“Inherent Vice” is an absurdist gag from the occasionally brilliant writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, whose exquisite filmography runs from “Boogie Nights” to “There...
The further away we get from major historical events, the easier it is to forget the details that go into making the story. It’s films like “Selma” that remind us that b...
Film grabs top spot for 3rd week
NEW YORK — Hollywood kicked off the New Year on a positive note, with three films vying closely for the weekend box-office title that nev...
In his exciting first three films, writer-director J.C. Chandor, the son of a Merrill Lynch investment banker, has proven to be a canny, clear-eyed studier of capitalism...
Biopics about American war heroes are a Hollywood tradition going all the way back to Gary Cooper starring as the legendary World War I sharpshooter “Sergeant York” and ...
He says portrayal is not correct
AUSTIN, Texas — The widely acclaimed movie “Selma” about the 1965 Civil Rights movement has disappointed at least one moviegoer: a leadin...
This is one Disney film that’s definitely not a light fairy tale.
For those unfamiliar with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s 1987 Broadway musical, that fact might c...
Readers of J.R.R. Tolkien’s book “The Hobbit” know that the author saved the best material for last, as Tolkien wove his story strands together to create a parable of th...
LOS ANGELES — After three weeks of box office dominance, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1” ceded its reign to “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” The biblical epic easily ru...
Raunchy in extremis, often funny and at times touching, “Top Five” is Chris Rock’s sincere attempt to craft a film career largely detached from his stand-up clowning.
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