Although the books which got turned into the “Harry Potter” [...]

For a few years in the early seventies Karen Black, who died a few days ago was the face of cinema, along with her male counterparts Peter Fonda or Jack Nicholson. Not surprisingly, they were all in the iconic film of that period, “Easy Rider” (okay, 1966). Fonda directed, Nicholson with a supporting role lasting a few minutes burst on the screen and on the scene, and Black had a small but as always unforgettable part.

A brand-new still from "McCanick," which will premiere at the next Toronto International Film Festival, was just released. When narcotics detective Eugene “Mack” McCanick (David Morse, “16 Blocks,”The Green Mile") discovers that a seemingly harmless young criminal, Simon Weeks (Monteith), has been released from prison, it triggers a firestorm of paranoia and violence.

Unbeknownst to the chief of police (Ciaran Hinds, "There

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) announced that “Captain Phillips” [...]

"The Gardener," coming out today in select cities, is a new documentary about Baha'ism directed by Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf ("The Bicyclist," "Kandahar") which was filmed in Jerusalem, Haifa (where the Baha'i world organization is located) and Saint Jean D'acre in Israel. In it, the director himself and his real-life son Maysam try and come to terms with world religions through the lens

The Venice Biennale turns seventy this year.

With the fest a month away the organizers announced the nineteen films that will be a part of the official selection. They include, "Gravity" with George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, which will open the festivities on August 28. Titles like "Tom Farm" by Xavier Dolan, "Ana Arabia" by Amos Gitai, "Child of God" by James Franco

You've probably never heard of her but she is an essential part of cinema's history. Actress Bernadette Lafont died yesterday at the age of 74 after a long and fruitful career in the movies and the theater--all told, she appeared in 120 films and twenty-one plays.

Lafont, an icon of the French New Wave movement and of feminism, distinguished herself through memorable roles such as