Film & TV

If Avatar’s success is any indication, we can expect many more 3-D films in the future.
February 10, 2010 at 10:14 pm

Last weekend, after 10 days and 200 films, Sundance concluded another exciting indie film festival.
February 4, 2010 at 1:22 am

With its celebration of ’80s-style overindulgence and superficial consumerism, Troop Beverly Hills is just the film to combat those recessionista blues. Following her husband’s request for a divorce, materialistic socialite Phyllis Nefler (Shelley Long) plunges into her role as the leader of her daughter Hannah’s (Jenny Lewis long before Rilo Kiley) Wilderness Girls troop.
February 4, 2010 at 1:18 am

Nicholas Sparks should be proud of himself. Not only has he carved out a second home atop the New York Times bestseller list, but he has also practically monopolized the cinematic genre of tear-jerking romance.
February 4, 2010 at 1:14 am

Street: Dear John letters must be extremely painful to receive. Did you speak with any soldiers who received them while overseas Channing Tatum: I never actually ran into one that got an actual “Dear John” letter, but my whole unit, except for maybe four actors, were actual special forces, and I did get to talk to them about what it is to be away from somebody for that long, and how they communicate.
February 4, 2010 at 1:04 am

2010 may just be Mel Gibson’s comeback year. Since his little outburst a few years ago he has been entirely absent.
January 27, 2010 at 11:47 pm

An unlikely nation has captured the attention of cinephiles across the globe.
January 27, 2010 at 11:45 pm

As director Bela Tarr points out, Werckmeister Harmonies explores the “boundaries between civilization and barbarism.” While cryptic, his experimental allegory about encroaching fascism is visually stunning and endlessly rewarding. The film begins in a pub.
January 27, 2010 at 11:43 pm

After winning Best Picture and Best Director at the Golden Globes, Avatar is a front-runner for the Oscar’s top prize.
January 27, 2010 at 11:12 pm

Fish that steal walls, horses that drive trucks and a neighbor who always SPEAKS LIKE THIS are some of the many characters inhabiting the bizarrely funny world of A Town Called Panic. Based on a Belgian puppet series originally distributed via five minute episodes, this stop-motion animated film follows the lives of three individuals — Horse, Cowboy and Indian — after Cowboy and Indian forget to give Horse a gift for his birthday.
January 25, 2010 at 1:07 am

One would think writer-director Scott Cooper would deserve most of the credit for Crazy Heart's heartbreaking portrayal of a washed-up country singer.
January 21, 2010 at 2:54 am

Something is amiss in the village of Eichwald, Germany.
January 21, 2010 at 2:49 am

2009 has been sort of an up and down year for theater-goers, as triumphant highs, like The Hurt Locker, have shared screen time with embarrassing lows, The Squeakquel, anyone?
January 21, 2010 at 2:46 am

While other magazines may have done their best to highlight the best of aughties cinema, we here at Street have the real recap of the past ten years. Best trip back to high school: Superbad (2007) Jonah Hill and Michael Cera rule as Seth and Evan, two delightfully awkward high-school seniors trying to live it up before graduation.
January 21, 2010 at 2:33 am

Street had the opportunity to catch up with Oscar-nominated teenager Saoirse Ronan about her new film The Lovely Bones , Miley Cyrus, and why she picks such sad roles.
January 20, 2010 at 6:59 pm

Oh my god, this movie is so awesome! Loves it! That guy Preston is, like, tres sexy! And the way he professes his love for the popular girl Amanda at the end?
December 9, 2009 at 11:15 pm

Usually movies based on books are boring, sad or both (The Horse Whisperer, anyone?), but Great Expectations is so much different.
December 9, 2009 at 11:12 pm

OMG², Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are like the luckiest girls ever! They get to travel the world, hang out with famous grown-ups and make their own movies.
December 9, 2009 at 11:05 pm

Ever since Cain killed Abel, brothers have been at each other’s throats in a fierce competition for success, respect and love.
December 3, 2009 at 12:29 am

The late '90s were saturated with teen comedies; almost formulaically, most of these films followed a predictable arc, incorporating high school cliques, romance, rebellion and of course… prom.
December 2, 2009 at 11:40 pm