Saoirse Ronan

Movie review: 'Violet & Daisy' loses its nerve

Of all the things I imagined Oscar-winner Geoffrey Fletcher might choose for his directing debut, "Violet & Daisy," the story of two teenage assassins on the loose in New York City, was not on the list. Fletcher, who won the Oscar for his screenplay...

Tags: Amadeus (movie), Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (movie), Atonement (movie)

Matt Smith is leaving ‘Doctor Who’ at the end of 2013

Ryan Gosling is an open, relaxed director, Saoirse Ronan says

At the Cannes Film Festival this week, Ryan Gosling's new film "Only God Forgives" inspired a divisive reaction among critics. Some audience members even booed the violent movie, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. But Gosling, who is busy filming his...

Tags: Entertainment, Cannes Film Festival, Movies, Christina Hendricks, Ryan Gosling

Summer Movie Sneaks complete list

The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...

Tags: Raja Gosnell, Melissa McCarthy, Music Industry, Gore Verbinski, Amy Acker

Lily James picked to star in 'Cinderella'

Lily James, who plays Lady Rose MacClare in "Downton Abbey," will take the lead role once rumored for Emma Watson in "Cinderella," the Walt Disney Co., announced Tuesday. The 24-year-old English actress, whose film credits include "Wrath of the Titans"...

Tags: Kenneth Branagh, Cinderella (movie), Wrath of the Titans (movie), Anna Karenina (movie), Dark Shadows (movie)

Report: Edward Norton welcomes baby with fiancee Shauna Robertson

Edward Norton and fiancee Shauna Robertson have welcomed a baby boy to their family, according to reports swirling online. The "Moonrise Kingdom" actor, 43, and Canadian film producer are said to have had the baby in March, Us Weekly reported, and...

Tags: Zach Galifianakis, Malin Akerman, Emma Stone, Shauna Robertson, Moonrise Kingdom (movie)

Roger Ebert's last review: A lukewarm assessment of 'The Host'

Roger Ebert's  last review published before he died Thursday was on Andrew Niccol's "The Host." It makes you wish the final words of the beloved critic could have been spent on a film that was far better -- or far worse. The 70-year-old critic wrote a...

Tags: The Host (movie), Entertainment, Movies, Andrew Niccol, Stephenie Meyer

Review: 'The Host' limps along as alien tale fails to generate heat

"Twilight's" creator Stephenie Meyer clearly has a few obsessions she can't quite shake: interspecies romance, love triangles and color-coded eyes — red-rimmed if vampires are involved, silver for the sci-fi aliens of "The Host." All those...

Tags: Diane Kruger, William Hurt, Entertainment, Jake Abel, Hanna (movie)

'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' wins Easter weekend

The box office for the 2013 Easter weekend was carried on the brawny shoulders of Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum. "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" handily won the weekend with a three-day gross of $41.2 million and a total four-day take of $51.7...

Tags: Entertainment, Kim Kardashian, Andrew Niccol, Clash of the Titans (movie), Channing Tatum

The Sunday Conversation: Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse (pronounced SIR-sha, "like inertia") Ronan plays an alien and a human in the same body in the new romantic sci-fi film "The Host," based on a book by "Twilight" series author Stephenie Meyer. Ronan, who turns 19 in April, is already a seasoned...

Tags: Entertainment, Authors, Ryan Gosling, Dublin (Ireland), Radio Industry

Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Raising Hope' on Fox

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 24 - 30, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     --------------------      SERIES American Idol Colton Dixon...

Tags: Diane Kruger, Entertainment, Blake Shelton, Kim Kardashian, U.S. Geological Survey

Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'The Neighbors' on ABC

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 24 - 30, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     --------------------   SERIES Whitney Whitney (Whitney Cummings)...

Tags: Chelsea Handler, Entertainment, Kendra Wilkinson, George Takei, Adam Levine