November 06, 2009

Dots don’t quite connect in ‘Goats’

Afun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney’s “The Men Who Stare at Goats,“ and it all starts with the disclaimer...

Hammy performances, ridiculousness fill ‘The Box’

Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a terrible moral dilemma in Richard Kelly’s “The Box”: Press a button on a mysterious container,...


November 05, 2009

Movie trailers

See you later: Leaving tomorrow are “Capitalism: A Love Story,“ “Toy Story 1 and 2” and “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad...

Mom of “Motherhood” is familiar, irritating character

You’ll know what to expect from “Motherhood” even before the opening credits.  A camera pans over a topsy-turvy apartment, two sleeping...

Science Museum IMAX schedule

Science Museum IMAX “Sharks”: 11 a.m., 4 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 4 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday. $8.50.  “Journey Into...

New on DVD

Look for these new DVD releases, now on store shelves. “Aliens in the Attic”: An extended family gathers in a big Victorian rental home in...

Critics’ poll

“Coco Before Chanel” movie review

At the turn of the 20th century, French women of style were gilded peacocks festooned with jewels, gaudy things cinched so tightly at the waist that they...

Film Clips

With technology, Carrey, Zemeckis bring new life to Scrooge

totally authentic and outpaces earlier versions     Technology finally has caught up with Charles Dickens’ imagination.  Jim Carrey...

Box Office Top 10

Box office leaders         1. Michael Jackson’s This Is It $23.2 Total: $34.4, one week (opened Oct. 28)  Locations:...


November 02, 2009

‘This Is It’ tops charts with $101 million worldwide

LOS ANGELES—“Michael Jackson’s This Is It” is the No. 1 Halloween thriller for movie audiences. “This Is It” led the...


October 29, 2009

‘Slumdog’ children’s truancy threatens their trust fund

A trustee for the child stars of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ says poor school attendance is putting their trust fund at risk.

Movie review: “A Serious Man”

It’s hard to put a finger on exactly what a Coen brothers’ movie is. That’s part of the great allure of them.  As writers and directors,...

Movie trailers

Boo! The Byrd Theatre celebrates Halloween with a screening of “The Exorcist” at 9:30 p.m. tomorrow. At Movieland, “Halloween”...

Science Museum IMAX schedule

Science Museum IMAX “Sharks”: 4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday; 4 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. $8.50.  “Journey Into Amazing Caves”: 11...

NEW ON DVD

“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”: This is the third and barely funny installment in the series of animated features about the prehistoric adventures...

Film Clips

Box Office Top 10

Box office leaders         1. Paranormal Activity $21.1 Total: $61.6, five weeks Locations: 1,945   2. Saw VI $14.1 Total:...


October 26, 2009

Anticipation high for Michael Jackson concert prep film

The 50 comeback concerts Michael Jackson planned in London last summer sold out in a few hours.


October 24, 2009

As a comedy, “Cirque du Freak” would have had more bite

It’s getting downright batty trying to keep all these vampires straight. You have your traditional vampires (“Nosferatu”), your blond...


October 23, 2009

Earhart tale ‘Amelia’ circles, never lands

Considering the risks Amelia Earhart took, losing her life in the call of aviation, Hilary Swank and director Mira Nair don’t put much on the line...

Movie review: “Astro Boy”

The animated “Astro Boy” is a shiny hodgepodge of “Pinocchio,“ “WALL-E,“ “Oliver Twist,“ “Gladiator”...


October 22, 2009

Movie trailers

See you later Leaving tomorrow are “Bright Star,“ “District 9,“ “The Final Destination,“ “Halloween II,“...

Science Museum IMAX schedule

Science Museum IMAX “Sharks”: 4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday; 4 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday. $8.50.  “Journey Into Amazing Caves”: 11...

Film Clips

Box Office Top 10

Box office leaders         1. Where the Wild Things Are $32.7 Total: $32.7, one week Locations: 3,735   2. Law Abiding...


October 21, 2009

Wiseman, who played villain in 1962 ‘Dr. No,‘ dies

Joseph Wiseman, an actor who played the sinister scientist and title character Dr. No in the first James Bond feature film, has died. He was 91.


October 20, 2009

Bening bows out of Va. Film Festival

Annette Bening is bowing out of the Virginia Film Festival.


October 18, 2009

Adults lead ‘Wild Things’ $32.5M box-office rumpus
Adults lead ‘Wild Things’ $32.5M box-office rumpus

LOS ANGELES (AP)—“Where the Wild Things Are” proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice...

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