Those who predict the imminent death of TV might have to wait awhile. There’s still a vast swath of land — commonly known as “Middle America” — where broadcast television works just fine, thanks.
New research suggests the people most likely to have an “Internet-connected digital living room” are relatively well-off families on the coasts, with […]

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper announced Sunday he is leaving the nationally syndicated show “At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper” after eight seasons.
In a statement, Roeper said: “Eight years ago this summer, it was my privilege to join Roger Ebert as the new co-host of ‘Ebert & Roeper,’ the sequel to the iconic movie-review […]

Last week, our Top 20 film endings prompted a huge response from readers. Now, Times critics present the 20 worst endings in film. From the absurd to the underwhelming, these are the closing scenes that have ruined memorable films.
(The Times UK)
 

While some actors spend their final days doing bad voice-over work or Japanese TV spots, others go out in a blaze of glory. Here are some of the more memorable final bows.
(Maxim)

The genre boom of the 1980s, sparked by the success of ‘Star Wars’ and ‘E.T.’ and fostered by the preponderance of household video players, sparked a revolution in film fantasy, combining elements of sci-fi, fairy tale, horror, action adventure and even kung-fu into family-friendly tales of strange worlds and derring-do. As the shamelessly retro ‘The […]

We needed a little time today to digest our feelings after the miserable box-office showing of Meet Dave, whose free-fall over the weekend resulted in the ugliest opening of Eddie Murphy’s career. Not having seen it, we have to assume that $5.1 million gross aside, the film is at least superior to Norbit (not to […]

Demons, ghouls and buckets of blood: For decades, filmmakers have delighted in terrorizing their audiences — and we love them for it.

This month, we’ve picked our top 10 most spine-tingling moments. From Hitchcock to Cronenberg, our choices have left us sleepless and shivering with fear.
(CNN)

Perhaps no other superhero has undergone such drastic reinventions over the decades as Batman. The Caped Crusader was invented in 1939 by Bob Kane and Bill Finger as a night-stalking noir detective who used his fearsome bat-inspired costume to terrify criminals.
When comic-book violence became a political hot potato in the 1950s and 1960s, the mandate […]

The blog entry “In Search of Redemption” inspired an outpouring of reader comments remarkable not only for their number but for their intelligence and thought. It became obvious that many of us go to the movies seeking some sort of release or healing. Many of you mentioned titles that especially affected you; two of my […]

Shekhar Kapur, director of Badit Queen, Elizabeth and Four Feathers, explains to Marc Lee why he could never have made Elizabeth had it not been for Trainspotting.
(The Telegraph UK)