10 examples of theocracy in movies and TV illustrate the many forms of the inescapably authoritarian communion between religion and government.
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Marred by a cartoonish supervillain and an overabundance of superheroes, X-Men: Apocalypse disappoints despite the obvious talent of director Bryan Singer.
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Featuring elements from a few ‘dystopian future prevention’ thrillers, Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past is a superhero film for adults.
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‘The Wolverine’ 2013 movie box office: Latest domestic summer season disappointment Starring Hugh Jackman, the James Mangold-directed The Wolverine debuted with a way lower than expected $21 million from 3,924…
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Grant Bowler, Taylor Schilling, Atlas Shrugged: Part I. May 8 update: The first installment of a planned trilogy based on Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged: Part I had one…
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Liam Neeson Tops Box Office for Last Time? Unknown will likely be replaced by the Farrelly Brothers’ lowbrow Hall Pass with Owen Wilson.
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Bikini or no, Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler Last Day on Top while solid Justin Bieber documentary to face competition from Alex Pettyfer and Liam Neeson.
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Meryl Streep in It’s Complicated, with Alec Baldwin. Those expecting to find major surprises in the 2010 Oscar nominations were in for a major surprise: there were very, very few…
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Precious with Gabourey Sidibe and Paula Patton. The Spirit Awards’ eventual big winner – topping all of its five nominations – was Lee Daniels’ dysfunctional family drama Precious, adapted by…
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Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. One of this year’s AFI FEST offerings along with “fantasy soccer” by way of Looking for Eric, Viggo Mortensen’s dystopian reality in…
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Oscar Best Picture Nominees Major Rules Change: Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold in Frank Capra’s You Can’t Take It with You, the Best Picture winner of 1938.…
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The Dark Knight is 1 of the biggest box office hits ever in the domestic market. But is it really in the no. 2 slot after Titanic?
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Javier Bardem: Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winner for Joel and Ethan Coen’s ‘No Country for Old Men.’ Javier Bardem Academy Award winner Javier Bardem was the year’s Best Supporting…
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Those looking for hints for the upcoming Academy Awards will be disappointed with the results of the pompous-sounding Orange British Academy of Film & Television Arts. (But check out images…
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Michael Clayton with Tom Wilkinson: Oscar ballot and the preferential voting system explained. For a movie like Tony Gilroy’s Michael Clayton or an actor like Tom Wilkinson to be shortlisted…
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North America’s noteworthy fall box office titles belong to a whole array of genres, from prestige crime dramas to musical fantasies and horror sequels.
James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, X-Men: First Class June 10 Directed by Matthew Vaughn, and starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, January Jones, Kevin…
Starring Robin Wright as Mary Surratt, the only woman charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln, and James McAvoy as Surratt’s lawyer, Robert Redford’s courtroom drama…
Warren Beatty. Warren Beatty will receive the Art Directors Guild’s Outstanding Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award, “given to an individual whose body of work in the film industry has richly…
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban on the red carpet at the 2008 Oscars. Nicole Kidman has been nominated for two Best Actress Academy Awards: Baz…
Joy Division movie tops British Independent Film Awards Dutch photographer-turned-filmmaker Anton Corbijn’s Control, a black-and-white drama about troubled Joy Division singer Ian Curtis, won five trophies – including best film,…