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'Born to Be Blue' is unsatisfying and fragmentedIn 'Blue,' actor Ethan Hawke portrays West Coast trumpeter jazz legend Chet Baker. The movie is strange, but at its best it belongs in the same unconventional continuum as fellow music movies 'I’m Not There' and 'Love and Mercy.'
'Fastball': The documentary could win over audiences who aren't baseball fansDirector Jonathan Hock makes the case that nothing is quite as satisfying in a ballgame as watching a pitcher unloose lightning. Discussion of steroid usage, among other topics, is left out, but watching it can be as pleasurable as an afternoon at the ballpark.
Easter 2016: Why religion-based projects are hot in HollywoodFollowing the success of projects like the History Channel series 'The Bible,' faith-based movies and TV shows seemingly aren't going anywhere, with films released around Easter including the religious stories 'The Young Messiah' and 'Miracles from Heaven' and TV projects like 'The Passion' arriving.
Is 'Batman v Superman' a hit with critics?Warner Bros.' new film 'Batman v Superman' stars Ben Affleck as the Caped Crusader and Henry Cavill as Superman. Is the movie receiving good reviews?
Chinese movie market aims to become No. 1During the month of February, the box office revenue in China outgrossed that of North America for the first time. Will China become the biggest market for movies?
'Zootopia' tramples 'Allegiant,' a 'Divergent' series lowSony's "Miracles From Heaven," took third place this weekend with a $15 million opening, continuing the consistent success of faith-based films.
'The Divergent Series: Allegiant' is a leaden dud'Allegiant' stars Shailene Woodley as Tris, who lives in dystopian Chicago and is planning to escape the city along with Four (Theo James). The film co-stars Octavia Spencer, Naomi Watts, and Miles Teller.
'Remember' is preposterous but Christopher Plummer brings pathos and dignity'Remember' stars Plummer as a widower living in an assisted living facility who attempts to track down an Auschwitz camp commander.
'Sweet Bean' is a delicate little fable held together by actress Kirin Kiki'Bean' stars Masatoshi Nagase as Sentaro, who runs a shop that sells the pancake-like Japanese dorayaki. Sentaro hires the elderly woman Tokue (Kiki) to work in her shop.
'10 Cloverfield Lane' is sensationally effective and smarter than its predecessor'10 Cloverfield Lane' stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a woman who is trapped in an underground bunker with two men (John Goodman and John Gallagher Jr.). The movie is a semi-sequel to the 2007 found-footage disaster film 'Cloverfield.'
'Lolo' is mildly enjoyable but meant to be funnier than it is'Lolo' stars Julie Delpy as an overprotective single mother whose doting teenage son inevitably sabotages all her potential suitors.
'Marguerite' asks viewers to take a passion for music as a value in itself'Marguerite' stars Catherine Frot as a wealthy woman living in Paris in the 1920s whose voice is screechily discordant but who is deeply passionate about her singing and her love for opera.
'Zootopia' is smartly amusing and crisply relevantThe movie centers on a righteous rural rabbit (a terrific Ginnifer Goodwin) who becomes the first rabbit police recruit in the city of Zootopia. The movie expertly combines keen wit with a gentle, and very timely, message of inclusivity and empowerment.
'Knight of Cups': Director Terrence Malick's movies have become increasingly somnolent'Cups' stars Christian Bale as a Hollywood screenwriter. Malick’s movie is pushing the same old cliché about the soullessness of the material life versus the spirituality of a life lived apart from such corruptions.
'The Wave' has familiar disaster movie tropes in a Scandinavian setting'Wave' centers on geologist Kristian (Kristoffer Joner), who along with his family must deal with a catastrophic event when a wave slams into their town.
Oscars 2016: 'Spotlight' wins Best Picture as Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson win bigThe film 'Spotlight' won the Oscar for Best Picture while Brie Larson and Leonardo DiCaprio won the Oscars for best actress and best actor, respectively, and Alejandro G. Iñárritu won the best director Oscar for 'The Revenant.' The best supporting actor Oscar went to Mark Rylance, while Alicia Vikander won the best supporting actress Oscar.
Leonardo DiCaprio (finally) takes the Best Actor prize for 'The Revenant'DiCaprio has won the Best Actor Oscar for his work in the film 'The Revenant.' 'I felt that this is one of the greatest actors,' his director for 'Revenant,' Alejandro G. Iñárritu, said of DiCaprio's work in the film.
'Room' actress Brie Larson wins the Best Actress OscarLarson starred in the movie as a young woman being held captive with her son (Jacob Tremblay). 'When I met Brie, not only did you have an amazing actor, but you’ve also got this really warm, really funny, really vibrant person,' her director, Lenny Abrahamson, said of casting Larson.
Acclaimed stage actor Mark Rylance takes Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 'Bridge of Spies'Rylance played Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in the Steven Spielberg movie 'Bridge.' 'Seldom has an actor been around for so many distinguished years on the stage and yet had not been fully discovered for the screen,' Spielberg said of the actor.
Alicia Vikander wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 'The Danish Girl' after a breakout yearVikander portrayed Gerda Wegener, the wife of transgender woman Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne), in the film. Vikander also appeared this year in such films as 'Testament of Youth' and 'Ex Machina,' with the latter also winning her awards season acclaim.
