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Liza Minnelli Returns to Broadway Palace Theatre (04 December 10:27) |
| Ms. Minnelli may be 62, but she's still a legend—and now she (and her new hips) are returning to Broadway.
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Start Spreading the News: Liza at an October rehearsal (04 December 10:27) |
| Ms. Minnelli may be 62, but she's still a legend—and now she (and her new hips) are returning to Broadway.
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James Franco In the Buff (29 November 11:25) |
| James Franco plays the boyfriend of Harvey Milk (Sean Penn) in "Milk." He spoke to Ramin Setoodeh:
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Doubt review (29 November 04:57) |
| A passionate liberal priest goes toe-to-toe with an inflexible, authoritarian mother superior in John Patrick Shanley's theatrical barnburner "Doubt." Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) has deci... |
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A "Doubt" Conversation With Streep and Shanley (29 November 04:54) |
| In 'Doubt,' faith is put to a wrenching test of wills.
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Will Smith on Hollywood, Religion and Tom Cruise (29 November 04:49) |
| 'Seven Pounds' is about a man searching for salvation. The man who plays him is searching, too.
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David Ansen: 'Australia' Is Shamelessly Entertaining (29 November 04:46) |
| Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia' borrows from everybody and everywhere. And that's OK.
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Australia Review (29 November 04:46) |
| Baz Luhrmann is a magpie with heart. In his epic romantic adventure "Australia," he borrows from everybody and everywhere. It's a love story, a Western, a World War II saga, a social-conscie... |
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David Ansen: 'Milk' Is a Timely, Potent Film (29 November 04:35) |
| Gus Van Sant's film a potent mixture of sweetness and chutzpah.
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Milk Review (29 November 04:35) |
| How many politicians could you describe as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in the country, and the subject of Gus Van Sant's intimate, stirring "Milk," was a potent mixtu... |
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Review: Ansen on 'Revolutionary Road' (29 November 04:31) |
| There are few better portraits of marriage gone wrong than the one depicted in Richard Yates's 1961 novel "Revolutionary Road." With surgical precision, Yates brings us deep inside the trapp... |
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A 'Titanic' Reunion: Winslet, DiCaprio and Bates (29 November 04:30) |
| Kate, Leo and Kathy Bates, in 'Revolutionary Road.'
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"Waltz With Bashir" Review (29 November 04:27) |
| Ari Folman was a 19-year-old Israeli soldier in the 1982 war in Lebanon. But he had suppressed almost all memories of that time until 20 years later, when a friend recounted a recurring nigh... |
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Benjamin Button Review (29 November 04:22) |
| Directed by David Fincher. Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton. Opens Dec. 25.
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Why Fitzgerald Flops on Film (29 November 04:22) |
| Why can't anyone make a decent Fitzgerald film?
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Reader Review (29 November 04:15) |
| Bernhard Schlink's "The Reader" was a terse, morally complex, erotically charged novel that examined the impact of German guilt on the generation born after the Holocaust. Director Stephen D... |
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The Holocaust and Hollywood (29 November 04:09) |
| Holocaust films have long been a Hollywood staple. Now they're more than black and white.
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Q&A: Quincy Jones (23 November 12:55) |
| Quincy Jones—musician, producer, Oprah's BFF—has put his life (including his school report cards) into a coffee-table book: "The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey and Passions.'' He spok... |
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Tears For Spears (23 November 12:50) |
| Britney Spears is sad. Really sad. So we see in "Britney: For the Record," a new MTV doc that trails the beleaguered star as she tries to reboot her life. She starts her mornings with a bowl... |
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Tots And the City (23 November 12:40) |
| There might be hazards to raising your kids in New York City, but how about naming them after an outer borough? Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz just welcomed a baby boy—Bronx. At least he go... |
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Rachel Maddow Comes Out on Top (23 November 12:33) |
| Rachel Maddow always thought she was an outsider. How did she become a star?
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Katey Sagal Rocks in FX's "Sons of Anarchy" (22 November 11:24) |
| The old conventional wisdom held that there were no substantive, red-meat roles for actresses of a certain age. Try telling that to Katey Sagal, 54, one of the many tough, gorgeous and, yes,... |
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Post-Election Oscar Buzz Focuses on Milk (22 November 11:23) |
| Harvey Milk wouldn't be too proud of California voters right about now—but he be glad to know that their doings have blessed his biopic with Oscar buzz aplenty.
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'24" Movie Brings Jack Back with a Noble Cause (22 November 02:39) |
| '24' returns with a two-hour movie—and a hero whose choices are noble, for once.
