Sometimes hype can be your own worst enemy in the movie business and that appears to be the case with "MIchael Jackson's This Is It." Rushed out less than six months after the passing of the musical ic...
Nobody likes to be the jerk.
It would be easy to smile and nod and mention the sentimental value of seeing Michael Jackson performing just weeks before the end of his life, and to give "This Is It"&nbs...
Michael Jackson was bringing back his old moves for "This Is It."
It seems like lately that Ben Gibbard has his eyes on the big screen.
The Death Cab for Cutie frontman seems to be popping up in a number of cinematic circumstances. He has a speaking-only role in John Krasi...
One of the great benefits of having a cast including Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard and Kate Hudson is that every magazine editor wants to be your best friend. Even with the print world s...
It's no exaggeration to proclaim the advent of the new 10 nominations rule has completely changed the Oscar race. Films that wouldn't have had a stone's throw of being seriously considered when there were ...
I've had my issues with the last handful of Michael Moore movies. For me, his best work was "TV Nation" and "The Awful Truth," advocacy and entertainment that worked perfectly as both. There are moments fr...
Rapper of the moment's latest is off to a soaring start with hit singsongy, stoner anthem "Day 'N' Nite." This Kanye West protégé has already shown an appealing knack for blending different g...
In Tyler Perry's latest concoction "I Can Do Bad All By Myself," he adopts a script flow that nearly resembles a variety show: a serious story is interjected with comedy bits - from his Madea character, no less - a ch...
One of the surprise indie successes of the year that hasn't gotten a lot of publicity was the documentary "Valentino: The Last Emperor." Distributed by small indie outfit Truly Indie, the acclaimed doc about the...
