Based on the true story of a family swept away by the deadly 2004 tsunami that pummeled Southeast Asia, "The Impossible" is about as subtle as a wall of water.   The depiction of...

Writing about writing is riddled with pitfalls. Take that sentence, even: Should we reconsider the passive voice? Should we clarify which instance of "writing" we mean as a noun and which as...

L’Homme de Malte by Pierre Dimech, a French author of Maltese origin, has been published in France by Atelier Folfer Editions. In this work, the author retraces his history and his roots, which...

Euro Media Forum, in collaboration with Eden Cinemas and the US Embassy, is organizing a special screening of the film Lincoln.  This historical drama, directed and produced by Steven...

Watching "Texas Chainsaw 3-D," the latest screen incarnation of the iconic chainsaw-wielding maniac Leatherface, the mind fairly reels. This purported direct sequel to Tobe Hooper's 1974...

Despite equal representation of male and female filmmakers at this year's Sundance Film Festival, a new study shows there has been little change in the number of women working as directors and...

Sebastian Junger wishes his latest Sundance Film Festival documentary never had to be made.   It's been a bittersweet return for Junger at Sundance, where his war chronicle...

Back to the family   In the heartwarming romantic comedy Playing For Keeps, George Dryer (Gerard Butler), is an ex-soccer superstar who relocates to suburban Virginia to start over –...

Forming a bond   In their mission to abide by their oath to serve and protect, Officer Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and   Officer Mike Zavala (Michael Peña) have formed a...

Between sacrifice and survival   Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Academy Award-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his...