Salon: Arts & Entertainment

"The Road": Post-apocalypse now

Stephanie Zacharek — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:01:00 PST

Director John Hillcoat and his star, Viggo Mortensen, improve on the mannered machismo of Cormac McCarthy's novel

"The Princess and the Frog" is Disney royalty

Mary Elizabeth Williams — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:25:00 PST

The studio's first African-American princess charms in one of the most sincere romantic comedies in ages

"Ninja Assassin": Sneaky but not subtle

Stephanie Zacharek — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:23:00 PST

Decapitations! Slashed eyeballs! But the finest effect in this visceral gouge of a picture is Korean pop star Rain

Cinematic genius meets teen heartthrob

Stephanie Zacharek — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:23:00 PST

A mighty cute Zac Efron plays the foil in Richard Linklater's affectionate ode to Orson Welles

Daytime soap's best celebrity cameos

Mary Elizabeth Williams — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:24:00 PST

James Franco on "General Hospital" is the latest in a nutty legacy that includes Elizabeth Taylor and Snoop Dogg

Werner Herzog among the demented iguanas

Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:00 PST

The legendary German eccentric on his most American film, the dirty, profane, dazzling non-remake "Bad Lieutenant"

Tearful Oprah: It's over

CARYN ROUSSEAU, Associated Press — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 PST

Ending show after "prayer and careful thought"

"Project Runway" trips and falls

Heather Havrilesky — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:20:00 PST

The winner of Season 6 is announced, and no one cares. Did Lifetime murder Bravo's favorite pet?

Clouds over "New Moon"

Stephanie Zacharek — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 PST

It might break box-office records, but this "Twilight" follow-up is a total bust

"Bad Lieutenant": So bad it's good

Stephanie Zacharek — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 PST

Nicolas Cage plays one crazy-ass cop in Werner Herzog's loopy, cheerfully disreputable nonremake

John Woo on "Red Cliff" and the rise of Chinawood

Andrew O'Hehir — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:19:00 PST

Back home after 17 years, the action maestro has created his biggest spectacle -- and rebooted China's film biz

"Broken Embraces" and the ties that bind

Stephanie Zacharek — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:19:00 PST

Pedro Almod�var gives us a gorgeous melodramatic fantasy about what it means to live for movies

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Caught between two worlds

Andrew O'Hehir — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:17:00 PST

After starring in a summer rom-com and kicking ass in "G.I. Joe," the one-time TV teen returns to "Uncertainty"

Pedro Almod�var: An "irrational passion" for movies

Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:14:00 PST

The Spanish director on his delirious new movie-movie with Penelope Cruz, and how the New York Dolls fought Franco

"The End of Poverty?": How the rich steal from the poor

Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:13:00 PST

Does a confrontational new documentary try to resurrect Marx for the 21st century? And is that such a bad idea?

"Pirate Radio" keeps the boat rocking

Stephanie Zacharek — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:13:00 PST

Richard Curtis' rambling ensemble comedy tunes in to the spirit of mid-'60s rock 'n' roll

"2012": The end of the world as we know it

Stephanie Zacharek — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:13:00 PST

Roland Emmerich's extravagant apocalyptic epic is totally, certifiably nuts

"Fantastic Mr. Fox": Better than Pixar

Stephanie Zacharek — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:12:00 PST

Wes Anderson's take on Roald Dahl is possibly the best movie about family, community and poultry thievery ever made

More struggles for CNN

DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:44:00 PST

Woody Harrelson on war, death, LBJ and Obama

Andrew O'Hehir — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:11:00 PST

The one-time "Cheers" star turned eco-radical climbs into bed to talk about his new film, and the new James Dean

"Precious" in the age of Obama

Erin Aubry Kaplan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:10:00 PST

Why the hopeless story of a ghetto teen is just the kind of movie black people need right now

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS

The Associated Press, Associated Press — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:00 PST

Fort Hood, written on the body

Mary Elizabeth Williams — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:07:00 PST

A revealing documentary on the lives of soldiers at the Army base goes more than skin deep

The creepy suspense inside "The Box"

Stephanie Zacharek — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:06:00 PST

"Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelley delivers at least one-half of a sophisticated, old-fashioned thriller

Disney's "A Christmas Carol": Bah, humbug!

Mary Elizabeth Williams — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:06:00 PST

Robert Zemeckis' 3-D, motion-capture masterwork is oddly flat. And isn't one Jim Carrey enough for any movie?

"The Men Who Stare at Goats": Quick, look away

Stephanie Zacharek — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:05:00 PST

Not even George Clooney's "sparkly eyes" can ignite this wispy satirical comedy

The undignified near-death of Miramax

Andrew O'Hehir — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:05:00 PST

Why Disney turned Harvey Weinstein's legendary indie empire into a zombie slave -- and why it doesn't much matter

"Precious" mettle

Stephanie Zacharek — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:04:00 PST

Mo'Nique, newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and Mariah Carey keep "Precious" from becoming a social tract

Lightning survivors tell (almost) all!

Andrew O'Hehir — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:03:00 PST

A spectacular new film explores the physics and metaphysics of nature's most terrifying elemental force

Winfrey, Clooney among first White House guests

SHARON THEIMER, Associated Press — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:01:00 PDT