MOVIE NEWS

'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38 (AP)

AP - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.

Ralph Fiennes filming "Coriolanus" in Serbia (Reuters)

Reuters - After two years struggling to win funding amid the global financial crisis, actor Ralph Fiennes said on Wednesday he would start filming his directorial debut of a Shakespeare tragedy next week in Serbia.

Animal activists target Calif. sushi restaurant (AP)
AP - Federal agents are investigating a high-end Santa Monica, Calif., sushi restaurant, following a video sting orchestrated by the producers of the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove."

Review: `Green Zone' is a failure of intelligence (AP)

AP - All the war-zone authenticity in the Arab world cannot salvage the silly Hollywood plot at the heart of "Green Zone," Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass' first collaboration outside the Jason Bourne realm.

Robert De Niro set to play Vince Lombardi in movie (AP)

AP - Robert De Niro is set to play Vince Lombardi in an upcoming movie.

John Krasinski joins "Something" romantic comedies (Reuters)
Reuters - John Krasinski is in negotiations to join Ginnifer Goodwin in "Something Borrowed," a romantic comedy from the company behind "The Blind Side."

De Niro signs up to play football icon Lombardi (Reuters)

Reuters - He has played killers and cops in the movies, and two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro may soon take on the role of iconic U.S. football coach Vince Lombardi in a film backed by sports television network ESPN.

Mexico targets Hollywood with tax incentives (Reuters)
Reuters - Mexico has launched a $20-million tax-incentive program in an ambitious move to lure film production from Hollywood and other locales.

Man stabbed with meat thermometer at movie in CA (AP)
AP - Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" at a Southern California movie theater.

MGM expected to draw six bids by March 19: source (Reuters)
Reuters - Six companies are expected to make binding offers for storied Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by a newly set March 19 deadline, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

3-D boosts box office worldwide to record $30 bln (AP)
AP - The appeal of 3-D movies helped boost movie ticket sales to a record $29.9 billion worldwide in 2009.

Imax signs JV for up to 15 theaters in South Korea (Reuters)
Reuters - Imax Corp agreed to form a joint venture with a South Korean theater exhibitor to operate up to 15 new theaters in the country as the giant-screen movie operator seeks to expand its presence in Asia.

Bigelow's Oscars will change Hollywood, slowly (Reuters)
Reuters - "Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow wrapped her fingers around that little golden man called Oscar on Sunday and cracked one of Hollywood's glass ceilings, but truly shattering it may take more time.

France honours Japanese film maker Takeshi (AFP)

AFP - France awarded one of its highest artistic honours on Tuesday to the Japanese screen star and film maker Takeshi Kitano, director of bizarre and violent cult movies such as "Battle Royale".

Corey Haim dies of overdose (Reuters)

Reuters - Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in Los Angeles of an apparent drug overdose, police said on Wednesday. He was 38.

Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson join suspense film (Reuters)
Reuters - Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson have been cast in the suspense film "The Ledge," which began shooting Monday in Baton Rouge, La.

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN on SUPERMAN: "We Have a Fantastic Story" (Newsarama.com)
Newsarama.com - The LA Times has some super news to start the day. Director Christopher Nolan is officially confirmed as shepherding the new Superman movie franchise. That rumor about David S. Goyer writing it? Turns out that one is true, too. The pair will develop the story, with Nolan producing and a director to be announced later. The movie is still in early stages, and won't be seen in theaters until 2012 or 2013, however. ...

"Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" a cold-case chiller (Reuters)
Reuters - Revolving around an investigative reporter and his unlikely crime-solving partner, Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson's posthumous Millennium trilogy of novels were not so much best-sellers as international publishing phenomena.

Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident (AP)

AP - The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.

Matt Fraction: Deconstructing IRON MAN For Games & Comics (Newsarama.com)
Newsarama.com - Matt Fraction is in a unique position with Marvel right now, and particularly with the character of Iron Man. As Iron Man 2 flies toward its big-screen debut, Fraction anxiously awaits the movie, where he can see some of his work as a consultant translate onto screen. With the monthly comic book Invincible Iron Man, he tells the tale of a Tony Stark who has sent himself to a figurative hell and is trying now to claw his way back. ...