10 examples of theocracy in movies and TV – from Quo Vadis to His Dark Materials – showcase the authoritarian communion between religion and government.
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X-Men: Apocalypse (movie 2016) review: Despite Bryan Singer, latest entry is marred by a cartoonish villain and an overabundance of superheroes.
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X-Men: Days of Future Past (movie 2014) review: Featuring elements from a few ‘dystopian future prevention’ thrillers, Bryan Singer’s is a superhero film for adults. Hugh Jackman stars.
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The Wolverine 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 venues (3,063 …
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The Conspirator box office: Director Robert Redford’s tepidly received historical drama is a commercial flop in the U.S. and elsewhere. James McAvoy and Robin Wright star.
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Hall Pass box office: The Farrelly brothers’ critically panned comedy managed to top the domestic chart and be a major commercial dud. Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis star.
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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never box office: On its debut weekend, Jon M. Chu’s concert documentary earned more than twice its production budget.
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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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Spirit Awards: Where’s Oscar season favorite and How American Is Tolstoy movie? + Pixar technically tops Annie Awards but not really.
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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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WALL-E box office: The animated feature had one of Pixar’s biggest debuts ever, while an Angelina Jolie thriller is an indisputable hit.
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Javier Bardem Oscar Winner, Kristin Chenoweth singing That’s How You Know and composer Dario Marianelli at the Academy Awards.
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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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Atonement box office: Starring James McAvoy and Keira Knightley, Joe Wright’s British period drama is an international hit. Saoirse Ronan and Vanessa Redgrave costar.
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Oscar Ballot Explained (both nominations and winners) + Academy Award predictions include Amy Adams in box office hit and Tom Wilkinson in critics’ fave.
X-Men: First Class box office: Matthew Vaughn’s entry turned out to be the least attended in the Marvel superhero franchise. In the cast: James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender.
The Conspirator movie with James McAvoy: As it turned out, Robert Redford’s historical drama is the director’s latest commercial underperformer. Robert Redford’s The Conspirator gets mixed reviews Starring Robin Wright …
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, …