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check out the AWFJ superhero poll » July 2, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army,’ ‘Man on Wire,’ ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth,’ ‘Harold’ » July 1, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Wall-E,’ ‘Fly Me to the Moon,’ maybe more » June 23, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Wanted,’ ‘The Love Guru,’ ‘Hancock,’ ‘A Thousand Years of Good Prayers,’ ‘Finding Amanda’ » June 18, 2008
in case there was any doubt that Shyamalan has gone over some kind of edge... » June 18, 2008
Hindu backlash against ‘The Love Guru’ turns hilarious » June 16, 2008
‘The Incredible Hulk’ and smoking » June 16, 2008
‘Mummy 3’ director Rob Cohen smacks Stephen Sommers » June 15, 2008
when bad movies have to get promoted anyway » June 13, 2008
sign of the apocalypse No. 9,325,745: oh dear god no, Smurfs are coming » June 11, 2008
my week at the movies: “The Incredible Hulk,” “The Happening” » June 10, 2008
daily list: oh noes! 5 true terrible things from the world of movies » June 5, 2008
sign of the apocalypse No. 54,437,351 » June 3, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘You Don’t Mess With the Zohan,’ ‘Kit Kittredge: An American Girl’ » June 2, 2008
is it heartless of me to say... » June 2, 2008
I still hate John Scalzi » May 31, 2008
why does no one listen to me? » May 27, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘The Strangers,’ ‘Sex and the City,’ ‘Kung-Fu Panda’ » May 27, 2008
opening wide this weekend: ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ » May 23, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Postal,’ ‘Dreams With Sharp Teeth’ » May 19, 2008
just saw ‘Indiana Jones’... » May 18, 2008
opening wide this week: ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’ » May 16, 2008
women are not a ‘niche audience’ » May 15, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,’ ‘Prince Caspian,’ ‘Stuck,’ ‘Young@Heart’ » May 13, 2008
opening wide this weekend: ‘Speed Racer,’ ‘What Happens in Vegas,’ ‘Redbelt’ » May 10, 2008
daily list: 4 things that ‘Made of Honor’ might possibly mean » May 7, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Mongol,’ ‘Constantine’s Sword,’ ‘The Fall,’ ‘A Previous Engagement,’ ‘The Babysitters,’ ‘Noise,’ ‘Quid Pro Quo,’ ‘The Wackness’ » May 6, 2008
opening wide: ‘Iron Man, ‘Made of Honor’ » May 2, 2008
Nick Fury IS in ‘Iron Man’ after all! » May 1, 2008
New York ain’t quite what it is on film » April 30, 2008
hell freezes over: MPAA admits pirates go to the movies more than other people » April 29, 2008
'Iron Man' tidbits » April 29, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Speed Racer,’ Tribeca Film Festival » April 28, 2008
opening wide today: ‘Baby Mama,’ ‘Deception,’ ‘Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay’ » April 25, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Made of Honor’ and the Tribeca Film Festival » April 21, 2008
‘Expelled’ as a cultural artifact » April 20, 2008
opening wide today: ‘The Forbidden Kingdom,’ ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall,’ ‘88 Minutes,’ ‘Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’ » April 18, 2008
newsflash: men have penises! » April 17, 2008
I’m looking forward to: ‘Hancock’ » April 17, 2008
offered without comment... » April 16, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Baby Mama,’ ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall,’ ‘Son of Rambow’ » April 14, 2008
opening wide today: ‘Prom Night,’ ‘Street Kings,’ ‘Smart People’ » April 11, 2008
the green light doesn’t always mean “great flick”... » April 10, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?,’ ‘Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,’ ‘The Visitor,’ ‘Smart People,’ ‘Redbelt,’ ‘Forbidden Kingdom,’ ‘Street Kings’ » April 9, 2008
