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Thursday June 30, 2011

Love It Or Hate It: Few Are In Between About 'Tree Of Life'

Part creation epic and part family drama, The Tree of Life stars Jessica Chastain and Brad Pitt as the parents of three boys in the '50s. Merie Wallace/Fox Searchlight Pictures hide caption

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Love It Or Hate It: Few Are In Between About 'Tree Of Life'

June 30, 2011 • Theater owners say there's a trend: A small percentage of moviegoers always seem to leave before the highly acclaimed film is over. Some even want their money back. Have you ever done that?

Love It Or Hate It: Few Are In Between About 'Tree Of Life'

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Thursday December 30, 2010

Beautiful Blizzards And Oscar Buzz

December 30, 2010 • Technology meets art meets critic: Jamie Stuart's beautiful movie gets Oscar buzz from world class movie critic Robert Ebert. Watch it here, and then maybe you'll get up the nerve to send your script to Scorsese...

Tuesday December 28, 2010

'Airplane!' And 'Saturday Night Fever' Among Those Added To Film Registry

John Travolta, as Tony Manero, in the classic film Saturday Night Fever, which was just added to the National Film Registry. Central Press/Getty Images hide caption

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'Airplane!' And 'Saturday Night Fever' Among Those Added To Film Registry

December 28, 2010 • There are now 500 films in the registry, which preserves those judged to be "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant.

Friday December 17, 2010

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What The Critics Don't Get About Tron

December 17, 2010 • Critics have slammed the film Tron: Legacy, some asking if it should've even been made. NPR's Andy Carvin disagrees. "Tron isn’t just a movie. It’s a meme that a whole generation of geeks like me have been cherishing for nearly 30 years."

Tuesday November 16, 2010

Just For Laughs: 'If Other Directors Made The Social Network'

November 16, 2010 • How would different directors tell the Hollywood version of the Facebook story?

Wednesday November 3, 2010

'Hobbit' At Risk? MGM Files For Bankruptcy

November 3, 2010 • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection, as part of a complex deal with its lenders that will see the company merge with Spyglass Entertainment. The papers include a provision to fund the prequel to "The Lord of the Rings."

Wednesday October 20, 2010

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Hereafter, Maybe Try A Little Harder

October 20, 2010 • Something about the promotional image for Matt Damon's new movie, Hereafter, looked weirdly familiar to me. It looks like something I've seen before, something from the past... Yes. The fake movie within America's Sweethearts!

Tuesday August 17, 2010

No Commercials In 'No Country For Old Men'

August 17, 2010 • Some movies, like No Country For Old Men, just don't belong on television, marred by commercials. It's just too brutal to switch gears from intense, horrific drama to Chester the Cheetah ... And back again.

Tuesday August 3, 2010

Is 2010 Really The Worst Year For Movies Ever?

Critic Joe Queenan writes in the Wall Street Journal that Hollywood should "stop making movies like Grown Ups", starring Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, Adam Sandler, and Rob Schneider (not pictured). "Humanity will thank you for it," he adds. Tracy Bennett/Sony Pictures hide caption

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Blog Of The Nation

Is 2010 Really The Worst Year For Movies Ever?

August 3, 2010 • One critic can't stand this year's movies about "misunderstood mercenaries, rogue cops, congenial thugs from South Boston, boys who do not want to grow up, ever, ever, ever, and cats" -- but is 2010 really the worst year for movies ever?

Blog Of The Nation

Ask Yourself: Must This Film Really Be 3-D?

August 3, 2010 • Piggybacking on a Wired post, we ask the question: What's gained with the extra dimension? A bunch of hype, sure. But in some cases, much may also be lost, including my hard-earned movie-going dollars.

Friday May 14, 2010

Planet Money

We See Angelina's Bottom Line

May 14, 2010 • There's this weird thing in the movie business: Almost all movies lose money. Except they don't, really. On today's Planet Money, Edward Jay Epstein, author of The Hollywood Economist, explains the business of movies.

We See Angelina's Bottom Line

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Wednesday December 12, 2007

Tell Me More

From Survey to Screengem

December 12, 2007 • And nearly half of all Hispanics and Asians said they are afraid of blacks...

Tuesday December 11, 2007

Tell Me More

TOMORROW: A 'Perfect Holiday' on TMM

December 11, 2007 • Tune in (or log-on) to tomorrow's broadcast. A piece of Hollywood — Queen Latifah, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union and Faizon Love — pays a visit to Tell Me More for a lively conversation about the new movie

Thursday November 29, 2007

Blog Of The Nation

Beautiful CliffsNotes

November 29, 2007 • Snob alert: movies vs. books.