Movies

Gabourey Sidibe

Is Gabourey Sidibe's film career over?

Howard Stern's comments about the "Precious" star were distasteful, but he was also right
Kevin Broccoli
Tweet sheet

Twitter mourns Corey Haim

Colson Whitehead, Jeremy Piven, Lisa Marie Presley and others tap out their grief in 140 characters or less
Jed Lipinski

"Our Family Wedding": Say, "I do!"

It may look cliched, but this culture-clash comedy is an example of what's missing from mainstream American film
Stephanie Zacharek
Corey Haim

The Corey Haim highlight reel

Slide show: From his breakout film roles to his addled interviews
Sarah Hepola
Mexico

Mexico hopes to lure filmmakers with subsidies

President Felipe Calderon strives to make Mexico "Latin America's movie capital"
Mother

A Hitchcock thriller, made in Korea

A tormented mom turns cop, lawyer and shrink in a twisty, creepy mystery from the director of "The Host"
Andrew O'Hehir
Media Criticism

Banned from the screening room!

In the latest scuffle between critics and studios, a New York Press writer is barred from a Noah Baumbach preview
Andrew O'Hehir

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