Battleship (movie)

'Star Trek Into Darkness' wins box-office race

2013-05-20 04:00:00

"Star Trek Into Darkness" opened atop the U.S. box office, though its debut didn't quite make the jump to warp speed that Paramount Pictures executives expected. "Into Darkness," the second J.J. Abrams-directed installment in the long-running science-...

'Star Trek Into Darkness' wings in at No. 1 but not at warp speed

2013-05-19 09:43:00

Hollywood bets big on blockbusters, starting with 'Iron Man 3'

2013-05-03 07:49:00

Summer is the season for blockbusters at the box office, and this year Hollywood is going all in. Midway through a year of declining attendance and ticket sales, the major studios are betting heavily on big-budget spectacles that can fatten the bottom...

Universal shows off 'Fast' cast, announces 'Pitch Perfect' sequel

2013-04-16 13:40:00

LAS VEGAS -- Rebel Wilson is having a good week. First, the comedian hosted the MTV Movie Awards, and now Universal Pictures has announced it is planning a sequel to the film that helped cement her star status: “Pitch Perfect.” Though...

40th Annie Award nominees and winners list

2013-02-02 22:00:00

Disney's�"Wreck-It Ralph"�was named best animated film of 2012 at the 40th Annie Awards on Saturday evening at UCLA's Royce Hall. Rich Moore also was named best director for the animated comedy about a video game villain who dreams of being a hero, and�...

Studios relying more on outside funding to make award contenders

2013-01-14 09:13:00

For this awards season, Hollywood came through with a bumper crop of movies that were critical and fan favorites. But in many cases, the big studios themselves can't take much of the credit. Among the films basking in Oscar nominations — and...

Box Office: Is 'The Impossible' a model for a new kind of hit?

2013-01-07 07:55:00

Unless you're an especially plugged-in moviegoer, chances are you don’t know much about "The Impossible," a drama about a real-life Spanish family that was caught in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami while on holiday in Thailand and suffered both...

'Hobbit' knockoff release blocked by judge

2012-12-10 17:35:00

Warner Bros. has succeeded in blocking the release of a low-budget knockoff the same week that "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" hits theaters. A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against Tuesday's scheduled� DVD and online...

'Brave,' 'Wreck-It Ralph' among nominees for the Annie Awards

2012-12-03 10:44:00

"Brave," "Frankenweenie," "Hotel Transylvania," "ParaNorman," "Rise of the Guardians," "The Pirates! Band of Misfits," "The Rabbi's Cat" and "Wreck-It Ralph" have earned nominations for� animated film of the year for the Annie Awards. Notably missing...

Western Costume, closet to the stars, turns 100

2012-06-17 00:00:00

To the casual passerby, there's nothing remarkable about the 120,000-square-foot former printing plant fronting a sun-baked stretch of Vanowen Street in North Hollywood. There's nothing to indicate that, just beyond the double doors, gangsters are earning...

Seth MacFarlane's 'Ted' to dominate stuffed box-office weekend

2012-06-28 13:18:00

The potty-mouthed “Ted” will heckle the male strippers off the box-office stage, as the Seth MacFarlane comedy will take down “Magic Mike” and all other new movies hitting theaters this weekend. "Ted,"�starring Mark Wahlberg as...

Raunch rules as R-rated films 'Ted,' 'Magic Mike' overperform

2012-07-01 09:21:00

"Magic Mike"�was stripped of the top spot at the box office by a debaucherous teddy bear, as�"Ted"�dominated ticket sales at the multiplex this weekend. "Ted," an R-rated raunchfest from "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, debuted with a strong $54.1...

We weren't even five minutes into the 2013 People's Choice Awards and already "Battleship" was getting mocked. LL Cool J referenced Rihanna's badassdom in the summer blockbuster, but then admitted he hadn't seen the movie. "No one did," host Kaley Cuoco quipped. Sorry Peter Berg, but that's a burn.

2013-01-09 18:36:33

Sam Claflin, "Snow White & The Huntsman" Julianne Hough, "Rock of Ages" (pictured) Joe Manganiello, "What to Expect When You're Expecting" Noomi Rapace, "Prometheus" Rihanna, "Battleship"

2012-06-14 00:00:00

PG-13; 2:11 running time As its north-of-$200-million budget indicates, "Battleship" has been expanded considerably from its origins as a pre-World War I pencil and paper game to include a major alien invasion that puts the very fate of the human race at stake. Only the stalwartU.S.

2012-05-18 09:56:00