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TOKYO - Actor Johnny Depp highly recommends his latest movie — though he said he hadn't personally gone out to see it yet. Full Story »

Odd as it sounds, Peter Jackson needed to come down to Earth a bit more in "The Lovely Bones," his adaptation of Alice Sebold's best-seller about a murdered girl looking back on her life from beyond. Full Story »

Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig are film stars, acclaimed stage actors and, now, the top fundraising team in the history of the annual Gypsy of the Year competition. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - A collection of dresses and other wardrobe treasures worn by film star and style icon Audrey Hepburn fetched over 260,000 pounds Tuesday when they were sold at auction in London. Full Story »

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Oscar-winning star Morgan Freeman said Tuesday he felt he did "a good job" portraying Nelson Mandela in a film about the former South African president's appearance at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - A colossal budget, visionary technology and a down-to-the-wire workload on a film whose fortunes are a real question mark. Full Story »

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Giant-screen movie operator IMAX Corp said on Tuesday that it was in talks with at least five film companies in China as the company moves to cement its presence in Asia. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood picked the right decade to go over the rainbow. Full Story »

DUBAI (AFP) - Despite an alarming debt crisis, Dubai is rolling out the red carpet with its usual splendour for movie stars as the Gulf state's sixth annual film festival kicks off on Wednesday. Full Story »

BATON ROUGE, La. - The rules governing Louisiana's film tax credit program are formally in place, after getting approval from the Legislature's tax committees. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - Horror thriller "Paranormal Activity" reached the top of the British box office on its second weekend of release, according to Screen International on Tuesday. Full Story »

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - When South Africa won the 1995 rugby World Cup just after apartheid, the new president Nelson Mandela donned a jersey and won over a sceptical white population in a symbol of unity for the young democracy. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Adam Shankman has a Twitter habit, and it's making Academy officials nervous. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Overture Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the thriller "Stone," starring Robert De Niro, Edward Norton and Milla Jovovich. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - First Run Features has acquired North American theatrical rights to Peter Hanson's "Tales From the Script," a documentary that details the lives and work of dozens of Hollywood screenwriters. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Any number of movies have served as the basis for stage musicals -- even "Gone With the Wind" was bravely attempted, though with predictable results. Full Story »