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For Hollywood, the recipe for success in kids movies this fall is straightforward. Animals and animation are the buzzwords, with the five big titles coming out between now and Thanksgiving all featuring one or the other.
Shark attacks have been a staple of nightmares around the world since 1975, when “Jaws” first arrived in theaters. From their big-screen presence (“Shark Night 3D” opens Sept. 2) to TV (is there anything better than “Shark Week” on Discovery?), we have an unlimited capacity to watch sharks devour everything in their path.
As the father of two young children, my minimum expectations for kids' films is not very high. Sure, in an ideal world, I’d love for them to be smart, funny, educational and entertaining. I’d also like them to come with free popcorn and pony rides. But in the meantime, I’ll settle for something that buys an hour or two of peace and quiet on a rainy weekend or on a road trip.
“The Big Lebowski” isn’t just a cult classic, it's also a watershed moment in the career of Jeff Bridges. He began filming during a career dry spell, but this 1998 movie was a rebirth, as his portrayal of Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski would stand the test of time.
Noticing more 3-D films in theatres these days? It’s tough for Hollywood to resist that extra few bucks that can be charged to get those funky glasses. But that doesn’t mean all are worth watching.
It wasn’t surprising to hear that Cameron Crowe was considering a sequel to the iconic 1989 release ‘Say Anything.” One thing 1980s films produced in abundance were sequels.
Planning a Labor Day or late-summer trip that will keep the kids stuck in the car for hours on end? Yes, back in our day, we toughed it out with license-plate games and I Spy (and actually talked to each other), but today's portable and in-car DVD players offer up other options for when you just can't stand the back-seat bickering one more second.
Jason Bateman first arrived in pop culture 30 years ago on “Little House on the Prairie,” and has found steady work ever since. “The Change-Up,” which stars Bateman and Ryan Reynolds in a body-swap comedy, opens this weekend.
Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds arrive in summer movie theatres this week in “The Change-Up,” a comedy in which the duo switches bodies. The family man and the partying bachelor start the film out envying each other, but soon find out that the grass isn’t always greener in the neighbor’s yard.
With the 25th anniversary DVD of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” hitting stores this week, there’s a renewed focus on the John Hughes classic. But forget about looking back. The real question is, what are those characters up to now? Here's one take on where they might be.
"The Smurfs" movie his theaters Friday, and even though the little blue guys are fictional, we see some Hollywood equivalents.
The critics have weighed in on “Cars 2,” and the results aren’t pretty. It scored a 33% on the Rotten Tomato meter by Saturday night, with 92 of the 138 cited reviews having less than positive things to say about it. Many consider it to be the worst Pixar film ever.
Who would have thought a year ago that Mary Murphy would be more irreplaceable than Simon Cowell?
Lock the doors and turn the lights down low, America. The teenager with the baritone is your new Fox-crowned superstar.
Apparently, Lauren Alaina’s vocal cords were not badly strained in rehearsal.
The 10th season of “American Idol” has had enough memorable moments to revitalize the Fox franchise at a crucial time in its history. New judges, a talented group of finalists and unpredictable outcomes have made this one of the most entertaining seasons in its decade-long run. Here are 10 of the highlights heading into the finale.
If you are a fan of teenage country singers, season 10 of “American Idol” is exactly what you ordered.
The Internet over the past few weeks has been filled with fans alleging that the criticism she has received over the past few weeks indicates the judges are out to get her and are hoping she gets sent home.
In most “American Idol” seasons, on May 12 would have been the shocker of the year. Durbin, the metal-loving contestant who had sailed through the first four months of the competition, was widely expected to make it to the finale but instead finished in fourth place.
As is always noted at this point in the “American Idol” season, Chris Daughtry came in fourth place when he was a contestant on season five. He went on to sign a record deal about three minutes later and has gone onto megastardom, the most successful male ever to be a contestant on the show, as measured by record sales.
If makes it through Thursday’s results show, she might want to give the “American Idol” audience a bonus performance next week by singing her first number before the show starts.
, the college dropout and spa concierge who had one of the biggest voices on "Idol" this season, had a problem on Wednesday. As mentor Jimmy Iovine saw it, Lusk looked and sounded nervous, and “when you lose confidence, everybody knows it.”
Each of the five remaining “American Idol” finalists sang twice on Wednesday night, and both and had particular reason to be grateful for that built-in second chance.
Adding Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler to the judging panel and Jimmy Iovine as the in-house mentor has done more than increase “American Idol’s” positivity. It’s also led to a noticeable change in philosophy about what an “Idol” champion should look and sound like.
Steven Tyler’s journey from Aerosmith frontman to “American Idol” judge has given him enough stories for several lifetimes. In a candid interview with TODAY’s Matt Lauer, Tyler tells many of them, discussing his musical journey as well as overcoming his own drug use and how it affected his family life.
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