The latest from Tim Burton and Bobcat Goldthwait
BBC Films' coming-of-age food comedy Toast, which is directed by S.J. Clarkson and opens at the NuArt today, might have trouble plucking heartstrings as effortlessly as it did when it aired in the UK last Christmas as a made-for-TV movie. In the first place, it's based on Toast: The Story of a Boy's ... More >>
How a Hollywood director became a counterculture hero
Sure, Tim Burton's reigning muse might be Helena Bonham Carter, but what about the director's less-lauded heroines? Prepare for the Tim Burton exhibition opening up at the LACMA this weekend (May 29-Oct. 31) by reacquainting yourself with these great Burton female leads of the past.
A showcase for Academy-anointed bite-size cinema
And the kids are not all right in Part 1 of the franchise's finale
Our critics' picks for what to see and skip at this year's festival
Tim Burton's film adaptation of Alice In Wonderland isn't out until next year, but if the promo photos are any indication, it's going to be the most visually arresting, luxurious Alice yet. Here's a look at how new Alice stacks up against older Alices from a fashion perspective. 1. Alice The new ... More >>
... from McG's franchise add-on
As films angry road instructor, character actor Eddie Marsan enters the fast lane
Also, Elegy, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 and more
Meat is murder
As his fourth film in a decade arrives in theaters, the movies most enigmatic leading man reveals the method behind his onscreen madness
Howards End
Including this week's pick, Edmond
First of all, the Academy Awards started at 3, and that means drinking started at 3 and so last night was a very long night. I don't have a television, and I wasn't invited to the Oscars, an oversight on somebody's part I'm sure. But that didn't stop me from inviting all my friends to Stuart's house ... More >>
And bring on the Oompa-Loompas!
Monah Li on creation, transformation,faith — and garmentos
Ellroy via Shelton, plus Till Human Voices Wake Us
And the making of CNN
Secrets and lies in Merchant-Ivory’s The Golden Bowl
David Fincher's Fight Club
And a few lumps of coal
