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Taking aim at the best and worst of movies and television.
Dec. 21, 2010 at 4:29pm | Permalink
Aided by a strong cast, the Coen brothers are hard on the trail of greatness in 'True Grit' remake. Read more
Dec. 23, 2010 at 8:55am | Permalink
Gulliver's Travels plays to a few of Jack Black's strengths -- his physicality, his musicality, his eyebrows. But even at 83 minutes (plus a three-minute cartoon starring the Ice Age squirrel), it's a drag, another 3-D movie for kids in whic... Read more
Dec. 17, 2010 at 9:07am | Permalink
The scenery gets chewed, chomped and finally swallowed whole in The Fighter, David O. Russell's fact-based melodrama about Mickey Ward (Mark Wahlberg), an aging boxer with one last chance for a breakthrough, and his trainer/half brother Dicky Eklund (Christian Bale), a... Read more
Dec. 15, 2010 at 11:56am | Permalink
Although Tron, The Fighter and How Do You Know will be duking it out for your box-office attention this weekend, things get really crowded next week, as Hollywood unleashes its annual b... Read more
Dec. 10, 2010 at 8:30am | Permalink
Is the Johnny Depp-Angelina Jolie collaboration the worst Hollywood movie of 2010? Read more
Dec. 08, 2010 at 11:00am | Permalink
A flamboyantly fearless Jim Carrey wins your heart (and Ewan McGregor's) in 'Phillip Morris.' Read more
Dec. 07, 2010 at 11:48am | Permalink
For a brief moment near the end of the 1960s, all the possibilities of American cinema were glimpsed. Read more
Dec. 01, 2010 at 11:27am | Permalink
"Art isn't easy," Stephen Sondheim wrote in one of his most famous songs -- a lyric that could serve as an alternate title for Black Swan Read more
Dec. 02, 2010 at 8:43am | Permalink
Six-foot-two, very thin, shy and somewhat awkward, Ann Ward says other kids used to pick on her a lot. But Wednesday, the 19-year-old from Dallas got the last word, winning cycle 15 of America's Next Top Model. Read more
Dec. 01, 2010 at 7:28am | Permalink
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Top Chef: All-Stars begins Wednesday on Bravo with a simple format: It's more or less Top Chef, with some of the best players who didn't win their seasons back for a chance at redemption. Read more
Nov. 27, 2010 at 9:12am | Permalink
Burlesque is the story of a spunky young woman who sings and dances her way from small-town obscurity to big-city fame. So naturally, one has to wonder: Is it closer to the Oscar-winning Chicago or the cult-favorite Sho... Read more
Nov. 23, 2010 at 11:24am | Permalink
Give director Ed Zwick this much credit: With his new comedy-drama Love and Other Drugs, about an upstart pharmaceutical salesman (Jake Gyllenhaal) who falls for a Parkinson's-af... Read more
Nov. 22, 2010 at 7:42am | Permalink
It features no big-name stars, drew mediocre reviews and traffics in the esoterica of Chinese ballet. Read more
Nov. 17, 2010 at 11:03am | Permalink
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is the best entry in the franchise since the four... Read more
Nov. 14, 2010 at 9:39pm | Permalink
AP
Check out pics from the world premiere of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.' Read more
Nov. 10, 2010 at 2:24pm | Permalink
The Dude arrives: Jeff Bridges is headed to Cowtown for the Lone Star International Film Festival. Read more
Nov. 10, 2010 at 2:41pm | Permalink
Danny Boyle's fact-based, fast-paced 127 Hours throttles forward with the same freewheeling en... Read more
Nov. 07, 2010 at 7:40am | Permalink
The Lone Star International Film Festival kicks off its fourth installment Wednesday, and this year the star wattage gets turned up high: This year's Best Actor Oscar winner, Jeff Bridges, will be feted by the festival, which also plans to screen three of his best-known pictures, Read more
Nov. 04, 2010 at 8:16am | Permalink
Edelman
In late 2006, when Nintendo released the family-oriented Wii, video gaming moved from dank dorm rooms into the living room. Read more
Nov. 03, 2010 at 11:23am | Permalink
Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis are trapped on a road to nowhere in 'Due Date.' Read more