the godfather part II

Lists || BY || 12 30 2011 10:00 AM

5 Things We've Learned from New Years Celebrations in Movies

Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine in The Apartment

I'm going to assume none of us learned anything from Garry Marshall's New Year's Eve other than, "I was right to avoid New Year's Eve." Fortunately, there are real lessons to be gleaned from the best in New Year's cinema, and we've lined up five movies with tips for your bash this weekend. Whether you're ringing it in alone or spending it with the grimmest Vietnam vet on Earth, you'll learn something valuable here.

Interviews || BY Jen Yamato || 03 03 2011 2:30 PM

Drive Angry's William Fichtner Plays My Favorite Scene, Recalls Rocky Soap Opera Beginnings

The great tragedy in Drive Angry 3D's lackluster opening last weekend isn't that the B-movie homage didn't make more money, but that more people didn't get to see William Fichtner steal the show as The Accountant, the no-nonsense supernatural CPA from hell doggedly tracking Nic Cage's every move on earth. Fichtner, one of Hollywood's most beloved character actors, gives a master class in added-value acting in the film, which he discussed with Movieline last week before musing further on muscle cars, The Godfather Part II, and his soap opera beginnings.