Movies: Eager for Oscar (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

7 September 2008, 10:29 pm

There are real-life politicians: W., as in George, Milk, as in Harvey, Frost/Nixon as in Tricky you-know-who. There are teenage vampires (Twilight) and benevolent E.T.s (The Day the Earth Stood Still).... read more

Sarah Palin, if her life was a movie (Los Angeles Times)

7 September 2008, 11:27 am

How about 'Mrs. Palin Goes to Washington'? L IKE MANY around Hollywood, I've spent an embarrassing amount of time during the week trying to decide which actress would be best to play Sarah Palin in the story of her life. I know conventional wisdom says that Tina Fey is a lock for the part, but do... read more

Movie was a personal mission for Diane English (The Buffalo News)

7 September 2008, 5:17 am

Diane English is familiar with the personal and professional struggles and triumphs of career women -- especially those in professions dominated by men. It was, after all, a predominate theme in the Buffalo native's Emmy Awardwinning television show “Murphy Brown,” as well as a topic she broache... read more

Fall movie preview: See what's coming out until December (Detroit Free Press)

7 September 2008, 12:42 am

You want movies? We've got 'em. But before we get to the descriptions, a couple things to know about release dates: They're highly subject to change. Of late, they've become even more subject to change. Particularly with bigger-name films, it's become very common to have midnight screenings on the e... read more

Back to the good old ways (Boston Globe)

6 September 2008, 1:30 pm

If this summer showed us a grim future (thank you, WALL-E and Batman), fall wants to bring us a happy past. The ultra-serious or super-dark dramas that regularly populate fall lineups have been replaced with lots of starry Hollywood entertainments that either are set in the past or feel like throwba... read more

Hollywood turns serious for fall, winter (The Tennessean)

5 September 2008, 12:22 am

Summer was huge at the movies, at least in terms of box office.... read more