Film
Kenya lifts ban on lesbian film, making it eligible for Oscars
NAIROBI A Kenyan judge temporarily lifted a ban on an acclaimed film portraying a lesbian relationship on Friday, making it eligible to be entered for a Foreign Language Oscar, delighting the filmmakers but angering the censor.
Female empowerment, 100 years ago, at heart of 'Colette'
Beneath the corsets and petticoats lies a turn-of-the-20th- century real life tale of feminism and gender politics that is just as relevant today, the film makers say.
Next James Bond film to be directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
LONDON The next James Bond film will be directed by American Cary Joji Fukunaga, the man behind the first season of U.S. drama "True Detective" and the Netflix comedy "Maniac," the 007 producers said on Thursday. | Video
Han Solo's jacket could fetch $1.3 million at film auction
LONDON A jacket worn by Harrison Ford as Han Solo in the Star Wars film "The Empire Strikes Back" failed to sell at a London auction of movie memorabilia on Thursday, the sale's organizers said.
SeaWorld, ex-CEO settle SEC charges they hid 'Blackfish' impact
NEW YORK SeaWorld Entertainment Inc and former Chief Executive James Atchison will pay more than $5 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that they misled investors about the negative impact of the documentary "Blackfish" on the company.
Box Office: 'The Predator' Bites Off $24 Million Bow
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - "The Predator" was able to fend off "The Nun" at the domestic box office.
All-star Mary Poppins sequel flies into view
A view across the grimy rooftops of London? A nanny descending to earth with a flying umbrella? Dick Van Dyke? All are present and correct in the trailer for the "Mary Poppins" reboot that was released on Tuesday.
A lady vanishes: In China, a movie star disappears amid culture crackdown
BEIJING/SHANGHAI Fan Bingbing, an A-list Chinese movie star who has appeared in the "X-Men" and "Iron Man" film franchises, has more than 62 million followers online in China and fronted campaigns for Montblanc watches and De Beers diamonds, has disappeared. | Video
Lesbian love movie director sues Kenya to lift ban on film
NAIROBI The Kenyan director of a movie banned in her home country for telling the love story of two women has filed a lawsuit seeking to lift the bar so it can be considered for the country's Oscars entry, court documents show.
Robert Redford bids farewell to acting with throwback crime caper
TORONTO Robert Redford bowed out on Monday from a 50-year acting career, calling what he has said will be his final movie "a wonderful film to go out on." | Video
British author Rowling says Trump has a right to be bigoted
NEW YORK Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling labeled U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump bigoted after receiving the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award in New York. | Video
