BLACK PANTHER DIRECTOR RYAN COOGLER'S EMOTIONAL NOTE TO FANS

Ryan Coogler says he never imagined Black Panther would be so popular... READ MORE›

RECORD 'BLACK PANTHER' DEBUT MAY BE A GAME CHANGER FOR HOLLYWOOD

Record 'Black Panther' Debut May Be a Game Changer for Hollywood... READ MORE›

BOX-OFFICE SMASH 'BLACK PANTHER' MAY BE GAME CHANGER FOR ARTISTS

The biggest film of the year was Maze Runner The Death Cure with 259.2 million in worldwide sales, according to Box Office Mojo... READ MORE›

PADMAAVAT BANNED OVER FILM'S DEPICTION OF MUSLIM RULER

Malaysia has banned a controversial Bollywood film, citing its negative portrayal of a Muslim ruler... READ MORE›

FACEBOOK REMOVES ALT-RIGHT ANTI-BLACK PANTHER FILM PAGE

Black Panther has already broken a record by outselling every other superhero movie in advance ticket sales... READ MORE›

GOVERNMENT FILM WATCHDOGS VS 'PADDINGTON 2'

A law allows the Ministry of Culture to bump foreign films, such as Paddington 2, if their release dates coincide with that of a locally produced film... READ MORE›

BRAZILIAN ARTHOUSE DRAMA WINNING OVER CHINESE HEARTS

Directed by Roberto Berliner, the film is based on the true story of psychiatrist Nise da Silveira, a well-known pioneer of occupational therapy in Brazil... READ MORE›

AS GLOBES MARK CINEMA'S SUCCESSES, AUDIENCES SHY AWAY

The Amazon Studios-funded Manchester By The Sea won two Oscars and a Golden Globe in 2017 and Netflix has responded by scheduling 80 original films for release in 2018... READ MORE›

'LAST JEDI' WEEKEND SLUMP IS SECOND-WORST AMONG STAR WARS FILMS

The 54 percent decline in North American box office receipts from the opening weekend of Star Wars The Last Jedi is the second-worst among Star Wars films... READ MORE›

'STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI' SOARS TO $745M WORLDWIDE

Coco, which led the North American box office for three weekends before Star Wars The Last Jedi opened, has totaled 161.3 million in 33 days... READ MORE›

BRITAIN'S CINEMAS ARE BECOMING DEMENTIA FRIENDLY. THIS IS HOW.

But there are a few differences from a normal film holiday cinema screening... READ MORE›

CINEPLEX TESTS $1 RESERVED SEATING SURCHARGE AT SOME STAR WARS SCREENINGS

If the concept is received positively, it's likely Cineplex will revisit the reserved seating at regular screenings for other event movies expected to draw huge crowds... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA TO ALLOW MOVIE THEATRES TO OPEN AFTER 35-YEAR BAN

Many of Saudi Arabia's clerics view Western movies and even Arabic films made in Egypt and Lebanon as sinful... READ MORE›

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HOLLYWOOD MIGHT NOT BOUNCE BACK FROM THEATERS' $1.3 BILLION STOCK COLLAPSE

That announcement dragged down shares of theater stocks, wiping out 1.3 billion from the value of the top four cinema operators in North America since Aug. 1... READ MORE›

FILM FANS CHALLENGE INDIA'S ANTHEM ORDER

Around this time, some members of the Kodungallur Film Society travelled to Kerala's capital, Trivandrum, to attend an international film festival... READ MORE›

PISTORIUS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER BY APPEALS COURT

Mr. Pistorius was released from prison in October after serving about one year of his five-year sentence... READ MORE›

INDIAN COURT ORDERS CINEMAS TO PLAY NATIONAL ANTHEM

All cinemas must play the Indian national anthem before movie screenings and all exits will be shut during that time, the country's Supreme Court has ruled... READ MORE›

EGYPT SENTENCES AL JAZEERA JOURNALISTS TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON

Mr. Fahmy, who holds Canadian citizenship, could still be deported under the same decree, but Mr. Mohamed, an Egyptian citizen, would not be eligible... READ MORE›

THE NEW GODZILLA FILM IMAGINES A STRONG JAPAN PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE U.S.

