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Shooting of Peter Jackson's long-awaited movies based on the JRR Tolkein fantasy "The Hobbit" is due to start in July in New Zealand, star Ian McKellen said.

British actress Kate Winslet has split from her husband, director Sam Mendes, UK law firm says. British movie star Kate Winslet has separated from her film director husband Sam Mendes after nearly seven years of marriage, their law firm said Monday.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Showing minimal box office fatigue at the foreign box office, "Avatar" logged a 10th consecutive weekend at No. 1 after a $51 million round.

No matter which captivating film wins the Oscar for visual effects at next month's Academy Awards ceremony, software savants at Autodesk will be taking a bow.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - To nobody's surprise, "Avatar" dominates the tech race at this year's Oscars.

Competitive contest to replace late Rep. Murtha expected in his Pennsylvania district. Democrats have long dominated the late Rep. John Murtha's district in western Pennsylvania, but Republicans have made inroads in recent years that could help them win back the seat ? and some longtime Murtha supporters say they're open to voting for a GOP candidate.

Screen adaptations of best-selling series for young readers are a tricky proposition. The trickiest part isn't necessarily what you'd expect: getting the film rights or finding studio backing or even making the actual picture. It's getting past the first adaptation. If you doubt that, look at the one-and-done film history of Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi's ``Spiderwick Chronicles,'' Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider books, Philip Pullman's ``His Dark Materials,'' Christopher Paolini's ``Eragon'' books, the Lemony Snicket series, or Cornelia Funke's ``Inkworld'' trilogy. It's avoiding their example - while following in the financial footsteps of the immensely successful Harry Potter films - that Fox 2000 and director Chris Columbus are hoping for with ``Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' (the longer the title, the better the chances of success?). Opening Friday, the film is adapted from the first novel in Rick Riordan's five-book series about the title character, an adol

Include Blu-ray, DVD on opposite sides.  Universal's Flipper Discs Bourne to Spin By Jim Bray TechnoFile.com Universal Studios wants you to flip for the Blu-ray format. Literally. In an attempt to help wean consumers from DVD's and encourage them to adopt the far superior Blu-ray high definition format, Universal has introduced "flipper" discs that contain DVD and Blu-ray versions of a title on a single, two sided disc. It isn't a new idea, but it's new for DVD and Blu-ray and could be a convenient way for DVD owners to move into the high definition disc world, building a Blu-ray library even before picking up an increasingly affordable Blu-ray player. The first flipper discs are of the Bourne trilogy ? the Robert Ludlum spy thrillers starring Matt Damon as the amnesiac agent who it seems nearly everyone wants dead. Universal sent me all three titles (The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum) and I put them through their paces to see how they worked. They work

Science-fiction epic "Avatar" was poised to sink "Titanic" as the highest-grossing movie of all time after topping the North American box office for a sixth consecutive week, figures showed Monday.

Science-fiction epic "Avatar" topped the North American box office for the sixth week running and was two million dollars shy of the all-time ticket sales record set by his earlier film "Titanic," estimates showed Sunday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Director James Cameron's 3D blockbuster fantasy film "Avatar" tied with British drama "An Education" and Iraq war movie "The Hurt Locker" with eight nominations each at the BAFTAs, Britain's main film awards.

Science-fiction epic "Avatar" surged past the 500-million-dollar mark at the North American box office this weekend, maintaining its push towards an all-time record, final figures showed Tuesday.

Science-fiction epic "Avatar" surged past the 500-million-dollar mark at the North American box office this weekend, maintaining its push towards an all-time record, final figures showed Tuesday.

Science-fiction epic "Avatar" surged past the 500-million-dollar mark at the North American box office this weekend, maintaining its push towards an all-time record, final figures showed Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Avatar" is no "Titanic" -- at least, not yet.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Newly crowned Golden Globe winner "Avatar" broke the $500 million mark in record time at the North American box office on Monday, quickly closing in on the all-time record held by "Titanic" for 12 years.

King Cameron redux? `Titanic' filmmaker's `Avatar' aims for sci-fi Oscar glory. James Cameron may get to proclaim himself king of the distant moon Pandora at the Academy Awards.

Science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" ruled the North American box office for the fifth consecutive week to maintain its charge towards an all-time record, estimated figures showed Sunday.

Science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" ruled the North American box office for the fifth consecutive week to maintain its charge towards an all-time record, estimated figures showed Sunday.

Science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" ruled the North American box office for the fifth consecutive week to maintain its charge towards an all-time record, estimated figures showed Sunday.