Movies
Mark Duplass discusses the Hollywood trend of writing for the lovable losers
If you think back over the big hit comedies in recent years, many have a common theme. They don't star a suave, sophisticated urbanite. Instead, the center on geeks, schlubs -- lovable losers living in their moms' basements.
'Dark Shadows' the big hit among weekend's new releases
Dark Shadows, Bernie and Girl In Progress are the big new releases in wide release at movie theaters this weekend. According to film experts Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer, Dark Shadows is the one you'll want to make sure and see....
New PBS movie based on journal kept by World War II POW
Paul Loong spent years in a Japanese POW camp during World War II. He kept a journal through it all and his daughter, who found it, recently turned it into a film, "Every Day is a Holiday," set to air on PBS....
Avengers dominating box office pre-sales this weekend
The superhero film Avengers may be the "one to beat" this year, Newsday's Rafer Guzman said, in terms of box office success. Already, more than $300 million has been sold for what has generally been called a good and appealing film both for comic fans and the wider audience....
New releases: 'Safe,' 'Pirates: Band of Misfits' highlight new offerings this weekend
There are some potential hits in movie theaters this weekend, but also some misses as well. Movie critics Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer rate the new movies out this weekend including Five Year Engagement, Pirates: Band of Misfits, Safe and The Raven....
Digging into movie ratings: What makes an 'R' movie and a 'PG-13' one
The movie Bully, out this weekend, initially was given an R rating. An appeal and some minor edits earned it a PG-13. But the controversy over that film's rating had shed light on a very opaque system....
Nazi version of 'Titanic' gaining renewed attention as anniversary approaches
Joseph Goebbels commissioned a movie, titled Titanic, that was to serve as a piece of anti-British Nazi propaganda. It was dramatized and fictionalized, but based on the same series of events that led to the famous ocean liner's sinking in the North Atlantic....
'Bully' rating controversy shows inner workings of movie ratings system
After weeks of controversy, the film "Bully" finally obtained the PG-13 rating it coveted. The documentary about America's bullying problem and the young people whose lives are directly affected by it, was originally given an R rating by the Motion Picture Association of America, because of its harsh language and intense scenes....
New releases this weekend include a 'flat' Titanic 3D and a 'sweet' American Reunion
The remade Titanic, in 3D, will hit movie theaters this weekend, as well the latest installment in the American Pie franchise, American Reunion. Plus, October Baby, a controversial, socially conservative film is gaining wider release....
Town where 'The Hunger Games' movie District 12 scenes were filmed put up for sale
The real-world location of the fictional District 12 -- an abandoned mill town in North Carolina -- from The Hunger Game is up for sale as the site's owner tries to cope with hundreds of tourists descending on the potentially dangerous area every week. It'll cost you $1.4 million to own....
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