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Miss Beckinsale was never in discussions about the film role and there was never a possibility she would be part of the project Photo: PA The 35-year-old star of films such as Pearl Harbor, Underworld and Van Helsing was not at London's High Court for the settlement of her action against Express Newspapers.

T HERE HAVE been competing claims as to which is the first gangster movie - Raoul Walsh's 1915 Regeneration may be the beginning of a line that leads all the way down to the engrossing but dime-thin Public Enemies .

Speaking on a commentary track for his film Knowing , director Alex Proyas says his favorite commentary track is one featuring a conversation between Martin Scorsese and the late Michael Powell.

It's always an accident when this happens, but the other day I happened to watch two movies -- one a new French film, the other an American noir from 1952 -- with essentially the same central plot.

Instapundit leads me to a post on "The Top 10 Manly Movie Deaths of All Time," a great idea which pretty much sucks in execution because the person who wrote the post must be about 22 10 - Leon in The Professional 9 - Optimus Prime in Transformers: The Movie 8 - Tony Montana in Scarface 7 - The Terminator in Terminator 2: Judgment Day 6 - Bill in ...

Pulp Fiction has been compared to film noir due to its populace of low-lifes, gangsters, and boxers.

Karl Malden 's film, television, Broadway credits include: "They Knew What They Wanted ," 1940.

We've been waiting for this moment, when the last formidable "name" British character actor gave in and confessed that he, too, loves Big Brother Harry Potter.

Maybe you already know about film noir , how Italian-born French film critic Nino Frank coined the term in 1946, and that Dashiell Hammett 's book The Maltese Falcon was adapted for film 3 times in 10 years.

Nick Cassavetes looks like he's an imposing guy even as he chats amiably with a few admirers in a swank hotel lobby.

Ed McMahon, who has died at age 86, spent most of his career in the high profile role of Johnny Carson sidekick.

Every summer since 2000, the Cornell Cinema has turned the terrace of Willard Straight into an open-air theater, welcoming patrons to delight in a few special screenings in the balmy night sky.

After years of keeping mum, Hollywood legend Jean Simmons has admitted she had an affair with tough-guy actor Robert Mitchum.

For Father's Day, I was invited to watch the latest "chick flick" with my wife and daughter.

Movie-goers watch "The Lost Weekend" during a presentation of the classic film at Mariners' Wharf Park, Elizabeth City, Tuesday.

For the week of Sunday, June 14, through Saturday, June 20. Great Directors. The auteurs keep on coming as Turner Classic Movies continues its June salute to legendary filmmakers.

That's why films are full of them. In the new romantic comedy The Proposal , which is sort of like an unofficial remake of Peter Weir's Green Card , Sandra Bullock plays a high-powered New York executive who has to feign marriage to a nervous underling to avoid being deported back to her native Canada.

Go!... More Songs Biography Rock-influenced country singer Bucky Covington first rose to fame in 2006 as a contestant on the televised talent hunt #American Idol.

Robert Matheny remembers seeing James Childers around town, often as he walked to the post office.

If you're like me, and a huge fan of the movie Underworld , you probably noticed Kate Beckinsale and her great style.