Movies
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'Yes Man' gets a nod for quirky moments from Carrey, castApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - "Yes Man" (two-disc special edition) Is the premise of Jim Carrey's latest comedy silly? Yes! Do the filmmakers rely too much on Robin Williams-style riffing from Ca...
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Jackman heartbroken over 'Wolverine' leak
Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - SYDNEY -- Hugh Jackman said Wednesday that he is heartbroken his new film, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," was leaked online a month before its official release. The movie, ...
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'Fast & Furious' accelerates to $72.5 million opening
Apr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- "Fast & Furious" left the competition in the dust with a $72.5 million opening weekend, the best so far this year. That topped last weekend's $59.3 millio...
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Amusement park comedy not superbad, not super good
Apr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - On the surface, "Adventureland," director Greg Mottola's follow-up to his hit "Superbad," looks like just another good-time, raunchy romp, one with healthy amounts of pa...
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'Sin Nombre' makes a name for itselfApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Some movies don't just deliver gripping fictional stories, but yank viewers by the collar and drag them into worlds they might have vaguely known existed, but likely nev...
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Tivoli tops list of best movie theatersApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The Tivoli is tops! Classic Cinemas' flagship Tivoli Theatre has for a second year been voted "best movie theater" by readers of West Suburban Living magazine. Classic r...
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Third 'Furious' sequel a collision of spectacular car races, inert actingApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The one reason I liked Justin Lin's "Fast & Furious" has nothing to do with the dialogue - a laughable mess of cool-guy chatter and silly philosophizing - or its pulse-p...
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Uplifting 'Slumdog' a rich film experienceMar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - "Slumdog Millionaire" If you haven't yet seen this dazzling, intoxicating fairy tale, don't cheat yourself; this is one film that lives up to the acclaim (it won a s...
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AMC Entertainment going all-digital
Mar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- AMC Entertainment Inc., the nation's second-largest movie theater chain, plans to switch more than 4,500 screens to digital, high-definition projecto...
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'High School Musical 3' wins Kids' Choice award
Mar 29, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" graduated with honors Saturday at the Kids' Choice Awards. The Disney musical was selected as the favorite movie by a...