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The Death of a Critic

Legendary film critic Roger Ebert transcended his long battle with cancer last Thursday. He died at age 70, leaving behind a world richer from his words, deeds and actions.

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Deep Topics

Lisa Biagiotti drove 13,000 miles, went on more than a dozen road trips and talked to upwards of 400 people across the rural South to film a documentary about the …

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Big Men With Big Guns

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is Roadblock in “G.I. Joe: Retaliation.”

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‘Wonderstone’ Sparks and Puffs

Steve Carell (front) is “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.” Steve Buscemi costars as his sidekick, Anton Marvelous.

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No Love for the Wizard

James Franco is on his way to the magical kingdom in “Oz the Great and Powerful.”

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Take Cover and Run

"Jack the Giant Slayer" transforms a public-domain fairy tale into a Marvel-comic-styled movie.

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Witch Girl and Home Boy

"Beautiful Creatures," the Richard LaGravenese film that sequesters acting giants Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson and Viola Davis into the shadows, is for audiences who can lose themselves in a southern …

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'Argo' Wins Best Picture on Scattered Oscar Night

Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to …

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Anita's Oscar Picks

If movies provide a lens into our cultural soul, what do this year's Academy Award nominees say about the past year?

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It’s About Us

February is Black History Month, and while some debate as to whether this is a necessary distinction from other months, it's a good time to focus on and remind others …

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Cinematic Wedgie

Dr. Jonathan Banks (Jude Law) searches for answers for his patient’s ailments with a controversial drug in “Side Effects.”

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Finding Something to Do: "subSIPPI" Preview

See the trailer to the documentary about Mississippi culture.

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Romping Rom-Zom-Com

Nicholas Hoult’s dry delivery shines in the film “Warm Bodies.”

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Grim Revenge

Gemma Arterton and Jeremy Renner play the leads in “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters.”

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Precious Little Drama

Jessica Chastain stars as an intelligence officer on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in "Zero Dark Thirty."