Movies
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Director Bigelow big on westerns, adrenalineJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Kathryn Bigelow probably loves many things, but the two I know about are westerns and adrenaline junkies. Westerns because she directed the great 1987 horror tale "Near ...
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David Yates finds a home as Harry Potter director
Jul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Speak to many 12-year-old fans about the various filmmakers behind the "Harry Potter" films and you're likely to realize that the auteur theory is alive and ...
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Michael Douglas muses on his most memorable films
Jul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- It wasn't his acting skills, but his driving skills that earned Michael Douglas his first on-camera role. As a young man visiting his famous father on loc...
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What's new on DVDJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - "Celtic Thunder: Take Me Home" Many people discovered this terrific group on their first special on PBS in March of 2008. The five members of the group, Ryan Kelly, Kei...
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Inventive, brutally honest romantic comedy ranks among year's bestJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - "(500) Days of Summer" traces a greeting card writer's romance that lasts exactly 500 days from the moment that Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) lays eyes on the beguiling Sum...
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Animated 'G.I. Joe' blasts its way onto DVDJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - "G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero: Season 1.1" A few weeks after releasing the first season of "Transformers," the Shout! Factory presents another holy relic of Reagan...
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'Half-Blood Prince' the darkest Potter film yetJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Of the six Harry Potter films so far, David Yates' "The Half-Blood Prince" comes the closest to a classic horror tale, not in terms of monsters, violence or bloodletting...
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Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith start 'Karate Kid' remake
Jul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Jackie Chan will play the wise kung-fu master in a Hollywood-Chinese remake of the 1984 hit "The Karate Kid" that kicked off filming in the Chinese capital at...
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'Bruno' starts strong enough to be top box office draw
Jul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Gay Austrian fashion devotee Bruno has landed the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, though it's uncertain how much staying power he has. Sacha Baron C...
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Chow quits Kato role in 'The Green Hornet'
Jul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chow has quit his planned role as Kato in the Hollywood film "The Green Hornet," the movie version of the 1960s TV series that star...