10 examples of theocracy in movies and TV illustrate the many forms of the inescapably authoritarian communion between religion and government.
X-Men: Apocalypse with Oscar Isaac a cartoonish presence as the supervillainous title character. ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ review: Step back for series, but latest ‘X-Men’ movie ‘works well enough’ There’s a three-way…
X-Men: Days of Future Past with Hugh Jackman as The Wolverine. ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’: Bryan Singer has a surefire hit with latest ‘X-Men’ sequel With yet another spring and…
‘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…
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…
Limitless with Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper: $100 million worldwide? April 18, ’11, update: Despite yesterday’s estimates, Carlos Saldanha’s animated 3D feature Rio failed to reach the $40 million…
Hall Pass with Christina Applegate and Jenna Fischer: Lowbrow comedy tops box office chart – but flops all the same. Lowbrow comedy Hall Pass tops weak week: A box office…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
WALL-E movie: Pixar release enjoys impressive box office debut. ‘WALL-E’ tops U.S. and Canada box office, Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy ‘inspirational’ thriller ‘Wanted’ a strong runner-up June 30 update:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Jennifer Aniston bikini pic: Adam Sandler leading lady in Just Go with It. Jennifer Aniston bikini & Adam Sandler: ‘Just Go with It’ tops Feb. 18 update: The Adam Sandler-Jennifer…
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…
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…
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,…