Nora Ephron, who wrote and directed iconic modern romantic comedies and served as the wry voice of multiple generations, died on Tuesday, June 26 of pneumonia, a complication from the acute myeloid leukemia she’d been diagnosed …
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Heath Ledger Joker 2.0 Action Figure Is the Perfect Toy for Movie Geeks
The detailed action figure has two different heads and tons of accessories — perfect for recreating Ledger’s memorable performance in ‘The Dark Knight’
Beasts of the Southern Wild: A Child’s Garden of Wonders
A sensation at Sundance and Cannes, Benh Zietlin’s debut is what indie movies should be and rarely are: a miraculous blend of art and heart
Blade Runner at 30: Celebrating Ridley Scott’s Dystopian Vision
Three decades after its release, Ridley Scott’s movie of the Philip K. Dick novel remains an icon of knotty science-fiction film mastery
Spoiler Alert: Who is the ‘Vampire Hunter’ at the End of Abraham Lincoln?
The semi-regular series in which we totally spoil one of the weekend’s films. If you saw ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,’ please chime in below.
Brave Beats Abe: Vampires Slaughtered by Pixar’s Girl Power
Giving the Disney Princess tale a CGI makeover, Pixar scores its 13th straight No. 1 opener, leaving Vampire Hunter for dead and quickly ending Steve Carell’s World
Barbra Streisand to Revive 25-Year-Old Script in Directorial Return
After a 16-year absence, Streisand wants to get back behind the camera—if she can raise the cash for her independent film
Q&A: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Writer on Literary Mashups and the Movie that Shouldn’t Exist
“It’s a high-octane summer action movie, and that didn’t come easily to me”
Brave: The Princess and Her Unbearable Mom
It takes a while, but the new Pixar movie about a Scottish princess reveals its grand artistry and a Brave heart
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter: Four-score and Seven Corpses
A moribund version of Seth Grahame-Smith’s mashup novel springs to life only when Abe is railsplitting the undead
Remembering Andrew Sarris: A Great American Film Critic
He changed the way people look at movies. He wrote the most influential book on American films. He was a mentor and a friend. He is irreplaceable.
Is Seth MacFarlane Getting Serious?
As serious as spandex, apparently
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World: Love in the Ruins
Writer/director Lorene Scafaria makes a comic apocalyptic film. It’s Melancholia-lite, with elements of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. And it works