daily list: 5 better Thomas Magnums than Matthew McConaughey » April 9, 2008
more from cinematic Paris » April 4, 2008
not Paris movie locations » April 4, 2008
more Paris movie locations » April 4, 2008
opening wide today: ‘The Ruins,’ ‘Nim’s Island,’ ‘Leatherheads’ » April 4, 2008
Paris movie locations » April 2, 2008
more coming soon to Paris theaters » April 2, 2008
how movie titles gets translated in Paris » March 31, 2008
my week at the movies: nothing » March 31, 2008
oh my god it’s Harry Potter » March 31, 2008
coming soon to Paris theaters » March 30, 2008
what’s playing in Paris » March 29, 2008
opening wide today: ’21,’ ‘Stop-Loss,’ ‘Superhero Movie,’ ‘Run Fat Boy Run’ » March 28, 2008
‘Flawless’ sneak preview on HDNet Movies tonight » March 26, 2008
my week at the movie: ‘Before the Rains,’ ‘Stop-Loss’ » March 24, 2008
opening wide today: ‘Drillbit Taylor,’ ‘Shutter,’ ‘Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns’ » March 21, 2008
daily list: 7 Michael Bay remakes we can do without » March 19, 2008
opening wide this weekend: ‘Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!,’ ‘Doomsday,’ ‘Never Back Down’ » March 15, 2008
daily list: 8 more things I hate about ‘Horton Hears a Who’ » March 14, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Run, Fat Boy Run,’ ‘Son of Rambow,’ ‘Doomsday’ » March 11, 2008
opening wide today: ‘10,000 B.C.,’ ‘College Road Trip,’ ‘The Bank Job’ » March 7, 2008
my week at the movies: ’10,000 B.C.,’ ‘Paranoid Park,’ ‘Horton Hears a Who,’ ‘Sleepwalking,’ ‘Under the Same Moon’ » March 3, 2008
mainstream Hollywood media: it is to laugh » March 3, 2008
daily list: 5 Will Ferrell sports movies that would have flopped worse than ‘Semi-Pro’ » March 3, 2008
opening wide this week: ‘Semi-Pro,’ ‘Penelope, ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ » February 29, 2008
daily list: top 5 underreported movie-related copycat instances » February 28, 2008
daily list: 10 of 2008’s hot movies reviewed now » February 27, 2008
see ‘The Gates’ on HBO » February 26, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Penelope,’ ‘Semi-Pro, ‘Heartbeat Detector,’ more » February 26, 2008
opening wide today: ‘Vantage Point,’ ‘Witless Protection,’ ‘Charlie Bartlett,’ ‘Be Kind Rewind’ » February 22, 2008
best movie title ever » February 20, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Vantage Point,’ ‘Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day,’ ‘Flawless,’ ‘Married Life,’ ‘Snow Angels,’ ‘CJ7,’ ‘Paranoid Park’ » February 18, 2008
opening wide this week: ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles,’ ‘Jumper,’ ‘Step Up 2 the Streets,’ ‘Definitely Maybe’ » February 15, 2008
what I can’t wait for in 2008 » February 11, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Be Kind Rewind,’ ‘Vantage Point,’ ‘Jumper,’ ‘The Bank Job,’ ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles,’ ‘Charlie Bartlett,’ ‘Chop Shop’ » February 11, 2008
opening wide today: ‘Fool’s Gold,’ ‘Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,’ ‘Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show’ » February 8, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘The Other Boleyn Girl,’ ‘Son of Rambow,’ ‘Definitely, Maybe’ » February 8, 2008
opening wide today: ‘The Eye,’ ‘Over Her Dead Body,’ ‘Strange Wilderness,’ ‘Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour’ » February 1, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Over Her Dead Body,’ ‘Sputnik Mania,’ ‘In Bruges,’ ‘George Romero’s Diary of the Dead,’ ‘The Band’s Visit,’ ‘Chicago 10,’ ‘The Eye’ » January 28, 2008
