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Film briefs: Flight attendant unions dislike Foster movie

Unions that represent flight attendants are upset with the portrayal their members receive in the movie Flightplan, starring Jodie Foster, and are calling for a boycott of the film.

On Tuesday, the Association of Flight Attendants denounced the film's depiction of airplane crew members as "rude, unhelpful and uncaring," according to a statement issued by the union, which represents 80,000 flight attendants at a number of airlines. It was joined in the protest by the Professional Flight Attendants Association, the union for flight attendants at Northwest, and the Transport Workers Union, which represents them at Southwest.

Flightplan was No. 1 in its first week of release.

LOS ANGELES - A screenplay written by slain rapper Tupac Shakur is being produced as a feature film.

Live 2 Tell, a script Shakur wrote in 1995 about an inner-city black youth who becomes a drug kingpin and later goes straight, was acquired by Insomnia Media Group, which said it plans to begin production next March.

Insomnia acquired the rights from Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur.

The rapper was gunned down on the Las Vegas Strip in 1996.

LOS ANGELES - Eight Californians were charged Tuesday with aiding the illegal release of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith before the movie appeared in theaters.

Court documents allege the piracy began with a "screener" copy of the film at a post-production facility where one of the defendants worked. The movie was released online the day before its worldwide release.

All eight defendants are scheduled to appear in federal court this month.

[Last modified September 29, 2005, 11:16:04]