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

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

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

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,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

Annette Bening is bowing out of the Virginia Film Festival.

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

With Halloween just around the corner, why go out to see a horror movie when you could be in one? Touting it as “the first horror film funded by...

See you later Leaving tomorrow are “All About Steve,“ “Departures,“ “(500) Days of Summer,“ “G.I. Joe: The Rise...

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

Box office leaders             1. Couples Retreat $34.3 Total: $34.3, one week Locations: 3,000   2. Zombieland...

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Where the Wild Things Are,“ the book, is just 339 words long. But in turning it into “Where the Wild Things Are,“ the movie, director...

THE BOYS ARE BACK Movie review   Cast: Clive Owen, Laura Fraser,  Nicholas McAnulty, George MacKay,  Emma Booth At: Movieland FYI: Running...

The true-life drama “The Boys Are Back” delicately and deftly finds a balance that’s hard to strike: It depicts death, and the way a...

Matthew Broderick, Annette Bening and Cherry Jones will be among the headliners at this year’s Virginia Film Festival, set for Nov. 5-8 in Charlottesville....