opening wide this week: ‘Rambo,’ ‘Meet the Spartans,’ ‘Untraceable,’ ‘How She Move,’ ‘Michael Clayton,’ ‘There Will Be Blood’ » January 25, 2008
‘Cloverfield’ spoiler in New York City subway » January 22, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Fool’s Gold,’ ‘The Signal,’ ‘Rambo, ‘Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,’ ‘How She Move’ » January 22, 2008
what the ‘Cloverfield’ monster could be... » January 16, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Cloverfield,’ and that’s it » January 14, 2008
opening wide this week: ‘The Bucket List,’ ‘First Sunday,’ ‘In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale,’ ‘The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie,’ ‘Atonement,’ ‘The Kite Runner,’ ‘The Orphanage’ » January 11, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Untraceable,’ ‘First Sunday,’ ‘Teeth,’ ‘City of Men,’ ‘Mad Money,’ ‘Caramel,’ ‘Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show,’ ‘Chop Shop,’ ‘The Air I Breathe,’ ‘In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Sie » January 7, 2008
opening wide this week: 'One Missed Call' » January 4, 2008
maybe the winter movie wasteland won’t be so bad after all... » January 4, 2008
Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Fanny and Alexander’ at NYC’s IFC Center » January 2, 2008
my (short) week at the movies: ’27 Dresses,’ ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,’ ‘Taxi to the Dark Side,’ ‘The Business of Being Born’ » January 2, 2008
striking writers kiss their corporate overlords good-bye » December 31, 2007
opening wide today: nothin’ » December 28, 2007
‘Diving Bell’ ad talks to Oscar voters » December 28, 2007
opening wide Christmas Day: ‘The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,’ ‘Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem,’ ‘The Great Debaters,’ ‘Juno’ » December 24, 2007
opening wide this week: ‘National Treasure: Book of Secrets,’ ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,’ ‘Charlie Wilson’s War,’ ‘P.S. I Love You,’ ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ » December 21, 2007
last-minute Christmas gifts: movie soundtracks » December 21, 2007
you know that ‘Sweeney Todd’ is an opera, don’t you? » December 19, 2007
it’s official! Peter Jackson is making ‘The Hobbit’ » December 18, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘National Treasure: Book of Secrets,’ ‘City of Men’ » December 17, 2007
opening wide today: ‘I Am Legend,’ ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks,’ ‘The Perfect Holiday’ » December 14, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,’ ‘P.S. I Love You,’ ‘Charlie Wilson’s War,’ ‘Cassandra’s Dream,’ ‘Taxi to the Dark Side,’ ‘Teeth’ » December 10, 2007
opening wide this week: ‘The Golden Compass’ » December 7, 2007
too many movies! » December 5, 2007
‘Terminator 4’ casts Christian Bale as John Connor » December 4, 2007
my week at the movies update: adding ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks,’ ‘I Am Legend,’ and ‘The Bucket List’ » December 4, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘The Walker,’ ‘The Perfect Holiday,’ ‘The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,’ ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,’ ‘The Great Debaters,’ ‘Nanking’ » December 3, 2007
opening wide this week: 'Awake' » November 30, 2007
‘Cloverfield’ fans are Paramount’s slave-labor marketing bitches » November 28, 2007
‘The Golden Compass’: meet your daemon » November 27, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘The Golden Compass,’ ‘The Orphanage,’ ‘There Will Be Blood,’ ‘Grace Is Gone,’ ‘Juno,’ ‘What Would Jesus Buy?,’ ‘Awake’ » November 26, 2007
opening wide this long holiday weekend: ‘August Rush,’ ‘Enchanted,’ ‘The Mist,’ ‘No Country for Old Men,’ ‘This Christmas,’ ‘Hitman’ » November 21, 2007
