books
Alleged ‘Twilight’ Prudishness Might Be a Good Cultural Sign

   What the New York Times critic sees as prudishness and Victorian repress...

manners-and-morals
Intolerant Homosexual Activists Force Resignation of LA Film Festival Director

     A film festival director has been forced to resign his posit...

commerce
‘Twilight’ Leads at Box Office with Unexpectedly Strong Performance

    U.S. movie audiences continued their trend of avoiding political a...

commerce
‘Quantum of Solace’ Opens Big at U.S. Box Office

       The new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, open...

movies
James Bond’s Distrust of Superiors Reaches New Heights in ‘Quantum of Solace’

    The new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, is an entertaining and...

commerce
Hollywood Filmmakers Should Be Grateful for Audiences’ Taste, Common Sense

     It's not the economy, stupid! Despite the badgering by Ameri...

movies
Terrorist Biopic on the Way

  French film director Olivier Assayas has cast the lead actor for his film biog...

commerce
Escapism Rules at Movie Box Office in Weekend Before Elections

    U.S. audiences sought solace from political controversies through ...

commerce
‘High School Musical 3’ Rules Movie Box Office

     Two genre films—High School Musical 3: Senior Year and...

movies
German Film Tells Story of Soviet Atrocities After WWII

   The new film Anonyma: Eine Frau in Berlin depicts outrages by the Soviet...

journalism
From the ‘Duh!’ File: Hollywood Republicans ‘Feel Bullied’

    It's always good when the mainstream media finally acknowledge the...

movies
Stone’s ‘W.’ No Winner

      Oliver Stone's W. is a good try but ultimately a miss,...

movies
Documentary Calls Attention to Contemporary Slavery

        Musician Steve Dillon's documentary Call +...

movies
Are Films Inherently Stupid? Or Just Filmmakers?

   The shortcomings and travails of cinematic mystery fiction could suggest...

commerce
Public Prefers Payne over Politics

      U.S. audiences just wish the Hollywood left would move...

movies
Filmmaker Hopes to Make Optimism Popular Again

   TV producer and filmmaker J. J. Abrams is directing and producing the fo...

movies
Carell to Tackle Brigadier Gerard

    Comic actor Steve Carell is bringing to the silver screen one of A...

movies
Biopics and Politics

     Hollywood biopics have commonly fictionalized their subjects...

movies
Oliver Stone Says “W” Biopic Not Malicious

  Oliver Stone's forthcoming biographical film about George W. Bush is being cha...

commerce
Chihuahuas Beat Spies to Audiences’ Hearts

     With a seemingly dire financial crisis raging on the TV news...

movies
Epic Russian Film Reflects Push for New National Identity

  The newly released epic Russian film Admiral exemplifies the nation's effort t...

commerce
‘An American Carol’ Off to Slow Start at Box Office, Deserves Better

   David Zucker's An American Carol is a superb satire on Euro-loving Ameri...

movies
Guy Ritchie Talks About His Upcoming Sherlock Holmes Film

Guy Ritchie's upcoming Sherlock Holmes film has been in the news lately. It was recently a...

movies
Cage, Sena Reunite for Medieval Supernatural Thriller

  Nicolas Cage is reteaming with his Gone in Sixty Seconds director on a superna...

movies
Asian Horror Films and Their Hollywood Remakes

  Here's an interesting question: Why are Hollywood remakes of popular Asian hor...

movies
‘Lakeview Terrace’ Thriller Includes Good Ideas, Bad Decisions

    Lakeview Terrace adds an interesting angle to the suspense-crime g...

movies
Angelina Jolie’s Political Leanings Causing Speculation, Concern

     Hollywood watchers are wondering whether Angelina Jolie will...

movies
Bill Maher, Our Very Own Voltaire, Enlightens Us Once Again

     Boldly going where only a few thousand writers have gone bef...

commerce
‘Bangkok Dangerous’ Leads in U.S. Movie Box Office Crash

Morally and visually murky Nicolas Cage starrer undermines actor's usual appeal, fails to ...

commerce
‘Dark Knight’ Tops Half-Billion Dollar Mark

The Dark Knight has become only the second film in history to top $500 million in U.S. mov...

movies
Coen Brothers’ New Film Divides Critics

The Coen brothers' follow-up to their Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men is drawing deci...

commerce
Hollywood Veterans, New Film Challenge Industry’s Far-Left Orthodoxy

Hollywood conservatives are increasingly coming out of the closet and defying the McCarthy...

movies
Audiences Resist Boycott Call Against ‘Tropic Thunder’

The public's reaction to protests against the new comedy film Tropic Thunder confirms that...