"Al About Steve" originally was scheduled for release in March, but it got shelved. If its two leads hadn't starred in three of the top-grossing films of the year, it might have disappeared directly to...
Ang Lee's latest film takes one exciting and quite cinematic weekend and turns it into a two-hour snoozefest. Published August 28, 2009
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All five recipients of the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors were born in the U.S.A. -- and one of them turned that fact into an anthem. Published September 9,...
Andy Griffith might have made a "Return to Mayberry," but in his latest project, he's far away from the folksy sitcom that made him an icon. Published August...
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced its nominees for the Primetime Emmy Awards Thursday after, like its movie counterpart, making changes to the process aimed at bringing more populist...
As illegal immigration increasingly captures front-page headlines, Hollywood has taken notice. Published April 3, 2009
"Crash," Paul Haggis' 2004 Oscar-winning film about race relations in Los Angeles, was so good it was bound to inspire imitators. The formula doesn't work for "Crossing Over." Published ...
You might have heard "The Edge of Love" described as the Dylan Thomas biopic. It's not. Published March 20, 2009
”Absurdistan” might take its title from a self-inflicted nickname for countries behind the collapsing Iron Curtain, but its antecedents are much older than that. This bawdy fairy tale could...
"Sunshine Cleaning" feels like a poor facsimile of "Little Miss Sunshine" — a film full of quirky people whose foibles seem to have been created simply because first-time screenwriter Megan Holley...
You might have a lot of questions for Cary Fukunaga after watching his film "Sin Nombre." Published April 3, 2009
Move over, Judd Apatow. There's a new master of R-rated comedy in town, one who doesn't feel the need to pander to a mass audience by leavening the raunch with parables of love and friendship and heartwarming...
"With most movies set in Washington, they only go there for three or four days, to get a few shots of the Mall," remarks director Kevin Macdonald. "We shot there for five weeks." Published ...
Reviews of "Rachel Getting Married," "I've Loved You So Long," "Happy-Go-Lucky," "Milk" Published March 6, 2009
"Adventureland" is set in the halcyon days of 1987. Take away the teased bangs, the animal-print pants and the now-extinct cars, though, and this charming coming-of-age comedy could be taking place at...
Jennifer Aniston might be one of the world's hottest actresses — in every sense — but the woman who made her name on television's "Friends" has shown a fondness throughout her career for interesting...
"Goodbye Solo" would have turned out a very different film had it been made in Hollywood. Published May 8, 2009
The visual and the aural are what make this film such a delight to watch, as Jim Jarmusch is a metafilmmaker who delights in subverting film's narrative conventions and genre expectations. Published...
In a story for this column two years ago headlined "The stories of three amigos," I talked to three directors about their strangely collaborative friendship in the competitive world of filmmaking. Published...
When the four Los Angeles police officers accused of beating Rodney King were acquitted in 1992, riots broke out in the city. The mad violence was concentrated in South Central. Published ...
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