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Cher as Catwoman

Is Cher, 62, too old, or is she perfect for a part in the next Batman film?

‘An American Carol’ and Hollywood politics

The director of Airplane! and The Naked Gun takes on the Hollywood Left.

Considering Russell Crowe as Bill Hicks

Is Crowe the right guy to play the late comedian on screen?

Why Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro teamed up for ‘The Hobbit’

Will their decision to write the screenplays together make the films succesful?

Online video: Dr. Horrible plots the future of entertainment

Joss Whedon created Dr. Horrible during the Hollywood writers' strike. The video has been a huge success, and marks a step forword for internet-only programming.

The Pineapple Express

The Pineapple Express is as a stoner spoof about a pothead and his dealer, who witness a murder and wind up on the run.

Elegy

In Elegy, Ben Kingsley plays a roguish professor who habitually seduces his students. One day he becomes smitten with a sultry graduate student, played by Penélope Cruz. 

Has Woody Allen returned to form with ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’?

Allen's latest movie grabs the attention of critics.

George Clooney and Osama bin Laden’s driver

Clooney obtains the rights to make a movie about Salim Hamdan.

Protesting ‘Tropic Thunder’

Why mental disability groups are calling for a boycott of the movie.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

“The time has come for the Mummy franchise to be truly mummified,” said Todd McCarthy in Variety.

Swing Vote

Joshua Michael Stern’s political comedy chronicles a hotly contested presidential election that comes down to the vote of a good-for-nothing, intoxicated schlub.

Man on Wire

Director James Marsh documents the daring feat of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit, who in 1974 executed a tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers. At the time the towers were the world’s tallest buildings.

New on DVD

Shine a Light; War Games: 25th Anniversary Edition; Two Fat Ladies: The Complete Series


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