We have seen the future of cinema, sort of, and it is called “Bolt,” the new Disney cartoon that opened Friday. “Bolt” is noteworthy not because it tells the story of a cute, big-eyed animal who overcomes incredible obstacles only after he accepts himself for who he is — that would be the story of [...]

If you thought marketing a film about the forbidden love of two cowboys had some challenges, how about one about a gay political activist?
Focus Features, the specialty film division of Universal Pictures, is no stranger to selling movies that touch a nerve with the public. In 2005, it successfully steered “Brokeback Mountain,” a drama about [...]

BOLT

Director: Byron Howard Chris Williams 
Stars: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman 
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The Plot: Bolt (voice of Travolta) is a celebrity dog and the star of a hit TV show where his amazing feats and powers draw big ratings. But when a mail-room mix-up finds him roaming free on the streets of New York City, the wonder dog will [...]

A conference Tuesday on the future of television turned up differing opinions about whether new-media options were hurting or helping TV ratings.
Several members of TV-heavy traditional media companies, including CBS Corp. and NBC Universal, said full-length Web videos on sites like Hulu and the broadcast networks’ own sites were starting to see some real traction [...]

Movies are increasingly creeping online, as video sites like YouTube and Hulu are adding feature films to their extensive libraries.
At the Google-owned YouTube, there is the YouTube Screening Room, which every two weeks, adds four new films — mostly independent works — to the site. Hulu, the joint creation of NBC Universal and News Corp., [...]

At first, the scene at the Fine Arts Theatre resembles any other Hollywood movie première. Autograph hunters throng the red carpet, cameras flash like strobe lights, and passing cars slow down in the hope of a celebrity sighting. But a closer look reveals something amiss. No one from the evening entertainment TV shows is here. [...]

An Encinitas filmmaker is determined to create a new Hollywood by the sea with a community of like-minded movie makers who want to pursue their craft outside Los Angeles.
“There are L.A. refugees who love the art, and they want to make it work,” said Jeremy Saville, a veteran actor and director who is bringing Hollywood [...]

ON Networks(R) (ON) today announced the release of the first episode of Smart Girls at the Party - the original digital TV series that aims to help young girls find confidence in their own aspirations and talents. The series was created by and stars actor/writer Amy Poehler and friend Meredith Walker, former senior producer for [...]

An extensive new research study has found that unhappy people watch more TV while those consider themselves happy spend more time reading and socializing.
The University of Maryland analyzed 34 years of data collected from more than 45,000 participants and found that watching TV might make you feel good in the short term but is more [...]