Passion, Getaway, and A Single Shot
A De Palma comeback, an Ethan Hawke car wreck, and another good Sam Rockwell performance.
Movies
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon to Host Fundraiser for Cory Booker
The second Hollywood-focused event for the Senate candidate from New Jersey
Internet Upset With Choice of Ben Affleck to Play Batman
2015 Man of Steel sequel will feature Ben Affleck as Batman
The World's End and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Simon Pegg scores again, and another attempted tentpole collapses.
Lee Daniels' The Butler and Kick-Ass 2
Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey confront a racist past and Hit-Girl suits up again.
Summer Film Flop RIPD Received Millions in Mass. Tax Credits
Got $27 million in state tax credits; grossed $12.7 million opening weekend
Elysium and We're the Millers
Matt Damon shoots for the stars, Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis head for the border.
Fruitvale Station
Michael B. Jordan offers a complex portrayal of Oscar Grant, who was killed by police.
The Spectacular Now, 2 Guns, and The Canyons
Really good, almost good, and not completely worthless.
Sony Posts First Quarter Profit Despite Failure of After Earth
Buoyed by a music catalog sale
Prosecutors Not Charging Justin Bieber for Alleged Hit and Run
Reportedly ran into a photographer
Roman Polanski Rape Victim Releasing Book
Cover features picture of her as a teen, taken by Polanski
Actress Amanda Bynes Placed in Psychiatric Hold
Allegedly started fire in somebody's driveway
"Summer of Garbage Blockbusters" Continues
RIPD fourth blockbuster to bomb in as many weeks; Steven Spielberg warned Hollywood was too reliant on blockbusters last month
Hollywood Summer Blockbusters Proving to Be Busts
String of expensive movies are underperforming
Only God Forgives and The Conjuring
Ryan Gosling at a loss for words, ghostbusters back in business.
LA Mayor-Elect Promises to Appoint Film Czar
Hollywood approves of having an industry advocate in City Hall
Will Smith Too Expensive for Independence Day Sequel, Director Says His Name Also "Too Marquee"
Because having a superstar billed for your blockbuster attempt is such a handicap
Cuts to Public Broadcasting in Europe: Good for Localism, Bad for Hollywood
European broadcasters adjust to budget reductions.
Cuts in Government Spending on State TV in Europe Affecting Hollywood
Europe looking at local movies instead
France Wants Entertainment Industries Out of Free Trade Talks
Protectionism of movie, television producers
Man of Steel and The Bling Ring
Superman returns yet again, and teenage fame junkies make housecalls.
Steven Spielberg Predicts Film Industry Implosion, George Lucas Agrees
Says half dozen or so $250 million movies flopping will precipitate it
