Yahoo! News: Movie News Movie News Veteran Italian screenwriter Cecchi D'Amico dies (AP) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:12:52 GMT AP - Screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, who emerged from the male-dominated post-war Italian cinema to become a celebrated artist and contribute to such milestones as "Bicycle Thieves" and "The Leopard," died Saturday at age 96. "Inception" set to fend off three box office rookies (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:27:11 GMT Reuters - Leonardo DiCaprio is set to remain king of the North American box office for a third weekend, despite the arrival of three new films led by the 3D sequel "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore." Terrence Howard to join `Law & Order: Los Angeles' (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:41:41 GMT AP - "Law & Order: Los Angeles" is getting another big-name prosecutor. Hugh Hefner: Rebel with a cause (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:47:15 GMT Reuters - At 84 years-old, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner embodies the lifestyle of sexual freedom that his men's magazine has espoused since it was founded in 1953, featuring a nude centerfold of Marilyn Monroe. Mark Wahlberg: God most important part of my life (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:27:11 GMT Reuters - Actor Mark Wahlberg received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday as part of the promotion for "The Other Guys." Paparazzo gets his due in "Smash His Camera" (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:04:19 GMT Reuters - One of the more memorable lines from "Chinatown" said something to the effect that, with enough time, old whores, politicians and ugly buildings become respectable. Box Office Preview: 'Inception' vs. the 'Schmucks' (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:41:26 GMT AP - Chris Nolan's "Inception" has been the No. 1 film every day since it opened earlier this month. Yet it could face a formidable challenge from the debuting comedy "Dinner for Schmucks" for the top spot at this weekend's box office. Gibson's ex-girlfriend urges him `tell the truth' (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:14:59 GMT AP - Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend says she's the victim of a "smear campaign" and never tried to extort money from the Oscar-winning star. Capsule reviews: `Dinner for Schmucks' and others (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:18:33 GMT AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week: Second woman sues Casey Affleck for harassment (Reuters) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:22:57 GMT Reuters - Another female worker on Casey Affleck's upcoming Joaquin Phoenix documentary is suing the filmmaker/actor, this time claiming Affleck climbed into bed with her and groped her as she slept. STAGE TO SCREENS: "The Extra Man" Starring Tony Winner Kevin Kline and Paul Dano (Playbill) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:17:52 GMT Playbill - Two-time Tony winner Kevin Kline and Paul Dano discuss their work on "The Extra Man," the new film comedy about New York City eccentrics. Theatre actors populate the picture. Sarajevo becomes biggest regional film market (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:27:21 GMT Reuters - Romanian film director Florin Serban was overwhelmed after showing his debut film this week to 2,000 spectators at the Sarajevo film festival, where he had shopped around his script as an unknown three years before. "Underworld" director eyes "Total" remake (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:51:51 GMT Reuters - Len Wiseman, the filmmaker behind the "Underworld" movies, is in negotiations to direct "Total Recall," a remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi action movie. Movie tax cuts 'help struggling California economy' (AFP) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:20:07 GMT AFP - A year-old program granting movie studios tax breaks for filming in California has saved jobs and should yield two billion dollars in direct spending, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said. Sid Vicious absolved in erratic documentary (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:09:42 GMT Reuters - The title of "Who Killed Nancy" -- a new documentary opening Friday about the death of Nancy Spungen -- is a little misleading. Disney selling Miramax to investors for $660M (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:08:48 GMT AP - The Walt Disney Co. is selling Miramax Films to a group of investors for $660 million, marking a new phase for a studio that helped launch the career of Quentin Tarantino and push independent movies into the mainstream. Large-Cast 'Stage Door' Will Swing Open at DC-Area American Century Theater; Season Announced (Playbill) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:17:52 GMT Playbill - The American Century Theater in Arlington, VA, has announced its 2010-11 season, to open with Paddy Chayefsky's The Tenth Man (1959), by the Emmy and Academy Award?winning writer of the screenplays for "Marty" and "Network." "Charlie St. Cloud" a silly failure (Reuters) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:32:47 GMT Reuters - Every now and then a brave filmmaker can't resist the temptation to make a metaphysical movie that somehow will manage to portray everlasting love on the screen, that will somehow show a romantic idealism so great that it transcends even the boundaries between the living and dead. Branagh: Shakespeare's superheroes are like `Thor' (AP) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:38:38 GMT AP - Kenneth Branagh is directing "Thor" for Marvel Studios, and some think it's a stretch for him to take on a superhero movie. He's more Shakespearean, having adapted several of the Bard's films for the big screen. Rob Lowe an investor in Miramax deal (Reuters) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:51:43 GMT Reuters - Actor Rob Lowe has confirmed that he is involved with the acquisition of Miramax Films from Walt Disney Co. by construction magnate Ronald Tutor, investment firm Colony Capital LLC and others.