Plot to popcorn, film fest guests cover every base of movie magic

Annette Bening has had to cancel her appearance at the Virginia Film Festival as a result of unavoidable scheduling conflicts, the festival announced Monday.

Matthew Broderick, Annette Bening and Cherry Jones will be among the headliners at this year’s Virginia Film Festival.

It’s a daring and exciting approach that’s sure to tickle and provoke purists, while at the same time probably cause neophytes to feel a bit lost.

Jewish community reaches out through annual film festival

The romantic fantasy “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” led Academy Awards contenders Thursday with 13 nominations, among them best picture and acting honors for Brad Pitt and Taraji P. Henson, and a directing slot for David Fincher.

The Golden Globes were ‘back to normal’ Sunday night. After the writer’s strike wrecked last year’s awards ceremony, the glitz and glamour returned as Hollywood?s biggest stars turned out to honor th

What’s new in theaters this weekend?

It’s the holiday season and that means the movie studios are releasing some of their top flicks.

Hundreds of shrieking fans — mostly teenage girls — lined the streets outside the Mann Village and Bruin Theatres on Monday for a chance to peek at the stars attending the Los Angeles premiere of “Twilight.” Some enthusiasts of the popular vampire literary series-turned-movie camped out overnight, while many arrived at dawn to secure a place in line.

The Associated Press says, “Bill Maher is preaching to the choir with ‘Religulous,’ ” in its review of the movie starring Maher, a standup comedian and HBO talk show host. That depends on whose choir you’re talking about.

Nothing dark about Batman’s first night at the box office.

“The Dark Knight” lit up cash registers during its midnight debut, stealing away with a record $18.5 million from 3,040 theaters, distributor Warner Bros. said Friday.