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NO other film-maker has explored the psyches of people caught in extreme circumstances with the dominating consistency and cinematic power of acclaimed American director, Michael Mann writes Conor Nolan .

PHILADELPHIA - Slim as lightning, Kathryn Bigelow makes movies charged with adrenaline and electricity, action thrillers like 'Blue Steel' and 'Point Break.' The 6-footer with the radiant presence of a Redgrave and the steel nerves of a high-wire artist is drawn to stories about daredevils addicted to the rush.

Mel Gibson will star in "The Beaver" for director Jodie Foster. The script, written by Kyle Killen, topped the Blacklist in December.

Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker" Staff Sergeant William James is one of those guys one hears about: so fearless in the face of death that he practically invites the Grim Reaper to share his table at mealtimes.

David and Victoria Beckham named their third and youngest son after pal Tom Cruise.

Success as an actor has led many Billy Ray Cyrus fans to forget about his substantial country music career.

Stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie. Opens Fri., July 10. At area theaters. In his landmark poem "The Waste Land," T.S. Eliot wrote, "I will show you fear in a handful of dust." In her thrilling film The Hurt Locker, director Kathryn Bigelow shows you fear in a pile of rubble or a beat-up old car.

Michael Mann is one of those directors whose solid fan base will happily flock to see everything he puts out.

Slim as lightning, Kathryn Bigelow makes movies charged with adrenaline and electricity, action thrillers like Blue Steel and Point Break .

A Mission: Impossible IIA director John Woo's next movie will tell the story of the Flying Tigers _ volunteer American pilots who defended China from Japanese attacks during World War II _ his producer said Tuesday.

UPDATED at 12:10 p.m. with judge delaying decision A judge delayed a decision on whether Joyce Meyer Ministries can respond in secret to a civil suit sought by Sheri Coleman's family.

BASED Hong Kong director John Woo will shoot China's most expensive movie about the alliance between China and the United States in World War II.

After Kirk Douglas helped break the Hollywood blacklist by hiring the well-known radical Dalton Trumbo to write the screenplay for 1960's "Spartacus," Douglas teamed up again with Trumbo on "Lonely Are the Brave." But that excellent film from 1962, which Trumbo adapted from Edward Abbey's novel and stars Douglas as a cowboy who doesn't fit in with ...

Any fan of old westerns would probably say that the 1976 movie, 'The Shootist,' was John Wayne's last film.

Prehistoric creatures and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown Sunday, with "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" tied with $42.5 million each.

Sacramento, California - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of Karl Malden: "As a 14-year-old boy in Austria, I saw Karl Malden in the movie, 'One-Eyed Jacks.' His incredible and powerful performance in that film had a huge impact on me and further fueled my love for American films and my desire ...

Instapundit leads me to a post on "The Top 10 Manly Movie Deaths of All Time," a great idea which pretty much sucks in execution because the person who wrote the post must be about 22 10 - Leon in The Professional 9 - Optimus Prime in Transformers: The Movie 8 - Tony Montana in Scarface 7 - The Terminator in Terminator 2: Judgment Day 6 - Bill in ...

Expectations are that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will be the worst-reviewed film to pass $400 million domestically.

Michael Mann, the son of Jack and Esther Mann and the director and co-writer of "Public Enemies," grew up all around Chicago.

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader or The Chopping Block , both 8 p.m. These two reality competitions are exact opposites.