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HuffPost Review: Chloe

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

Based on a script by Erin Cressida Wilson, Chloe casts Julianne Moore as Catherine Stewart, a Toronto gynecologist whose practice is thriving but whose life eludes her.

The Ghost(s): Of Tony Blair, Roman Polanski, and A War on Terror

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
William Bradley

Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer is one of the best films I've seen in recent years. Yet it seems unlikely, at least in America, to break out beyond the art house hit status.

Exec Bonuses/Newsroom Outsourcing a Virtueless Circle

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Michael Sigman

Media companies have to make cuts to stay in business, and some outsourcing is inevitable. But rewarding execs with big bonuses for, in effect, taking away workers' health insurance is unconscionable.

ReelzChannel: Top Ten Toxic Movie Moms

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

Korean director Joon-ho Bong may have created the ultimate image of matriarchal generosity for his new movie, Mother. Determined to prove her mentally...

The Oscars a Mixed Bag: Kudos for Bringing Back And the Winner Is

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Michael Russnow

The 82nd Academy Awards on ABC was a mixed bag. It was a tepid start, but eventually picked up steam heading for the finish line.

10 Things You Didn't Know About The Oscars

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Maggie Van Ostrand

Theater owners were banned from selling snacks during the run of Ben Hur, 1959 Best Picture. The movie was deemed to be too much of an artistic event to be denigrated by popcorn and candy.

Shutter Island Paradise

Sam Wasson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Sam Wasson

Shutter Island pushes our conception of Scorsese to the brink. It tests him, proving that he has what it takes to navigate through the film's several time frames and planes of consciousness.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Shutter Island Press Conference

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

Shutter Island is Martin Scorsese's latest work, a dark exploration of the human psyche that has Leonardo DiCaprio investigating the disappearance of an inmate from a hospital for the criminally insane.

Chinatown's 35th Anniversary Edition and the Polanski Scandal

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
William Bradley

On the surface, it's a period detective picture. Beneath, it's much more. The film creates its own mesmerizing world through evocative music, costuming, and production design.

Ten Films For The Coming Weeks

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
John Farr

Get ready, folks, for the coming blur of forced reunions, work-related functions, and cacophonous Christmas parties.

Stage Door: Race, 39 Steps, Flahooley

Fern Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Fern Siegel

Never one to shy from provocative themes, Mamet's latest play, Race, at the Ethel Barrymore, sounds incendiary, but fails to deliver a knockout punch.

Treehouse Of Horror XX: The Simpsons Do Hitchcock On Halloween Special (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

The Simpsons celebrated their twentieth Halloween special last night with an ode to Hitchcock. The segment was called "Dial M for Murder," but the plo...

Words From the Saint, Eva Marie

Kim Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Kim Morgan

In her first movie, she kissed Marlon Brando. And then she won an Oscar. How many actresses get that kind of a debut? But then, how many actresses are as wonderful as Eva Marie Saint?

North by Northwest's 50th Anniversary Edition: Enduring Appeal and the Mad Men Factor

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
William Bradley

What can you say about a 50-year old movie? If it's by Alfred Hitchcock, and it's a classic of suspense, humor, and style, and it's influenced the best series on television, Mad Men, quite a lot.

The Birds in Review: A Review of The Birds

Dave Hill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Dave Hill

Last night I watched The Birds, the popular Alfred Hitchcock film in which a bunch of birds are total dicks to every human in sight for no apparent reason other than the fact that they are birds.

Marcus Sakey Is No Amateur at Writing Engrossing Novels

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Jackie K. Cooper

There is a brilliant writer in America somehow flying under the radar of public knowledge. His name is Marcus Sakey and he has written four enormously enjoyable books, the latest being The Amateurs.

How Popular Culture Empowers The Joe Wilsons Of This World

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
John Farr

Wilson is one of those mediocre, small men who have always occupied the fringes of influence but would never have imagined to insult a sitting President in bygone days.

Targeted Quality: The Advent Of On-Demand DVDs

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
John Farr

Technology will only offer more quality film choices as time goes by. The trick for savvy consumers and movie fans will be to stay informed as to what's really good..

The Great 3D "Debate" Shouldn't Be a Debate at All

Richard Gelfond | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Richard Gelfond

The reason I'm optimistic about 3D this time around is that the greatest storytellers of our time -- Tim Burton, Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg -- are embracing the format.

The Ten Best Movies About Journalism by Farr

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
John Farr

In the wake of the revered Walter Cronkite's passing, I've attempted to isolate the ten best movies about journalism.

Iranians Worldwide Roll Out Green Scroll Against Ahmadinejad (SLIDESHOW, UPDATES)

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Diane Tucker

Updates, and video screen grabs from the ceremony in Paris, follow the post. AUSTIN, TX -- When a reporter asked Vaclav Havel to comment on Iran's p...

Summer Reading on a Sunny (Doris) Day: David Kaufman's The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door Part I

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Penelope Andrew

There are certain actors we encounter as children having grown up on classic film who have a profound impact on us, and no one knows this better than David Kaufman, author of Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door.

David Hyde Pierce Slept Here

Susan Braudy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Susan Braudy

I recently traded a sunny day in Central Park to witness David Hyde Pierce's tour de force performance in the Manhattan theater club revival Accent O...

Indian Film Director to Open Orphanage

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Jim Luce

Karri believes that as an Indian national he will be particularly adept at guiding OI India towards successfully raising 'global citizens' in India.

The IFC Premiere of Bob Dylan's "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" Video

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

2009-05-13-dylanvideo.jpgHowever one feels about the new video, when Dylan is up to something intentionally different or bizarre like this, it sends a little shockwave through the culture.