Coen Brothers teaming with Angelina Jolie on "Unbroken"
Date : 26/02/2013 16:35

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Coen Brothers will rewrite the script for "Unbroken," a Universal Pictures spokesman told TheWrap. However, Joel and Ethan Coen, the outré minds behind "Fargo" and "No Country for Old Men" won't slide behind the director's chair on the project. Those duties will fall to Angelina Jolie, who previously directed "In The Land of Blood and Honey" (2011), a romantic drama set against the backdrop of the Bosnian War. William Nicholson ("Les Misérables") had turned in an earlier draft of the screenplay to "Unbroken. ...

Iran runs altered images of Michelle Obama gown
Date : 26/02/2013 15:45

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media has run altered images of first lady Michelle Obama's Oscars appearance, making her gown look less revealing.

Former Swissair manager says 'Argo' scenes realistic
Date : 26/02/2013 05:51

GENEVA (Reuters) - A former Swissair official said the airport scenes in Oscar-winning film "Argo" were a realistic depiction of the airline's unwitting role in the rescue of American diplomats from Tehran during the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Heinz Koch, who was in charge of the now defunct air carrier's operations in Tehran at the time, said Swissair was not told about the true identities of the "very important Canadian passengers" until months after it carried the six U.S. diplomats to safety aboard one of its airplanes. ...

U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee drops bin Laden film probe
Date : 25/02/2013 22:36

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One day after "Zero Dark Thirty" failed to win major awards at the Oscars, a congressional aide said on Monday the Senate Intelligence Committee has closed its inquiry into the filmmakers' contacts with the Central Intelligence Agency. The intelligence committee gathered more information from the CIA and will not take further action, according to the aide, who requested anonymity. Sony Pictures Entertainment, which distributed the film in the United States, said it was in touch with the filmmakers but had no immediate comment. ...

Oscar hosting: Is it a thankless task?
Date : 25/02/2013 21:08

NEW YORK (AP) — The love-him-or-hate-him reaction to Seth MacFarlane's turn as Academy Awards host is evidence that one of the most high-profile jobs in show business is becoming one of its most thankless.