Fred Ward

COWBOYS & ALIENS (Out Dec. 6) (2011) * *1/2 (B-) Directed by Jon Favreau Starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano, Clancy Brown, Keith Carradine, Noah Ringer Universal//Rated PG-13//Sci-Fi/Western//118...

It's great to see Jesse Eisenberg break out of his nebbish trap, just a bit, as a swaggering, sarcastic slacker in “30 Minutes or Less,” his latest collaboration with his “Zombieland” director. But it's sad to see that Danny...

A couple of well-credentialed Hollywood producers have optioned a couple of books about actor turned governor turned 40th president and conservative icon Ronald Reagan. They're making a $30 million movie (modest budget) about him next year, they tell...

A list of 29 top literary films, from 1982 to 2010....

A movie I saw a month or two back gave me real insight into this week's Cold War revisited spy swap. These low-level implants, Facebook friendly and all, were reminiscent of the Soviets sent to steal everything they could, spies of the “Farewell&#...

Sam Shepard first set eyes on his friend James Gammon at the MET Theatre in Los Angeles, a 50-seat house the playwright remembers as “almost like a little hallway.� One of his fondest memories of their times together is of......

You're going to see Inception, because EVERYone is talking about it. You've seen Toy Story 3 because everyone on Earth has seen Toy Story 3. But whatever the merits and possible Oscar buzz of those two blockbusters, however many laughs there are in Paul...

Mark, how important was the acquisition of David Riske was and are there any other relievers the Sox could trade for? As always good stuff. --Joe Madden, Chicago Joe, thanks for the kind words. The acquisition of Riske was very important, and he's...

Along with vacationers, Cape Cod in summertime draws college baseball all-stars who have won a coveted spot on the more-than-a-century-old Cape Cod League--and that in turn attracts pro scouts. In the overly complicated and often heavy-handed "Summer...

Friday February 20, 1998      The movie that arrives in theaters today under the title "Dangerous Beauty" has been on and off Warner Bros.' release schedule for nearly a year, having tested and rejected such names as "Courtesan," "The Honest Courtesan,"...

Hot after "Legally Blonde," Reese Witherspoon stars as New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael in this Deep South romantic comedy from Andy Tennant ("Ever After"). Though she has gotten herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor, played by...