Amelia (movie)

NEW YORK — Questions about assimilation, security and ideology have been front-and-center in the American consciousness since two men with Chechen roots were identified as suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings last week. But globe-trotting...

Apr 24 (TheWrap.com) - Summer means popcorn movies, superheroes and sequels at the box office. But before the season begins, specialty labels jockey to get their films into prime counter-programming position, and this week a slew of high-profile indie...

It's heartening to see area college and university music programs taking up the slack with respect to significant recent American operas Chicago's professional opera companies have ignored. A little more than a week ago, student singers and orchestra...

In contrast with the greatest hits programming Lyric Opera has announced for next season, the alternative opera schedule with which Chicago Opera Theater is inaugurating the Andreas Mitisek era, beginning this weekend, promises to be anything but safe and...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A World War II-era fighter plane flown by a veteran Hollywood stunt pilot plunged Friday into the edge of the grandstands during a popular air race, killing three people, injuring more than 50 spectators and creating a horrific...

The death toll in the terrifying crash of a World War II-era plane during a Reno air race has risen to at least nine people, including the pilot and eight spectators, authorities said Saturday. The deaths include seven who were killed on the tarmac and...

Hilary Swank is at her best in working-class, little-people roles, and she's found another one with "Conviction," the real-life story of Betty Anne Waters, who put herself through law school on an 18-year fight to clear her brother of a murder rap....

I know that all of America was queasily captivated last week by the bizarre "is it real or isn't it" Balloon Boy escapade. But here in Hollywood, heads are scratching over an equally puzzling mystery: How did Fox Searchlight, which......

Maybe the Great Pumpkin has the answer. It's the weekend before Halloween and it's anybody's guess which movie will scare audiences more. 'Paranormal Activity' on Friday will more than double its number of theaters (which is about as wide as......

It was a gory weekend at the box office for pretty much every movie except 'Paranormal Activity.' Paramount Pictures' ultra-low-budget horror film more than doubled its nationwide theater count to 1,945 theaters and continues its winning ways, selling a...

Here's the latest installment of our new weekly feature documenting latest twists and turns on the derby track, published every Thursday. BEST PICTURE — "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" suffered a shocking snub from the Gotham Awards...

• Anne Thompson (THOMPSON ON HOLLYWOOD) and Sasha Stone (AWARDS DAILY) both rally to the defense of "Precious" star Mo'Nique, who has been MIA from many of the media events for this indie film. Reports Anne, "The actress will fly in from Atlanta for the...