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The U.N. refugee agency says its goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie is heading to Haiti to meet with earthquake victims.The Hollywood star spoke with hospitalized Haitian survivors in the neighboring Dominican Republic on Monday.UNHCR spokesman Andrej Mahecic said Jolie would travel to Haiti later Tuesday.

The Hong Kong studio behind "TMNT" and "Astro Boy" has shut down as its parent company tries to recover from losses.Imagi International Holdings Ltd. said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange that it stopped funding its computer animation studio on Feb.

Actor Benicio del Toro says he signed on for the lead role in "The Wolfman" remake because he has a soft spot for monsters.The Oscar winner says the werewolf he portrays and many other dark characters in literature get a bad rap. In a Monday meeting with journalists in Mexico City, he said: "I have always been on the monsters' side.

Keith Carradine's ex-wife has been sentenced to community service for trying to cover up illegal wiretapping by former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano.Sandra Carradine was sentenced Monday in federal court in Los Angeles to 400 hours of community service, two years of probation and a $10,000 fine.

The romantic drama "Dear John" has knocked the sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar" off its No. 1 box-office perch."Dear John" debuted with $30.5 million, nudging "Avatar" to second-place with $22.9 million."Avatar," which had been No. 1 for seven weekends, raised its revenue records to $639.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have begun legal action against a British tabloid that reported the celebrity couple was going to split, a lawyer acting on their behalf confirmed Monday.Keith Schillings, of London-based Schillings lawyers, said in a statement that the couple had begun legal proceedings against the News of The World, a Sunday tabloid and Britain's highest selling newspaper.

The travel adventure "Up" was the winner of the best animated feature at the 37th annual Annie Awards."Up" director Pete Docter won the award for directing in a feature production.Also competing for top honors at the Annies, presented exclusively for animated films, were the musical fairy tale "The Princess and the Frog," the storybook adaptations "Fantastic Mr.

A sci-fi love story has given way to an earthbound romance at the box office, livening up typically slow times at theaters over Super Bowl weekend.Released by Sony's Screen Gems banner, "Dear John" debuted as the No. 1 movie with $32.4 million, knocking off "Avatar" after seven weekends in first place, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Jesse James Hollywood was sentenced to life in prison Friday for orchestrating the kidnap-murder of a teenager, ending a 10-year legal odyssey that included an international manhunt and a movie inspired by the high-profile crime.

On Tuesday morning, just before the 2010 Academy Award nominations were announced, screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher couldn't get his TV to work. He scrambled to his computer and searched for the online broadcast of the nominations, his ears perking up for his name to be called.

An Australian banker who was caught on live TV looking at photos of scantily clad model Miranda Kerr will not lose his job, the bank said Friday.Macquarie Bank worker Dave Kiely was at his desk as a colleague was being interviewed about interest rates when the camera showed him apparently opening e-mail attachments of nearly nude photos of the model.

UNICEF goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow has criticized as "deplorable" attempts to take children out of Haiti illegally after last month's devastating earthquake.The U.S. actress says groups or individuals who want to help Haiti's children should rather support orphanages or their families inside the country.

Brittany Murphy, the star of "Clueless" and "8 Mile," died from pneumonia, with prescription drugs and anemia also playing a role, a coroner's official said Thursday.The Dec. 20 death of the actress was accidental and likely could have been prevented if Murphy had seen a doctor sooner, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said.

Coroner says Brittany Murphy's death caused by pneumonia; drug intoxication also a factor.___February 04, 2010 12:26 PM EST Copyright 2010, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

An Australian judge ruled Thursday that an Internet service provider cannot be held accountable for illegal movie downloads by its customers, in a test case of a key strategy by entertainment companies to combat online piracy.The judge said it was the first time a court had ruled on the question of whether an ISP should be liable for copyright violations by its users, and one expert said the decision would have global implications.

James Cameron's "Avatar" has sailed past his blockbuster "Titanic" to become No. 1 on the all-time domestic box-office chart."Avatar" climbed to $601.1 million domestically on Tuesday, putting it a fraction ahead of the $600.8 million haul for "Titanic.

Time Warner Inc. made a profit in the fourth quarter despite a decline in advertising revenue as the media company saw revenue gains in its cable channels such as HBO and its Warner Bros. movie studio, the one behind the "Harry Potter" franchise.

Mel Brooks has made audiences laugh for more than a half century, but it was his wife, the late Anne Bancroft, who made him smile.It's been nearly five years since the actress passed away, but not a day goes by that Brooks doesn't think about her.

Germany's award-winning "The White Ribbon," which took the top prize at Cannes last year, will compete with another prize winner, the melancholy Peruvian drama "Milk of Sorrow," and three other films from Israel, Argentina and France for the Oscar for best foreign language film.

Carey Mulligan, the 24-year-old star of "An Education," prepared herself for Oscar nominations in a peculiar way: She watched a film about drug addiction: "Requiem for a Dream."First, the nominee for best actress went out to see Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness"; then she stayed up late at home watching the harrowing "Requiem," hoping it would distract her.

Capsule reviews of films opening this week:"From Paris with Love" — As 2008's "Taken" turned Liam Neeson into an action star, director Pierre Model again attempts the feat with two distinctly un-tough actors: John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. The Rock needn't worry about his day job.

Sony Pictures emerged as the biggest winner of Oscar nominations this year, reaping 18, the most it has scored in many years, if not ever.Sony's nods include "District 9" and "An Education" for best picture.News Corp.'s 20th Century Fox was close behind with 14, including nine for "Avatar" and three for "Crazy Heart," while The Weinstein Co.

The Academy Awards category for best director has historically been two things: white and male. This year, the five nominees are a slightly more diverse crowd.Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker")is only the fourth woman to be nominated. If she wins, she'll be the first woman to ever take home a directing Oscar.

"Avatar" is a dreamy space fantasy that has made more money than any movie in history. "The Hurt Locker" is a ground-level dose of war-on-terror reality and one of the lowest-grossing best-picture contenders ever.With a leading nine Oscar nominations each and ex-spouses James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow as directors, the films are a study in extremes.

Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock are early favorites to win Oscars in the top acting categories at the Academy Awards, oddsmakers said Tuesday."Avatar" is considered the favorite among 10 nominees for best picture.John Avello, executive director of the race and sports book at the Wynn Las Vegas casino, tabbed Bridges as a 2-3 favorite to win best actor for his role in "Crazy Heart.