Hollywood lost a once prominent movie-making company on January 28 when The Walt Disney Company shut down Miramax Films. Both the New York and Los Angeles offices were closed, and about 80 employees, including the division’s president, Daniel Battsek, were laid off. While Miramax had a dwindling number of dedicated employees in recent years, even at the Disney’s management headquarters in Burbank, the label announced that it will be retained by Disney and still release about three movies per year. The independent studio, which also acted as both producer and distributor for its own foreign films, was founded in 1979 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein. The brothers named the division…

Danny Elfman has confirmed exclusively for MTV News that he will be composing the music for Terminator: Salvation. Elfman added, saying that the original Terminator theme by composer Brad Fiedel was not in the film as of yet, nor is he sure about the fate of his own score: “I think if it comes up and it seems appropriate, we will [use it]. And if it doesn’t, we [won't]. I never really know what to expect when I begin other than just kind of get into it and have fun. Especially a movie like “T4″ – just have fun. So that’s what I intend to do.” The Terminator: Salvation soundtrack…

Check out the latest movie trailer from the upcoming thriller “Paranoid Park” by director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) and starring Gabe Nevins, Daniel Liu and Taylor Momsen. Plot: A teenage skateboarder’s life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.

Check out the latest movie poster from the upcoming film “Paranoid Park” by director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) and starring Gabe Nevins, Daniel Liu and Taylor Momsen. Plot: A teenage skateboarder’s life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.