Biographical movies can be a daunting task. Their subjects often have larger-than-life stories that are focal points for controversy. Actor Bill Murray says that what attracted him to the role of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in “Hyde Park on Hudson,” was less ...

“The Great Gatsby” is a classic novel from 1925 that is often a required part of the school curriculum in North America. However, it has yet to become a classic film. Several attempts have been made, though. These include a 1949 Alan Ladd vehicle, ...

Critics have called "The Master" a triumph of style over substance. That is, the acting wins out over direction and writing.

Quentin Tarantino, whose film plots are often fueled by a mania for vengeance, has struck again with the Oscar-winning “Django Unchained.”

Oscar can be fickle. At a ceremony in 2010, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to take home the Academy Award for Best Director, for 2008′s “The Hurt Locker.” However, she was not nominated for the prize for this year’s Oscars, which will be ...

Film director Rian Johnson and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt are neighbors in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. They’re also pretty close, since Gordon-Levitt says they hang out at each other’s house and he also praises Johnson’s cooking. ” ‘Looper’ is the first time ...

When asked what “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” offers that “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy didn’t, actor Sir Ian McKellan pauses before answering. “It offers enough that is new to please the fans and draw younger audiences … and enough that is similar ...

“I am so bad that I’m taking the heat off of James Bond,” laughs Javier Bardem, whose MI6 operative-turned-cyberterrorist in the film “Skyfall” is winning plaudits as the best 007 villain in a decade. What the Spanish actor is getting at is that his ...

“At dinners and parties,” Madonna recalls, “I found that whenever I brought up the topic of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, it was like throwing a Molotov cocktail into the conversation.” Of course, the same story could be told about the speaker herself. ...

“One of the negative things about the Internet,” actor John Cusack remarks when asked about rumors surrounding casting in his new film, “The Raven,” “is unnecessary information. Stuff that doesn’t serve any real purpose and can be detrimental to someone’s ego or … like ...

“As a cinematic genre, science-fiction has a longer shelf life than most,” says director/producer Sir Ridley Scott. The mastermind behind such classics as “Alien” (1979), “Blade Runner” (1982) and this year’s “Prometheus” is referring to how aspects of a sci-fi film can morph from ...

Actor Robert Downey Jr. is eager to share his theory of why superheroes are now so prominent and popular at cinemas across the United States. “Young kids turn on the news and see all these real-life supervillains,” he tells The Japan Times. “Like the ...