LOS ANGELES — James Bond’s “Skyfall” has extended its worldwide box-office rule to North America, hauling in a franchise-record $87.8 million in its first weekend at U.S...
For anyone who cringed just a little while watching the trailer for “Lincoln” and worried that it might be a near-parody of a Steven Spielberg film, with its heartfelt p...
“Sweet Tooth” (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday), by Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan’s latest novel, “Sweet Tooth,” is a curious hybrid: part spy novel, part romance, it’s r...
NEW YORK — The weekend box office was not only undeterred by the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, it was buoyed by it.
Though the storm had forced the closure of hundreds ...
Disney Animation takes a page out of Pixar's well-worn playbook for “Wreck-It Ralph,” a screwball farce with a novel setting and more edge than your average Disney 'toon...
By all accounts, Jay Moriarity was a lovely young man: a talented, dedicated surfer whose enthusiasm and optimism were infectious throughout the Santa Cruz, Calif., comm...
Maybe if you're 20 years old and high in your dorm room with your friends, the platitudes presented in “Cloud Atlas” might seem profound.
Anyone else in his or her right...
Top iTunes
iTunes’ Official Music Charts for the week ending Oct. 22, 2012
Top songs
1. “Gangnam Style,” PSY
2. “State of Grace,” Taylor Swift
3. “I Knew You Were Troubl...
NEW YORK — Robert Caro, Junot Diaz and the late Anthony Shadid were among the finalists announced Wednesday for the National Book Awards.
Other nominees included the nov...
Given that it’s based on the true story of a man with polio who spends most of his time in an iron lung, “The Sessions” is not as painfully heavy-handed as it might soun...
