Box Office: 'Avengers' has top U.S. debut ever with $200.3 million

Box Office: 'Avengers' has top U.S. debut ever with $200.3 million

The movie soared beyond expectations, easily surpassing the $168.2 million 2011 debut of previous record-holder "Harry Potter and the...

Tony nominations 2012: No sure things

Tony nominations 2012: No sure things

A wide-open year helped propel a trio of musicals -- "Once," "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It" -- to the top...

Newport Beach film fest: 'Jewtopia,' John Wayne and lots more

Newport Beach film fest: 'Jewtopia,' John Wayne and lots more

"Jewtopia," a two-man stage show about the Jewish singles world, is now a movie set to make its world premiere at the Newport Beach Film...

Awareness Film Festival aims to open eyes to social issues

Awareness Film Festival aims to open eyes to social issues

Where else but Los Angeles would you find a nonprofit that offers donation-based yoga classes and also puts on its own annual film festival?

Tony Awards 2012: 'Once,' 'Porgy and Bess' among top nominees

Tony Awards 2012: 'Once,' 'Porgy and Bess' among top nominees

The Tony Awards spread the love around Tuesday morning, bestowing multiple top nominations on the musicals "Follies," "Once" and "The...

L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival goes for big laughs, big breaks

L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival goes for big laughs, big breaks

Now in its fourth year, the festival runs Thursday to Sunday and aims to showcase and foster comedic talent with screenings, panel...

Tony Curtis documentary to open the L.A. Jewish Film Festival

Tony Curtis documentary to open the L.A. Jewish Film Festival

"Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom," a new documentary on the late actor born Bernie Schwartz in the Bronx, opens the 7th annual Jewish Film...

Tony Awards 2012: Nominee surprises and snubs

Tony Awards 2012: Nominee surprises and snubs

"Clybourne Park," Angela Lansbury and a play about a dysfunctional family were among those overlooked when Tony Award nominations were...

Tribeca 2012: 'Lola Versus' aims to be a different sort of romcom

Tribeca 2012: 'Lola Versus' aims to be a different sort of romcom

The goal, the filmmakers say, was to tell a breakup story that was neither maudlin nor falsely redemptive, and to do it in a younger age...

Academy Awards staying in Hollywood

Academy Awards staying in Hollywood

In the end, the Oscars just couldn't leave Hollywood. After entertaining multiple offers to relocate the event, the Academy of Motion...

Dick Clark Productions wins Golden Globes lawsuit

Dick Clark Productions wins Golden Globes lawsuit

In a rebuke to the HFPA, not only did Judge Howard Matz side with Dick Clark Productions, he also said that what was essentially a...

Steve Carell's 'Seeking a Friend' to premiere at L.A. Film Fest

Steve Carell's 'Seeking a Friend' to premiere at L.A. Film Fest

Written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, the movie follows two neighbors (Carrell and Keira Knightley) who strike up an unlikely...

Film academy will open outdoor theater with 'Field of Dreams'

Film academy will open outdoor theater with 'Field of Dreams'

The invitation-only screening will be held May 19, kicked off with the 1989 film, which immortalized the line "If you build it, he will...

Box Office: Four new films can't stop 'Think Like a Man'

Box Office: Four new films can't stop 'Think Like a Man'

The ensemble relationship comedy claimed the No. 1 spot yet again, raking in an additional $18 million and raising its overall tally to $60....

'The Lucky One': Theater geek Zac Efron summons his inner Marine

'The Lucky One': Theater geek Zac Efron summons his inner Marine

Ever since the ¿High School Musical¿ series concluded, Zac Efron has been trying to distance himself from his days as a teen.

Tony Awards 2012 | Top nominees

Photos: Top Tony Award nominees

"Once" leads the pack with 11 nominations, followed by "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It," with 10 each.

'Community's' Joel McHale, Chevy Chase reunite at Comedy Awards

'Community's' Joel McHale, Chevy Chase reunite at Comedy Awards

It wasn't quite the "Community" reunion fans were really hoping for it, but it was nice to see anyway.

Premiere: 'The Avengers'

Premiere: 'The Avengers'

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johannson walk the red carpet for the premiere of the highly anticipated summer comic book...

Film academy signs 20-year deal to keep Oscar show in Hollywood

Film academy signs 20-year deal to keep Oscar show in Hollywood

Also confirmed is a Dolby Laboratories agreement with the owners of the complex to take over the naming rights to the theater, previously...

MTV Movie Awards wants to tap next Christopher Nolan

MTV Movie Awards wants to tap next Christopher Nolan

Over its 20-year history, the MTV Movie Awards haven't exactly been the Oscars, or even the People's Choice Awards.

Woody Allen's 'To Rome with Love' to open L.A. Film Festival

Woody Allen's 'To Rome with Love' to open L.A. Film Festival

Also starring Allen, Ellen Page, Jesse Eisenberg, Alec Baldwin, Penelope Cruz and Greta Gerwig, the film depicts the romances and adventures...

Tribeca 2012: 'Precious' screenwriter on board for short film contest

Tribeca 2012: 'Precious' screenwriter on board for short film contest

Oscar-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher ("Precious") is helping to give filmmakers a rare opportunity to turn his words into a short...

Film Independent announces lineup for Los Angeles Film Festival

Film Independent announces lineup for Los Angeles Film Festival

"Magic Mike," Steven Soderbergh's dramatic comedy set in the world of male strippers, will have its world premiere as the closing night...

'Una Noche,' 'War Witch' win awards at Tribeca film festival

'Una Noche,' 'War Witch' win awards at Tribeca film festival

A movie about Cuban teenagers trying to escape the communist island and a film about a child soldier in Africa were the big winners

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Envelope: Amy Kaufman's weekend box office report

Envelope: Hollywood's box office report for week release of April 30, 2012...

Envelope: Hollywood's box office report for week release of April 30, 2012

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