Movies
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Natalie Portman joins the cast of 'Thor'
Jul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- "Star Wars" co-star Natalie Portman is storming back into action films with a role in the comic-book adaptation "Thor." The 28-year-old Portman has been c...
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'Blood: The Last Vampire' better as a video gameJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - With bad acting, fake digital blood effects and blurry fight scenes, "Blood: The Last Vampire" is more of a video game than action film based on a 2001 cult anime. Korea...
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Some Austrians upset over 'Bruno'
Jul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - VIENNA -- Austrians could be forgiven for bristling at "Bruno." After all, the film character boasts that his fame is second only to Hitler's and says he just wants "to ...
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New Hercule Poirot collection on DVDJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - "Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Movie Collection" Fans of the Masterpiece Mystery series will love this three-disc collection as David Suchet returns as the Belgian sleu...
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'Brüno' a brutally blunt comedy only for the boldJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Soon after I had seen Sacha Baron Cohen's new comedy "Brüno," a studio publicist asked me what I thought of it, and the only words that came to me were: "It's an eyeball...
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Thriller 'Push' piles on the superhero styleJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - "Push" - It came and left theaters faster than a speeding bullet, but "Push" is actually a decent sort-of-superhero flick that should get another look on DVD. Chris ...
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'I Love You, Beth Cooper' short of suburbs, humorJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - If there's any doubt that Buffalo Grove High School graduate Larry Doyle wrote the screenplay for "I Love You, Beth Cooper," consider the opening scene in which graduati...
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Doyle: I wanted 'Beth Cooper' filmed at Buffalo Grove HighJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - For the record, Larry Doyle really wanted the high school in the new movie he scripted, "I Love You, Beth Cooper," to be called Buffalo Grove High School. After all, Buf...
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Stars gather in London for 'Harry Potter' premiere
Jul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON - Thousands of Harry Potter fans braved rain and hail Tuesday to cheer the cast of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" at its London premiere. Stars Daniel R...
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'Transformers,' 'Ice Age' tie for No. 1 at box office with $42.5 mi. weekend
Jul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Prehistoric creatures and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown Sunday, with "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Ic...