Movies
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'Tintin' action packed, but characters limit appealDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Sure, "The Adventures of Tintin" will be a huge box office hit for Steven Spielberg, who's returned to his "Raiders of the Lost Ark" roots for this rollicking tale of a ...
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Gacy book to become a movieDec 19, 2011 10:00 pm - The book “Defending a Monster,” written by John Wayne Gacy's defense attorney Sam Amirante and Lake Zurich attorney Danny Broderick, is being made into a movie — maybe e...
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Mara colors 'Tattoo' with dark vengeanceDec 19, 2011 10:00 pm - Lisbeth Salander, alias "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," ranks as the greatest female movie character of the 21st century - so far, of course. Our first glimpse of Li...
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'The Tree of Life' leads Chicago Film Critics awardsDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Terrence Malick's long-awaited drama “The Tree of Life,” a visual poem that whisks viewers from the beginning of creation to 1950s Texas, won four major awards Monday fr...
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'Sherlock' sequel slips with $40 million debutDec 18, 2011 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Sherlock Holmes is facing his worst enemy: declining crowds at theaters as this year's domestic movie attendance dips to the lowest in 16 years. Robert Dow...
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'Tree of Life' tops in nominations from Chicago criticsDec 16, 2011 2:00 pm - Terrence Malick's slice of 1950s family drama “The Tree of Life” Friday earned seven nominations from the Chicago Film Critics Association including nods for Best Pictur...
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'Dragon Tattoo' star Rapace bursts into HollywoodDec 16, 2011 5:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Maybe it was inevitable that whoever landed the lead in the original “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” would become Sweden's next big export. Yet wit...
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'Caine Mutiny,' 'Meet Me in St. Louis' now out on Blu-rayDec 16, 2011 12:00 am - There are some classic films being released on Blu-ray for the first time this week. “Meet Me in St. Louis” — Vincent Minnelli's film, considered one of the best mus...
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Moriarty up to the challenge in 'Holmes' sequelDec 15, 2011 1:30 pm - LOS ANGELES — Professor James Moriarty has taken a lot of heat the last century for crimes he didn't commit. The archrival of Sherlock Holmes, who called his nemesis the...
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‘Artist’ speaks up with 6 Globe nominationsDec 15, 2011 8:30 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Silent film is taking over Hollywood’s awards scene. The silent-era tale “The Artist” heads the Golden Globes with six nominations, among them be...