B1 Star Tells of Shakedown Steven Seagal, the martial arts star known for shooting, beating and throwing people in movies, testified in court that he had been the victim of an old-fashioned mob shakedown in a dark Brooklyn restaurant.
The flat, stylized drawings in "The Secret of Kells" complement the 3-D flights of "Coraline" and "Up," the stop-motion inventions of "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and the old-school cel compositions of "The Princess and the Frog," and together the five movies testify to the robustness and visual variety of animation today.
High school students and movie stars testify that "The Catcher in the Rye" changed their lives and changed the world.
Two days later, Morrie Ryskind, a movie writer, testified: "If Cole is not a Communist, I don't think Mahatma Gandhi is an Indian".
Woody Allen appeared to revel in two of his favorite rituals last week, making his next movie and testifying before the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
A movie producer testified on Allen's behalf that Lark was viewed as a "scullery maid" who "did most of the chores".
That Mr. Wahlberg would return to prison -- this time as a movie star -- testifies to a life story that itself would make a riveting film.
What he actually does when he delivers remarks on the subject of freedom and democracy is something that's not named in the movie — he's testifying before the Committee on Un-American Activities (something that actually happened in 1949).
But A.T. & T. has no experience producing TV episodes or movies—"I don't know how to run a movie studio," Stephenson testified Monday on CNBC so it'd do better to acquire a company that does.
In that context, the Commerce Committee has called executives of the large movie studios to testify on Wednesday and say publicly what, if anything, they intend to do to limit children's exposure to violent entertainment.
