SHOWMAN

Jackman to star in a musical

Hugh Jackman will get his wish to star in a movie musical when he plays showman P.T. Barnum in an upcoming film.

INTERVIEW

‘I have some of Dillinger in me!’

In an interview to Screen, Johnny Depp talks about his love or gangster movies and his connection with John Dillinger

SUMMER MOVIE

G.I. Joe is AWOL for critics

In a highly unusual move, Paramount opened its big summer movie G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra on Friday without screening it beforehand for critics or other media.

COMEDY

The serious side of the Funny People aftermath

Let’s call this weekend what it is: some cold proof that Judd Apatow’s hot streak is over. There are many metrics you can choose from after the underwhelming $23.4 million take this weekend of the writer/ director/producer’s Funny People

STREEP’S STAR

STILL THE LOVE INTEREST

Remarkably, Streep’s star is still rising, with a major assist from a shrewd team at Creative Artists Agency led by Kevin Huvane, her rep since 1991.

BOX-OFFICE HIT

Streep emerges as summer box-office sensation

A partial list of this summer’s best box-office bets: Optimus Prime, Manny The Woolly Mammoth and Meryl Streep

GLAMOUR MODEL

Katie Price wants Julia Roberts to play her

London British glamour model Katie Price, who often makes news for her drunken antics wants superstar Julia Roberts to play her in a bio-pic.

HOLLYWOOD HIGHLIGHTS

Ben Affleck’s Town welcomes Hamm, Hall

Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall are starring opposite Ben Affleck in The Town, a romantic crime thriller that Affleck also is directing.

BLACK SWAN

Mia Kunis in talks for Aronofskhy’s Swan

The actress is in discussions to star opposite Portman in Darren Aronofsky’s supernatural drama Black Swan.

HOMAGE

Door pays stylish homage to suspense masters

It is a measure of Anwar’s craft that he can present a facade of objective third-person narrative...

IRON MAN

Movie buffs get first look at star-studded Iron Man 2

Filming for Iron Man 2 finished just last week but thousands of fans got their first sneak peek at the star-studded new cast members this weekend at the Comic-Con convention.

MUSICAL STAR

Ashley Tisdale sheds Disney image in new Aliens in Attic

Ashley platinum white hair is long gone, replaced by silky smooth, dark brown locks.