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“Sicko” filmmaker Michael Moore called a truce Monday in his weeklong fight with CNN that flared when the network accused him of fudging facts in his popular documentary about the health-care system.Michael Moore and CNN in `Sicko’ Feud - AP

It’s the battle of the Springfields with residents in 14 towns with that name across the United States competing to be chosen on Tuesday to host the premier of the upcoming Simpsons movie.Springfields vie for Simpsons’ debut - Reuters

?Introducing the Dwights,? directed by Cherie Nowlan from a script by Keith Thompson, is a funny-sad, icky-sweet comedy of family dysfunction.Movie Review | ‘Introducing the Dwights’: A Down-and-Out Family Down Under

Universal Pictures did not engage in racial discrimination when it fired a black assistant director from the film “2 Fast 2 Furious,” a federal judge ruled.Judge Clears Universal in Race Bias Case - AP

It’s the battle of the Springfield’s with residents in 14 towns with that name across the United States competing to be chosen on Tuesday to host the premier of the upcoming Simpsons movie.Springfield’s across U.S. vie for Simpsons’ debut - Reuters

Many memorable dramatic films about adolescence have been made over the decades, but few of them can match the impact of "Billy the Kid," a striking, heartfelt documentary that deserves to have a long shelf life.“Billy” a haunting portrait of a teenage misfit - Reuters

All he wanted was to disappear. Instead, Jason Bourne is now hunted by the people who made him what he is. Having lost his memory and the one person he loved, he is undeterred by the barrage of bullets and a new generation of highly-trained killers. Bourne has only one objective: to go back to the beginning and find out who he was. Now, in the new chapter of this espionage series, Bourne will hunt down his past in order to find a future. He must travel from Moscow, Paris, Madrid and London to Tangier and New York City as he continues his quest to find the real Jason Bourne–all the while trying to outmaneuver the scores of cops, federal officers and Interpol agents with him in their crosshairs.The Bourne Ultimatum opens August 3rd, 2007 (wide)

IN THEATRES AUGUST 10, 2007<br><br>Jeffrey Blitz (2002’s SPELLBOUND) directs this coming-of-age tale set in a typical New Jersey high school. As Hal Hefner tries to navigate his way through the awkward pains of adolescence, he finds direction through his longing for the debate team star and her ultra-competitive social scene.Rocket Science opens August 10th, 2007 (limited)

Mr. Chess is not nearly as famous as Mr. Skin. But after hearing it from a lot of the game’s aficianados, author Bob Basalla is planning a second edition of Chess in the Movies.Dentist Still Trying to Check Mate Hollywood - FilmStew.com

Faded footage of people in motor-powered sampans flickers and crackles on the screen. Mangrove swamps fill the landscape. It is Singapore in the 1950s.Filmmaker digs up Singapore’s forgotten past - Reuters

IN THEATRES JULY 27, 2007 (Limited)<br><br>In his directorial debut, Charles Ferguson explores the reasons behind the chaos of the war in Iraq. NO END IN SIGHT features interviews with U.S. soldiers, Iraqis, and experts on the issue, including former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.No End in Sight opens July 27th, 2007 (limited)

Katie Holmes, Rosie O’Donnell and Anna Nicole Smith’s baby daughter, Dannielynn, are among the boldface names on OK! magazine’s list of “most influential” celebrities.Katie Holmes a ‘Most Influential’ Celeb - AP

Amber Heard stars in this teen horror romp as Mandy Lane, a plain girl whose summertime metamorphosis into a hottie gets her invited away for the weekend with the popular kids. Once in the isolated location, the teens start dissapearing one by one.All the Boys Love Mandy Lane opens July 20th, 2007 (limited)

Hollywood’s box office record books have been transformed. The sci-fi adventure “Transformers” had an unprecedented Tuesday haul of $27.4 million in its official debut, beating a record of $15.7 million set last year by “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.”‘Transformers’ Nabs $27.4M at Box Office - AP

Academy Award winner Anthony Minghella will write the libretto and direct a new work by composer Osvaldo Golijov that has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.Minghella to Write Met Opera Libretto - AP

?My Best Friend? is a sweet, sentimental tale of a kind that would be insufferably maudlin if made in Hollywood.Movie Review | ‘My Best Friend’: The Friendless Franois Rides the Taxi of Life

The Walt Disney Co.’s first non-Hollywood movie made more than US$1 million (euro740,000) at Chinese box offices in its first week, but “The Secret of the Magic Gourd,” lagged far behind two of this year’s biggest American releases, the company said Monday.Disney’s ‘Gourd’ Makes $1M in China - AP

In announcing the first acting award recipient for its upcoming fall 2007 edition, the Hollywood Film Festival may well help French actress Marion Cotillard join a very select group of Oscar nominees.Hollywood Fest Sings Cotillard’s Praises - FilmStew.com

Summertime in Hollywood is not as hot as it looked at the beginning.Hollywood’s Big Summer Turns Ho-Hum - AP

The Lionsgate vampire flick set to begin shooting July 16th at Warner Bros. Movie World studios now has its leading lady.DAYBREAKERS Corrals Karvan - FilmStew.com

