Cheap Trick Offer Surrender on Leno
Cheap Trick revisited their classic treatise on the generation gap last night when they performed "Surrender" on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. The song, a hit single in Japan that paved t…
Watch Tom Cruise Hang From a Plane in Mission: Impossible 5 Trailer
UPDATE: Paramount has now released the full trailer for Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation as well. Check it out For the fifth time in almost 20 years, Tom Cruise will slip into the role of secret a…
Fab 5 Freddy Explores War on Drugs With Snoop Dogg in Grass is Greener Trailer
Hip-hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy explores the racially-charged history of the War on Drugs, specifically marijuana, in his directorial debut, Grass Is Greener , set to premiere on Netflix fittingly Apr…
If Beale Street Could Talk Review: Barry Jenkins Ode to Love and Heartbreak
Love intimate, familial and fraternal infuses director Barry Jenkins ravishing adaptation of the 1974 James Baldwin novel about a battered romance that refuses to be a tragedy. Following up his Bes…
20th Century Women: Inside Mike Mills Tribute to Mothers, 1970s and Punk Rock
Have you ever heard Rudy Vallees version of As Time Goes By? asks Mike Mills. Hes been trying to pin down the vibe of his new movie, and after a few false starts, the 50-year-old filmmaker thinks he …
Ben Dickey: The Man Who Would Be Blaze
To see Ben Dickey at all is to spot him from a country mile away. The 41-year-old musician is milling about something called the Gibson Showroom in Austin, a sort of multi-purpose space decorated in …
Is Hollywood Model Doomed? Steven Spielberg and George Lucas Think So
Whether they meant to or not, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas did more than just about anyone to build the blockbuster-driven business model that dominates Hollywood today. And now, theyre saying t…
Michael Parks, Twin Peaks Actor and Tarantino Favorite, Dead at 77
Michael Parks, a character actor who enjoyed a career renaissance in recent decades thanks to high profile roles in films by Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and Kevin Smith, died Wednesday at the…
Why Disney Cannot Rush Star Wars
Star Wars is not The Hangover . It is not The Fast and The Furious . Its not the movie equivalent of a McDonalds hamburger, a cheap piece of cinematic entertainment that can be churned out with rela…
Flatliners Review: This Thriller Remake Is a Fright Free-Fiasco
Im dumbfounded by the idea of remaking a movie that was no damn good in the first place. Is it the possibility of making it better? The exact opposite happens with Flatliners , an update of the 1990 …
Fences Review: Denzel Washington Brings American Classic to the Big Screen
Like being hit by lightning thats how I felt on Broadway watching Fences, the Pulitzer-prize-winning play by August Wilson. Now lightning strikes twice, this time in the film version that director-…
Frozen 2: Princess Elsa Must Save Arendelle in New Trailer
The Frozen 2 teaser released in February showed Elsa (Idina Menzel) exerting her icy powers and ascending the waves of the ocean, only to get completely catapulted and fall into the watery depths. Y…
Oliver Stone Looks Back at JFK
Ever since President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed on November 22, 1963, many people have wondered: What actually transpired on that Friday in Dallas? Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone? What abo…
Rings Review: Latest Entry in Haunted-Video Franchise May Kill You With Boredom
If crap movies carried penalties for inflicting torture on audiences, then Rings would merit a death sentence. This overdose of cinematic Lunesta takes the horror out of horrorshow and the show is …
Paul McCartney to Headline Special Colbert Report
Paul McCartney will appear for an interview and performance on an extra-long episode of The Colbert Report on June 12th. The one-hour music special will include songs featured on McCartneys current O…
Upcoming Aaliyah Biopic to Include R. Kelly Marriage Details
The upcoming Lifetime network biopic on late R&B artist Aaliyah will include information about her contentious relationship with R. Kelly, theNew York Postreports. The two singers were allegedly …
Hello Kitty: Check Out a Hilarious Clip From Inside Llewyn Davis
Theres nothing more foolish than a man chasing his hat, says a character in the Coen brothers 1990 movie Millers Crossing. If Inside Llewyn Davis, the latest from the filmmaking siblings, is any in…
Debbie Reynolds, Veteran Actress and Carrie Fishers Mother, Dead at 84
Debbie Reynolds, the singer-actress who starred in the 1952 classic Singin in the Rain and the mother of late actress Carrie Fisher, has died. She was 84. As Variety reports, the actress was taken …
Tegan Quin on Her Awesome Vocals and Tegan and Saras Lego Song
When the musical comedy trio the Lonely Island reached out to Tegan and Sara with the prospect of recording a song for The Lego Movie , Tegan Quin remembers their reaction was, Legos, cool! The indie…
Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Star Trek Movie?
Earlier this year, Star Trek Beyond hit theaters and grossed $338 million. Thats enough to guarantee a 14th film in the franchise that began all the way back in 1979 with the release of Star Trek: T…
