Lynn Collins

In what is certain to go down as one of the biggest box office flops of the year, the $250-million-plus "John Carter" debuted with a disappointing $30.6 million this weekend. Instead, last weekend's No. 1 film, "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax," claimed the top spot...

Disney's $250-million-plus fantasy epic "John Carter" was overcome by bad buzz and subsequently debuted to around $30 million. And the Eddie Murphy comedy "A Thousand Words," which sources told The Times cost around $70 million, opened only to a weak $6.2...

The Walt Disney co. said it expects to incur a loss of about $200 million on its big-buget sci-fi film, "John Carter," based on box office results....

When diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, Paul Sorvino worked with his doctor to create an overall treatment plan that included diet, exercise, and diabetes medications. He also realized the importance of support, and was thankful for his family and friends to...

Warren Christopher, the former secretary of State and eminence grise of the Democratic Party whose achievements in a wide-ranging public career include brokering the Bosnian peace agreement for the Clinton administration and leading an independent...

The characters played by Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock in "The Lake House" are meant to be together, not that you'd know that from the intellectually strained romantic fantasy in which they're currently trapped. No, you have to remember that Reeves...

Michael Radford's splendid film of "The Merchant of Venice" is so somber — and rightly so — for so much of the time that it's hard to remember it is one of Shakespeare's comedies, indeed regarded as one of his greatest. Radford, best known for...

3 stars (out of 4) William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is often labeled one of his problem plays, a comedy with a dark, serious side and thoughtful layers of sociological analysis. For modern audiences, despite its beautiful poetry,...