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Film Jul 10, 2020 4:00 pm

‘Greyhound’ reviews: Tom Hanks gives a ‘finely etched’ performance in ‘gripping’ World War II naval drama

With movie theaters still shuttered as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the World War II thriller "Greyhound" starring Tom Hanks made its debut on Apple TV+ on July 10, instead of on the big screen where it was...

Film Jul 4, 2020 6:00 am

All-American movies: 15 best patriotic films ranked, including ‘The Right Stuff,’ ‘Hidden Figures,’ ‘Top Gun’ [PHOTOS]

Chris Beachum

For the Fourth of July, let's get into the All-American spirit with good old-fashioned patriotic movies? Whether you're an astronaut, a Congressman, a mathematician or a hockey player, you typify the kind of best Americans that the movies want to...

Lin Manuel Miranda and Phillipa Soo in Hamilton on Disney Plus

Film Jul 3, 2020 7:00 am

‘Hamilton’ on Disney Plus reviews: Critics love it on screen just as much as they did on stage

Daniel Montgomery

Critics say "Hamilton" is a great musical. That kinda goes without saying at this point, but such a well-known property could have been received with a relative shrug in its filmed version premiering on Disney+ on July 3. If you...

Film News Jun 27, 2020 8:00 am

The COVID-19-scrambled state of the fall film festival circuit: Where does Telluride, Venice and TIFF now stand?

Susan Wloszczyna

The ongoing global coronavirus crisis is likely to put a crimp in the upcoming fall festival season, especially its effect of being early indicators of what movies are Oscar-worthy. The first sign that all was not normal came in May,...

Pete Davidson in The King of Staten Island

Film Jun 12, 2020 3:00 pm

‘The King of Staten Island’ reviews: ‘SNL’ star Pete Davidson teams with Judd Apatow in ‘heartfelt’ comedy inspired by his lfie

Daniel Montgomery

"The King of Staten Island" premiered on June 12 on video-on-demand (instead of in theaters due to the continued pandemic). The comedy is directed by Judd Apatow and stars "Saturday Night Live" cast member Pete Davidson, who also co-wrote the...

Film News May 16, 2020 4:00 pm

Improv comedian Fred Willard dead at age 86; Watch our funny ‘Modern Family’ interview from just 3 years ago

Chris Beachum

Fred Willard, the man who brought the art of dimwitted, out-of-touch comedy gold to each of his television and movie performances, is dead at age 86. The actor and comedian died on Friday in Los Angeles. He won a Daytime...

'The Chain' film photocall, Madrid, Spain - 10 May 2019 Adrienne Barbeau

Film May 7, 2020 10:00 am

Actress Adrienne Barbeau on working during COVID, a new ‘Maude’ and the Hollywood casting couch

Bill McCuddy

Adrienne Barbeau made a name for herself as a "scream queen" in former husband John Carpenter's horror/sci-fi films and as the daughter on Bea Arthur's award winning '70s show "Maude." These days she does animated voice-over work and video close...

Film Apr 22, 2020 8:50 am

‘Robert the Bruce’: Angus Macfadyen on his labor of love reprising his ‘Braveheart’ role and the perks of self-isolation

Bill McCuddy

Angus Macfadyen is on an island off Panama. About as far away as you can get from the highlands of Scotland, or the snowy hills of Montana -- more on that in a moment. He has a movie coming out....

Film Apr 20, 2020 6:00 am

15 best Holocaust movies ranked, including ‘Schindler’s List,’ ‘The Diary of Anne Frank,’ ‘The Pianist’

Susan Pennington

In 1933, Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany, and systematically began to strip German Jews of any citizenship rights, eventually forcing them to live in Ghettos, and then concentration camps. How does Hollywood go about making films that capture...

Film Apr 10, 2020 6:00 am

30 best movies about siblings ranked, including ‘Little Women,’ ‘Frozen,’ ‘Star Wars’

Susan Pennington

Siblings have been loving and fighting for over 100 years of filmmaking. Our photo gallery above ranks the 30 best movies primarily focused on brothers and sisters in all sorts of movie combos. They have come from novels, some are...

Film News Apr 1, 2020 6:00 am

Kennedy Center Honors: 50 entertainers who deserve to be selected [PHOTOS]

Chris Beachum

In recent years, we offered a special photo gallery of the 50 greatest entertainers still waiting to be selected for the Kennedy Center Honors. Several of those suggestions have now been chosen, including country music superstar Reba McEntire plus pop...

Film News Mar 27, 2020 6:00 am

Coronavirus updates: Complete list of celebrities testing positive for COVID-19

Chris Beachum, Kevin Jacobsen

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic across the world, many were shocked when Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson became the first celebrities announced with positive COVID-19 medical tests. The two-time Oscar winner for "Philadelphia" and "Forrest Gump" has...

Film Mar 26, 2020 7:00 am

Remarkably strong female characters: 40 greatest films starring heroines, ranked

Susan Pennington

In 1919, the year before the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote was ratified, "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford co-founded United Artists, a studio that continues producing films 100 years later. Despite efforts and contributions of women like Pickford,...

Film Mar 25, 2020 5:00 pm

Now that Tom Hanks is on the mend, let’s celebrate him at his speechifying best [WATCH VIDEO]

Susan Wloszczyna

When the news was released that Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson came down with coronavirus while shooting a film in Australia, it drove home that anyone, even one of our national treasures, wasn't immuned to this horrible and...

Film Mar 18, 2020 6:00 am

Top 5 gruesome pandemic movies to watch right now on Netflix

Susan Pennington

Hollywood has provided many scenarios of what a viral outbreak might look like. Tour our photo gallery featuring our choices for the most gruesome pandemic movies to watch on Netflix while holed up in front of your television or computer....

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‘Greyhound’ reviews: Tom Hanks gives a ‘finely etched’ performance in ‘gripping’ World War II naval drama

All-American movies: 15 best patriotic films ranked, including ‘The Right Stuff,’ ‘Hidden Figures,’ ‘Top Gun’ [PHOTOS]

‘Hamilton’ on Disney Plus reviews: Critics love it on screen just as much as they did on stage

The COVID-19-scrambled state of the fall film festival circuit: Where does Telluride, Venice and TIFF now stand?

‘The King of Staten Island’ reviews: ‘SNL’ star Pete Davidson teams with Judd Apatow in ‘heartfelt’ comedy inspired by his lfie

Improv comedian Fred Willard dead at age 86; Watch our funny ‘Modern Family’ interview from just 3 years ago

Actress Adrienne Barbeau on working during COVID, a new ‘Maude’ and the Hollywood casting couch

‘Robert the Bruce’: Angus Macfadyen on his labor of love reprising his ‘Braveheart’ role and the perks of self-isolation

15 best Holocaust movies ranked, including ‘Schindler’s List,’ ‘The Diary of Anne Frank,’ ‘The Pianist’

30 best movies about siblings ranked, including ‘Little Women,’ ‘Frozen,’ ‘Star Wars’

Kennedy Center Honors: 50 entertainers who deserve to be selected [PHOTOS]

Coronavirus updates: Complete list of celebrities testing positive for COVID-19

Remarkably strong female characters: 40 greatest films starring heroines, ranked

Now that Tom Hanks is on the mend, let’s celebrate him at his speechifying best [WATCH VIDEO]

Top 5 gruesome pandemic movies to watch right now on Netflix

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