Entertainment

Dark Knight, Milk nominated for Producers Guild Awards
The Dark Knight, which missed out on best picture nominations for the Golden Globes, has earned a nod from the Producers Guild of America.

Action films punch up film box office in 2008
2008 was a record year for the Hollywood box office, with both North American and overseas box office receipts setting new records.

Autopsy on Travolta's son completed
Two pathologists completed their autopsy Monday on American entertainer John Travolta's teenage son, who was found collapsed on the bathroom floor while the family was vacationing at their resort home in the Bahamas.

Actor Pat Hingle, Batman commissioner, dies at 84
Pat Hingle, a veteran actor whose career included a recurring role as Commissioner Gordon in several Batman movies in the 1990s, has died at 84 after a battle with blood cancer

Animated documentary Waltz With Bashir captures critics' prize
Waltz With Bashir, an animated documentary about an ex-soldier's recollections of Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, has won the National Society of Film Critics' 2008 best picture award.

Travolta and wife 'heartbroken' by son's death
Actor John Travolta made a public statement Sunday for the first time since the death of his teenage son at the family vacation home in the Bahamas, saying he and his wife, Kelly Preston, are "heartbroken."

Isabelle Huppert to lead Cannes jury
French actress Isabelle Huppert will head the jury of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

Tarantino film to open in August
Director Quentin Tarantino's Second World War epic, Inglourious Basterds, will open in North American cinemas on Aug. 21, the Weinstein Co. and Universal Pictures announced on Wednesday.

Movie fans vote Ledger biggest news story, most missed star of 2008
The late Heath Ledger was ranked the biggest news story, the most missed star and the best villain of 2008 in an AOL movie poll that released Thursday.

Mia Farrow's daughter dies at 35
Lark Previn, the Vietnamese-born adopted daughter of actress Mia Farrow and conductor André Previn, has died in New York at the age of 35 after a lengthy illness.