Atonement (movie)

In a remote snowy forest in the far north, a figure in camouflage stalks a reindeer with bow and arrow. An arrow flies, the deer tumbles off across a lake to die an agonizing death. But the hunter, a teenage girl , gives chase. “I just missed your...

Saoirse Ronan and Eric Bana showed up for a screening of the movie "Hanna" in New York. "Hanna," directed by Joe Wright of "Atonement" fame, opens Friday....

Leave it to Russell Brand to steal all the attention. "Hop," in which the comedian lends his voice to an animated bunny, is expected to top the box office for the second consecutive weekend with about $23 million, according to......

Talking with Anoushka Shankar, 29, sitar player and composer. Daughter of sitar legend Ravi Shankar and half-sister to singer Norah Jones, Shankar became, in 2003, the youngest-ever woman nominated for a World Music Grammy....

Saoirse Ronan has been cast in the big screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's book "The Host." Stephenie Meyer, who penned the "Twilight" series, tells the story of Melanie Stryder, played by "Hanna" star Saoirse Ronan in "The Host" film adaptation, a 20-...

If there were ever something that Hollywood should be embarrassed about, it’s that Pixar has never won an Oscar for best picture — despite making 11 consecutive commercially successful and critically acclaimed movies. In fact, until last year, when...

Eric Bana is the Big Daddy (for Kick-Ass fans) who taught his girl to fight and kill. Cate Blanchett is the agency chief who wants her dad, and her, brought in. And Saoirse Ronan is the teenaged killing machine of “Hanna,” due out in April....

Peter Weir's “The Way Back” is an entertaining old-fashioned prison escape movie with a touch of the epic about it. The novelty in this “Great Escape” is that the prisoners — soldiers and political prisoners — are on...

Based on strong audience reactions this past weekend and rave critics' reviews, "A Serious Man" looks like an Oscar underdog to watch. Shrewdly, Focus Features unleashed it s-l-o-w-l-y in limited release at only six theaters nationally last weekend...

Three films are ahead to win best drama picture at the Golden Globes: "Up in the Air," "Inglourious Basterds" and "Precious." "Up in the Air" has the momentum right now. On Thursday night, members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. again were hanging...

• Robert Abele looks at the role of sentiment in the awarding of Oscars. As he writes, "compassion for those who have never won and who find their work again in the running becomes an issue once more. For instance, four-time nominee Jeff Bridges has a...

Last month, Julie Neigher reported in the Image section that Keira Knightley's emerald green silk showstopper from "Atonement" garnered $35,000 at auction. Considering it was a size 2, we're left to presume that the buyer's method of scrimping and saving....