Tom Hanks News

WDSU.com updated Nov. 6, 2009 NEW ORLEANS - WDSU .com Big stars were the Big Easy Thursday night to help mark the expansion of the National World War II Museum, and many had the chance to see a film that will be a major attraction at the new Solomon Victory Theatre.

We have a brand new exclusive special feature clip from Forrest Gump , which comes to Blu-ray in a new Sapphire Series on November 3. Click below for our exclusive special feature clip, which shows Tom Hanks talking about the actor who plays the young Forrest and his unique voice.

Robert Zemeckis may just be the father of the performance-capture, 3-D mania sweeping through Hollywood.

He may not be a household name in the United States, but Michael Fassbender is fast becoming one of the hottest young stars in Hollywood.

"An Education," the story of a London teenager's coming of age in the epoch just before the Beatles, stars Carey Mulligan.

Robert Zemeckis' latest directorial effort, a computer-animated version of the classic Dickens tale "A Christmas Carol," stars comedian Jim Carrey in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge as well as the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.

NEW ORLEANS - Actor Tom Hanks says viewers are in for a realistic "wartime experience" when the new film he produced, "Beyond All Boundaries," opens at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans on Friday.

Performance capture technology is being pioneered by a small group of intrepid directors, including Robert Zemeckis who recently brought us Beowulf and a digitised Tom Hanks in The Polar Express .

A Tom Hanks classic, "Forrest Gump" ; a knockout of a set, "Rocky: The Undisputed Collection" ; and a pair of holiday favorites, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" and "It's a Wonderful Life" top this week's sparkling lineup of new Blu-ray titles.

Home : Features : News : Ang Lee will direct 'Life of Pi' Ang Lee will direct 'Life of Pi' 2-Nov-2009 Written by: Rachel Kolb 'Brokeback Mountain' director Ang Lee will direct the film adaptation of the award-winning book 'Life of Pi.' The film adaptation of Yann Martel's 'Life of Pi' will be directed by Ang Lee.

NATIONAL TREASURE a ' Dismissed by many critics, this Jerry Bruckheimer-produced adventure became one of 2004's top box-office hits.

Tom Hanks is down with the single ladies. Hanks first racked his brain when asked for his favorite tune of 2009 while backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary concert Thursday.

Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.

Pianist Aaron Diehl: "I always try to have a sense of being grounded." FAMILY PHOTO A young Aaron, age 10, at the organ in St.

Ahead of the holidays, Toys R Us is opening FAO Schwarz boutiques in some of its stores and relaunching the iconic toy store's Web site.

Meryl Streep in The Hours, shot at The Biltmore in Coral Gables-Miami Hotels as backdrops make for pretty pictures, but when these properties are some of the best in the travel business, they shine.

Film fans who enjoy watching things pop off the screen should prepare for a 3-D visual assault.

In a lively conversation with Scott Simon for the public TV series Backstage With ..., Tom Hanks took on the perils - and pleasures - of fame.

TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: "White Collar" debut, 9-10:30 p.m., USA. Peter , a federal agent, is quite smart and attractive ... until you compare him to Neal.

Toy Story has been voted the best animated film of all time by movie fans. The Disney classic, featuring voiceovers by Tim Allen and Tom Hanks, beat out competition from Shrek and The Lion King, which were named second and third favourites respectively.