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The "Billion Dollar Film," while once the milestone against which all blockbusters could be measured, is fast falling into obscurity in a cinematic world of increased ticket prices and 3D.

Texas Killing Fields had quite a bit of buzz going into its release, at least compared to most limited releases.

The first half of Atlas Shrugged did not exactly demonstrate that there is a giant untapped pool of Objectivists, or at least, people who are so bought into the dream of business success that they're valorizing withdrawal from society, who are not being served by the entertainment industry.

James Cameron, director of mega-hits such as Titanic and Avatar, is moving to New Zealand.

It's somewhat ironic that in an age of film increasingly dominated by technology, the knob-turners and computer geeks behind the camera are as ignored as they've ever been.

She has been spotted looking slim and sullen in the last couple for weeks, but Zoe Saldana was every inch the cheerful fashionista when she was spotted front row at the Prabal Gurung show today.

Gary Oldman Talks THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, His Paralyzing Fear Of TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, CALL OF DUTY, and a Lot More Universal Pictures, once known for their iconic monster movies, has revived an old classic with a new twist.

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Douglas Trumbull is nearly 70, but the special effects whiz behind space classics like "2001: A Space Odyssey" says he's launching a new phase in his filmmaking career.

It's a milestone day in Hollywood East. "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" opened today.

A historical costume drama that celebrates a 19th century peasant revolt in one of eastern Europe's smallest nations, Lithuania, has become the country's biggest ever box office movie.

Film director James Cameron has opened the first international office of his 3D technology company in Melbourne.

A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality.

A re-fit too far? The re-release of Star Wars: Episode One, The Phantom Menace in refitted 3-D has reignited the hot debate over cinemas most divisive gimmick.

Jose Padilha got into films because he didn't like his job at a bank. Eventually the Brazilian made a little documentary about a hostage incident in Rio de Janeiro that created big waves.

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Lautner stars as a young man whose secret past is set to collide with a dangerous reality.

When I looked at the number of movies that were getting a 3D re-release this year, I rolled my eyes.

Sam Worthington admits he did trip and make mistakes while 225 feet in the air shooting 'Man on a Ledge'. The Australian actor plays the lead role of Nick Cassidy in the thriller about a man who is convicted for stealing a $40 million diamond but maintains his innocence, and with much of the film set 225 feet above the streets of Manhattan he had ... (more)

Between the rise of digital media and the shortcuts many theaters have taken to alleviate waning profits - forgoing film rigs for digital projectors , replacing projectionists with button-pushers, lowering projection-bulb levels to cut replacement costs - many filmmakers are concerned about the state of their industry.