British actor Bob Hoskins, famous for his role in “Who [...]

Following the success of 2007’s “La Vie en Rose,” the [...]

This year the academy award for best picture was awarded to “The Artist,” an irony-free throwback to a past era. 2012 also marks the one-hundredth anniversary of Keystone Film, the studio which many believe epitomized silent film. In honor of this anniversary Turner Classic Movies has plans in September to air much of the films which not only helped define this genre but also screen comedy in general. Coinciding with this celebration, the Lib-

Iran may boycott the Venice Biennale because of sanctions imposed [...]

Terrence Malick has thrown things into high gear and, two [...]

Scroll down too quickly YouTube’s movie list and you might miss hidden gems such as “Detour,” the 1945 Edgar G. Ulmer B-movie about a loser struggling to free himself, without much conviction, from the successive traps he falls into. About “Detour,” Roger Ebert had this insightful comment: “The difference between a crime film and a noir film is that the bad guys in crime movies know they're bad and want to be, while a noir hero thinks he's

Hollywood’s influence over popular culture and politics is hard to [...]