Movies
Is it a clever marketing campaign? Or a classic case of bait and switch?
March 27, 2008
Kimberly Peirce finally returns with ‘Stop-Loss,’ a look at troubled soldiers forced back into war. ‘It’s tough to make movies that you love.’
March 16, 2008
Entertainment & Arts
Superhero Movie Weinstein Co., $29.95 The proliferation of parody films with the word “Movie” in their titles has cheapened the noble tradition of making fun of pop culture, but “Superhero Movie” proves that there are still a few -- if only a few -- laughs left in the old formula.
July 6, 2008
Company Town
MoviePass’ parent is planning to unburden itself of the beleaguered cinema subscription service — spinning it off as a separate, publicly traded company — after racking up massive losses.
Oct. 23, 2018
“Stop-Loss” slipped in and out of theaters last spring with little fanfare, except for all those media reports that cited its poor box office performance as evidence that Iraq war movies don’t sell.
July 21, 2008
Archives
Turning the tables on Las Vegas was a winning theme at the movie box office over the weekend, but audiences weren’t in the mood for another silly spoof or a serious drama about the Iraq war.
March 31, 2008
As insurance providers have stopped offering protection for COVID-19, film productions like “Hypnotic” struggle to complete their shoot plans.
Sept. 10, 2020
Opinion
The founding father of modern Catalina envisioned a retreat for ‘rich and poor alike.’ With the Avalon Theatre closing, it’s anything but.
Dec. 4, 2019
COVID-19 forced the Tom Cruise movie “Mission: Impossible 7” to shut down seven times and now Paramount Pictures says its insurer won’t pay out claims in full.
Aug. 30, 2021
Lately, some of my colleagues have bemoaned the lack of romance in popular culture and the decline of the beloved romantic comedy, which miraculously managed to capture the essence of love, loss and happily-ever-after in less than two hours.
Feb. 14, 2014