‘Redacted’ and ‘The Golden Compass’ reap the fruits of bad publicity » November 21, 2007
opening wide today: ‘Beowulf,’ ‘Love in the Time of Cholera,’ ‘Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium’ » November 16, 2007
‘The Mummy’ is returning again, but without Rachel Weisz » November 14, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Beowulf,’ ‘Battlestar Galactica: Razor,’ ‘Persepolis,’ ‘Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium,’ ‘Enchanted,’ ‘The Savages,’ ‘August Rush’ » November 12, 2007
After Dark Horrorfest: ‘Mulberry Street’ » November 9, 2007
opening wide today: ‘Fred Claus,’ ‘Lions for Lambs,’ ‘P2’ » November 9, 2007
‘Holly’ is not “just a movie” » November 7, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Atonement,’ ‘Love in the Time of Cholera,’ ‘The Kite Runner,’ ‘The Mist,’ ‘No Country for Old Men,’ ‘Honeydripper,’ ‘Southland Tales,’ ‘Fred Claus,’ ‘I’m Not There,’ ‘Everything’s Cool,’ » November 5, 2007
opening wide today: ‘Martian Child,’ ‘Bee Movie,’ ‘American Gangster’ » November 2, 2007
on ‘Time’ magazine’s list of great horror movies » October 31, 2007
adoring ‘Blade Runner: The Final Cut’ on the big screen » October 31, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Martian Child,’ ‘Bee Movie,’ ‘Lions for Lambs,’ ‘Margot at the Wedding,’ more » October 29, 2007
opening wide today: ‘Saw IV,’ ‘Dan in Real Life,’ ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ » October 26, 2007
“Hotel Chevalier” joins ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ in wide release, but some fans aren’t happy » October 24, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead,’ ‘This Christmas,’ ‘Dan in Real Life,’ ‘Slipstream,’ ‘War/Dance,’ ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’ » October 23, 2007
opening wide (or almost) today: ‘30 Days of Night,’ ‘The Comebacks,’ ‘Rendition,’ ‘Gone Baby Gone,’ ‘Things We Lost in the Fire,’ ‘Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour,’ more » October 19, 2007
will Peter Berg direct a new ‘Dune’ movie? » October 17, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Gone Baby Gone,’ ‘Music Within,’ ‘Holly,’ ‘The Darjeeling Limited,’ ‘Darfur Now,’ ‘Steep’ » October 16, 2007
is ‘Michael Clayton’ too clever for its own good? » October 15, 2007
opening wide today: ‘We Own the Night,’ ‘Elizabeth: The Golden Age,’ ‘Michael Clayton,’ ‘The Final Season,’ ‘Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married,’ ‘Across the Universe’ » October 12, 2007
the sick ‘Saw IV’ Chamber of Torture promo » October 10, 2007
will the new ‘Sleuth’ inspire a slew of “remakes”? » October 10, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Lars and the Real Girl’ (finally), ‘Rendition,’ ’30 Days of Night,’ ‘Jimmy Carter Man from Plains’ » October 9, 2007
the problem with Hollywood? women, says Warner Bros. exec » October 8, 2007
opening wide today: ‘Feel the Noise,’ ‘The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising,’ ‘The Heartbreak Kid,’ ‘The Jane Austen Book Club’ » October 5, 2007
should a movie critic be America’s top pundit? » October 2, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘We Own the Night,’ ‘American Gangster,’ ‘The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising,’ ‘Reservation Road,’ ‘Redacted’ » October 1, 2007
opening wide today: ‘The Kingdom,’ ‘The Game Plan,’ ‘Feast of Love,’ ‘In the Valley of Elah’ » September 28, 2007
‘Superhero!’ -- like ‘Scary Movie’ with capes » September 27, 2007
my week at the movies” ‘My Kid Could Paint That,’ ‘Lars and the Real Girl’ (not), ‘The Heartbreak Kid,’ ‘Sleuth,’ ‘Lake of Fire’ » September 25, 2007
