Melissa Buttigieg, 23, saw "Twilight" 15 times in the theater. Hassina Ford, 19, watched it on the big screen 10 times, and Aimee Murphy, 22, watches the DVD every day.
The Screening Room travels to Roald Dahl's house in England to talk to director Wes Anderson about adapting "Fantastic Mr. Fox."
Melissa Buttigieg, 23, saw "Twilight" 15 times in the theater. Hassina Ford, 19, watched it on the big screen 10 times, and Aimee Murphy, 22, watches the DVD every day.
Fifty story-high tidal waves engulfing entire cities, miles-wide meteors on a collision course with Earth, homicidal alien invaders with pulverizing technology -- nothing beats a good old disaster epic.
One movie, more than any other, has planted its flag in the sand as the movie industry gears up for the awards season.
There is a special place reserved in the history of film for the gothic kitsch of "Hammer horror."
It may seem stranger than fiction, but George Clooney's latest film, paranormal comedy "The Men Who Stare at Goats," was inspired by real events.
There has been a resurgence of interest in horror recently, with zombies and vampires in particular colonizing our cinema screens in ever greater numbers.
The Screening Room travels to Roald Dahl's house in England to talk to director Wes Anderson about adapting "Fantastic Mr. Fox."
Author Maurice Sendak and producer Tom Hanks on the upcoming film adaptation of this classic children's story.
Film-maker Joss Whedon says he wants to buy the rights to the multi-million dollar "Terminator" franchise -- not for millions, or hundreds of thousands of dollars, but for ten grand.
Philadelphia-based artist Mark Khaisman has proved you don't need suitcases of cash for successful movie remakes -- he simply raided the stationery cupboard.
Two child stars from "Slumdog Millionaire" are in danger of losing money from a trust fund. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.
Although his name is synonymous with horror, Christopher Lee says he doesn't have much desire to see pictures that fall under that genre these days.
Myleene Klass gets a lesson in zombie make-up from Mark Price, the director of microbudget undead sleeper hit "Colin."
Producer, Peter Katz talks to The Screening Room about his study into neurology and how it can help mark horror films more terrifying.
The Screening Room visits horror legend, Christopher Lee on the set of "The Resident" his first Hammer film in 34 years.
The Screening Room gets a horror masterclass from directors, Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, John Landis and George A. Romero.
"The Cove" is a controversial documentary about dolphin slaughter that reveals the distressing secrets behind the multi-billion dollar industry in captive dolphins.
A documentary about Japanese dolphin cull stirs controversy at its only Japanese screening. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.
Roald Dahl's beloved book 'Fantastic Mr Fox' has its world premiere in London. CNN's Neil Curry reports.
Get your wolf suit out, channel your inner child and get ready to howl -- it's time for the wild rumpus to start.
CNN's Myleene Klass reports on the films that wowed and wound up movie lovers at the 2009 Venice Film Festival.
Director Oliver Stone talks to CNN about his documentary focused on Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez.
She's only 34, but Drew Barrymore has spent a lifetime in Hollywood.
Film producer Peter Katz doesn't just want his horror movies to scare you. He wants to pinpoint how frightened you are down to an exact moment in a scene.
British morris dancers perform at the unusual London premiere of new mockumentary "Morris: A Life With Bells On"
A new 'mockumentary' on eccentric English Morris Dancing is being hailed as the 'Spinal Tap' of folk dance.
Matt Damon talks to Myleene Klass about his role as a whistleblower in Steven Soderbergh's absurdist "The Informant!"
The Screening Room heads to Canada to preview some awards contenders as the fall festival circuit stops in Toronto.
British comedian-actor Ricky Gervais talks to Myleene Klass about his latest role in "The Invention of Lying."
When Ken Umeano went to watch the summer sci-fi blockbuster "District 9," he stormed out after 30 minutes.
Love them or hate them, when it comes to remakes, it seems the only thing people can agree on is that they more often than not stir controversy.
This year's Toronto International Film Festival wrapped up Saturday and Hollywood evacuated, leaving the city to turn its attention to ice hockey team, the Maple Leafs' fall calendar.
A man makes a dramatic plea for George Clooney's affections including a stripdown and tussle with local media.
If Cannes Film Festival raises the curtain on the spectacle that is the movie awards season, then the fall festival circuit is the critical first act.
Bollywood leading man Akshay Kumar plays a character who basks in the glamorous shadow cast by American stars like Sylvester Stallone and Denise Richards in his latest movie.
Showbiz Tonight's AJ Hammer talks with his panel about Whitney Houston's performance on Good Morning America.
Oscar-winning director Ang Lee recalls legendary rock festival Woodstock in his new film "Taking Woodstock."
Bollywood action hero Akshay Kumar speaks to the Screening Room's Myleene Klass about his previous films and future projects.
The futuristic South African sci-fi that has taken the U.S box office by storm opened in its home country this weekend.
They are some of the biggest names in Hollywood, but even Susan Sarandon, Ethan Hawke and Dustin Hoffman have had their fair share of casting calamities they would rather forget.
When David Whitney traveled to Pakistan to shoot his film about a man forced to flee Afghanistan after falling foul of the Taliban he didn't expect fiction to turn into reality.
Hollywood stars relive their most memorable auditions for The Screening Room.
Hollywood's leading actors share their tips and tricks for auditioning with The Screening Room.
