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Cast member Jamie Lee Curtis (R), holding Chihuahuas Angel, and comedian George Lopez holding Rusco, pose at the world premiere of 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California September 18, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

"Chihuahua" mauls DiCaprio, Crowe at box office

Sun Oct 12, 1:42 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new terrorism thriller "Body of Lies" failed to take the top spot at the weekend box office in North America, an apparent victim of moviegoers' preference for escapist fare amid global financial turmoil.

  • Director of the movie 'W.' Oliver Stone poses for a portrait in Los Angeles October 7, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    Stone says no malice intended in "W." Fri Oct 10, 1:53 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oliver Stone's film portrait of President George W. Bush was always going to be controversial given the director's liberal leanings.

  • Actor Seth Rogen poses during a photocall for the film 'Knocked up' at the 33nd American film festival of Deauville in France, September 2, 2007. (Vincent Kessler/Reuters)
    Seth Rogen faces lighter side of "Cancer" Thu Oct 9, 9:01 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Is the world ready for a cancer comedy? Seth Rogen and Mandate Pictures think so.

  • Actor Thomas Dekker of 'Terminator' arrives at the Fox Upfront after-party at Wollman Rink in Central Park in New York City May 15, 2008. Dekker is in negotiations to take one of the remaining leads in remake of the 1980 musical 'Fame.' (Joshua Lott/Reuters)
    "Fame" remake lines up cast Fri Oct 10, 1:35 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Nine Hollywood hopefuls want you to remember their names.

  • Actress Saoirse Ronan poses inside her hotel room in New York October 3, 2008. Ronan stars in the film 'City of Ember', which tells the story of an underground city lit entirely by a power generator that is starting to fail. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
    "City of Ember" strictly for youngsters Fri Oct 10, 8:33 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The big-screen adaptation of Jeanne Duprau's children's book "City of Ember" stalls at the intersection of fantasy and science fiction.

  • Abu Dhabi media firm in Natl Geographic tie-up Sat Oct 11, 5:17 AM ET

    ABU DHABI (Reuters) - State-owned Abu Dhabi Media Co (ADMC) said on Saturday it has tied up with National Geographic to produce up to 15 films focusing on human being's relationship with the world and environment.

  • Actress Saoirse Ronan poses inside her hotel room in New York October 3, 2008. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
    Teen Saoirse Ronan feels her age Thu Oct 9, 3:05 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated teen actress Saoirse Ronan likes the sound of being a rising star.

  • Actor Leonardo DiCaprio arrives for the premiere of the film 'Body Of Lies' in New York, October 5, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
    Just a Minute With: Leonardo DiCaprio and "Body of Lies" Thu Oct 9, 1:15 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Born of Hollywood, acting as a teenager, Oscar-nominated by age 19, Leonardo DiCaprio is a product of the film studio's star-making machine.

  • Nazi parody aims to break German taboo Thu Oct 9, 10:30 AM ET

    BERLIN (Reuters) - A made-in-Germany Nazi satire which parodies 1981 submarine epic "Das Boot" will try to prove the Third Reich is no longer taboo terrain for German comedians.

  • Actor Kirk Douglas, 90, is photographed during an interview about his life, film career and his new book 'Let's Face It,' at his home in Beverly Hills, California in this April 26, 2007 file photo. (Fred Prouser/Files/Reuters)
    Kirk Douglas fired up over blacklist, slavery Thu Oct 9, 8:21 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - For a dozen years during the Cold War, accused members and former members of the American Communist Party were barred from working in the movie industry.

  • Martin Luther King in a 1964 photo. (File/Reuters)
    Eight short films vie for documentary Oscar Thu Oct 9, 2:54 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The assassination of Martin Luther King, Cesar Chavez's grape boycott, gay men in China and historian David McCullough are among the subjects of the films vying for Oscar nominations for best documentary short subject.

  • French film "Let it Rain" lands U.S. deal Thu Oct 9, 1:20 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - On the cusp of its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival on Friday, French director Agnes Jaoui's satirical drama "Let it Rain" has been acquired for U.S. distribution by IFC Films.

  • Documentary film 'Religulous' narrator Bill Maher and director Larry Charles (R) pose for a portrait during the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival September 7, 2008. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)
    Anti-religious film preaches to converted Wed Oct 8, 12:44 PM ET

    DALLAS (Reuters) - In Bill Maher's new film "Religulous," the comedian says he wants his fellow non-believers to "come out of the closet" to counter what he views as religion's dangerous influence on the world.

  • A scene from 'Body of Lies'. (Warner Bros. Pictures/Handout/Reuters)
    "Lies" abounds with grim truths about war on terror Wed Oct 8, 4:51 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - If Ridley Scott gave us a new kind of war movie with "Black Hawk Down," where an army unit functioning in total chaos in a hostile city became a collective protagonist, he now engineers a new kind of spy thriller in "Body of Lies," which opens Friday (October 10).

  • Champagne flutes are pictured in front of a large Oscar statue during the Food and Wine preview of selections that will be served at the Governor's Ball, in preparation for the 80th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood February 21, 2008. For the first time since the Oscars moved to TV in the early 1950s, studios will be able to advertise movies during the telecast of the Academy Awards next year. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
    Academy to allow film ads on Oscars Thu Oct 9, 1:26 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - For the first time since the Oscars moved to TV in the early 1950s, studios will be able to advertise movies during the telecast of the Academy Awards next year.

  • 9/11 documentary targets Disney, Clinton Wed Oct 8, 9:28 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - If Cyrus Nowrasteh wants to work for Disney again, he's got a funny way of showing it.

  • Actress Sally Hawkins kisses her Silver Bear award for Best Actress at the 58th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, February 16, 2008. (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)
    "Happy-Go-Lucky"s Sally Hawkins gets Oscar buzz Wed Oct 8, 2:49 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Sally Hawkins is relatively unknown in the United States but an acclaimed role in British director Mike Leigh's new film may find her on Hollywood's red carpets this awards season, a prospect she calls "gob-smacking."

  • Director Oliver Stone attends the Global Green USA 5th Pre-Oscar Party in Hollywood, February 20, 2008. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)
    Oliver Stone's Bush film gutsy, but imperfect Tue Oct 7, 8:01 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Oliver Stone's "W." -- his take on the life and legacy of George W. Bush -- might be the first movie ever to come with footnotes.

  • British actress Helen Mirren poses for photographers to promote the film 'The Last Sation' in Berlin April 4, 2008. (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)
    Helen Mirren reigns over Taymor's "Tempest" Wed Oct 8, 2:40 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Julie Taymor is gathering blue-blooded Oscar winners and up-and-comers for her big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest."

  • Tom Thumb hitches ride to the big screen Wed Oct 8, 2:50 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - A little man is coming to the big screen.