Movies
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Plot slips away in chaotic, streaming dramaOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - As his personal project "Slipstream" opens, Anthony Hopkins' face flashes white in a moment of shock. Something has happened to his character, screenwriter Felix Bonhoef...
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Carrell makes play for brother's gal in 'Dan in Real Life'Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - After playing a reluctant modern-age Noah in the frivolous and silly "Evan Almighty," Steve Carell bounces back with a pleasantly surprising romantic comedy and a flawed...
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'Bella' aims for the tear ducts, and missesOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - • Alejandro Monteverde's manipulative, wannabe feel-good drama "Bella" punches all the right buttons when it comes to playing upon our emotions, but I didn't buy any of ...
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Movie guideOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - KEY: Four stars means superior; three stars means good; two stars means average; one star means poor. D for drug use, L for language, N for nudity, S for sexual situ...
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NIU students make Hollywood dream a realityOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Local college students working on Anthony Hopkins' new film learned a fundamental truth about movie-making: It's all about illusion. But it was no illusion as student Mi...
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The inner life of an outsiderOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Anthony Hopkins wears a confounded expression for much of his new movie, "Slipstream." The man who played Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter sits across a table, the overhea...
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Redford hopes 'Lions' will stir America's future leaders
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - ROME -- Robert Redford hopes his new film, "Lions for Lambs," about U.S. military action in Afghanistan will encourage American youth to "take command of their voice." I...
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Amy Ryan in 'Gone Baby Gone'Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Not long ago, Amy Ryan earned a nickname from her friends, thanks to all the gut-wrenching dramatic roles she was taking on. "They started calling me 'Crying Ryan,' beca...
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DVD packages superb acting of 'Volcano,' rich featuresOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - "Under the Volcano: The Criterion Collection" -- The Criterion brand on a DVD is as powerful as the little blue box from Tiffany: You know that whatever's inside has to ...
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Not the same-old screamsOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - It happens every Halloween. You dig out some scary movies for an old-fashioned fright fest at home. You turn the lights down, fire up the DVD player and pop in "Hallowee...