VENICE (Reuters) - Whether a hoax or not, a new documentary about Joaquin Phoenix and his transition from acclaimed, brooding actor to bearded, shambolic hip-hop wannabe has captivated viewers at the Venice International Film Festival. "I'm Still Here" marks the directing debut of actor ...

"I've always admired those few who know when it's time to move on. This is the right time for me," said Westin, who added he would remain in his post through the end of the year. The New York Times quoted an ABC staff member as saying the decision was tied partly to a long-standing ...

SYDNEY (Hollywood Reporter) - Australia may finally have a homegrown blockbuster on its hands with the terrifically engaging "Tomorrow, When the War Began," an action-packed war film for and about teenagers. Based on the first in a series of best-selling novels by Aussie John Marsden, ...

Reached in Switzerland by a reporter for The Australian newspaper, Anne-Marie Mieville cited the 79-year-old director's age as reason for his not wanting to travel to Los Angeles. But she also made clear that he had issues with the fact that the honorary Oscar was no longer part of the Oscar ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Has Telluride done it again? As the film festival wrapped its 37th year in Colorado's San Juan mountains Monday, the prevailing wisdom was that the event had launched yet another serious Oscar contender in the British royalty drama "The King's Speech."

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Steven Seagal is back on patrol for a second season of his reality show "Lawman." Production of the suburban New Orleans-based law enforcement show was shut down in April after the martial-arts star was accused of sexual harassment. The suspension order ...

Auctioneer Sotheby's auctioneer expects the 14 works, to be sold as part of its contemporary-art sales on October 15 and 16, to fetch over 1.5 million pounds ($2.3 million). The highlight is Freud's "Eight Months Gone," depicting Hall eight months pregnant with her fourth child Gabriel ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner has settled his lawsuit against a California RV dealership that failed to deliver his $300,000 trailer in time for the shoot of his latest movie. According to USmagazine.com, McMahon's RV has agreed to pay $40,000, which ...

"The American," in which Clooney plays a laconic gunslinger holed up in a picturesque Italian village, earned $16.4 million across the United States and Canada during the four days beginning September 3, distributor Focus Features said on Monday. "Machete," a violent fantasy ...

NASSAU (Reuters) - A judge in the Bahamas on Monday dismissed the charges against two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from John Travolta over his son's death after the Hollywood actor requested the case be dropped. Senior Justice Jon Isaacs made the ruling after prosecutor Neil ...