The Screening Room's Myleene Klass talks talent spotting with casting director, Daniel Hubbard.
Ever since his blistering debut as an angry, disenfranchised ghetto kid in "La Haine", Vincent Cassel has gained a reputation for giving the kind of performances it's hard to ignore.
With Quentin Tarantino's recent disclosure that Brad Pitt "pulled out a brick of hash" for the pair to smoke during a meeting about Tarantino's new film "Inglourious Basterds," the two movie icons could today be mistaken for old roomies.
Director James Cameron is today unveiling a 15-minute taster of his hotly-anticipated 3D sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar" to sold-out audiences in selected cinemas across the world.
Brad Pitt gets top billing in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," but Austrian actor Christoph Waltz may have turned in the most memorable performance as a Nazi "Jew Hunter."
If riding on top of a Mexican freight train while bandits lie in wait, or inviting real-life gang members to improvise street battles doesn't sound like the wisest approach to making your first feature film, try telling Cary Fukunaga.
Judd Apatow is the man behind many of the most successful comic movies of recent years.
In these times of economic woe where better to escape the bitter reality of the credit crunch than your local, friendly multiplex?
Thanks to the steady march of technology it's now easier than ever to make a film.
The top three finalists in the Screening Room?s mobile movie competition, all of which were shot using only a mobile phone.
The winner of the Screening Room?s mobile movie competition, "A Girl and a Gun," from Brazilian director J.P. Miranda Maria.
The Screening Room looks at the winners of the Mobile Phone Movie Competition.
The Screening Room goes behind the scenes of Director, Jeff Apatow's "Funny People" staring Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler.
A zombie movie made using a camcorder for less then the price of a DVD box set is set to be distributed in cinemas across the UK.
Eleanor Coppola met her husband, Francis in Ireland in 1962.
With his navy blue suit jacket and gray-tinged hair, Christian Engstrom barely stands out from the sea of delegates seated in the European parliament.
Harry Potter stars on how their latest film "The Half-Blood Prince" is being targeted by pirates.
Filmmakers and file sharers share their views on one of biggest issues in film industry today -- piracy.
The Screening Room meets the cinema staff on the front lines in the fight against film piracy.
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" made $22.2 million at its midnight showings Wednesday, setting a new record.
A schoolteacher from southern England with no previous filmmaking experience has given amateurism a good name by directing her pupils in a feature film fit for Hollywood.
"Harry Potter" is not the only feature film making its premiere in London. CNN's Myleene Klass reports on a rival movie.
What would you ask the cast of "Harry Potter" if you had the chance?
Daniel Radcliffe and others exclusively answer CNN iReporters' questions about new film "The Half-Blood Prince."
If Potions Professor Horace Slughorn had mixed a brew to conjure up torrential rain, the weather could not have been worse for the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."
The stars of "Harry Potter" walk the red carpet at the world premiere of their latest film. CNN's Myleene Klass reports.
Witches and wizards gather in London for premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'. CNN's Neil Curry reports.
Video game producers are hoping for a little magic from the release of the latest Harry Potter game. CNN's Neil Curry reports
Is there a filmmaker in the world with worse luck than Terry Gilliam? He was directing Heath Ledger in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," when the actor died -- and it's not the first time he has lost a leading man.
He's been a homicidal singing barber in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" and a drunken swashbuckler in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."
The Screening Room talks to director, Terry Gilliam about his past films and future plans.
The Screening Room travels to Ibiza where the party island his holding it's third anuual Film Festival.
Eight years ago, Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna became global pin-ups for the resurgence in Mexican filmmaking after their memorable breakthrough in coming-of-age road movie "Y tu Mama Tambien."
Nigeria's huge film industry, Nollywood, may have overtaken Hollywood as the world's second largest producer of films, but piracy is threatening to cut off the industry in its prime.
Director Cuaron and cast members, Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna on the football movie that is a Mexican phenomenon.
The Screening Room looks at some of the highlights at this year's African movie awards in Nigeria
African director, Wanuri Kahiu talks about the challenges of making films in the region.
The Screening Room takes a closer look Africa's best known and longest running film festival, Fespaco.
Photographer Terry O'Neill is famous for his iconic images Hollywood stars in the 1960s and 1970s.
Arriving at the London premiere of his self-titled mockumentary dressed in an enormous bearskin hat, cropped red army tunic and barely there hot pants, flamboyant Austrian fashionista, "Bruno," paid sartorial tribute to the British as only he knows how.
Borat is back but this time as Bruno! CNN's Ayesha Durgahee was at the London premiere of Bruno.
Bollywood's recent financial growth has been as dizzying as the swirling dancers, colorful costumes and pulsating music that typify the industry's films.
Social networking, Martin Scorsese and cinema classics on demand: this is the enticing mix on offer at new movie Web site The Auteurs.
For "Coco Avant Chanel" director Anne Fontaine, there was only one actress who could play Coco Chanel in her biopic about the legendary couturier -- French actress Audrey Tautou.
The Screening Room talks to "Coco Avant Chanel" star Audrey Tatou about about portraying a fashion icon.
When Danish auteur Lars von Trier presented his gothic thriller, "Antichrist" at Cannes Film Festival last month, it was greeted with cat-calls, jeers and, at times, disbelieving laughter.
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