Japanese people can come out of the movie theater and feel proud to be Japanese... READ MORE›

LORD JANNER TOLD TO ATTEND COURT OVER CHILD ABUSE CHARGES

Lord Janner must appear at court in person for a hearing over child sex abuse charges, Westminster Magistrates' Court has ruled... READ MORE›

AT THE BOX OFFICE ITS NO LONGER A MANS WORLD

Women are driving ticket sales to a degree rarely, if ever, seen before, while young men -- long Hollywood's most coveted audience -- are relatively AWOL... READ MORE›

BALTIMORE GRAND JURY INDICTS SIX OFFICERS IN FREDDIE GRAY'S DEATH

Rice, a lieutenant who initiated a chase with Gray, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office, and reckless endangerment... READ MORE›

JUDGE ORDERS BOSTON MARATHON BOMBER TO PAY $100M TO VICTIMS

U.S. District Judge George O'Toole denied the motion for a new trial Friday... READ MORE›

SURREAL PHOTOS SHOW THE AFTERLIVES OF AMERICA'S ONCE-GREAT MOVIE THEATERS

America's once-grand movie theaters are now crumbling and forgotten... READ MORE›

THE AVID WATCHERS OF INDIA'S OLD SCHOOL TRAVELLING CINEMAS

For seven decades now, travelling cinemas have been transporting the magic of movies to audiences across rural India... READ MORE›

COLORADO MOTHER RESCUES SON FROM MOUNTAIN LION'S MOUTH

Officials say sightings are increasing across Colorado, where an estimated 4,500 mountain lions live... READ MORE›

SONY'S 'INTERVIEW' DRAWS U.S. MOVIEGOERS WHO TRUMPET FREE SPEECH

He had a message for North Korea and the hackers You have given this movie whole new lives... READ MORE›

CHARLESTON CHURCH GUNMAN DYLANN ROOF BOUGHT PISTOL LOCALLY

For all these reasons, law enforcement officials say, the sale of the gun to Dylann Roof was legal... READ MORE›

12-YEAR-OLD GIRL 'TRIES TO POISON MOTHER WITH BLEACH AFTER IPHONE IS CONFISCATED'

The girl from Boulder, Colorado, who has not been named, tried to kill her mother on two separate occasions, police said... READ MORE›

HOW BRITONS ARE HELPING TO SAVE THE LAST THEATRE PORNHOUSE IN PARIS

He displays a photo on his phone of an English woman standing naked among film reels in the storeroom of Le Beverley cinema... READ MORE›

Unlike in Colorado and Washington state, there were no street parties and public smoking displays in Alaska's biggest cities... READ MORE›

WILL HULK HOGAN'S SEX TAPE AWARD KILL GAWKER?

The jury awarded Hulk Hogan 115 million in compensatory damages and 25 million in punitive damages... READ MORE›

CHINA'S DALIAN WANDA BUYS CONTROL OF LEGENDARY ENTERTAINMENT IN $3.5 BILLION DEAL

Wanda is already the world's biggest movie theater operator, controlling AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, North America's second-largest cinema chain, and Australian movie theater company Hoyt's Group... READ MORE›

SONY ANNOUNCES CONTROVERSIAL FILM WILL BE AVAILABLE TO RENT ONLINE FROM CHRISTMAS DAY

The online release of the Sony Pictures film will coincide with the movie's showing at a small number of US theatres... READ MORE›

INDONESIA SUPREME COURT RULES NEIL BANTLEMAN SHOULD SERVE SEX ASSAULT SENTENCE

The Burlington Ont., native and Tijong were originally sentenced to 10 years in prison, verdicts overturned by the Jakarta High Court in August 2015... READ MORE›

SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL SUED OVER AUSTRIA SKIING ACCIDENT

An expert skier takes on a jump The accident took place on the slopes of Hochhaderich mountain in the Bregenzerwald forest near the border with Germany... READ MORE›

WANDA'S $150 MILLION 'GREAT WALL' TO TEST CHINA-HOLLYWOOD FILMS

Legendary is taking fewer chances with Great Wall... READ MORE›

IN PLOT REVERSAL, SONY SENDS 'THE INTERVIEW' TO 200 THEATERS

North Korea has denied it was behind the cyberattack on Sony and has vowed to hit back against any U... READ MORE›

FERGUSON OFFICER WHO SHOT MICHAEL BROWN RESIGNS

He broke his silence after the grand jury decision, telling ABC News that he could not have done anything differently in the encounter with Brown... READ MORE›

AMAL CLOONEY SAYS AL JAZEERA, PETER GRESTE GUILTY VERDICT 'SENDS A DANGEROUS MESSAGE'

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has slammed the three-year prison sentences handed down by an Egyptian court to three Al Jazeera journalists, including Australia's Peter Greste... READ MORE›

YOUR NAME IN LIGHTS AS ANIME HIT DOMINATES 2016 BOX OFFICE

South Korea A sluggish start for South Korea's box office in 2016 increased anxiety in an already pressured film industry... READ MORE›

WHY HAS OSCAR PISTORIUS'S RELEASE BEEN POSTPONED?

Video Why has Oscar Pistorius's release been postponed?... READ MORE›

COURT: JUDGE CAN'T SHUT OUT MEDIA FROM JODI ARIAS TRIAL

Judge Maurice Portley center asks defense attorney Kirk Nurmi left a question, November 3, 2014, during the Jodi Arias hearing in the Arizona Court of Appeals... READ MORE›