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Populist Films Dominate Late-Summer U.S. Box Office

 The top three current U.S. motion picture box office draws all share a populist poin...

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Another Nice Mess: Laurel and Hardy on TCM

This Saturday brings a full day of Laurel and Hardy films on Turner Classic Movies. Rest a...

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John Woo’s ‘Red Cliff’ Sets Chinese Box-Office Record

Legendary action director John Woo's historical drama Red Cliff is already the most succes...

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‘Star Wars’ Fans Doubtful About Forthcoming Film

Audience interest in the forthcoming Star Wars: Clone Wars is rather muted as the film's r...

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‘Dark Knight’ on Record-Setting Pace

Although The Dark Knight achieved the biggest opening weekend and opening week U.S. box of...

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Abba Movie Musical Surprises with Box-Office Record

The movie musical Mamma Mia! finished a strong second to The Dark Knight in the weekend bo...

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‘Dark Knight’ Evokes Interesting Philosophical, Theological Ideas

The main villain of The Dark Knight has interesting theological implications.   ...

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Sherlock or Schlock?

Two new Sherlock Holmes film adaptations are taking very different approaches to the class...

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‘Dark Knight’ Sets First-Day Box Office Record

The Dark Knight, the new Batman movie, brought in a record-breaking $66.4 million in its f...

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Hellboy Hot at Box Office

Adventure fantasies with conservative values are maintaining their grip on American movie ...

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Chinese Artists Call for More Freedom, Citing ‘Kung Fu Panda’

Chinese artists are calling for less govenment control over culture—thanks to a cart...

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Smith’s ‘Hancock’ Dominates U.S. Box Office

The new Will Smith movie, Hancock, is a big success at the box office, despite derision fr...

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‘WALL-E’ Leads Big Weekend for Hollywood

Pixar's WALL-E led a strong slate at the U.S. box office that resulted in the biggest-gros...

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Downey to Lead Genre-Bender

Robert Downey Jr., star of the megahit movie Iron Man, has signed on for a new film that c...

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Would You Believe . . . Steve Carell, Box-Office Champ?

Get Smart, the spy spoof starring Steve Carell, led the weekend U.S. box office by a good ...

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American Girl Empire Teaches Better Values Than Schools

The first theatrical film based on the American Girl doll series is about to hit U.S. thea...

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A Small Good Deed by a Big Movie Star

Demonstrating that there are some good celebrities around, actor Johnny Depp kept a promis...

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‘Hulk,’ ‘Happening’ Drive Strong Weekend Movie Box Office

New action-adventure and horror releases lead unexpectedly big weekend for movies, proving...

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Possible Hollywood Performers Strike Could Hurt Industry, Coworkers

The Screen Actors Guild is preparing to go on strike after its current contract with Holly...

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Hollywood’s Treatment of Communism—We Must Not Forget the Past

Hollywood's treatment of communism has historically been performed with kid gloves—w...

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Flabby Action Hero Wins Big at Weekend Box Office

Kung Fu Panda won the box-office race in its opening weekend. Here's a clue why.  (...

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Real Guru Has No Objections to ‘Love Guru’

In response to complaints from Hindu organizations about the forthcoming comedy film The L...

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Good Sense in ‘Sex and the City’?

Kathryn Lopez says you can find good messages in Sex and the  City. (more…)

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Ouija Board to Star in New Movie

Filmmaker Michael Bay will make a new thriller centering on use of a Ouija board. This is ...

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Soderbergh Film Bio of Che Guevara Draws Critical Raspberries

Che, Steven Soderbergh's film biography and tribute to the Cuban revolutionary and America...

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Anti-Communist Indy Jones Film Rakes in Huge Audience in Opening Weekend

Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull hauled in an estimated $311 million in global ticket s...

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New Indiana Jones Film Shows Evolving Cultural Attitude Toward Communism

After the film's underwhelming opening on Thursday, the makers of Indiana Jones ...

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‘Love Guru’ Comedy Hit by Protests

The forthcoming Mike Meyers film The Love Guru is under attack by U.S.-based religious lea...

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‘Prince Caspian’ Tops U.S. Box Office in Opening Weekend

Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian opened strong at the U.S. box office ove...

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Marvel Announces ‘Iron Man’ Sequel

After the immensely successful opening weekend box office performance of Iron Man, Marvel ...

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‘Iron Man’ Is Super Box-Office Hit–And More

Marvel Studios' Iron Man dominated the movie box office during its first weekend, at a nea...

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Mel Gibson to Star in Crime Drama

For the first time since 2002, actor Mel Gibson will be the lead actor in a new movie. Gib...

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Miley Cyrus, Unprotected Celebrity

The embarrassing Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair photo shows the value of public relations people&...