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Ledger's Batman villain has Oscar shot
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Jack Nicholson's Joker was a blast. Heath Ledger's Joker is as dark and anarchic a figure as Randle McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," the role that brought Nicholson his first Academy Award. Ledger's performance in the Batman tale "The Dark Knight" is so remarkable that next Jan. 22, the one-year anniversary of his death, he could become just the seventh actor in Oscar history to earn a posthumous nomination. Full story »
'Hello, Dolly' composer proud his tunes are in 'WALL-E'
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Jerry Herman, eyes welling with tears, could hardly believe what he was hearing as he watched the new animated blockbuster "WALL-E." The composer of the Tony-winning musical "Hello, Dolly!" had licensed songs from the 1964 show to Pixar — The Walt Disney Co.'s computer animation arm — but he had no idea his music and lyrics would factor so prominently in the story line of the sci-fi robot romance. Full story »
John Sayle's blues-drenched 'Honeydripper' is a must-see
Thursday, July 3, 2008
It features a gifted ensemble cast, including Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Stacy Keach and LisaGay Hamilton, and a story, set in a segregated small town in Alabama, circa 1950, that is both dramatically compelling and historically provocative. Full story »
Bateman is Hollywood's new go-to Average Joe
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Jason Bateman, who will wear "Arrested Development" as a career highlight to the end of his days, plays a lot of those movie Average Joes, the guy who doesn't really want to grow up and raise a child in "Juno," the nerdy accountant seemingly immune to the magical pull of "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium." Full story »
Carter, cast mum on Fencewalker'
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Chris Carter, the creator of "The X-Files," knows a thing or two about secrets. So it's no surprise that he has managed to keep his latest film project under wraps for so long. Full story »
'Godfather' trilogy will be out on Blu-ray in September
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
All three "Godfather" movies are coming to Blu-ray disc Sept. 23, just two years after the format launched. That's twice as fast as it took Paramount Home Entertainment to release the acclaimed trilogy on DVD. Full story »
Will Smith plays a boozy superhero in 'Hancock'
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Will, Will, Will, baby! You need to branch out. You can't play the nice guy all the time. You can't always be admirable, virtuous and principled. You can't be Robert Redford. Yeah, you were a little gloomy in "The Pursuit of Happyness." Unemployment? Definitely bad juju. But you were also dragging that kid all over town. No, no, listen: You're the world's biggest movie star, man. People are gunning for you. You have to go bad to keep things good. Full story »
'WALL-E' and 'Wanted' take in a total of $114.1 million
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
A lonely little robot made millions of friends over the weekend, and outgunned Angelina Jolie. "WALL-E," the Pixar Animation tale of a robot toiling away on long-abandoned Earth, debuted at No. 1 with $63.1 million in ticket sales, with Jolie's assassin thriller "Wanted" in second place with $51 million Full story »
Bio-defense research is not for all, not like Hollywood
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Actor Kevin Spacey's character dies of a deadly virus in the movie "Outbreak" after he stretches his air hose too far and it rips a hole in his protective biohazard suit. Full story »
It's short on dialogue, but 'WALL-E' manages to touch, teach and tickle
Friday, June 27, 2008
The late, great Stanley Kubrick ("2001: A Space Odyssey") used to say that if you can turn off the sound and still follow the story, you've made a film, but if you black out the picture and can still follow the story with only the sound, you haven't Full story »
'Wanted': a film that is nervy, stylish, deeply silly
Friday, June 27, 2008
Cheekbones, eye shadow, tattoos and lips — that's the essence of Angelina Jolie. And guns. At least, that's what the skinny action heroine amounts to in "Wanted," a nervy, stylish and deeply silly movie about a clan of assassins training its newest recruit. Full story »
'Kit Kittredge' has solid message for kids
Friday, June 27, 2008
So at least "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" has a lot more on its mind — and a much more beneficial message for girls — than last summer's candy-coated movie-based-on-a-doll, "Bratz." Full story »
Filmmakers unleash parade of pooches
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Every year, downtown Santa Barbara goes to the dogs. The occasion? The Big Dog Parade, a ruff-and-fluff showdown where dog owners dress up their pets in wild costumes and then parade them down State Street for fun and prizes. Full story »
Moviegoers Get Smart,' putting it in the top spot
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Audiences placed "Get Smart" under surveillance as the spy comedy starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway debuted at No. 1 over the weekend with $38.7 million. Full story »
Disney starlets rock the camp wardrobe
Sunday, June 22, 2008
The basic summer camp wardrobe of shorts and T-shirts hasn't changed much over the years. But this summer, campers might need to leave a little room in their trunks for moccasin boots, skinny jeans (for girls and boys) and chunky jewelry. Consider it the "Camp Rock" effect. Full story »
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