Cannes may be just around the corner, but the Venice Film Festival is sooner than you think it is -- the two European majors effectively bookend the summer movie season, meaning the first glimpse of fall prestige fare...
(Welcome to Cannes Check, your annual guide through the 20 films in Competition at next month's Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on May 15. Taking on a different selection every day, we'll be examining what they'...
Year: 2008
Nominees: "The Golden Compass," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Transformers"
Who won: "The Golden Compass"
Who should have: "Transformers"
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Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Release Date: Sundance Premiere - January 20; no release date set
Lowdown: Richard Linklater reunites once more with Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke for the th...
Part of the announcement was the planned release of "Star Wars: Episode VII" in 2015. No indication of a filmmaker or story (or subtitle) was included, but the mind reels at the potential. How far can the un...
So let's recap. We ran the first video diary, a second video diary, and I published a review of the experience Toshi and I had with our screening of "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D."
T...
Why in the world would Paramount want to start their own animation division?
I've always had a deep love for animation as an art form, and when I moved to Los Angeles, many of the people I met and became friends wi...
As the space shuttle Endeavour prepares for to end its final mission by returning to earth on June 1, NASA has released a moving and startling video chronicling the orbiters launch earlier this month.
Featuring a...
SAN FRANCISCO - One thing you've got to acknowledge: Jon Favreau knows how to work a crowd.
I love that he's the only director I know who has his own entrance music. No matter what the event, AC/DC's &q...
"Cowboys and Aliens."
There is a bluntness to that title which should help it cut through the noise that surrounds the summer season, or at least that's the gamble that Universal's making. This film...