Faded footage of people in motor-powered sampans flickers and crackles on the screen. Mangrove swamps fill the landscape. It is Singapore in the 1950s.Filmmaker digs up Singapore’s forgotten past - Reuters

If the beloved with whom you see ?License to Wed? can?t stop talking about how great it was, you might want to cancel the nuptials.Movie Review | ‘License to Wed’: Ready to Put This Union Asunder

Appearing Monday on Wolf Blitzer’s CNN program The Situation Room, the maverick documentary filmmaker angrily challenges the scene-setting report put together by Dr. Sanjay Gupta.Moore Blitzes Blitzer - FilmStew.com

"The Book of Lost Things," Irish author John Connolly’s dark fantasy novel about a boy who enters a gruesome fairy tale world, has been optioned by director John Moore’s Point Road Prods. for a film adaptation.“Lost” finds way to big screen - Reuters

A kitschy landmark that made a cameo in the movie “Wayne’s World” will be dismantled to make way for a pharmacy.Days Numbered for Illinois `Car Kabob’ - AP

Although Dave Matthews’ face is never seen in the new movie “Joshua,” he plays a crucial role in the spooky film, writing the song the demented child character croons as the film draws to a close.Dave Matthews Pens Song for `Joshua’ - AP

Even in hard times, Haitians go to the movies. Now they’re also making them in record numbers about 10 feature films a year rivaling Cuba as the Caribbean’s biggest movie producer and often outselling better-financed imports.Film Industry Blooms in Volatile Haiti - AP

If it all comes together as Father Henryk Jankowski seems to be hoping for, perhaps Mel Gibson can call this movie The Passion of the Cleric.Wacky Jankowski Courts Mad Mel - FilmStew.com

All men may be created equal, but all voices are not. James Earl Jones read excerpts from the Declaration of Independence in his unmistakable baritone Tuesday, the day before Independence Day.Jones Reads Declaration of Independence - AP

Hollywood has mostly ignored the role played by black American soldiers during World War Two, but director Spike Lee is about to set the record straight.Spike Lee gives voice to black American soldiers - Reuters

Peach Arch Entertainment has acquired Canadian theatrical rights to Steve Buscemi’s "Interview," the Toronto-based distributor said Tuesday.Peace Arch conducts “Interview” in Canada - Reuters

While unleashing "Transformers" onscreen this week, Paramount also lifted the lid on a top-secret project in the form of a teaser trailer for a new film, "Cloverfield."“Transformers” audiences get peek at new disaster pic - Reuters

For much of its core 20- and 30-something male audience, Michael Bay’s "Transformers" film is more than just a reason to go to the movies on a hot, summer night. It’s also an excuse for a grown man to head to the toy store.“Transformers” bring out the kid in grown-ups - Reuters

IN THEATRES JULY 27, 2007<br><br>When a top chef (Catherine Zeta-Jones) gains unexpected custody of a little girl (Abigail Breslin), her life gets thrown off course. Things get even more complicated when some sexy chef competition (Aaron Eckhart) enters her kitchen and her heart.No Reservations opens July 27th, 2007 (wide)

It seems especially depressing when so-called independent filmmakers have nothing on their minds except aping the style of Hollywood’s hip caper movies. Such is the case with "How to Rob a Bank," a film recently showcased at the Los Angeles Film Festival that would be more at home at the grindhouse or on the back shelves at a video store, where it will wind up soon enough.Heist movie a “How to” lesson in going nowhere - Reuters

Jim Carrey, who brought Dr. Seuss’ Grinch to life on the big screen, will soon play another holiday curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, and three ghosts who haunt him, in a computerized remake of "A Christmas Carol," the Walt Disney Co. said on Friday.Jim Carrey to play Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol” - Reuters

Many memorable dramatic films about adolescence have been made over the decades, but few of them can match the impact of "Billy the Kid," a striking, heartfelt documentary that deserves to have a long shelf life.“Billy” a haunting portrait of a teenage misfit - Reuters

Summertime in Hollywood is not as hot as it looked at the beginning.Hollywood’s Big Summer Turns Ho-Hum - AP

There is no percentage in me, or anyone for that matter, criticizing you. And since you’ve effectively become America’s conscience, it must be awfully hard to pause for a moment and examine your own. And I would never have become part of an attempt to make you do that if not for a classroom full of angry and disheartened college students.FIRST PERSON | John Pierson: An Open Letter to Michael Moore - indieWIRE

What do the Village People movie "Can’t Stop the Music," the Queen-scored sci-fi flick "Flash Gordon" and the Olivia Newton-John/ELO musical "Xanadu" have in common?“Xanadu” is perfect stage for schlock - Reuters

Woody Allen says he hopes to create a portrait of the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona on a par with his 1979 film, “Manhattan.” Allen told a news conference in the Catalan capital Monday that he would begin filming July 9. The movie, starring Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, is not yet titled.Woody Allen to Begin Work on New Movie - AP

Hungarian cinematographer Lajos Koltai follows up his harrowing 2005 directorial debut Sorstalans??g with an entirely unpalatable estrogen goulash.An EGREGIOUS Evening - FilmStew.com