Bruce Willis

After Auteur: How M. Night Shyamalan Became Just Another Director

Quick: Name the new M. Night Shyamalan summer blockbuster

'G.I. Joe: Retaliation': A Real American Miracle

Could a G.I. Joe movie actually almost be good?

Old Habits Die Hard

'A Good Day to Die Hard' breaks new ground in incoherence and stupidity

Die Hard, Die Alone

When John McClane lost his family, the movies lost much of John McClane

Sundance 2013: Sex with James Franco, Sultry Scarlett Johansson and Daniel Radcliffe's Jew-Fro

'Lay the Favorite': One Day She'll Win

Rebecca Hall bets big—and almost saves Stephen Frears' film

Let's Do the Time Warp Again In 'Looper'

Rian Johnson puts the thrill back in time travel

Action Movies Don't Have to Suck

A lament for lost carnage—and coherence

Spike Lee, Steven Soderbergh, and all the indie Hollywood directors you love/hate

Here are 10 films you won't want to miss in 2012

Helen Mirren Will Cut You

Killer instincts, bad knees and other awesome old-people things in 'Red'

'Furry Vengeance' Has a Message

But not much else

Pavement Launch Reunion Tour, Gorillaz Chased by Bruce Willis in New Video, Lil Wayne, Dave Grohl

Pavement fans: the reunion that hits Coachella has begun (in New Zealand). Stereogum has the set list. Coachella co-headliners Gorillaz debut video for "Stylo"--first single off Plastic Beach album out March 9--starring everybody's favorite action hero Bruce Willis in bad guy role. Click to watch ... More >>

Mos Def

[Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'The Mummy,' 'Fifth Element,' 'Network,' More

[Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'Nashville,' 'Casablanca,' 'Dazed and Confused'

Oy, Mate

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

'Hancock' Squanders Potential Greatness With Lame Humor, Half-Baked Hero

California High Court Okays Prosecutor-Movie Director Deal

California's Supreme Court yesterday reversed a lower court's finding that a Santa Barbara County prosecutor should have been disqualified in the sensational Jesse James Hollywood (pictured, upper left) murder trial after forming a partnership with a movie director. Veteran deputy district attorne ... More >>

The Everyman

Kevin Pollak

The Bank Job Finds a Slot for Leading Man Jason Statham

DVDish

WEB EXCLUSIVE! Jungle Fever

Comic-Con 2007: Warner Bros. Odds & Ends

Nicole Kidman had a pre-taped greeting to promote The Invasion, Joel Silver's latest remake of the Body-Snatcher story in which the aliens are microbes this time. The interview was full of jump-cuts -- had the feel of something that was creatively edited after the fact. Nic had nothing interesting t ... More >>

Old Habits . . .

At 52, Bruce Willis resurrects a die-hard character

Past Action Hero

Even with the Mac kid at his side, John McClane is just . . . old

Summer Cinema: A Vaguely Helpful Guide

Ten films to see, five worth a look, and five more to shield your eyes from

New Reviews

We recommend: After the Wedding, Away From Her, The Ex, The Hi

New Reviews

Lonely Hearts; Pathfinder; Perfect Stranger; Slow Burn

Diary of a Mad County

Feb. 21-Feb. 27

Fly Me to the Moon

Astronaut Farmer dares to dream

This Is Their Brain On Drugs

Cassavetes Jr. and Justin in a box Timberlake team up for real-life tale of killer potheads

MST3000 for Your PC or Mac and DVD

Whenever we read Rob Nelson's byline on a Weekly film review, we picture Mike Nelson of Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame. One of those Nelsons has a new website, RiffTrax, that allows you to download Rob, er, Mike's commentary to certain movies and blast it from your computer while watching that DV ... More >>

Special Screenings

Movie of the Week: The Big Lebowski

Over the Hedge and Under the Radar

Mapping todays kiddie-movie landscape

Down for the Count

Bubbly cast and clever banter cant overcome Lucky Number Slevins blatant Tarantinoisms

Take the Long Way Home

16 Blocks Delivers a More Lethal Donner

Limp Who?

Mos Def mostly def

Comic Noir

Check out the Sin City source material

Pulp Diction

Sin City has plenty of style, zero substance

Letters

Diary Of A Mad County

EIGHT DAYS

The Year in Girl

There was a war in there, somewhere

When Big Gets Bigger

X2 is everything its cracked up to beand less!

God Bless the USA!

Twisted Roots

Little Otik and Harts War

Time to Roll Up Our Sleeves

Okay, now roll them down. Now back up again. . . . Now: down, quick!

Sweet Suffering Superheroes!

Unbreakable sags, George Washington shines

A Good Gelding

What the world needs now

October-December

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