Publicist Jack Hirshberg dies

Jack Hirshberg, the iconic publicist who worked on dozens of films and chronicled a golden age in Hollywood, died at his home in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on March 7 after a brief illness.

ShoWest closes with star-filled awards gala

Movie theater operators love to hang out with celebs as much as anybody else.

Dallas fest to open with four features

Taking over all eight screens of the Angelika Film Center on April 8, the Dallas International Film Festival’s opening night will feature four films – "Bill Cunningham New York," …

Tribeca fest to screen 47 shorts

The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, running April 21-May 2 in lower Manhattan, will present 47 short films, including Joachim Back's "The New Tenants," which just won the Oscar for best liv …

Bedrock taps Jeff Stockwell to adapt 'Wrinkle'

Jeff Stockwell has been hired to adapt author Madeleine L'Engle's classic time-travel head trip, "A Wrinkle in Time," for Cary Granat and his new Bedrock Studios.