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Charlie St. Cloud: High school funeral

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:07:00 -0400

Teen idol Zac Efron is hoping Charlie St. Cloud will redefine his career as a serious actor. Probably not.

Howell: Deciphering movie hits and myths

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:13:00 -0400

This summer has seen a lot of assumed truths in the movie industry suddenly become not so certain, as films like Inception prove gurus wrong.

'Barney's Version' to premiere at Venice film festival

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:47:00 -0400

Sofia Coppola's comic drama "Somewhere," Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan," and the Canadian/Italian film "Barney's Version" will make their world premieres at the Venice film festival.

Salem: William Shatner, 79 and still boldly going

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:50:00 -0400

The Canadian actor, best known as TV's Capt. Kirk, has already had a full to bursting career, but he's got two more TV shows in the offing.

Countdown to Zero: Apocalypse still

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:18:00 -0400

Does anyone have the atomic nightmare any more? The one that used to propel people — not to mention book, movie and TV characters — from their anxious sleep on the billowing burst of a mushroom cloud?

Ellen DeGeneres bails on American Idol

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:15:00 -0400

The talk show host says her workload became too much to continue judging the Fox singing competition.

The bomb is far from gone

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:04:00 -0400

Director Lucy Walker raises the alarm on the real dangers of a still-nuclear world

Selleck happy to be back in prime-time — even happier show isn't shot in Toronto

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:37:00 -0400

"No offence, Toronto," says Tom Selleck of his New York-set series, "but I've shot there, and it's a lovely place to shoot, but it's different."

Blockbuster titles turn to art-house directors

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:39:00 -0400

Not so long ago, when the big studios would commit big bucks on their big franchises, the list of directors deemed equal to the task would grow very small.

Dinner for Schmucks: more jerk, less chicken

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:20:00 -0400

You’re out of luck if you seek scathing satire in Dinner for Schmucks, unlike the French film it is based upon. Director Jay Roach wants everyone to feel good about himself.