With “Mad Max: Fury Road,” the first new installment in 30 years, opening Friday, here’s an A-to-Z look back at the franchise and how Max got to be so mad.
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Who is the definitive onscreen Batman? Michael Keaton? Christian Bale? Kevin Conroy? A strong case could be made for any one of them. For some fans, though, no one will ever be able to take the place of Adam West.
A new Blu-ray set of Frank Sinatra films has been released this week, along with the DVD debuts of two Rosalind Russell pictures and several vintage Westerns.
As if animated blockbusters such as “Frozen” and “Big Hero 6,” the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars weren’t enough, Disney has found yet another cash cow: turning its animated classics from yesteryear into live-action films for a new generation.
The red band trailer for Warner Bros.’ “Vacation” has hit the Web, and writer-directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein pay due homage to the Chevy Chase original with a cavalcade of meta references and in-jokes.
The cinematic Spider-Man has gone through some major upheavals in the last 10 years, including the bombshell announcement in just the last few months that he would be rebooted again.
The Reese Witherspoon-Sofia vergara action comedy is little more than 87 minutes of bickering, embarrassing physical comedy, lazy insults and man shaming. But at least it’s awful in a genial way, compared to that angry, dead-inside feeling you got from watching “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.”
But the reel Riviera — the one that’s been ready for its close-up since the hotel-casino opened on the Strip six decades ago — will live as long as Vegas movies do.
Las Vegas City Council members unanimously approved an ordinance Wednesday that sets out the ground rules for standalone theaters that serve beer and wine, several of which have already set up shop in Henderson and unincorporated Clark County.
Not the real one, of course — it’s cashing in its chips at noon today. But the reel Riviera — the one that’s been ready for its close-up since the hotel-casino opened on the Strip six decades ago — will live as long as Vegas movies do.
Despite the many, many action scenes, there’s nothing as entertaining anywhere in “Avengers: Age of Ultron” as seeing these characters we’ve gotten to know as they take time to relax, unwind, flirt and goof on each other.
Along with being the face of a wildly popular meme, Ryan Gosling is one of Hollywood’s busiest leading men with three films rumored to be in the works.
The battle between the Bat and the Man of Steel is fast approaching and the first full-color image of Ben Affleck’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” suit has arrived.
With “Avengers: Age of Ultron” opening, it’s worth looking back to see what Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Nick Fury have been up to since the last time they assembled.
Amid all the hoopla for this week’s big fight, veteran film critic Carol Cling rates her all-time favorites that captured the “sweet science” on the silver screen. No, “Rocky” is not No. 1.
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