"What do you think this is," Mary Haines asks exasperatedly in the new remake of "The Women." "Some kind of 1930s movie?" If only. Published September 12,...
When producers announced a new adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's lush 1945 novel "Brideshead Revisited," the question on many lips was: "Why?" Published July 25,...
How do you like your kitsch? With a heavy dollop of irony? Or straight-up, on the rocks? If it's the latter, you'll love "Mamma Mia!" Published July 18, 2008 ...
Kevin Costner is an old-fashioned movie star. He's an Oscar-winning director and a financier-producer, too. He's also a plain ol' movie lover. Published August...
Tannishtha Chatterjee really made herself at home on the set of "Brick Lane." Published August 1, 2008
Matthew Goode knows firsthand that many in his native England didn't see the need for a new adaptation of "Brideshead Revisited." Published July 25, 2008 ...
A young man of privilege finds his calling along with love and redemption on a trip to a foreign land. Published June 6, 2008
Viewers often know just from a movie's trailer whether it's going to be a stinker - and wonder why studio executives can't figure that out as well. Published ...
"Doubt" begins with a sermon. "What do you do when you're not sure?" Father Brendan Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) asks by way of introducing his topic. "Doubt can be as powerful and sustaining a bond...
Ron Howard and Peter Morgan might seem to be unlikely collaborators. Mr. Howard, 54, is an all-American icon whose boyish face isn't all that different from the one that graced television screens as...
Europe has proved in recent years that you don't need a big budget to make a suitably scary thriller. Horror flicks such as "Them" and "The Orphanage" didn't have expensive special effects, but they more...
The awards handed out at the end of the year by film critics often are harbingers of things to come. Last year, for example, most critics groups named "No Country for Old Men" the best film of 2007. The...
A film about the creation of a bunch of television interviews doesn't exactly scream high drama - particularly when the audience already knows exactly what was said in them. Published ...
When Miramax Films bought the rights to Bernhard Schlink's novel "The Reader" in 1998, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck hadn't finished film school. It's too bad, because it would have been fascinating...
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" has everything a great holiday film needs. The only thing missing is the most important element - soul. Published December...
'Man of Steel' a super letdown By Kelly Jane Torrance | Thu, June 13th, 2013 12:00 am
'We Steal Secrets' takes a closer look at WikiLeaks, whistleblowers By Kelly Jane Torrance | Thu, June 13th, 2013 12:00 am
'This Is The End' is a hilarious apocalyptic tale By Kelly Jane Torrance | Tue, June 11th, 2013 12:00 am
A different look at Orthodox relationships By Kelly Jane Torrance | Thu, June 6th, 2013 12:00 am
Shyamalan's 'After Earth' offers little substance By Kelly Jane Torrance | Thu, May 30th, 2013 12:00 am
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