Adam Sandler and friends have scored a new high — or low — among voters of the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that presents prizes for the year's worst movies.
Sandler's "Jack and Jill" managed a Razzies first on Sunday, claiming 10 awards to (...)
American master Martin Scorsese journeyed to France, putting Hollywood's newest technology to work for his dazzling 3-D re-creation of 1930s Paris in "Hugo." French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius came to America, reviving old-time Hollywood with his (...)
Peter Jackson believes Damien Echols would be dead now if not for a 1996 documentary that cast doubt on the man's guilt in three child murders.
And Amy Berg, Jackson's colleague on the Sundance Film Festival premiere "West of Memphis," believes (...)
The chimes may have tolled midnight in Paris, but in Hollywood, it's the dawn of another career revival for Woody Allen after his biggest hit in decades and a new round of awards accolades.
How much will the success of "Midnight in Paris" change (...)
It is no surprise that the grief-drenched Sept. 11 drama "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" should turn out incredibly mawkish. A cloying exercise in sentimentality, the film also winds up extremely annoying, even infuriating.
Director Stephen (...)
George Clooney's family drama "The Descendants" was chosen Sunday as the year's best film by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, whose prizes are an early influence on the way to the Academy Awards.
From "Sideways" director Alexander Payne, (...)
Old against young, establishment against upstart, familiar faces against fresh ones. Hollywood has laid out a battle of the ages at Sunday's Academy Awards.
Among the 10 best-picture nominees, the show comes down to just two: "The King's Speech," (...)
Vampires, werewolves and airbenders lead the pack at the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that hands out prizes for the year's worst films.
The blockbuster supernatural tale "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and the action fantasy "The Last Airbender" (...)
The British monarchy saga "The King's Speech" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.
Also nominated for best picture Tuesday were the (...)
The minister of magic proclaims that dark times have arisen in the opening moments of the new "Harry Potter" film — and the turmoil that follows lives up to that billing.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" chronicles the chaos that (...)
David Schwimmer may be known as lovable goofball Ross on "Friends," yet he has gone back to his dramatic roots for his latest directing project on the searing rape story "Trust."
The film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film (...)
Bruce Springsteen says he and the E Street Band were on a mission when they made his "Darkness on the Edge of Town" album 32 years ago.
Springsteen opens up about the career-altering album in the documentary "The Promise: The Making of Darkness (...)
"Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle has delivered another grim crowd-pleaser to film festival crowds.
Boyle's survival tale "127 Hours," starring James Franco in the real-life story of a wilderness adventurer trapped by a fallen boulder, (...)
A showcase for potential Academy Awards contenders and big fall releases, September's Toronto International Film Festival will feature titles starring Nicole Kidman, Ben Affleck, Robert De Niro, Natalie Portman, Keanu Reeves, Keira Knightley and (...)
Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Nolan's "Inception" is anything but a sleeper as the thriller opened big with $60.4 million and a No. 1 finish at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Warner Bros. action tale (...)
It's no rarity for blockbuster Hollywood directors to dream big. Dreaming big and smart, though, is Christopher Nolan's specialty.
Nolan elevated the superhero thriller to high art with "The Dark Knight," his follow-up to "Batman Begins." He (...)
Early on in his latest spy caper "Knight and Day," Tom Cruise flashes that billion-dollar grin and proclaims, "I'm the guy."
But is he?
Cruise definitely is the guy who rang up $3 billion at the domestic box office since the early 1980s, (...)
Movie fans have not outgrown the "Toy Story 3" gang.
The animated sequel about toys that come to life leaped to the No. 1 spot with a $109 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
"Toy Story 3" became the third animated (...)
Studio executives don t care about your money. They just want you to laugh and love. But if you happen to turn your money over to them at the same time, all the better.
Hollywood s summer is crammed with comedy and romance, old friends such as (...)
Sarah Jessica Parker and her Manhattan gal pals are taking their sexy ways to a new city.
Sex and the City 2, due in theaters May 27, sends Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon on a trip to the Middle East as they visit Abu (...)
The Harlem drama Precious took the best picture prize as it dominated the Spirit Awards, winning four other honors that included trophies for stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo Nique.
Jeff Bridges won best actor for the country-music tale Crazy Heart (...)
Lord of the Rings fans once lamented the twisted little fiend Gollum - created by a blend of human performance and digital effects - didn t get his due during Hollywood s awards season.
Years later, the combination of live-action performance (...)
The Ozark Mountains drama Winter s Bone and the war-on-terror documentary Restrepo won top honors Saturday among US movies at the Sundance Film Festival.
Director Debra Granik s Winter s Bone, the story of a 17-year-old trying to uncover the fate (...)
Michael Jackson s This Is It pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run.
The film was the No. 1 Halloween thriller in the US with a (...)
Vampires have been an eternal force in Hollywood horror since silent-movie days, yet they have risen to new heights as the "Twilight franchise, TV's "True Blood and other incarnations put the bite on viewers.
In studio flicks, independent and (...)