Movies
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Brothers Affleck score with 'Gone Baby Gone'Feb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - "Gone Baby Gone" -- Fans of the American crime film should be murderously happy these days. Starting with Martin Scorsese's 2006 triumph "The Departed," quality crime fl...
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Actor best known for role in 'Jaws' dies
Feb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie "Jaws," has died. He was 75. Scheider died...
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Shoddy 'Hottie' embraces hypocrisy, shallownessFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - "The Hottie and the Nottie" is a snotty, shoddy, thematically knotty romantic comedy that lectures us about looking beyond appearances to find the real beauty inside peo...
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Great cast almost saves 'Welcome Home' from predictable pitfallsFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins" starts out as a sub-par Martin Lawrence vehicle about a self-help talk-show guru named Roscoe Jenkins who peddles pop philosophy panaceas u...
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Vaughn's 'Comedy Show' more mild than wildFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - When you hear the name Vince Vaughn, you expect laughter. That seems to be the rule now. Sure, for a while he attempted drama with a "Psycho" remake, "Clay Pigeons" and ...
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Ledger's death is a warning, dad says
Feb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - PERTH, Australia -- Heath Ledger's death by accidental overdose should serve as a warning to others not to mix prescription drugs, his father said, calling the loss an e...
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Report on Ledger's death leaves more questions
Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The six drugs that killed actor Heath Ledger in an accidental overdose are now known, but plenty of questions remain. Why did Ledger need painkillers and sed...
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Sunken 'Gold'Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Like true "Fool's Gold," this romantic comedy is a cheap and glittering imitation of the real thing. The TV commercials and theatrical trailers portray it as a riotous r...
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Indie films giving actresses roles they seekFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - The dearth of leading roles for women -- especially those of a "certain age" -- is a cliche in Hollywood. But today's actress is no Norma Desmond waiting for her close-u...
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Hannah Montana movie scores big at box office
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The 3-D debut of "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" brought in more money than any other movie has made during a Super Bowl weeke...