| Movie books go between the covers with Hollywood's elite Dec 28th 2012, 07:29 Movie lovers will enjoy books on such film luminaries as Mary Pickford, John Wayne and Charlie Chaplin, as well as a look at bit players who filled screens through the years. Are you a film buff who received a holiday gift certificate for books? Not to worry. Here's a post-Christmas guide to three books about legendary cinema stars, and a fourth about some of Hollywood's bit players. | | Does Controversy Help or Hurt a Movie? Dec 28th 2012, 07:29 If you were paying attention to movie news just before the holiday, you may have noticed that the backlash against Zero Dark Thirty â€" specifically against the bin Laden hunt movie's depiction of torture, which had already made for fodder among movie critics â€" reached a fever pitch. The CIA condemned Kathryn Bigelow's movie, the Senate scolded its studio, and MSNBC's Chris Hayes called the film ... | | Which Movie Star Can You Bank on These Days? Dec 28th 2012, 07:29 The money-obsessed goblins over at Forbes have gone and compiled their annual "most bankable actors" list, and Natalie Portman comes riding in high â€" right at the top, in fact. Buoyed mostly by Black Swan's amazing box office performance in 2010 â€" the $13 million movie grossed almost $350 million world wide â€" it was determined that Portman returns $42 for every $1 that she is paid. Next is ... | |
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