Bolshoi's artistic director attacked in Moscow Jan 18th, 2013 - 09:40h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - The artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater's ballet troupe was attacked with acid in Moscow and his eyesight is threatened, the theater said Friday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bolshoi's, artistic, director, attacked, moscow, Top Keywords

Director defends 'Zero Dark Thirty' torture scenes Jan 16th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Director Kathryn Bigelow is defending torture scenes in "Zero Dark Thirty," saying the military hunt for Osama bin Laden wasn't free of moral consequences. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : director, defends, 'zero, dark, thirty', torture, scenes, Top Keywords

Affleck wins best-director Golden Globe Jan 14th, 2013 - 05:00h (CET +01.00) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Ben Affleck won the best-director Golden Globe on Sunday for his Iran hostage thriller "Argo," a prize that normally bodes well for an Academy Award win - except he missed out on an Oscar nomination this time. (... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : affleck, wins, bestdirector, golden, globe, torture, scenes, Top Keywords

Hong Kong art house director Wong Kar Wai back with kung fu epic Jan 9th, 2013 - 05:50h (CET +01.00) HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong art house director Wong Kar Wai, whose slow-paced, pensive films earned him laurels at international festivals such as Cannes, where he won best director, has just come out with "The Grandmaster," his latest ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hong, kong, house, director, wong, back, kung, epic, Top Keywords

Affleck, Spielberg, Bigelow among Directors Guild film nominees Jan 8th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Kathryn Bigelow, Ben Affleck, Tom Hooper and Ang Lee received nominations from the Directors Guild of America (DGA) on Tuesday, ahead of the Oscar nominations this week. Affleck, 40, landed his fir... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : affleck, spielberg, bigelow, among, directors, guild, film, nominees, Top Keywords

"Snakes on a Plane" director David R. Ellis dies in South Africa Jan 8th, 2013 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - David R. Ellis, the child actor and former stuntman who went on to direct gory films including "Snakes on a Plane", has been found dead in a Johannesburg hotel. Ellis, 60, was last seen alive in a restaurant on Satu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : "snakes, plane", director, david, ellis, dies, south, africa, Top Keywords

A Minute With: Director Peter Jackson on shooting "The Hobbit" Dec 12th, 2012 - 12:10h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy to life, filmmaker Peter Jackson is back in the world of Middle Earth with the author's prequel, "The Hobbit." The three-film series... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : minute, director, peter, jackson, shooting, "the, hobbit", africa, Top Keywords

Andy Serkis plays dual role in "Hobbit" - Gollum and director Dec 11th, 2012 - 04:00h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Andy Serkis reprises his role as Gollum in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," to be released worldwide this week, but his main role this time was as a second unit director, shooting battle sequences in 3D for direc... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : andy, serkis, plays, dual, role, "hobbit", gollum, director, Top Keywords

Andy Serkis plays dual role in 'Hobbit' - Gollum and director Dec 10th, 2012 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Andy Serkis reprises his role as Gollum in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," to be released worldwide this week, but his main role this time was as a second unit director, shooting battle sequences in 3D for direc... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : andy, serkis, plays, dual, role, 'hobbit', gollum, director, Top Keywords

"On the Road" director and star talk Kristen Stewart, Steve Buscemi gay sex scene Dec 7th, 2012 - 22:10h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jack Kerouac's seminal Beat Generation novel "On the Road" might revolve around the spontaneity of youth, but the film that it spawned certainly had more than its fair share of preparation behind it. After T... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : "on, road", director, star, talk, kristen, stewart, steve, buscemi, scene, Top Keywords