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'Fifty Shades of Grey': The movie takes itself far too seriouslyAttempts to give 'Fifty' character Christian Grey some soulfulness fall flat, but actress Dakota Johnson gives a sweet performance and deserves a more complex role in the future.
Oscars 2015: A look at the persistent ‘sameness’ in Academy Award nomineesOf those nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, all the 2014 nominees for best director are white men and all the acting nominees are white. 'I ... look forward to [seeing] a greater cultural diversity among all our nominees in all of our categories,' Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the academy’s first black president, said.
Saving Spider-Man: Why Sony is partnering with MarvelThe two entertainment companies - Sony and Marvel - are hoping the comic book super hero can help them earn profits and good publicity.
'Jupiter Ascending': The Wachowskis discuss the delay for the new sci-fi filmLana Wachowski pointed out that the summer movie season, when original story 'Jupiter' was first scheduled to be released, is often a time for sequels. 'The summer is built around familiarity,' she said. 'I think Warner Bros. was uncomfortable with that environment.' 'Jupiter' hit theaters on Feb. 6.
'Mommy' is mostly gaudy shout-festsThe movie stars Anne Dorval as a single mother who does what she can to control and calm her highly troubled son (Antoine Olivier Pilon). Much of the film is redeemed by Dorval’s performance.
'Timbuktu' gives jihadists a human face'Timbuktu,' which is set in the early days of the jihadist takeover of northern Mali in 2012, is nominated for the best foreign film Oscar.
'Jupiter Ascending': The nutty movie isn't exactly 'The Matrix''Jupiter,' the newest film from the Wachowskis, centers on Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis), a resident of Earth, and the intergalactic hunter (Channing Tatum) who protects her.
Academy Awards: Oscar nominee Robert Duvall shares his thoughts on Hollywood today'The young actors today, for me, are better than ever," Duvall, who is nominated for an Oscar for his role in the film 'The Judge,' said. 'We learn from them, we learn from each other.'
'Project Almanac': The movie would have been better without the found-footage gimmick'Almanac' centers on teenagers who invent a time travel apparatus. The movie has some good ideas but the found-footage genre wore out its welcome long ago.
'Black Sea': The submarine movie is full of clichés'Sea' stars Jude Law as a Scottish seafarer who brings together a team to look for lost treasure.
'Red Army' is a lively documentary about the famous Soviet hockey team'Army' is centered on Vyacheslav 'Slava' Fetisov, who, prior to the USSR’s collapse, was the most celebrated hockey player in Russia.
'Selma' director Ava DuVernay will helm a film set during Hurricane KatrinaDuVernay will also write and produce the movie, which will be 'a sweeping love story and complex murder mystery' set during the time of the hurricane. David Oyelowo of DuVernay's film 'Selma' may also appear in this film.
Emma Watson announces she will play princess Belle in 'Beauty and The Beast'Harry Potter actress and United Nations spokeswoman Emma Watson announced via social media that she will be playing Disney's princess Belle in the live action remake of 'Beauty and The Beast.'
Johnny Depp's comedy 'Mortdecai' bombs at the box officeThe caper movie opened with only $4.1 million this weekend, coming in at ninth place. 'American Sniper' again took the top spot at the box office with an additional $64.4 million while the thriller 'The Boy Next Door' came in at second with $15 million.
'Mortdecai': The caper film starring Johnny Depp is charmless'Mortdecai' is an anachronistic mess that never succeeds in re-creating the breezy tone or snappy rhythm of the classic caper movies that it aims to pastiche despite a heavyweight cast and and the solid directing skills of David Koepp. 'Mortdecai' co-stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Paul Bettany.
'Cake,' starring Jennifer Aniston, could have used more layersThe movie is designed as an Oscar makeover for its star, but it's all too obvious about what it's up to.
'Winter Sleep' is a magnificent film that recalls Chekhov and Eugene O'NeillActors Haluk Bilginer and Melisa Sözen are peerless as a former actor – now a landlord – and his wife living in central Turkey.
Sundance Film Festival 2015 will include 'Z for Zachariah,' 'Slow West'The Sundance Film Festival was founded by actor Robert Redford 31 years ago. 'The big takeaway I have is the bravery and boldness of our independent film community,' festival director John Cooper said. 'There's a real intensity that is permeating independent filmmaking these days.'
- National Film Registry: What makes a movie influential?
The National Film Registry archives America's most influential films. Analysis of how those films are selected could become a model for designing a metric to identify influential scientific research.
Liam Neeson comments: Must action stars oppose gun control?'Taken 3' star Liam Neeson supports gun control. Is it hypocritical for actors who wield guns on film to oppose them in real life?
