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Robert De Niro has revealed that his son Elliot has autism. "Grace and I have a child with autism and we believe it is critical that all of the issues surrounding the causes of autism be openly discussed and examined," De Niro, 72, had said in a statement amid controversy swirling around the planned screening of the anti-vaccination documentary Vaxxed at the Tribeca Film Festival. (He later decided to pull the film from the festival's schedule.) While this is the first time the actor has confirmed his child's diagnosis, it's not the first time De Niro has associated himself with a...

Robert De Niro has revealed that his son Elliot has autism. "Grace and I have a child with autism and we believe it is critical that all of the issues surrounding the causes of autism be openly discussed and examined," De Niro, 72, had said in a statement amid controversy swirling around the planned screening of the anti-vaccination documentary Vaxxed at the Tribeca Film Festival. (He later decided to pull the film from the festival's schedule.) While this is the first time the actor has confirmed his child's diagnosis, it's not the first time De Niro has associated himself with a...

How low are horror movie budgets going in the midst of this global depression? How about less than $100 for a hit horror movie at Cannes. We'll no doubt be hearing a lot more about "Colin," a zombie comedy that screened at the French film festival and already has the world buzzing. CNN reports: Japanese distributors are currently in negotiations for the rights to the film and buzz around the no-budget zombie chiller has attracted interest from some major American distributors -- all of which is a very nice surprise for the team behind "Colin." "We were almost fainting at the list of people who were coming [to the final market screening of the film]," said Helen Grace of Left Films who is helping the film's director Marc Price publicize the film in Cannes. "Representatives from major American distributors -- some of the Hollywood studios." "When we say it's a low budget film, people presume a couple of hundred...

How do you pronounce Cannes? Cans, Cons or Can-IEs? Any-whoo, Colin, a zombie movie made for less than $100 created quite a buzz at the film festival no matter how you pronounce it. Helen Grace of Left Films who is helping promoting the film told CNN: We were almost fainting at the list of people who were coming [to the final market screening of the film]. Representatives from major American distributors -- some of the Hollywood studios. When we say it's a low budget film, people presume a couple of hundred thousand [dollars]. People can't figure out how it's possible. What Marc's achieved has left people astonished.