Remember Me poster Besides Robert Pattinson, Allen Coulter’s romantic melodrama Remember Me has Emilie de Ravin, Chris Cooper, Lena Olin, and Martha Plimpton, and it was co-written by Jenny Lumet…
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Avatar records at the domestic box office have been mostly restricted to specific subcategories like Best Weekend no. 3.
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7 Faces of Dr. Lao movie review: An excellent Tony Randall proves the point that things are not what they seem to be in George Pal Oscar-winning fantasy.
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Field of Dreams Movie: Kevin Costner + Baseball, Ghosts and Corn in Sentimental Iowa Fantasy that would have been too sunny even for Frank Capra.
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Twilight: New Moon box office: Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner pairing breaks box office records – but not a major one. Robert Pattinson costars.
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Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise box office: Pricy vehicles for the two stars are domestic disappointments, but awards season should give a boost to one of them.
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Marley & Me movie box office: A sentimental dog tale has far outpaced the domestic take of vehicles for Adam Sandler, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
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Twilight box office: Starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, the female-centered romantic fantasy is the year’s most notable sleeper blockbuster.
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The Aerial (2007) Movie Review: Esteban Sapir’s black-and-white, near-silent morality fantasy is both daringly innovative and lovingly nostalgic.
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The 12th edition of the Fantasia Film Festival, North America’s premier genre film festival, began on July 3 and continues until July 23 in Montreal. This year, the Fantasia Film…
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Modern Times: Charles Chaplin meets René Clair. The screening of a digitally restored 35mm print of Charles Chaplin’s Modern Times (1936) and a look at rare behind-the-scenes photographs revealing the…
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In addition to a screening of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will have another East Asian cinematic event in the upcoming weeks: an…
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Steven Spielberg’s latest Indiana Jones movie has become a major box office hit around the globe. Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf star.
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The Golden Compass movie box office: Chris Weitz’s costly fantasy adventure bombs in the domestic market, but is an overseas blockbuster.
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Enchanted movie box office: Amy Adams romantic fantasy is one of the rare global hits focused on an adult female character. Patrick Dempsey costars.
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The Golden Compass irks US Catholic Archbishop & Vatican newspaper while Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis to show up Moonstruck 20th anniversary screening.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix box office: The latest franchise entry is on its way to becoming one of the year’s biggest blockbusters.
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Julia with Jane Fonda & Vanessa Redgrave A newly struck print of Fred Zinnemann’s moving and beautifully shot 1977 Academy Award nominee Julia will be screened as part of the…
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New Line Cinema founder Robert Shaye’s ‘family’ fantasy adventure The Last Mimzy works its magic despite way too many plot holes + product placements.
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In Alejandro Agresti’s romantic fantasy The Lake House, Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves play two pen pals (a.k.a. platonic lovers) separated not by physical or emotional space, but by an…
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Pan’s Labyrinth with Sergi López. “If you expect to get laid after this screening,” Guillermo del Toro told the midnight (actually, closer to 1 a.m.) audience at the AFI FEST…
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Seijun Suzuki’s challenging but noteworthy musical Princess Raccoon mixes various cinematic genres and styles. Zhang Ziyi and Joe Odagiri star.
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Brad Silberling’s handsomely mounted fantasy adventure Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is a Jim Carrey mugfest. But Meryl Streep is wasted.
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Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Alfonso Cuarón’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 adaptation proves that CGI and movie magic aren’t the same thing.
Lord of the Rings prequel of sorts: Born of Hope. Beginning on Dec. 1, the Lord of the Rings prequel of sorts Born of Hope will make its exclusive debut…
The Thief of Bagdad 1924: Douglas Fairbanks’ classic was 1 of costliest silent films + rumored to have had leading lady replaced by actor’s jealous wife.
Mamma Mia!: Meryl Streep as Amanda Seyfried’s Mamma. But who’s the Papa? In the upcoming musical romantic comedy Mamma Mia!, based on the phenomenally successful stage hit of the same…
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep box office: Spielbergian fantasy fails to generate Spielbergian grosses despite its considerable qualities.
Poltergeist 1982. A newly struck 35mm print of Poltergeist, the 1982 supernatural classic about the horrors of television – well, sort of – will screen as part of the Academy…
Funny Girl Press Release: The 1968 Best Picture nominee Funny Girl will be screened as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Great To Be…
Lord of the Rings lawsuit: Former professional partners fight over TLOTR profits as Peter Jackson’s Wingnut Films sues ‘wanton’ New Line Cinema.