‘Iron Man 2’ Beats ‘Robin Hood’ at Box Office

“Iron Man 2” held on to the top of the box-office charts for the second weekend in a row despite elevated competition from a slew of new releases, including Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood.”
Ridley Scott’s expensive, dour and critically drubbed “Robin Hood” prequel opened to a soft $37.1 million in ticket sales and second place at [...]

‘Robin Hood’ at Cannes 2010

A whole lot of celebrities came out to cheer for Sir Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, starring Crowe and Cate Blanchett, which opened this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Nineteen films compete for the prestigious Palme d’Or which will be awarded on May 23.
Last year’s opening night Cannes movie, “Up”, ended up scoring a Best Picture nomination. But [...]

What’s in a new Robin Hood movie? Worldwide release will be this week

RIDLEY Scott’s reinvention of Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe as the man not in tights, has been criticized for mangling its history and removing the merriment.
If you’re after the basics of the famous Mr Hood–you know, robbing from the rich, giving to the poor, and so on–youve come to the wrong film.
This epic reboot of [...]

Competition lineup for Cannes 2010 announced

An international pot pourri of all-male auteurs from across the globe will battle France’s own filmmaking superstars on their home turf when the French-accented 63rd Festival de Cannes kicks off its annual Riviera rendez-vous on May 12th, the fest’s artistic director Thierry Fremaux announced Thursday at a press conference in Paris.
The lineup unveiled in [...]

A Hollywood Walk of Fame Star casts on Russell Crowe’s lot

After a stormy morning, the sunshine came out just in time to see Crowe presented with a plaque to commemorate the unveiling of his star on Hollywood Boulevard–not far from his idol Marlon Brando.
Known as much for his outbursts as his Oscar-nominated performances, Russell Crowe has always had a tricky relationship with Hollywood.
But after turning [...]