Mel Brooks: 'I'm finally getting recognized as a good director' May 14th, 2013 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) By Ronald Grover (Reuters) - Mel Brooks, whose long career in comedy includes writing and directing hilarious films like "The Producers" and "Young Frankenstein," will receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Aw... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : brooks, 'i'm, finally, getting, recognized, good, director', Top Keywords

Director Ang Lee touts diligence as key to success May 9th, 2013 - 12:20h (CET +01.00) TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee says that modesty and diligence have been the keys to his success in penetrating the foreign cultures that have framed the backgrounds for many of his most notable films. (Source: Associate... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : director, touts, diligence, success, recognized, good, director', Top Keywords

China probes reports of film director Zhang Yimou's seven children May 9th, 2013 - 05:20h (CET +01.00) BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have begun investigating reports that Zhang Yimou, one of China's best-known movie directors, has seven children in violation of strict family planning rules, which could result in a fine of 160 million yu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, probes, reports, film, director, zhang, yimou's, children, Top Keywords

'Exorcist' director Friedkin to get lifetime award in Venice May 3rd, 2013 - 00:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - William Friedkin, the U.S. film director who scared up a fright with "The Exorcist" and set pulses racing with thriller "The French Connection" in the 1970s, will get a lifetime achievement award from the Venice Film F... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'exorcist', director, friedkin, lifetime, award, venice, yimou's, children, Top Keywords

A Minute With: India director Anurag Kashyap on "Bombay Talkies" May 1st, 2013 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - As India celebrates 100 years of cinema, Anurag Kashyap is one of four leading filmmakers collaborating on a Bollywood project that shows what the movies have meant to them. "Bombay Talkies", which ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : minute, india, director, anurag, kashyap, "bombay, talkies", children, Top Keywords

German bank directors not linked to rate rigging - WSJ Apr 27th, 2013 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German financial markets watchdog Bafin has not turned up any evidence that German bank directors were involved in manipulating benchmark interest rates, a top Bafin official has told the Wall Street Journal Deutschland. "W... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : german, bank, directors, linked, rate, rigging, talkies", children, Top Keywords

"Avatar" director donates dive craft, says 3D movie due in fall Mar 26th, 2013 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) By John Gaudiosi (Reuters) - Film director James Cameron is donating the Deepsea Challenger craft he used to make a record-setting solo dive a year ago to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to speed research into the deepest parts of the world&... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : "avatar", director, donates, dive, craft, says, movie, fall, Top Keywords

Bassett drawn to action flick because of director Mar 21st, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - The idea of working with director Antoine Fuqua was enough for Angela Bassett to appear in the action flick, "Olympus Has Fallen." But things got better for the Oscar-nominated actress when she found out she'd share mos... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bassett, drawn, action, flick, because, director, movie, fall, Top Keywords

Tribeca Film Festival showcases eclectic mix of directors, films Mar 7th, 2013 - 12:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Tribeca Film Festival opens next month with 89 feature films from new and established directors, ranging from hard-hitting documentaries to romantic and teen comedies and gripping dramas. More than 6,000 films from 30 countri... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tribeca, film, festival, showcases, eclectic, directors, films, fall, Top Keywords

'Skyfall' director Sam Mendes says no to Bond 24 Mar 6th, 2013 - 21:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British director Sam Mendes will not direct the next James Bond movie, despite impressing critics and breaking box office records with "Skyfall", the 23rd movie in the spy series. Speaking to Empire magazine in an intervi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : 'skyfall', director, mendes, says, bond, directors, films, fall, Top Keywords