Movies
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Terrific cast, camerawork fail to heat up revenge taleDec 05, 2013 4:30 am - Even the worst-made violent tales of personal revenge can push an audience's emo-buttons so hard that viewers scream in ecstatic approval with each "quality kill" they w...
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Movie trailers: Why do they have to ruin it?Dec 05, 2013 4:30 am - Filmgoers enemy No. 1 Two more reasons why TV commercials and trailers represent the greatest threat to the quality of the moviegoing experience: Ÿ TV commercials and ...
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Doc reveals almost all about alluring Bettie PageDec 05, 2013 4:30 am - One-fourth of a percentage grade point might have changed Bettie Page's future way back in her Tennessee high school. That tiny fraction awarded her the title of class ...
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Christian Slater marries girlfriend in FloridaDec 04, 2013 8:47 am - LOS ANGELES — Christian Slater has married his girlfriend in an impromptu ceremony. Slater’s spokeswoman says the 44-year-old actor wed his girlfriend of three years, Br...
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10 video releases to give for the holidaysDec 04, 2013 4:00 am - NEW YORK — Tired of staring at your Christmas tree or flickering menorah — or at legions of rival shoppers at the mall? Here, in no particular order, are 10 home-video r...
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N.Y. film critics name ‘American Hustle’ best filmDec 03, 2013 7:28 pm - NEW YORK — The New York Film Critics Circle has named David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” the best film of 2013. The critics group also awarded the film best supportin...
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‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ tops Gotham AwardsDec 03, 2013 8:05 am - NEW YORK — The Coen brothers’ folk music tale “Inside Llewyn Davis” has won best film at the 23rd annual Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York. The win Monday night...
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New Zealand airline reveals image of Hobbit dragonDec 02, 2013 5:29 am - AUCKLAND, New Zealand — New Zealand’s national airline unveiled a giant image Monday of the dragon Smaug on one of its planes to celebrate the premiere of the second mov...
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Rick Santorum steps out in new role as movie mogulDec 02, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Rick Santorum was glad-handing a friendly crowd at a cocktail reception the other night, seeking support just as he did for many grueling months on the 2012 c...
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‘Catching Fire,’ ‘Frozen’ break box office recordsDec 01, 2013 4:07 pm - “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and 3-D animated musical “Frozen” dished up box office records over the Thanksgiving holiday. Lionsgate’s sequel earned a prodigious $7...