The 44th Pesaro Film Festival ended with triumph for Liew Seng Tat's Flower in the Pocket. The Malaysian film, a Tiger Award winner at the Rotterdam Film Festival, beat out seven other titles - most of which were not European - for the Lino Miccichè Award.

A Special Mention went to Eldorado by Belgian director Bouli Lanners, winner of the Label Europa Cinemas in the latest Directors'...

Twenty-six years after winning the Golden Lion for The State of Things, Wim Wenders will be presiding over the jury of the 65th Venice Film Festival.

For the German director, being on the jury closes a large circle with Venice. "Discovered" by the festival back in 1972 with his debut feature The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty Kick, Wenders has returned a number of times to the Lido...

Foreign B.O.: Action film blows away foreign box office -- Universal's assassination actioner "Wanted" came out with both guns blazing overseas, easily winning the weekend with a surprisingly robust $33 million at 1,922 playdates in 22 territories.

Film Reviews: With a principal cast of only three, the new 3-D "Journey to the Center of the Earth" probably has the highest screams-per-capita ratio in the history of action-adventure pics, and a better thrill-per-minute deal than most.

Music Reviews: Two songs into her quietly engaging set at Largo Thursday night, Sam Phillips had a confession to make -- she and her band didn't believe in rehearsing. Not that she had a problem with that, but "sometimes the horses break out of their corral."

Film Reviews: Curmudgeonly, cantankerous, cigar-chomping Hellboy is a cross between a '40s noir detective and a burning fireplace, but he's also cool enough to make "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" the hipster's hit of the summer.

TV Ratings: Study: Median age outside the 18-49 demo -- The broadcast networks have grown older than ever -- if they were a person, they wouldn't even be a part of TV's target demo anymore.

Legal News: Administrator for EliteTorrents found guilty -- The federal government has nailed its first jury trial conviction against a peer-to-peer pirate, the Justice Dept. announced Friday.

Film News: Deals show it's a Hollywood player -- In Hollywood, there's a debate about whether David Geffen and Steven Spielberg are using India's Reliance ADA Group to flush out a more local, Hollywood bidder.

International News: Action film blows away foreign box office -- Universal's assassination actioner "Wanted" came out with both guns blazing overseas, easily winning the weekend with a surprisingly robust $33 million at 1,922 playdates in 22 territories.

Labor Issues: Offlot shooting soars as studios stockpile -- With production expected largely to cease this week, Hollywood's offlot shooting has soared over the past month as studios seek to stockpile as much product as possible, according to permitting coordinator FilmL.A.

Film Festivals: Shane Meadows film wins top prize -- "Somers Town," by Shane Meadows, won the Michael Powell Award for new British film at the Edinburgh Film Festival, with James Marsh's doc "Man on Wire" picking up the audience award.

Home Ent News: Claim says MGM owes $378,396, plus interest -- The estate of Dorothy Brooks has sued MGM for failure to pay monies from the sale of "Mr. Ed" on DVD and VHS.

Web Exclusive: Film won six prizes including best film -- "The Chaser", the crime actioner that appeared in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes this year, swept the 45th Grand Bell Awards, one of South Korea's top kudofests.

Web Exclusive: Film opens on biggest-ever screen in country -- "Speed Racer" set a record of sorts when it preemed in Japan on June 29 on the world's biggest screen.

Web Exclusive: Actress became star in 'House' drama -- Barely a week after giving itself an official launch party Hong Kong and Taiwan-based talent management company Stellar Entertainment announced Sunday that it had signed up Korean star Song Hye-Kyo.

Business News: Guild says strike talk is simply scare tactic -- The Screen Actors Guild's feature-primetime contract expires at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, but SAG has attempted to reassure the town by proclaiming it's not going on strike any time soon.

Los Angeles: Legendary to develop follow-up to Miller pic -- Legendary Pictures has confirmed it is developing a "300" follow-up for Warner Bros. that Frank Miller is writing and Zack Snyder is intended to direct.

Exclusives: Actor in talks to star in comic adaptation -- Matthew Fox is in negotiations to star in Warner Bros.' "Billy Smoke," based on the Oni Press comic about a hit man seeking redemption.