Movie Review

Action anchors an uninspired Bond escapade

"Casino Royale" came along just as the James Bond franchise was sinking into a lazy rehash of all that had gone before. It jump-started 007 with its seamless mix of action and emotion, and now "Quantum of Solace" keeps it humming along — in a familiar, but forgettable, gear. (11/14/08) More

Film Clips

Fest looking for films

Kentucky students and teachers and other aspiring filmmakers are invited to submit their documentaries, animated films and features for screening at the second annual Cinefest '08 Motion Picture Expo in Louisville. (11/14/08) More

Movie Review

Hollywood hilarity

One of the enjoyable things about a film like "What Just Happened," in which a movie producer struggles through a rough period trying to get a couple of high-profile projects made while also trying to maintain a grip on his sanity, is that you really can't go too far. This is Hollywood. (11/14/08) More

Movie Review

Seattle protest clumsily dramatized

They call it "Battle in Seattle," but it's safe to say that the mayhem that took place in that city's streets over five days in 1999 does not have the name recognition for most Americans of Gettysburg, Iwo Jima or even Bunker Hill. (11/14/08) More

Film Clips

Louisville has role in launch

Independent film producer Gill Holland of Louisville and the team behind "Were the World Mine" bypassed New York and Los Angeles for the film's national debut. Instead, they opened it in Louisville. The film is a modern, musical take on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." (11/7/08) More

Movie Review

Reunion is down, dirty, funny

"Soul Men" is a raucous send-off for the late Bernie Mac, a gleefully profane take on the road-trip movie that earns its R rating early and often. Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson play feuding backup soul singers who reunite for a tribute when their former lead singer dies. (11/7/08) More

Movies

Water watch

The IMAX film "Grand Canyon Adventure" examines the urgent state of America's rivers by focusing on the Colorado River flowing through the Grand Canyon. "Rivers like the Colorado, which have been so compromised, literally don't flow to the sea," said Wade Davis, a river explorer. (11/7/08) More

Movie Review

Hathaway steals the show in 'Rachel'

With a powerhouse performance in "Rachel Getting Married," Anne Hathaway slams the book on the "Princess Diaries" with authority. She turns in a terrific performance as the narcissistic sister of the bride in "Rachel Getting Married." (11/7/08) More

Movie Review

'Role Models' is hilarious, yet so wrong

Whittled down to 30 minutes, this could have been a very special episode of "Diff'rent Strokes." But it's the wildly, hilariously crude way that director David Wain and Co. approach this concept that makes "Role Models" so disarming. (11/7/08) More

Movie Review

'Madagascar 2' is a zoo

A giraffe in love with a hippo, a zebra with an identity crisis, a lion desperate to win his newfound daddy's respect — the makers of "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" could have plunked their heroes down in a therapist's office. (11/7/08) More