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Hitting the Yellow Brick Road again
Kim Fowley on 'The Runaways' film: 'Every movie needs a villain, and I'm a good one'
Hollywood Revival File: 'The Perfect Game' stages a ninth-inning comeback
Investors can soon make bets on movie box office
Toto Recall: Disney now in the Wizard of Oz game too
Adam Shankman's (conflicted) Oscar Twitter thoughts
'The Art of the Steal' wades into the move of the Barnes collection
Charlie Sheen due back at work on CBS' 'Two and a Half Men'
South by Southwest's film festival is hospitable
'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' gets a later bedtime

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PST

Several 'Wizard of Oz'-based films are kicking around Hollywood. The danger lies in playing with a film treasure.

Several 'Wizard of Oz'-based films are kicking around Hollywood. The danger lies in playing with a film treasure.

Kim Fowley on 'The Runaways' film: 'Every movie needs a villain, and I'm a good one'

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 05:48 PM PST

There are different accounts as to what happened behind closed doors at Runaways rehearsals.

There are different accounts as to what happened behind closed doors at Runaways rehearsals.

Hollywood Revival File: 'The Perfect Game' stages a ninth-inning comeback

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 04:11 PM PST

After a long and messy series of setbacks, the film is being released April 16 in 500 theaters nationwide.

Investors can soon make bets on movie box office

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PST

Two new futures exchanges will let studios spread the financial risk of creating films.

Two new futures exchanges will let studios spread the financial risk of creating films.

Toto Recall: Disney now in the Wizard of Oz game too

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 08:21 PM PST

Joe Roth, the studio-executive-turned-producer, is developing a movie called "Brick" that delves into how the Wizard of Oz came to sit behind the curtain.

Adam Shankman's (conflicted) Oscar Twitter thoughts

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 07:02 PM PST

Shankman Throughout awards season, this year's Oscars co-producer Adam Shankman kept his nearly 55,000 Twitter followers amused.

Shankman Throughout awards season, this year's Oscars co-producer Adam Shankman kept his nearly 55,000 Twitter followers amused.

'The Art of the Steal' wades into the move of the Barnes collection

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PST

The documentary likens the relocation to a hijacking. Critics say the movie presents a one-sided view.

Call it art appreciation as battle royal.

Charlie Sheen due back at work on CBS' 'Two and a Half Men'

Posted: 10 Mar 2010 10:28 AM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at "Two and a Half Men" after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS' top-rated sitcom.

South by Southwest's film festival is hospitable

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PST

They don't have much in common -- the Oscar-winning "The Hurt Locker," the independent film on aging "That Evening Sun," and the upcoming comic book adaptation "Kick-Ass" -- except for the same U.S. premiere location.