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Thai thriller straddles homophobia, homoerotica (Reuters)
Reuters - In the slasher-thriller "Slice," a cop-turned-convict tracks down a serial killer by delving into his own troubled childhood memories.

Film futures markets to launch soon (Reuters)

James Cameron, nominee for best director for Reuters - If start-up Media Derivatives and broker dealer Cantor Fitzgerald have their way, investors may soon be able to place bets on the box office showing of summer blockbuster "Iron Man 2."



"2012" debuts atop three video charts (Reuters)
Reuters - The end-of-the-world drama "2012" debuted at the top of all three home video charts the week ending March 7, the first release in nearly a month with a box office pedigree of more than $100 million.

Clint Eastwood eyes J. Edgar Hoover project (Reuters)
Reuters - Clint Eastwood is lining up his next directing project, a biopic of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, the nation's No. 1 crimefighter for almost 50 years.

Corey Haim prolonged tragic Hollywood tradition (AP)

This undated publicity image provided by A&E shows actor Corey Haim, left, who appeared in the A&E reality TV show 'The Two Coreys' with his friend Corey Feldman, right. Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in 'Lucas' and 'The Lost Boys' whose career was blighted by drug abuse, died Wednesday March 10, 2010. He was 38. (AP Photo/Courtesy AETN, L. Pief Weyman) NO SALES. MANDATORY CREDITAP - Corey Haim's story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded.



Tribeca unveils film lineup, Spitzer in spotlight (Reuters)
Reuters - The Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled its first group of films for April's event, including one documentary about the prostitution scandal that brought down former New York governor Eliot Spitzer.

New Matt Damon movie may bring Iraq war into mainstream (Reuters)

Actor Matt Damon poses for photographers as he arrives at the World Premiere of Reuters - They conjured box office magic with their "Bourne" spy movies, but Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass risk their reputation as sure-fire hitmakers when the Iraq war thriller "Green Zone" debuts on Friday.



Global movie box office nears $30 billion in 2009 (Reuters)
Reuters - Global movie ticket sales hit $29.9 billion last year, up 7.6 percent, with the most growth in the Asia Pacific region, the leading U.S. movie industry representative said on Wednesday.

"Wall Street" sequel delayed by five months (Reuters)

U.S. director Oliver Stone attends the 'South Of The Border ' photocall at the Palazzo del Casino during the 66th Venice Film Festival September 7, 2009. REUTERSAlessandro BianchiReuters - Fox is bumping Oliver Stone's Wall Street sequel to the fall.



Review: Pattinson still brooding in `Remember Me' (AP)

In this film publicity image released by Summit Entertainment, Emilie de Ravin, left, and Robert Pattinson are shown in a scene from 'Remember Me.' (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment, Nicole Rivelli)AP - In "Remember Me," Robert Pattinson has temporarily stepped away from "Twilight," apparently in search of his "Five Easy Pieces" or "Rebel Without a Cause."



Actor Corey Haim dies of overdose in Los Angeles (Reuters)

Corey Haim, a 1980's heartthrob whose Hollywood career was derailed by wild parties and drug abuse, died Wednesday aged 38 in Los Angeles after an apparent overdose, police said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Michael Buckner)Reuters - Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in Los Angeles of an apparent prescription drug overdose. He was 38.



Animal activists target Calif. sushi restaurant (AP)
AP - Federal agents are investigating a high-end Santa Monica, Calif., sushi restaurant, following a video sting orchestrated by the producers of the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove."

Review: `Green Zone' is a failure of intelligence (AP)

In this publicity image released by Universal Pictures,Matt Damon is shown in a scene from, 'Green Zone.' (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Jonathan Olley)AP - All the war-zone authenticity in the Arab world cannot salvage the silly Hollywood plot at the heart of "Green Zone," Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass' first collaboration outside the Jason Bourne realm.



Second Hollywood trading site to launch (Reuters)
Reuters - And then there were two -- box office trading exchanges, that is.

Robert De Niro set to play Vince Lombardi in movie (AP)

US actor Robert de Niro poses near a painting by his late  father, Robert De Niro Sr,  at the opening of the exhibition devoted to his father at the  Matisse Museum, in Nice , southern France, Monday, March 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)AP - Robert De Niro is set to play Vince Lombardi in an upcoming movie.



Man stabbed with meat thermometer at movie in CA (AP)
AP - Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" at a Southern California movie theater.

Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident (AP)

El comit� encargado del segmento 'In Memorian' dentro de la ceremonia del Oscar dijo que se omiti� a la actriz Farrah Fawcett porque era m�s conocida como estrella de televisi�n, que de cine.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, ARCHIVO)AP - The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.



Mexico hopes to lure filmmakers with subsidies (AP)
AP - Mexico has implemented a new program subsidizing filmmakers in a bid to attract more cinema business to the country.

Review: `Our Family Wedding' surpasses stereotype (AP)

In this publicity image released by Fox Searchlight Films, Lance Gross, left, and America Ferrera are shown in a scene from 'Our Family Wedding.' (AP Photo/Fox searchlight, Scott Garfield)AP - One enters a movie like "Our Family Wedding" bracing for cheesiness.



Best Buy bets on 3D TV, but no quick payoffs seen (Reuters)
Reuters - While James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic "Avatar" took the box office by storm instantly, the road to success will be much longer for Best Buy Co Inc, which is making a big bet on 3D televisions this year.

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