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'24' Movie Brings Jack Back with a Noble Cause (22 November 02:39) |
| '24' returns with a two-hour movie—and a hero whose choices are noble, for once.
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Michelle Williams Tries to Move On (22 November 02:20) |
| You can almost touch the sadness in Michelle Williams's movie 'Wendy and Lucy.'
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Movies: Danny Boyle (16 November 03:32) |
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Hey, Dad, Can I Be in Your Movie? (16 November 02:41) |
| Ever wonder how you can make it in Hollywood? It's easy—if your mom or dad is an Oscar nominee. These kids all got their big breaks by appearing in their parent's films, and now they have ... |
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Jean-Claude Van Damme Still Wants to Get His Kicks (16 November 02:40) |
| Don't call him washed up—at 48, Jean-Claude Van Damme is back with a new indy film called "JCVD," about … himself. He's passionate about it, and about so much else. He spoke to Sarah Bal... |
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Why Alvin and the Chipmunks Keep Rocking On (16 November 02:22) |
| At 50, Alvin and the Chipmunks have never been cuter—or bigger.
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Roberto Bolaño's '2666' Is Beguiling and Scary (16 November 01:06) |
| Roberto Bolaño's final novel tackles the evil of the 20th century.
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Essay: Bring Back Ian Fleming's Version of Bond! (15 November 12:48) |
| A civil servant, not an action hero, the Bond of Ian Fleming's books revealed a surprising amount about the inner workings of secret ops.
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James Bond Never Dies (14 November 12:32) |
| If there's any solace in the flat new 007 film, it's that for him, tomorrow never dies.
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How the Networks Covered Election Night (05 November 12:08) |
| After months of coverage, how did TV do on the big night?
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Elisabeth Unplugged (02 November 12:45) |
| Poor Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Her co-workers never seem to enjoy her view on "The View." But as she's been appearing on the campaign trail with Sarah Palin, things have gotten extra heated. A s... |
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Q&A: Cloris Leachman (02 November 12:43) |
| Cloris Leachman— At 82, the oldest (and spunkiest) contestant ever on "Dancing With the Stars"—was voted off the show last week. She spoke to Ramin Setoodeh.
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The Laugh Factory (02 November 12:07) |
| Comedies mixing raunch and sentimentality are wildly successful, but they are starting to feel stale.
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Movies: Gross-Out Comedies (02 November 12:07) |
| Comedies mixing raunch and sentimentality are wildly successful, but they are starting to feel stale.
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Charlie Kaufman Explained (01 November 11:57) |
| Up all night with the director of 'Synecdoche'
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Sex Symbols: Old Hollywood Edition (01 November 11:46) |
| A trio of memoirs tells all about the lives of Hollywood heartthrobs.
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In Praise of Plimpton (01 November 11:01) |
| A biography—oral, of course—of George Plimpton.
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George Orwell's Language Still Politically Relevant (01 November 10:58) |
| We know Orwell for his novels, but it's the way he saw the politics of language that makes him relevant.
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George Orwell's Language (01 November 10:58) |
| We know Orwell for his novels, but it's the way he saw the politics of language that makes him relevant.
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Damiano, director of "Deep Throat," Dies at 80 (01 November 10:49) |
| "Deep Throat" opened in Times Square in June 1972, spawning a phenomenon called "porno chic." It was the first porn flick that people took their dates to see; celebrities thought it was de r... |
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"The Sopranos" $400 DVD Box Set (01 November 10:46) |
| HBO thought it was making "Sopranos" fans an offer they couldn't refuse: "The Sopranos: The Complete Series," due out Nov. 11, is a 33-disc, 86-episode cinder block of a DVD set, handsomely ... |
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Movies: Marc Forster (01 November 10:43) |
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Why Obama Needs a Tina Fey (26 October 01:46) |
| What good is political satire if comedians shy away from the biggest target?
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Jamie Foxx: Radio Star, Obama Booster (26 October 01:44) |
| Jamie Foxx—actor, singer, comedian—has his fingerprints all over Hollywood. His latest gig: Sirius Radio's "The Foxxhole." He spoke with Allison Samuels.
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A Cure for the Long-Gone Lonesome Blues (26 October 01:08) |
| Jett Williams never met her father, Hank. Then she came across his lost recordings, and she heard him laugh at last.
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Cleopatra Revisited (25 October 11:28) |
| Men have long vilified Cleopatra, but she's earned a royal treatment.
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