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To the list of absolutely crucial wedge issues distinguishing the Republican primary candidates, this week added a new one: What is your position on Donald Trump? In my latest TIME column (subscription required), I look at the latest step in the reality-TV-ification of the Republican primary—Trump’s plan to moderate a GOP debate later this month—and [...]
In We Need to Talk About Kevin, Tilda Swinton plays out a parent’s worst nightmare as the reluctant mother of a diabolical child.
The new film from Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green perfectly understands the Hill persona.
Harry Morgan, best known to TV audiences for playing the gruff, lovable Col. Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H, died Wednesday morning. (Given that he died at the age of 96, I think congratulations are in order along with the condolences.)
No, seriously. On our list of the best movies of 2011, chosen by Richard Corliss — our film critic of 31 years — the fourth sequel to 2001′s The Fast & The Furious comes in at number 10.
My list of the Top 10 TV Episodes of 2011 is also up at time.com. (See my post about my Top 10 TV Shows picks for some explanations and general philosophies of listmaking.) After the jump, my annual caveats/explanations, the quick-and-dirty version of the list, and some honorable mentions:
TIME’s annual collection of top-10 lists is up, including my list of the Top 10 TV Shows of 2011. (Also up is my list of Top 10 TV Episodes, which I’ll cover in a separate post.) After the jump, I’ll post my complete list, along with a partial list of honorable mentions. But first, it’s [...]
On the eve of their new album release, The Roots’ drummer took over the kitchen at New York’s Blue Note jazz club to tout his new catering business.
By getting back to its roots this season, SOA proved it has a strong core story. But the often contrived twists of this finale suggest that that story needs to set an end date, not string itself out.
Actor Alec Baldwin, in a tweet following his ejection from an American Airline flight on Tuesday
The book business goes on a bit of a hiatus in December. Which is why I’ve mostly been reading advance copies of books due out in 2012. It’s going to be a good year. Here are a few I’m especially excited about.
From Mexican “Narco blogs” to Wilco, here are the five things that poet and novelist Luis Alberto Urrera can’t get enough of.
Dominic West — Jimmy McNulty on The Wire — plays an infamous murderer in the new film Appropriate Adult.
In his new essay collection, The Ecstasy of Influence, the author shows off his impressive skills as a cultural critic.
“Consider Helen,” one of the best episodes of TV I’ve watched all year, was the show’s finest expression yet of the philosophy that the best way to self-understanding is empathy for others.
Things are moving along at the HBO Aaron Sorkin Project formerly known as “Untitled Aaron Sorkin Project.” According to Alex Weprin at TVNewser, the series, set at a fictional cable-news network now has a name… wait for it… Newsroom. (Or possibly The Newsroom. If they decide to spice things up with the definite article.)
The Philadelphia hip-hop octet’s new album undun just might be its greatest work in years
I want to see the movie Cowboys & Aliens, which is out today on DVD. In just two words, it tells me exactly I can expect to see: a showdown between cowboys and aliens. This is surprisingly honest marketing from Hollywood.
Mountain man Liam Neeson battles a lupine conspiracy in this fitfully engrossing but logorrheic thriller
The list of movie greats who never won an Academy Award is long and sad, but there are significant artists and pictures eliminated from contention before Oscar races even begin. Here are 10 classics the Academy ignored
Alexander Payne's tale of a grieving Honolulu husband has been touted as Oscar bait but it's closer to Hawaii Five-No
As the television star turns 90, TIME takes a look at her storied and hilarious career.
Ben takes the women fly fishing, which is totally not a metaphor for the show as a whole.
As Kate Beckinsale vamps her way to the top of the weekend charts, Haywire's Mixed Martial Arts pinup Gina gets pinned...
| 1 | Underworld Awakening | $25.4M |
| 2 | Red Tails | $19.1M |
| 3 | Contraband | $14.2M |
| 4 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | $10.5M |
| 5 | Haywire | $9M |
Chandor spoke to TIME about what one has to do to get nominated for an Oscar and his film's unique release strategy.
