danny Boyle's triumphant "Slumdog Millionaire" is a testament to the power of underdog tales, onscreen and off. This inspirational story about an Indian 18-year-old who wins...

The Hobbit Films to Shoot for 370 Days

BilboHobbit.com has posted a transcript of Hellboy II: The Golden Army director Guillermo del Toro's recent chat on BD Live, concentrating on the questions asked about the two "Hobbit" films. Here's a few: Q:There any...

Blu-ray discs and DVDs are full of the sights, sounds of the season

Eric Henrickson / The Detroit News Festive family DVDs "Elmo's Christmas Countdown" (Genius Products) : Elmo and Abby Cadabby must save Christmas with the help of Stiller the Elf (Ben Stiller) and the usual cast of "Sesame...

From MTV and HIV to New Life: Pt 1

By Brian Nixon Special to ASSIST News Service ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (ANS) -- Pastor Justin Marbury (left) and Tim Ramirez right) getting ready for an AIDS outreach However, this is nothing compared to what Tim faces on a...

Spider-man and Batman swing onto consoles

While superheroes may have taken over Hollywood, the video-game world has been harder for them to conquer. Sure, recent games featuring Iron Man and Spider-Man have sold well, but they haven't fired up gamers the way that a...

Not-so-Super ad slots

Some major advertisers are sitting out of this year's Super Bowl, leaving NBC with unfilled spots. Associated Press Most advertising slots for the 2009 Super Bowl that weren't sold in September still haven't moved, a change...

'Milk' delivery took time

By Stephen Schaefer Friday, November 28, 2008 - Updated 9m ago It’s taken some time to get “Milk” made - but director Gus Van Sant’s not complaining. In an interview at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Van Sant said he knew the...

Movie Studios Gang Up on Aussie ISP

iiNet gets into hot water for attempting to protect customers. Elias Plastiras, PC World Australia In case you didn't know, iiNet is being sued for not doing anything to stop its users from downloading stuff off the Internet....

Nov 29, 2008: Blazing Saddles at Colonial Theater

Blazing Saddles (1974) AFIa(EUR)(TM)s top 100 Western Films R; 93 minutes; Warner Bros. Directed by Mel Brooks Mel Brooks' uproarious, contagious and outrageous salute to the American Western is the last word in Western...

'Solace' still holds sway in Europe

International News: 'Escape 2 Africa' reaches U.K., Spain -- With no major pic opening across the continent, gritty holdover “Quantum of Solace” has a license to print more greenbacks at the European box office this weekend.