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The publicity for a Hollywood movie is a machine to behold, especially from the inside.
In the most indelible scene of "Broken Embraces" ("Los abrazos rotos"), Pedro Almodovar's latest vivid melodrama, Penelope Cruz plays dress-up.
Cataclysmic disaster and apocalyptic doom, as foretold by Hollywood, have a way of bringing together broken families, revealing the unseen heroism of deadbeat dads and neatly disposing of their rivals.
Lionel Barrymore. Alastair Sim. Laurence Olivier. Albert Finney. George C. Scott. Bill Murray. Michael Caine. Mr. Magoo. Scrooge McDuck.
Of the many countries participating at the Vancouver Olympics, add Colbert Nation to the list.
Cult classics — like Ed Wood's films and "Showgirls" — are often defined by their flaws as much as their merits. "Boondock Saints," the 1999 film that achieved cult status on DVD and has now spawned a sequel, certainly had plenty of flaws.
"Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" took the long road to Carnegie Hall.
About the hoopla surrounding the film adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are," Maurice Sendak is characteristically gruff.
Of all of those reacting to David Letterman's situation, Craig Ferguson had a unique perspective.
While David Letterman would undoubtedly do without the personal turmoil, his blackmail scandal is great for business.
Add "Saturday Night Live" to the shows making sport of David Letterman's difficulties. But in the hands of "SNL," Dave got off pretty easy.
In hard times, entertainment either grinds it out with the rest of us, or it waltzes.
"Surrogates" is itself a surrogate, a kind of stand-in for many of the sci-fi movies of the recent past: In it, you'll recognize the ideas of "Blade Runner," "Minority Report" and even "WALL-E."
We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens.
"Can I do a flashback?" asks Jason Schwartzman.
James Bond and Wolverine have hit Broadway.
Taylor Swift was relishing her unlikely win of best female video at the MTV Video Music Awards. The 19-year-old knew that the network doesn't exactly make a habit out of giving their moonman trophies to country music stars.
"Saturday Night Live" has cut a cast member just a day after word of two new hires became public.
As usual, Jason Bateman is calm in the midst of chaos.
Summer reruns are ho-hum television, but Fox is trying out a possible solution: Add Twitter.
"Saturday Night Live" will begin its fall season with two new cast members.
Iron Man, Captain America and Thor may be nearly invincible, but they can also be bought.
In the new action film, "Gamer," video games have conjoined with reality, and gamers can control the lives of real people from the comfort of their couches. It can sound a little like today's Hollywood: teenage boys rule the world.
The basic structure of "Shorts" — advertised in its title — might make you think Robert Rodriguez has made the kids equivalent of "Pulp Fiction," the fractured narrative classic by his buddy and frequent collaborator, Quentin Tarantino.
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