Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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Movies
- `Toy Story' creator Pixar earns theater award - 05:06 PM
- `Avatar' to be released on DVD, but not in 3-D - 02:08 PM
- 'Alice' sparks debate over quick DVD releases - 01:31 PM
- Review: Stewart, Fanning glam it up in `Runaways' - 11:59 AM
- MPAA boss Glickman says goodbye to Hollywood - 08:15 AM
- Review: Stiller reveals new depth in `Greenberg' - 06:39 PM
- British actress Kate Winslet splits from husband - 05:31 PM
- 'Alice in Wonderland' keeps hopping with $62.7M - 05:20 PM
- Sony boss asks theater owners for healthier snacks - 05:17 PM
Limited Run
Detroit Film Theatre presents contemporary and classic world cinema at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Review: Scathing 'Green Zone' captures chaos and confusion of Iraq War
There's such a stain of truth to "Green Zone," the new Iraq War thriller starring Matt Damon, that it can be hard to watch. - 03/12/2010
Review: 'Remember Me' will soon be forgotten
There's a sense of construction to "Remember Me" that undercuts its emotional impact, and emotional impact is pretty much all this film is shooting for. - 03/12/2010
Review: Vow to skip 'Our Family Wedding'
So conventional it hurts, "Our Family Wedding" opts for cheap yuks and familiar situations while gliding right over the racial tensions at its center and becoming just one more disposable film about a culture-clash marriage. - 03/12/2010
'She's Out of My League' a lite knockoff with crude humor
"She's Out of My League" stars the fifth male lead from "Knocked Up," which tells you everything you need to know about it. It's a hand-me-down knockoff from the assembly line of male-centric romantic comedies, and is several steps below the level of its original source model. - 03/12/2010
'Art of the Steal' an unfinished work
"The Art of the Steal" wants to be a documentary about the abuse of power, but it inevitably also becomes about the rightful use of art. - 03/12/2010
New on Kid Vid
'Hachi' tells classic tale about man's best friend
This week's new releases for kids, teens and families: - 03/12/2010
Tom Long Film Review: 'North Face' -- GRADE: B
Review: Chilling 'North Face' is modern spin on mountain climbing movie
The loony-to-the-rest-of-us sport of mountain climbing is a natural for film. In "North Face," two German climbers attempt to conquer the previously unclimbed Eiger mountain in 1936 in this harrowing epic with a modern sensibility. - 03/11/2010
Free stuff
Win tickets to Will Downing or passes for 'The Bounty Hunter'
Quick e-mails enter you in the drawings to win. - 03/11/2010
Diversions
What's goin' on in Metro Detroit this week
Our picks and other happenings, organized by life music, stage, film and more. - 03/11/2010
Classic movie series debuts at Northville's Marquis Theatre
Enjoy some classic films at the Movies at the Marquis series in Northville. The Saturday screenings are presented by the Northville Downtown Development Authority and sponsored by Urban Optiques Vision and Eyewear and Tom Holzer Ford. - 03/10/2010
Oscars open with ribbing by Martin, Baldwin, win for 'Basterds'
LOS ANGELES -- The Academy Awards have gotten under way with some playful ribbing of Hollywood stars by hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. - 03/07/2010
Hollywood's finest gleam with gold and glam on Oscar's red carpet
Metallic, jewel and iridescent shades brought glitz and glamour to the red carpet at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night. - 03/07/2010
- 'Hurt Locker' is best picture; director Bigelow wins best director Oscar
- Actors' tribute piece often painful to create
- MSU student's Oscar dress design is winner
- Words laced with laughter, emotion ring out at Oscars
'Hurt Locker' is best picture; director Bigelow wins best director Oscar
Winning six Oscars, including the first best director statue ever to go to a woman, the little-seen Iraq War drama "The Hurt Locker" dominated Sunday night's 82nd annual Academy Awards show. - 03/07/2010
- Hollywood's finest gleam with gold and glam on Oscar's red carpet
- Actors' tribute piece often painful to create
- MSU student's Oscar dress design is winner
- Words laced with laughter, emotion ring out at Oscars
- The list: 82nd Annual Academy Awards winners
Actors' tribute piece often painful to create
The Kodak Theatre goes quiet as the big screen at center stage begins flashing images of actors and filmmakers who have died. - 03/07/2010
