Movies
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Decade big on remakes, reboots and raunchy rom-comsDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Movies of the first decade of the 21st century officially welcomed the age of digital filmmaking, spawned a subgenre of Iraq war dramas, saw a blizzard of sweet-but-gros...
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'Alvin' sequel doesn't have many laughsDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - It amazes me how parents will shield young children from movies containing objectionable elements such as sex and violence, but cheerfully escort them to see simple-mind...
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'Avatar' blasts off with $232.2 million worldwide
Dec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- James Cameron launched his science-fiction epic "Avatar" into a safe orbit as the costly film soared to No. 1 with $73 million domestically and $159.2 mil...
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Hollywood adds money, talent to made-for-Web shows
Dec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Web sites that buy original video clips often pay so little that "The Bannen Way," a flashy crime thriller debuting online, looked destined to be made poo...
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Family: Brittany Murphy was ill days before death
Dec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Authorities said Monday it appeared actress Brittany Murphy died of natural causes after becoming ill with flulike symptoms in the days before she collaps...
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Friend: Polanski finishing film under house arrest
Dec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - GENEVA -- Roman Polanski is finishing the edit of his latest movie "Ghost" from his house arrest in Switzerland, surrounded by family and bombarded by telephone calls of...
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'Clueless' actress Brittany Murphy dies at age 32
Dec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The unexpected death of 32-year-old Brittany Murphy, who gained fame in such movies as "8 Mile" and "Just Married," appeared to be from natural causes but...
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Witless protection: Moronic 'Morgans' shoots down all laughsDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - Take Sandra Bullock's worst romantic comedies, every movie starring Pauly Shore, and every action film directed by Uwe Boll, and they might come close to matching the ab...
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Hugh Grant returns to films after 2-year absence
Dec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - LONDON -- It's been two years since Hugh Grant's last film, but he's returned to the big screen -- opposite Sarah Jessica Parker -- in "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" ...
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Oscar winner Jennifer Jones dead at 90
Dec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Jennifer Jones, the beautiful, raven-haired actress who was nominated for Academy Awards five times, winning in 1943 for her portrayal of a saintly nun in...