Film & TV
Don't Worry, Bee Happy
A female-dominated cast in a coming-of-age story rife with racial intolerance and the search for identity are the perfect recipe for a total cheesefest.
W(TF)
As the days of our current Commander-in-Chief's presidency come to an end, Hollywood is churning out its own version of history.
Guilty Pleasures
Center Stage 2000 Hi, my name is Darina, and I’m a dance-aholic. Well, dance movie-aholic, to be precise.
The Devil Wears Vera Wang
Although Rachel Getting Married is directed by Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs), the only gore here is the open wound of familial dysfunction.
'Blindness' Review
Have you ever found yourself wishing that you were sightless and locked in an abandoned mental institution while post-apocalyptic chaos, dredged from the seediest underbelly of humanity itself, masticated and regurgitated the values that you held most dear?
Adaptation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
Converting a novel into a film is a daunting task: the screenwriter must pare down the script, eliminate irrelevant subplots and commercialize the characters.
Heretically Sealed
Watch out, world: Bill Maher is on the loose, and he spares no monotheistic religion in the hilarious and offensive documentary Religulous.
Guilty Pleasures
Constantine 2005 As a comic book buff, I'm supposed to look harshly upon film adaptations of comics.
Paul Newman
On Sept. 26, legendary actor Paul Newman passed away due to complications from cancer. A prolific actor who appeared in 65 films over 50 years, Newman won over audiences with his gracious charm, fierce magnetism and piercing blue eyes.
Please Don't Stop the Music
Kat Dennings is dancing in a Four Seasons hallway when we arrive for our interview. Clad in a white blouse and black suit, with porcelain skin and ocean blue eyes, Dennings is as striking in person as she is on-screen.
To Infinity and Beyond!
The teen movie is like the irksome little sister of the film industry. It's there and sometimes it can be entertaining, but for the most part, life would be a lot less annoying if it would stop talking so much and quit reading your diary.
Hi, My Name Is Victor and I'm a Sexaholic
As Spike Joneze's 2002 film Adaptation. taught us, adaptation is not an easy task. Unless, of course, you're adapting a book about assholes with incurable sex addictions - then the raw material is a dream come true for Hollywood screenwriters.
Roadtrippin'
The Lucky Ones is only the latest example of Hollywood's love affair with the road trip genre. Here are our picks for the top ten. 1.
Eagle Eye Is Watching
Leave it up to producer Steven Spielberg and director D.J. Caruso to concoct a science fiction tale set in the gray hallways of the National Security Agency (NSA). First, this isn't a date movie; it would be more appropriate for fans of shoot-em-ups and Discovery Military.
Duking It Out
It's a timeless story. Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl to produce a male heir. When things don't work out in the Y-chromosome department, boy plays hide-the-mutton with various scullery maids.
Dowry Diary
Teen Behenein (Three Sisters), a low-budget Indian film, is a fascinating glimpse into a modern society plagued by anachronistic customs.
How Much Wood Can a Woodchuck Chuck?
Street: You've had a lot of criticism from people who call you a "shock writer." What do you think about being called that?
Your Luck's Run Out
Everyone likes a good road trip, right? Not so, if you're talking about the cross-country drive the characters take in the The Lucky Ones, a film about three soldiers on leave from Iraq. The reasons for their trips home vary in levels of absurdity: Private Dunn (Rachel McAdams) is bringing her dead boyfriend's Elvis guitar back to his parents, Sergeant Poole (Michael Pe
FORGOTTEN CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE
Spain's somber, forgotten cinema masterpiece El esp
