Poster Premiere: Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain Prepare to Take Shelter
It found critical acclaim and distributor interest this year at Sundance, then shoved off for an award-winning run at the Cannes Film Festival. And now, as…
Like This: The Dark Knight Rises Officially Joins Facebook
If there's anything The Dark Knight Rises doesn't have enough of, it's viral buzz. Oh. Wait. Anyway, now it's officially, literally likable: Christopher Nolan's…
Sarah Palin Doc Update: $68,000 on 10 Screens, 0% With 10 Critics
Both political and film-industry observers alike kept an eye on this weekend's box office for more than just Harry Potter's record-setting haul. It also happened to be…
Happy 25th Anniversary, Aliens! Let's Reflect on its Genius
A hot July day exactly 25 years ago yielded one of the best films of the 1980s: Aliens, James Cameron's sequel to the Ridley Scott's classic Alien seven years before it…
Recordus Shatterum! Harry Potter Swan Song Scores Stunning $95 Million Opening Day
Um, wow. With effortless ease, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has poised itself to break virtually every opening-weekend box-office record known to…
Movieline's Week in Review: You Put a Spell on Us
A whirlwind week comes to a close at Movieline HQ, where bittersweet endings were met with beautiful new beginnings. How did we all get so lucky? Let's check back…
VIDEO: Soviet-Era Winnie the Pooh is Your Official Weekend Counterprogramming
On the off chance that you are not one of the zillions hoarding tickets for the global Harry Potter send-off or a parent jonesing for the Winnie the Pooh nostalgia fix…
SLIDESHOW: A Decade of Ron Weasley Looking Dumbfounded
It's all my weary fingers can do to type another word about the blockbuster final installment of the Harry Potter film series, but here goes: Aren't you going to miss…
Blockbustus Profoundum! Potter Finale Draws Record-Shattering $43.5 Million at Midnight
We all saw it coming, and not just because of the lines of cape-wearing, wand-waving fans stretching into half the world's local horizons: The franchise-ending cocktail…
Empty Theaters, 0% Positive Reviews Greet Sarah Palin Documentary
Customarily on Fridays, when a new movie reaches theaters over the howling, nose-pinching, and often very funny protests of the critical establishment, the saltiest of…
Weekend Forecast: Does Harry Potter Have What it Takes to Top Dark Knight?
Do you smell that? No, no -- not the faint, salty vapor of Muggle tears humidifying multiplex lobbies worldwide. I'm talking about those Harry Potter viewers' money…
Imagine James Van Der Beek in Wedding Crashers
Or not -- he'll do the imagining for you: "I remember also wondering if I should go in for the Bradley Cooper role in Wedding Crashers. That's actually one that I kick…
80 Years Ago, 'Muggles' Meant 'Marijuana'
Just in time for the millions of Muggles awaiting this weekend's Harry Potter finale comes this delightful story from the Time archives, dated Sept. 7, 1931: "Ten…
Enough, Already With All the Freaking Hobbit Dwarves
For the fourth time in eight days, the Internet is abuzz with sightings of new dwarves from The Hobbit. That brings the number of such recently revealed characters to a…
Jake Gyllenhaal Drops By L.A. Gang Shoot-Out
Say what you will about L.A. gangs, but they know how to step it up for a guest: "Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena got a front row seat to Los Angeles gang violence. The…
