Paul Blart: Mall Cop (movie)

The thin comic appeal of Kevin James is laid on a bit thicker in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop," his first solo star vehicle for the big screen. As a chunky loner-loser who can never pass the New Jersey State Police exam and never get the girl, James...

When it comes to curing the economic blues, laughter still is the best medicine. Moviegoers this weekend took a break from the drumbeat of layoffs and bankruptcies, heading to theaters to watch comedies such as Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes to Jail," the...

Into the current silly season at the cinema, when moviegoers' appetite for something light, quick and easy to consume seems to be boundless -- "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" anyone? -- comes a sweet confection of a romantic comedy, "He's Just Not That Into You."...

Final voting is in full force and so are the parties with "The Reader" gang, Penelope Cruz, Mickey Rourke and others all getting feted here and there on the circuit. "Frost/Nixon" has a big celebratory gathering tonight at Nobu. Nominated stars and...

The family adventure movie "Race to Witch Mountain" flew past "Watchmen" and "Last House on the Left" to win the weekend box-office derby, conjuring $25 million in ticket sales to become Walt Disney Co.'s first No. 1 premiere of the year. Extending a...

The king is in a new court. And it's like the junior high BMOC stumbling into the varsity locker room. "I was nervous about it because I'd worked with Adam [Sandler] before, and Will [Smith] before that, but . . . you know, I was sick of carrying those...

"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" is a lightweight film about a hapless security guard who foils a crime ring, but like its title character, it rose above expectations and trounced other films at the box office this weekend. Ticket sales for Sony/Columbia's "Blart"...

LOS ANGELES -- The country's most dedicated mall cop was this weekend's big winner at the box office. "Paul Blart, Mall Cop," opened as the nation's number one movie this weekend, as strong word of mouth endorsements drove up attendance as the weekend...

Hollywood is witnessing a phenomenon it hasn't seen in more than a decade -- movies with legs. Pictures that hang in at the box office over multiple weekends -- known as "having legs" among theater operators and studio executives -- are contributing to a...

Dressed in skinny black jeans and rocker T-Shirts, teenagers Raven McGee and Charles Valencia were perusing comic books at a store in Glendale, capping what the two friends considered a perfect Saturday after seeing the superhero blockbuster "Watchmen."...

While talking to Mick Foley for my newspaper column, I asked the pro wrestling star about his high school wrestling teammate in Ward Melville's Class of 1983: Kevin (Paul Blart) James. "I was talking to friends of mine and saying,......