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'Annie' eerily ignores the current rich/poor divide'Annie' star Quvenzhané Wallis is radiantly charming in the title role of a foster child who charms a billionaire, but the movie is indifferently directed and musical numbers don't exactly bring down the house.
'Team America' showings canceled. Try some other patriotic movie optionsIn Texas, one theater tried to screen “Team America: World Police” instead of "The Interview." But Paramount Pictures pulled the plug. Still, there may be better patriotic movies to watch at home.
'Annie' updates the classic story with cell phones, political campaigns'Annie' stars Quvenzhané Wallis as a foster kid who catches the attention of a cell phone billionaire who's running for mayor. The film co-stars Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, and Rose Byrne.
The 10 best movies of 2014: Our critic's picksMonitor critic Peter Rainer chooses the best 10 movies of the year. What films made his list?
'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies': Any magic the trilogy had is mostly gone'Hobbit' actor Martin Freeman is one of the best parts of the trilogy, but the new movie doesn't leave a lot of room for him. However, the affection director Peter Jackson has for the material is never in doubt.
Why 'The Interview' stars are canceling media appearancesSeth Rogen and James Franco say they will no longer promote their upcoming Sony film, 'The Interview,' in response to threats.
Here's where Terrence Malick's new movie 'Knight of Cups' will debut'Knight' will have its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. The movie stars Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, and Natalie Portman.
Can Sony restrict journalists from publishing hacked information?Many celebrities and journalists have divergent opinions on what to do with the leaked entertainment information.
'Selma' star David Oyelowo on the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic: 'This struggle continues and we all have to participate'Oyelowo plays Martin Luther King Jr. in the film, which is based on the 1965 marches from the Alabama cities of Selma to Montgomery. 'People are wearing different kind of clothes, it's a different era but the same issues still prevail,' 'Selma' star Oprah Winfrey said.
'Exodus: Gods and Kings' isn't satisfying in its epic scope or its religiosityThe filmmakers' revisionism isn't necessarily a bad thing. It’s just that revisionism in a serious-minded biblical movie has to serve some sort of enhanced vision, or else why bother?
'Top Five' is ostensibly soul-deep but needs more than smirks and scowls'Five' is an improvement over other Chris Rock films, but Rock comes across as only a deliverer of lines.
'Inherent Vice' misses the yearning and despair inside noirish shenanigans'Vice' director Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the most gifted directors of his generation, but the film seems to have been concocted in a stoned haze of its very own.
Joaquin Phoenix on working with 'Inherent Vice' director Paul Thomas Anderson: There's 'genuine exploration'Phoenix also starred in Anderson's 2012 film 'The Master' and plays a hippie detective in 'Vice,' which will be released on Dec. 12.
'Birdman' receives the most nods for the Screen Actors Guild Awards'Birdman' actors Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, and Emma Stone all received nominations for the film, while the entire cast also received a nod for best ensemble. The films 'The Theory of Everything,' 'Boyhood,' and 'The Imitation Game' all also received multiple nominations.
Christian Bale: His unexpected inspiration for Moses in 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'Bale stars with actor Joel Edgerton in the film, which will be released in the US on Dec. 12. 'Exodus' is directed by Ridley Scott.
Musicals dominate the holiday seasonFrom movie screens to your TV, classic musicals like 'Into the Woods' and 'Peter Pan' are everywhere this holiday season. What makes that format a good fit for the end of the year?
'Still Alice' skimps on other characters besides the protagonist'Alice' actress Julianne Moore is very good as a Columbia linguistics professor grappling with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, but by focusing so intently on her, the co-writing and directing team of Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland skimp on the realities one might otherwise expect from this story.
'Wild': Actress Reese Witherspoon delivers an impressive performanceThe movie, based on Cheryl Strayed's memoir about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, is broken up by flashbacks too much but Witherspoon makes us feel Strayed's predicament in our bones.
'Boyhood' dominates NY Film Critics Circle Awards – what does that mean for the Oscars?'Boyhood' picked up the best picture, best director, and best supporting actor prizes at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, while the best actor award went to 'Mr. Turner' star Timothy Spall and Marion Cotillard took best actress for her work in 'The Immigrant' and 'Two Days, One Night.'
- Star Wars teaser trailer: Does it leave too much to the imagination?
Disney released the teaser for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, the seventh installment of the wildly popular space opera, on Friday.