opening wide today: ‘Resident Evil: Extinction,’ ‘Good Luck Chuck,’ ‘Sydney White,’ ‘Eastern Promises’ » September 21, 2007
is Warner Bros. spearing ‘10,000 B.C.’ months before it opens? » September 18, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Michael Clayton,’ ‘The Kingdom’, ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,’ ‘American Gangster,’ ‘In the Shadow of the Moon,’ ‘Across the Universe,’ ‘Good Luck Chuck’ » September 17, 2007
opening wide today: ‘The Brave One,’ ‘Dragon Wars,’ ‘Mr. Woodcock’ » September 14, 2007
why does the PG-13-rated ‘Beowulf’ have a redband trailer? » September 11, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Elizabeth: The Golden Age,’ ‘Lust, Caution,’ ‘Trade,’ ‘Silk,’ ‘December Boys' » September 11, 2007
opening wide today: ‘3:10 to Yuma,’ ‘Shoot ’Em Up,’ ‘The Brothers Solomon’ » September 7, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘The Jane Austen Book Club,’ ‘Into the Wild,’ ‘The Brave One,’ ‘In the Valley of Elah,’ ‘Feast of Love’ » September 5, 2007
opening this week: ‘Balls of Fury,’ ‘Death Sentence,’ the gazillioneth ‘Halloween’ movie » August 30, 2007
a record summer for the box office -- be afraid » August 30, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Eastern Promises,’ ‘Run, Fat Boy, Run,’ ‘Death Sentence,’ ‘The Hunting Party,’ more » August 28, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘3:10 to Yuma,’ ‘December Boys,’ ‘Balls of Fury,’ ‘Illegal Tender,’ ‘War’ » August 20, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘The Invasion,’ ‘The Last Legion,’ ‘Mr. Bean’s Holiday,’ ‘The Nanny Diaries,’ ‘The Nines,’ ‘Dedication,’ ‘Resurrecting the Champ’ » August 13, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Daddy Day Camp,’ ‘Death at a Funeral’ (again), ‘Rocket Science,’ ‘Rush Hour 3,’ ‘Shoot ’Em Up,’ ‘Self-Medicated,’ ‘Superbad’ » August 7, 2007
will video kill the multiplex star? » August 7, 2007
sing along with ‘Hairspray’ » August 3, 2007
Bourne vs. Bond: no contest » August 2, 2007
old Siskel & Ebert TV reviews to be available online » August 1, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Stardust,’ ‘Hot Rod,’ ‘The Bourne Ultimatum,’ ‘The 11th Hour,’ ‘Delirious’ » July 30, 2007
will ‘Sicko’ prompt a revolution, or will all that anger go to waste? » July 26, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘No Reservations,’ ‘The Simpsons Movie,’ ‘I Know Who Killed Me’ » July 25, 2007
the future of film is not ‘Hot Rod,’ sorry » July 24, 2007
more on Fox, Internet film critics, and fanboys » July 20, 2007
doh! ‘Simpsons Movie’ won’t screen till mere hours before it opens » July 18, 2007
torture porn, the tanking of ‘Captivity,’ and the dooming of ‘Sunshine’? » July 18, 2007
new ‘X-Files’ movie next summer? » July 17, 2007
'Chuck and Larry" two hours and 20 minutes long? » July 16, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,’ ‘Charlie Bartlett,’ plus the week that was » July 16, 2007
‘Cloverfield’ trailer now online... legitimately » July 16, 2007
‘Captivity’ promises to be a feminist dream » July 10, 2007
Daniel Radcliffe, all grown up and money to burn... » July 9, 2007
more on 'Cloverfield,' that weird trailer before ‘Transformers’ » July 9, 2007
what is ‘Cloverfield’? » July 6, 2007
GM hopes you’re dumb enough to (kinda) think Transformers are real » July 3, 2007
my movies this week: absolutely nothing » July 2, 2007
film critic Joel Siegel has died » June 30, 2007
no rats were harmed -- or motion-captured -- in the making of ‘Ratatouille’ » June 26, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Live Free or Die Hard,’ ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,’ ‘Transformers,’ ‘Sunshine,’ ‘License to Wed’ » June 25, 2007
the new AFI 100: fire up yer Netflix queue » June 21, 2007
just a little more about Moore (and ‘Time’ magazine) » June 20, 2007
