Movies
Movie review: Writer-director Peter Howitt, in a clever debut starring Gwyneth Paltrow, shows how one small incident can affect a lifetime.
April 24, 1998
What does it take to re-create the era of Elizabeth I? Lots of candles, castles and an emotional connection to the period.
March 21, 1999
‘Antitrust’s’ sleek package conceals a conventional suspense thriller that attempts to raise real issues.
Jan. 12, 2001
A decent premise — and a game Gina Carano — get left in the dust kicked up by “Scorched Earth,” a dull, draggy post-apocalyptic western set in the not-too-distant, environmentally toxic future.
Feb. 1, 2018
The Julianne Moore- Pierce Brosnan effort lacks the screwball zing. But Frances Fisher as Moore’s mom? Wicked.
April 30, 2004
Entertainment & Arts
MOVIES In “The Big Hit,” Mark Wahlberg (right, with China Chow) plays a hired killer in a misfired kidnap plot who’s made vulnerable by his need to be liked by everybody.
April 19, 1998
* Foreign Film: “Central Station,” Brazil; “Children of Heaven,” Iran; “The Grandfather,” Spain; “Life Is Beautiful,” Italy; “Tango,” Argentina. * Art Direction: John Myhre (art direction) and Peter Howitt (set decoration), “Elizabeth”; Jeannine Oppewall (art) and Jay Hart (set), “Pleasantville”; Tom Sanders (art) and Lisa Dean Kavanaugh (set), “Saving Private Ryan”; Martin Childs (art) and Jill Quertier (set), “Shakespeare in Love”; Eugenio Zanetti (art) and Cindy Carr (set), “What Dreams May Come.” * Cinematography: Conrad L.
Feb. 10, 1999
Find out where he got his custom-made pantyhose and how he feels about leg waxing on the DVD of ‘What Women Want.’
May 17, 2001
World & Nation
Potentially cancer-causing air pollution in the town of Valdez, at the southern end of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, is as high as in many smoggy U.S. cities, a federally mandated watchdog group said Thursday.
March 20, 1992
Unlike a lot of actors, John Hannah is as interesting as the characters he plays.
Jan. 19, 1998