Natalie Portman says hitting Chris Hemsworth was "one small slap for womankind."   The actress, who reprises her role as Jane Foster in "Thor: The Dark World," gives the...

What floats your boat?   Do you like your movies with dialogue, multiple characters, complex story lines — you know, stuff? Or can a film without the benefit of such things fill your...

The first act of the Oscar season is playing out like an episode of "Survivor."   Several anticipated films planned to be released in the heart of awards season have picked up...

"You will know her name," scream the posters for the new big-screen version of "Carrie," as if anyone could forget it after seeing Brian De Palma's brilliant 1976 movie or...

"Blue is the Warmest Color" arrives in the United States from France this week — and it's bringing along some baggage.   On the plus side, the intense and soulful lesbian...

Is it possible to convey, through the experience of just one man, the sweep and enormity of the horror that was American slavery?   That, quite simply, is the formidable task that British...

When working with spirited child actors, directors often keep a few tricks up their sleeves.   For George Tillman Jr., directing 14-year-old Skylan Brooks and 11-year-old Ethan Dizon, the...

Robert Rodriguez's "Machete Kills" is a sequel based on an end-credits joke from a film that was itself based on a joke trailer contained within a half-joke grindhouse homage. Exactly...

"Fifty Shades of Grey" has its male lead, again.   Jamie Dornan has been cast as Christian Grey, the lead role that Charlie Hunnam withdrew from recently. Dornan will star...

George Clooney's World War II drama "The Monuments Men" is being pushed to 2014 and out of this year's awards season.   The movie will now be released in the first quarter...