how the studios don’t really seem to care about piracy... » June 20, 2007
who benefits from leaking ‘Sicko’ to the Net? » June 20, 2007
CHUD.com’s Devin Faraci, Fox’s Tiffany Chen, and the ongoing war between (some) online film critics and the studios » June 19, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Evan Almighty,’ Michael Moore, ‘Ratatouille,’ ‘Time,’ ‘Rescue Dawn,’ ‘Talk to Me,’ ‘Broken English,’ ‘Die Hard’ (I hope) » June 18, 2007
furor over an early review of ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer’ » June 14, 2007
hurry up and watch the old AFI 100: there’s a new one coming » June 12, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,’ ‘Death at a Funeral,’ ‘Right at Your Door,’ ‘Joshua,’ ‘Becoming Jane,’ ‘Sicko,’ ‘Arctic Tale’ » June 11, 2007
more about ‘Knocked Up,’ because apparently I am a masoschist today » June 8, 2007
the ugly truth about (some) boys who like ‘Knocked Up’ » June 8, 2007
‘Die Hard’ on a bus » June 6, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Ocean’s 13,’ ‘Nancy Drew,’ ‘Introducing the Dwights,’ ‘Surf’s Up,’ ‘You Kill Me,’ more » June 5, 2007
biased critics who accidentally tell you their biases » June 5, 2007
why Peter Jackson rules Hollywood, and I don’t » May 31, 2007
sign of the apocalypse: I’m not dreading a Michael Bay flick » May 30, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Knocked Up,’ ‘Once,’ ‘Away from Her,’ ‘Memories of Tomorrow,’ ‘Fay Grim,’ ‘1408,’ ‘Evening’ » May 29, 2007
predicting the summer’s sleeper hits » May 25, 2007
30 years of ‘Star Wars,’ and I feel old, and young » May 25, 2007
George Lucas wants you to futz with ‘Star Wars’ » May 24, 2007
the (in)complete guide to Jenna’s pies: a ‘Waitress’ menu » May 23, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’ ‘Fido,’ ‘A Mighty Heart,’ ‘Interview,’ ‘Gracie,’ ‘Day Watch,’ ‘Mr. Brooks’ » May 21, 2007
inside jokes in ‘Shrek the Third’ and ’28 Weeks Later’? » May 21, 2007
we’ll never, ever get far far away from Shrek » May 21, 2007
Kirsten Dunst’s Blondie ambition » May 16, 2007
Imogen Poots and Mackintosh Muggleton? really? » May 11, 2007
MPAA says smoking might get yer film an R rating » May 11, 2007
Warner Bros. desperately misunderstands movie piracy » May 10, 2007
movie critics online still gettin’ no respect » May 9, 2007
‘Evan Almighty’ versus Planet Earth, or not » May 8, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘28 Weeks Later,’ ‘Shrek the Third,’ ‘The Wendell Baker Story,’ ‘Provoked,’ ‘Bug,’ ‘Georgia Rule’ » May 7, 2007
‘Condemned’ promotion scares the bejesus out of New Yorkers » April 27, 2007
Joss Whedon probably won’t direct ‘X-Men 4,’ but how cool would that be? » April 25, 2007
two New Harry Potter trailers, one for us, one for them » April 24, 2007
running jokes in ‘Hot Fuzz’ and ‘Shaun of the Dead’ » April 23, 2007
geeks’ night out: come see ‘300’ in Times Square » March 5, 2007
first ‘Spider-Man 3’ trailer hits the web » November 10, 2006
Tuesday Q&A: employee orientation » October 3, 2006
attend a free screening of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning’ » October 1, 2006
bias meter updates! (I'm still biast) » September 20, 2006
speaking of originality: the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of ‘The Black Dahlia’ » September 15, 2006
the scariest thing about ‘The Wicker Man’ » September 6, 2006
not screened for critics: 'The Wicker Man,' 'Crank,' etc. » September 1, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Snakes’’s numbers are a little scary » August 21, 2006
Snakes on a Motherfarking Fark Party (bumped up) » August 18, 2006
type-cast: who should star in the movie version of Scott Smith’s new novel ‘The Ruins’? » August 16, 2006
