US-FILM Summary

Influential U.S. film critic Roger Ebert dies at 70

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Roger Ebert, who was the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize and became an unlikely TV star while hosting a movie review show with fellow critic Gene Siskel, died in Chicago on Thursday, two days after he disclosed his cancer had returned. "It is with a heavy heart we report that legendary film critic Roger Ebert (@ebertchicago) has passed away," the Chicago Sun-Times, the newspaper where Ebert, 70, worked for decades, said on Twitter.

Jim Carrey was considered for "Jurassic Park" and other fun dino-facts

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jim Carrey was considered for a key role in "Jurassic Park," according to a new oral history of the dinosaur disaster flick on Entertainment Weekly.

"Upstream Color" review: You'll be shocked, repelled and confused - but never bored

By Leah Rozen LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - This is an art-house movie with a capital "A." And you might as well capitalize the "R" and the "T," too, because films don't come artier than this. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Academy asks members to sound off on Oscars future

By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The agenda for the Academy's first-ever coast-to-coast meeting of all its members just got a little clearer.

Jason Clarke, Omar Sy to star in Stephen Gaghan thriller

By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Jason Clarke and Omar Sy will star in "Candy Store," an action thriller which "Traffic" scribe Stephen Gaghan co-wrote and will direct, Good Universe and Lionsgate announced on Thursday.

"Jurassic Park" 3D re-release looks like a profit-saurus for Universal

By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Twenty years after its original release, Steven Spielberg's groundbreaking "Jurassic Park" returns to movie theaters Friday - in 3D.

"Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke tapped for "The Age of Miracles"

By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Catherine Hardwicke, who tapped into the world of a lovelorn teenage to great profits with "Twilight," will once again oversee the story of a young girl's coming of age with "The Age of Miracles."

Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio developing Gorbachev project with HBO films

By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Apparently, the Cold War is hot stuff on cable.

Matthew McConaughey confirms starring role in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic "Interstellar"

By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Matthew McConaughey will star in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic "Interstellar," the director's follow-up to "The Dark Knight Rises" and McConaughey's first big-budget film in years. The actor told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune he had accepted the role in the film, confirming reports from about a week ago.

Tim Burton to direct Christoph Waltz in film about famous painting duo

By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Tim Burton has signed on to direct "Big Eyes," a long-gestating film project that The Weinstein Company is on the verge of acquiring, according to two individuals with knowledge of the director's plans. Two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz will star as Walter Keane, one-half of a husband-wife duo that became famous for painting children with massive eyes.

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