It's very nice that Oscars made a special tribute to movie musicals. The only problem is that not a single one of the musicals honored (Chicago, Dreamgirls, Les Miz) was ever eligible for Oscar's own category of "Best Original Musical."

To call Rich Moore's feature film directorial debut a success would be an understatement. Moore, who worked on "The Simpsons" and "Futurama," was the ...

If Wreck-It Ralph's estimate holds, it will have the biggest three-day debut for a non-Pixar Disney cartoon ever. Coming in next was Flight , which inexplicably opened on just 1,800 screens but still had a comparitvely massive opening.

"You have to be prepared to keep doing it, keep trying no matter what. No one's just going to hand you a career. I waited for years for someone to hand me one and it never happened."

John C. Reilly has enjoyed one of the most fascinating career shifts of any actor working today. Once know for dramatic roles -- Reilly appeared in "B...

Do you remember when Sarah Silverman was a member of the "Saturday Night Live" cast? If you do, you're in a minority. It's hard to imagine Silverman g...

I don't demand subversion of the status quo in every would-be genre film.  But Wreck-It Ralph promises next-generation gaming and delivers old-school Nintendo in a shinier box.

Not that you needed another reason to get excited for "Wreck-It Ralph," the animated movie that seems destined to do for video games what "Toy Story" ...

8 may strike some as preaching to the choir. The truth is, it isn't. There's simply no possible substantiation for the opposite view.

"Wreck-It Ralph" isn't a Pixar movie, but you'd be forgiven for thinking otherwise. First, there's the premise: the villain in a "Donkey Kong"-sty...

Carnage refocuses itself in this film. Unlike the play, it is not simply about the breakdown of civilization -- or at least, of civilized behavior. It's about the very untwining of the ties that shelter civilization from the dominance of self-interest.

Actress Tilda Swinton seems caught in the role of mother of troubled teens and shepherdess of similar lost sheep. She's played them with quiet panic ...

While the red carpet presentations at the 34th Starz Denver Film Festival feature Oscar-worthy films with box-office potential, there are enough under-the-radar temptations to please the most critical cinephile.

What happens when your sweet little boy... isn't? That's the question presented by festival favorite indie flick, "We Need To Talk About Kevin," wh...

Fans of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage will wonder what happened when that Tony-winning stage play was adapted for the screen by the playwright for her friend, director Roman Polanski, and redubbed simply Carnage.

There are some films that really know how to burrow themselves in your mind--you're too afraid to go outside and too afraid to sleep--and that is, ult...