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After the 9/11 attacks, it at first seemed as if the film industry would respond in a major way, telling many stories related to that day.
Gary Busey is famous for dying in movies, but Gwyneth Paltrow is starting to give him some competition. The Oscar-winning actress has met some gruesome and weird demises in her 20-year career, and "Contagion," opening Sept. 9, adds another to the list.
In some ways, the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were just too earth shattering to take in. And in the ensuing movies about the attacks, it was often small scenes and lines that stood out, whether they aimed straight at viewers' hearts or provided a small moment of levity.
Sure, the Motion Picture Association of America is out there watching all the movies and telling you what they think. But can you really trust generic warnings about “pervasive vulgarity”? You know the answer to that one, especially if you’re one of those who think cinema’s been in a downward spiral since “The Sound of Music.”
“Spy Kids: All the Time in the World” hits theaters Aug. 19, with an infrequently used gimmick: the scratch and sniff card.
Anne Hathaway spends the first hour of this week’s romantic drama “One Day” with barely controlled hair frizz, awkward-looking “smart person” glasses, no-sun-allowed makeup and sad fashion choices before finally becoming the luminously beautiful Anne Hathaway you already know. It’s how the movie tries to trick you into thinking she’s a Plain Jane.
Jeff Bridges has a new album. And no, it’s not what you’re thinking. Remember, this is the man who convincingly and Oscar-winningly played a country musician in “Crazy Heart.”
Women have been cast for their attractive bodies for decades in Hollywood. But it happens to male actors too, especially nowadays, with a glut of superhero and action movies.
Arnold Schwarzenegger played "Conan the Barbarian" back in 1982, and now "Game of Thrones" hunk Jason Momoa is picking up the sword. But can he compete with the man who went on to become The Terminator and The Governator? Here's the tale of the tape.
By Dave White - The fourth Austin Powers movie is reportedly in the works, and that's either good or bad news depending on how fond you are of Mike Myers' spy-spoof series.
What would the late Brian Douglas Wells think of the new movie “30 Minutes or Less?”
After years where the biggest laugh comes when you see the concession prices, 2011 has actually been a decent year for movie comedies. Here are the highlights.
So I’m watching “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” hoping to see some housewife-on-housewife violence, the way we all do, and right in the middle of it there’s a spot for Disney’s new “Winnie the Pooh” movie.
“It All Ends,” the posters for the final "Harry Potter" film solemnly promise. And yes, if that sounds more like a funeral invite or a threat than a marketing come-on, then you’re not alone in thinking so.
That name “Mel Gibson,” used to mean one thing and one thing only: movie star. But at the moment it’s a name that carries more associations, most of them negative. To a fairly large cross-section of the moviegoing public, questions about him linger: Is he a misogynist? An anti-Semite? Racist? Homophobic? Abusive? An alcoholic? Just plain crazy? All — or maybe none — of the above?
I know people who work as curators for galleries and museums. And so when I saw the Kristen Bell romantic comedy, “When In Rome,” where she plays the youngest-ever curator at the Guggenheim and her job consists of holding a clipboard and barely organizing the tackiest art show in the world, I laughed a lot. At her fake job. I needed to laugh at something; the movie wasn’t assisting in any other way.
“Season of The Witch”? Yep, saw it. Here’s why: Nicolas Cage in hand-to-hand combat with packs of flying wolves, and The Real Devil Himself. The mere fact that he didn’t shout “Booyaahh!” every time he vanquished one of these evil marauders is a testament to his Academy Award-winning actorly restraint.
Have you been seeing trailers and ads for “Tron: Legacy” but still have no idea what it’s about? Did you even know that there was another movie named “Tron” released nearly 30 years ago? Does it matter if you don’t? And why are all these middle-aged nerds so excited about it? The answers to your questions are all right here.
Yes, yes, it’s still too early to make a “best of” list for the year. Everyone knows studios save their award hopefuls for the end of the calendar release schedule.
“Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Part 1” , as originally planned. There wasn’t enough time to finish the conversion process and make the film look as good and three-dimensional as it should.
I used to love watching the coming attractions when I was a kid. Fantasizing about what might take place in the movie that was arriving in my local theater the next month was almost as good as seeing the final product.
The months of January to May clog cinemas with the post-Oscar-season castoffs, the movies from an earlier studio head’s regime being dumped out of spite, copycat rom-coms, wheel-spinning sequels, lazy horror remakes and whatever Brendan Fraser’s done lately.
Did you know that the Academy Awards’ sealed envelope didn’t come along until 1941? That means surprises, at least in the early years of Oscar, weren’t always the point of the big night. One year early on The Los Angeles Times actually printed the names of the winners before the ceremony. Oops.
If a big surprise is noted by the sound of a record being scratched or Garry Marshall is listed as a film's director, it could be a sign that this is a movie to skip.
Don’t be ashamed if you saw “Transformers 2.” And if you saw the new “Harry Potter” film it means you're a loyal friend.
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