the original ‘Snakes on a Plane’ » August 12, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Vice’ pays... sort of » July 31, 2006
weekend box office: all ‘Pirates’ these days, and more to come » July 24, 2006
you and me and 'Little Man' and 'Dupree,' or something » July 14, 2006
Wednesday movie news tidbits: suing Disney over ‘Pirates,’ the ‘Descent’ one-sheet, more » July 12, 2006
‘Indy 4’ scoop? Natalie Portman to play Indy’s daughter? » July 11, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Pirates’ has Best. Opening. Ever. » July 11, 2006
Monday movie news tidbits: wimpy American actors, putting the tits back in ‘Titanic,’ more » July 10, 2006
Friday movie news tidbits: Werner Herzog’s upcoming SF/F flick, smackdown of critics’ smackdown of ‘Pirates,’ more » July 7, 2006
Thursday movie news tidbits: Orlando Bloom officially nice, Chinese censors officially dumb, more » July 6, 2006
Wednesday movie news tidbits: unathorized Joss Whedon, boring Beowulf, more » July 5, 2006
Tuesday movie news tidbits: Johnny Depp in ’21 Jump Street: The Movie,’ MPAA rating for Jesus, more » July 4, 2006
Monday movie news tidbits: Ebert ailing, James Bond is awesome, more » July 3, 2006
weekend box office: Superman flies high » July 3, 2006
weekend box office: headline writers haul out every punny variation on ‘Click’ and ‘remote control’ » June 26, 2006
run out for coffee on ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ » June 26, 2006
Superman gay? no way, honey » June 23, 2006
weekend box office: the NASCARization of America is complete » June 19, 2006
‘A Prairie Home Companion’: chatting with Garrison Keillor » June 18, 2006
'Akeelah and the Bee' quote: not Nelson Mandela » June 13, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Cars’ sputters to the lead » June 12, 2006
‘A Prairie Home Companion’: chatting with Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin » June 9, 2006
‘A Prairie Home Companion’: chatting with Kevin Kline and Virginia Madsen » June 8, 2006
weekend box office: Jennifer Aniston all broken up » June 5, 2006
teetering pile o’ dvds: ‘Syriana,’ ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,’ more » June 5, 2006
it’s ‘Prairie Home Companion’ week! » June 4, 2006
weekend box office: well, there’ll be no living with Ratner now » May 30, 2006
weekend box office: the passion of the ‘Code’? » May 22, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Poseidon’ goes belly-up » May 15, 2006
weekend box office: how to 'fail' in Hollywood, 'MI3' style » May 8, 2006
weekend box office: ‘RV’ and ‘United 93’ (insert your own joke) » May 1, 2006
‘Iraq for Sale’: documentary filmmaking and political activism you can be a part of » April 27, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Silent Hill’ makes noise, ‘Scary Movie’ still terrifyingly successful » April 24, 2006
weekend box office: the scary success of ‘Scary Movie 4’ » April 18, 2006
weekend box office: 'Ice' twice as nice, 'Benchwarmers' pretty warm » April 10, 2006
weekend box office: Ice Age, Ice Age, baby » April 3, 2006
Johansson tops sexy list » March 29, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Inside Man’ steals the limelight from ‘Vendetta’ » March 27, 2006
does anyone get 'V for Vendetta'? » March 20, 2006
weekend box office: ‘V for Vendetta’ doesn’t fail to launch » March 20, 2006
Salma Hayek: fat by Hollywood standards » March 16, 2006
weekend box office: failure to launch? alas, not so much » March 13, 2006
X-Men posters too good not to steal » March 7, 2006
weekend box office: Madea beats the crap out of Bruce Willis » March 6, 2006
weekend box office: Madea beats the crap out of Paul Walker » February 27, 2006
ticket to gouge » February 16, 2006

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