Movie

Bella Is a Lousy Role Model, but Do We Only Care Because She's a Girl?

Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

What is worth noting is that all of these male characters are basically users and abusers of their friends, family, and lovers. Yet Bella is attacked in various circles because she allows herself to be abused and used.

The Fourth Kind Review

Jenna Busch | Posted 11.03.2009 | Entertainment


Jenna Busch

The Fourth Kind was one of the scariest things I've seen in years. I'm going out to see it again, which tells you how much I care.

HouseQuake: Rahm Emanuel Is Star Of Documentary About 2006 Elections

The New York Times | Peter Baker | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Before there was Rahm Emanuel, the relentless White House chief of staff, there was Rahm Emanuel, the relentless House Democratic campaign strategist ...

Rio De Janeiro Courts Woody Allen; City Wants To Be Setting For Director's Next Movie

Los Angeles Times | Chris Kraul | Posted 10.13.2009 | Entertainment


Vicky Cristina . . . Rio de Janeiro? The Brazilian city has formed a new film commission, hired a longtime movie industry pro to head it and set an a...

Stage Door: The Lord of the Rings

Fern Siegel | Posted 11.23.2009 | Entertainment


Fern Siegel

On Oct. 9 and 10, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring hits Radio City Music Hall in a multimedia extravaganza.

Fuel Uses Education and Inspiration to Make Impassioned Case for Green Energy

Josh Garrett | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


Josh Garrett

Fuel does not chastise Americans for using petroleum products, but instead shows that a post-oil nation is well within our grasp -- all we need to do is extend our hands.

Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story Will Find a Ready Audience

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business


Mark Weisbrot

Moore is questioning whether the whole incentive structure, moral values, and political economy of American capitalism are fit for human beings.

A Poet's Love Story Comes To Theaters

John Lundberg | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living


John Lundberg

A soon-to-be-released movie by director Jane Campion explores the relationship between the great English poet John Keats and his love, Fanny Brawne. ...

The (Looonnng and Winding) Road Out of Telluride

Michael Bialas | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Bialas

The unemployment rate and health care issues getting you down? Try living in a post-apocalyptic world, where bad taste (as in cannibalism) is prevalent and fuel and more wholesome foods are not.

"Day at the Museum"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Jerry Zezima

I didn't spend a night at the museum for two good reasons: It closed at 5:45 p.m. and I am not, for better or for worse, Ben Stiller.

Bad Lieutenant: Telluride Witnesses a Case of Cage Rage

Michael Bialas | Posted 11.09.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Bialas

Other than the fact that the lead character is a damaged detective, this film bears little resemblance to the Abel Ferrara-directed 1992 NC-17 movie that starred Harvey Keitel.

This Is It! World Premiere of Capitalism: A Love Story Tonight

Michael Moore | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Moore

Tonight, at the Venice Film Festival, I will premiere my new movie, "Capitalism: A Love Story." After 16 months of production, I am proud to present this work of mine to you. It is unlike anything you'll see this year.

Julie & Julia: Who's Cooking Now?

Laura Baudo Sillerman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living


Laura Baudo Sillerman

This is a note about what happens when a director in her sixties writes and directs a movie, about a young woman questing after the life once led by an older woman.

TRAILER: My New Movie Capitalism: A Love Story

Michael Moore | Posted 09.20.2009 | Business


Michael Moore

It's a crime story. But it's also a war story about class warfare. And a vampire movie, with the upper 1 percent feeding off the rest of us. And, of course, it's also a love story. Only it's about an abusive relationship.

Cold Soul: A Movie for Our Souls

Agapi Stassinopoulos | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living


Agapi Stassinopoulos

If I could exchange my soul with someone else for a day, I would have to take Shakespeare's, just to glimpse into the prism of that mind, but I stay content with my Greek soul and all that comes with it!

Julie & Julia: When the World Writes You Back

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 09.08.2009 | Entertainment


Karen Dalton-Beninato

No matter what twists we see in Publishing 2.0, a love story running through Julie & Julia is that sometimes, after the solitary act of writing, the world writes you back.

Michael Pollan, Julie & Julia, Top Chef -- and Your Health

Waylon Lewis | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living


Waylon Lewis

I do like to eat, but (as an uncivilized bachelor) I don't know how to cook or much care about cooking. That is, until Michael Pollan, told about the key to saving the food situation.

Paper Heart's Charlyne Yi Stares Love in the Face (Just Not with Michael Cera Per Se)

Jon Chattman | Posted 08.24.2009 | Entertainment


Jon Chattman

My love conversation with Charlyne Yi at the Just For Laughs Comedy Conference and Film Festival in Montreal earlier this week.

Whatever Works With Woody: Patricia Clarkson on Head Scarves, Being a Girl Scout and Loving Two Men at Once

Christal Smith | Posted 07.19.2009 | Entertainment


Christal Smith

"For women my age, comedic parts are so few and far between. But this humor comes out of the character, she is a stereotype, a cliche, and then you start to see shades."

Exclusive Footage Of Glenn Beck's Common Sense Comedy Show

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 07.06.2009 | Comedy


Matthew Filipowicz

I live-blogged the event on Twitter, so I thought I'd post some of the "highlights" including Glenn Beck opening with a joke about Whoopi Goldberg stabbing a man.

"Where's Waldo" Movie Finds Home at Universal Studios

reuters.com | Posted 07.04.2009 | Home


The studio has picked up the movie rights to the popular children's book series from Classic Media with the aim of making a live-action family film. ...

Huff Post Review: Up (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.29.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

Up it is a gloriously beautiful adventure film that will likely remain the finest film of 2009. While the film is basically about death and the fragility of life, it is every bit as funny and exciting as any other Pixar film.

HuffPost Review -- Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.27.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus is the finest monster movie since the original Jurassic Park, and probably the out and out scariest movie since Frailty.

Cannes Exclusive Video: Mariah Carey Fools Photogs!

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.15.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

Mariah Carey made the paparazzi look foolish today at the Cannes Film Festival.

HuffPost Review -- Star Trek (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment


Scott Mendelson

Despite fine acting, several moments of potent drama, solid production values, and high ambitions, Star Trek comes off as a Star Trek for Dummies variation on the fabled story.