Movies
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DVD previews: 'Iron Man 3,' 'Room 237'Sep 21, 2013 6:00 am - “Iron Man 3” (PG-13, 129 minutes, Disney): This action film seems designed less as an art object or visual entertainment than a full-body assault on the senses. A franti...
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Cranston books a post-‘Breaking Bad’ movie roleSep 20, 2013 9:03 am - NEW YORK — Bryan Cranston will star as blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in a film that’s to be his first after wrapping “Breaking Bad.” A publicist for Cranston c...
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Post ‘Mormon,’ star Josh Gad swoops into HollywoodSep 19, 2013 4:18 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Josh Gad might not look like one of the most happening guys in Hollywood. He goes all but unnoticed on a recent Sunday morning as he walks into t...
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Sex addiction receives serio-comic treatment in 'Thanks for Sharing'Sep 19, 2013 6:00 am - Sex addiction appears to be Hollywood's newest emerging hot topic, already explored in Steve McQueen's searing tale of self-destruction “Shame” and given a much lighter ...
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Reel life: Kid golfers say the darndest thingsSep 19, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "The Short Game" Kids say the darnedest things, even when they're competing at the annual U.S. Golf Kids World Championship Tournament at Pinehur...
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Child-abduction thriller an intense journey into desperation and hopeSep 19, 2013 6:00 am - It's all about the basements. In Denis Villeneuve's nervy, vervy child-abduction drama "Prisoners," the basements hold the clues to the characters who live above them. ...
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McHenry drive-in wins contest to go digitalSep 19, 2013 5:30 am - McHenry Outdoor Theater owner Scott Dehn had been trying to raise enough money to pay for a digital projector that would enable his drive-in — one of two remaining in th...
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B-boys break bad in bloated 'Battle'Sep 18, 2013 11:00 pm - Of all the performers in Benson Lee's energized hip-hop dance contest drama "Battle of the Year," sports movie clichés receive the hardest workouts. Can alcoholic coach...
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Disney bumps ‘Good Dinosaur’ back 18 monthsSep 18, 2013 4:30 pm - NEW YORK — Walt Disney Pictures has pushed the release date of the Pixar film “The Good Dinosaur” to November 2015, leaving the Pixar cupboard bare for next year. The 3...
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Spike Lee to receive $300,000 Gish PrizeSep 18, 2013 11:36 am - NEW YORK — Spike Lee will receive the 20th annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, which carries a reward of $300,000. The Gish Prize Trust announced the selection Wedne...