Hollywood Movies

Filmmakers Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders faced a tough deadline when they were brought in to rework the animated film.

Animated movies can take forever to make — three or four years is well within the ordinary. “How to Train Your Dragon,” which tells the story of a scrawny kid destined to prove his hecklers wrong through an unusual relationship with a dragon, moved at a radically different pace: the two filmmakers behind March 26’s 3-D adventure had just 12 months to make their film, inheriting a project needing a top-to-bottom overhaul.

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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ and a baptism of fire

The director’s version of Stieg Larsson’s international bestseller is coming to the U.S.

When a team of Swedish producers known for their TV crime dramas asked Danish director Niels Arden Oplev if he’d be interested in helming their next project, his immediate response was “Haven’t you made enough of those?”

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‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ a hit for Niels Arden Oplev

Everybody comes in for a skewering on Comedy Central’s new animated series.

It’s not enough to be illustrated and funny anymore: These days, animation is a place for subversion and hidden meaning. It’s also the place for overt political posturing: Since “The West Wing” went off the air, liberalism and conservatism have been largely absent from television as prominent story lines or attributes. Live action television starring humans, that is. When the characters are drawn, partisan knives come out, even if the results often fizzle like ABC’s “The Goode Family.”

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‘Ugly Americans’: drawing partisan lines

Hollywood’s two actors unions have officially ended their two-year feud.

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SAG’s board makes peace with rival union

The death of former child star Corey Haim may be linked to an illegal Southern California prescription drug ring, authorities said Friday.

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Haim’s death may be linked to prescription drug ring

“The Runaways” finally hit Hollywood on Thursday night, with stars Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning among those celebrating the rock flick’s West Coast premiere.

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Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning debut ‘The Runaways’ in Hollywood

During a Time magazine interview, Hanks suddenly veered off course, going from being a gauzy celebrator of the importance of studying history to an unruly political activist.

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The Big Picture: ‘The Pacific’s’ Tom Hanks is the right wing’s new boogeyman

Friends say they are trying to help the family raise money for the child star’s funeral, which will be held in Toronto.

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Corey Haim’s personal items being sold on eBay

The actor-director says “It’s the thing I have been going toward, in a way, since I was young, and I think when it’s done I may be finished.”

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Mel Gibson says Viking movie may be his last

In terms of pure star power, SXSW leans toward cult heroes on the comeback trail and indie acts on a victory lap.

In terms of pure star power, SXSW leans toward cult heroes on the comeback trail and indie acts on a victory lap.

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SXSW 2010: The music stories to watch

In a cost-savings move, Walt Disney Studios is shutting down director and producer Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers Digital studio in Marin County, which employs 450 people.

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Disney to close Bob Zemeckis’ digital film studio, laying off hundreds

Will Charlie Sheen cut a deal with prosecutors, or is he ready to fight to clear his name? That’s the question as the sitcom star’s court date looms Monday.

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Will Charlie Sheen bargain or battle in felony court?

We now know our Top 12, and some — myself included — are disappointed that two of the more idiosyncratic and intriguing performers, Alex Lambert and Lilly Scott, got the chop.

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Ann Powers: Has ‘Idol’ gone too indie?

Lions Gate, in a statement, termed Icahn’s offer “financially inadequate and coercive.”

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Lions Gate rejects Carl Icahn’s hostile tender offer to raise stake to nearly 30%

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct.

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Phil Spector’s appellate lawyers allege judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct

Are Ben and Bailey a good match?

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‘Grey’s Anatomy’: Love is in the air for Bailey

With the crews remaining, all of them stepping up their performances, this is the most difficult field to handicap that “ABDC” has probably ever had.

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‘America’s Best Dance Crew’: The disco inferno burns two

Back at the Heroes camp, everyone was worried James might be kicked out of the game.

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‘Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains’: James may be down, but he’s not out

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Watch This Funny I Love You Phillip Morris Clip

‘Twilight’s’ Robert Pattinson looks good in romantic mode but his latest film needs more heart than heartthrob.

There’s only one thing that loves Robert Pattinson more than his legions of hysterical teenage fans and that’s the camera. Which helps but doesn’t quite save the earnest new romantic drama “Remember Me,” whose filmmakers hang everything on those chiseled cheeks and moody eyes.

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Movie review: ‘Remember Me’

HBO’s retelling of America’s war against Japan is mostly excellent, though it does have that Spielberg touch.

HBO’s retelling of America’s war against Japan is mostly excellent, though it does have that Spielberg touch.

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Television review: ‘The Pacific’

We’re partial to Gaga’s pet name for Beyoncé (”Honey Bee”).

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Lady Gaga, Beyonce world premiere their ‘Telephone’ video

Some might call it a travesty, others may point a finger to a VoteForTheWorst.com, whose sole purpose is to mess with the “American Idol” rankings.

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‘American Idol’: Presenting your Season 9 Top 12…

A look ahead at who is in the running for next year’s Academy Awards.

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Notes on the town: Hathaway, Pitt and Spacey jockey for 2010 Oscars

Series creator Shonda Rhimes has agreed, according to the Ausiello Files, to release Heigl from her contract.

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Report: Katherine Heigl’s ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ days are done