The carnage takes a break for a middle act that shows off the hearts of some of its characters — figuratively for a change.
Movies
Here’s a look at this week’s new movies, “Fury,” “The Best of Me,” “The Book of Life,” “Pride” and “The Green Prince”:
Manolo (Luna) and his best friend, Joaquin (Tatum), vie for the affections of a princess (Saldana) in this animated tale inspired by Mexico’s Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, holiday.
The fifth annual underground film festival, billed as “where arthouse meets grindhouse,” will take place Thursday through Saturday.
Though Christopher Nolan is not returning to the “Batman” franchise and Daniel Radcliffe is unlikely to reprise his Harry Potter role, Warner Bros. clearly sees plenty of life left in its most lucrative properties.
Actor Neil Patrick Harris will host next year’s Academy Awards ceremony, the organizers of Hollywood’s biggest night said on Wednesday.
Dancers from “Thunder from Down Under” provide the last joke in kid-friendly “Alexander” comedy, proving the troupe’s ubiquity.
Actor John Cleese said he was quitting film acting and made darkly comic comments on death, The Mirror reported Sunday.
Penelope Cruz is Esquire’s “sexiest woman alive,” the 11th woman to be given the title by the magazine.
Ben Affleck’s movie thriller “Gone Girl” dominated U.S. and Canadian movie charts for a second consecutive weekend, collecting $26.8 million in ticket sales to beat back challenges from four new films that fought for moviegoer dollars.
Despite predictably solid performances from Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall, their movie just sort of lays there for a taxing 141 minutes, unsure of what it wants to be.
The Regal Downtown Summerlin 5 is the moviegoing experience Las Vegas has spent the past couple of years baby-stepping toward.
“Sherlock” star Benedict Cumberbatch says his latest role as a code-breaking genius doesn’t mean he’s only capable of playing brainy characters.
Movie thriller “Gone Girl,” starring Ben Affleck as a man suspected of causing his wife’s disappearance, overcame a demonic doll named “Annabelle” to win a tight weekend race at U.S. and Canadian movie box offices.
Actress and comedian Carol Burnett was honored by a Pennsylvania museum dedicated to actor Jimmy Stewart, a Hollywood star she was smitten with as a toddler during a trip to the movies with her grandmother in San Antonio, Texas.
