Movies

“Antiviral”: New perversity from a new Cronenberg

Is Brandon Cronenberg's icy, nightmarish "Antiviral" a tribute to his dad's '70s films, or an Oedipal assault?

Andrew O'Hehir Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 7:05 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Horror

“Avatar” sequel will use underwater motion-capture

The sequels to the highest grossing film of all time will continue to push the boundaries of special effects

Prachi Gupta Monday, Apr 8, 2013 4:10 PM UTC
Entertainment Avatar, James Cameron, sci-fi

RIP Roger Ebert: Movie criticism’s Great Communicator

From his TV stardom to his second career as Twitter pioneer, he was the most beloved and generous of all critics

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Apr 5, 2013 1:10 AM UTC 31
Life R.I.P, Roger Ebert, Movies

Pick of the week: The year’s most divisive wannabe cult hit

Pick of the week: Shane Carruth of "Primer" returns at last with the enigmatic and disturbing "Upstream Color"

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Apr 5, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Our Picks, Our Picks: Movies

Newest “Great Gatsby” trailer teases with plot, music

Catch a preview of Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby in the Baz Luhrmann film VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 5:32 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Beyonce, The Great Gatsby

Story of Boston Globe team who exposed sex abuse in Catholic Church hits big screen

Dreamworks and Participant have bought life rights to the story about the newspaper's Spotlight Team

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 8:36 PM UTC
Entertainment dreamworks, Catholic Church

Roger Ebert scales back to review “only the movies I want to” due to cancer

The Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic announced a "leave of presence" on Tuesday night

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 1:02 PM UTC
Entertainment Roger Ebert, film critic, Movies

David Cross: “I’m not a sad clown”

The "Arrested Development" icon admits "Alvin and the Chipmunks" wasn't done "for the love of cinema"

Daniel D'Addario Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 11:44 AM UTC 17
Entertainment david cross

Peter Jackson gives first look into next “Hobbit” film

The director fielded questions from super-fan Stephen Colbert and "The Lord of the Rings" actor Billy Boyd VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Monday, Apr 1, 2013 6:09 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, The Hobbit, Peter Jackson

“Movies featuring an epic Nicolas Cage meltdown” and other April Fools’ jokes on Netflix

The online streaming company made some especially bizarre recommendations for customers on April 1 SLIDE SHOW

Prachi Gupta Monday, Apr 1, 2013 3:30 PM UTC
Entertainment slideshow, Netflix, Movies

Martin Scorsese to develop “Gangs of New York” television series

The show will be full of "stories that we could not fully explore in a two-hour film," says Scorsese

Prachi Gupta Friday, Mar 29, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Entertainment gangs of new york

Pick of the week: Lost in Stanley Kubrick’s labyrinth

Pick of the week: From the Minotaur to the moon landing, "Room 237" probes the cult theories around "The Shining"

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Mar 29, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 51
Entertainment Movies, Our Picks

Forest Whitaker to resurrect Richard Pryor biopic

The project has been flailing for almost two decades

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 9:30 PM UTC
Entertainment forest whitaker, Richard Pryor

The politics of “ZD30,” “House of Cards”

A real-time salon -- with Kornacki, O'Hehir, filmmaker Ramin Bahrani and 100 or so friends -- talked film/politics

Salon Staff Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 7:15 PM UTC
Entertainment ramin bahrani, house of cards

“The Place Beyond the Pines”: Almost a great American father-son fable

Ryan Gosling is terrific and Bradley Cooper enigmatic in this brooding triptych from the "Blue Valentine" director

Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Thrillers, Action movies

“Wrong”: A demented, surrealist near-masterpiece

A lost dog, a psychic guru, a poop-hunting detective and severe sexual confusion combine in the demented "Wrong"

Andrew O'Hehir Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 7:05 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Comedy, Wrong

Oscar dates set for 2014 and 2015

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had to schedule around the 2014 Winter Olympics

Associated Press Monday, Mar 25, 2013 9:13 PM UTC
Entertainment From the Wires, Oscars

J.J. Abrams on “Star Wars” vs. “Star Trek”: “The worlds could not be more different”

As the director shifts focus to his next sci-fi project, he admits that he was "never a 'Star Trek' fan" VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Monday, Mar 25, 2013 5:06 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Star Wars, Star Trek

Must Do’s: What we like this week

We go south of the Mason-Dixon line; watch Elisabeth Moss solve a case; and take a break from those crazy "Girls"

Kera Bolonik Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Our Picks: Books, our picks: TV

Pick of the week: A Korean mob thriller that could teach Hollywood a thing or two

Are Asian crime dramas still better? Yes, and the sleek, suspenseful hit "New World" proves it

Andrew O'Hehir Friday, Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Action movies, Thrillers

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