Side Effects (movie)

'Veronica Mars' creator to give the people what they want

To noir or not to noir -- that is the question "Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas weighs as his long-hoped-for film adaptation of the teen TV series becomes a reality. Fans have pledged $3.4 million to fund an independent film based on the UPN-turned-CW...

Tags: Movies, Rob Thomas, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Gilmore Girls (tv program), Entertainment

This weekend: ‘The Walking Dead’ vs. Oscars; Daytona 500; ‘CSI: NY’ season finale

Find your 'safe haven'

OPENING TODAY Safe Haven  Hoping to re-bottle the lightning captured in "The Notebook" and "Dear John," romance packager Nicholas Sparks has given his usual formula some sharp edges in "Safe Haven." The film, which stars Julianne Hough as a woman on...

Tags: Channing Tatum, Tim Burton, PG-13 Rated Movies, Jason Bateman, Jude Law

With 'Side Effects,' more evidence of a bad movie prescription

The current state of our healthcare system, and especially the pervasiveness of prescription pills, have been the subject of great and compelling interest to news outlets over the last few years. But it's not exactly been the stuff of great multiplex...

Tags: Channing Tatum, Reese Witherspoon, Anne Hathaway, Movies, Pharmaceuticals

'Identity Thief' swipes No. 1 spot with $36.6M

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Identity Thief" has turned out to be the real thing at the box office. The comedy starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy debuted at No. 1 with a $36.6 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday....

Tags: The Vow (movie), Star Wars (movie), Tom Cruise, Jason Bateman, Zero Dark Thirty (movie)

Grammys! 'Identity Thief' steals top spot. NBCU rebrands G4.

After the coffee. Before dealing with real life. The Skinny: I missed "The Walking Dead," "Girls" and my new favorite "Enlightened" last night so no spoilers until I catch up! And, no, I wasn't at the Grammys or doing anything fun. Monday's headlines...

Tags: Kelly Clarkson, Jason Bateman, Satellite and Cable Service, Television, Whitney Houston

Melissa McCarthy leads 'Identity Thief' to biggest opening of 2013

Melissa McCarthy stole the show at the box office this weekend, proving she has the star power to attract moviegoers to theaters even during a blizzard. "Identity Thief," her comedy co-starring Jason Bateman, easily ran away with the weekend's No. 1...

Tags: Theft, Jason Bateman, Tom Cruise, Bridesmaids (movie), Services and Shopping

'Identity Thief' to steal top spot. An Oscar list to die for!

After the coffee. Before seeing who took my Grammy Award tickets. The Skinny: Hope my East Coast peeps find shelter from the snowstorm. Friday's headlines include a preview of the weekend box office, how NBC fell so fast and a look at the jockeying that...

Tags: Smash (tv program), Theft, Jason Bateman, House of Cards (tv program), 1600 Penn (tv program)

'Side Effects' review: Soderbergh goes out with his usual style

*** (out of four) For anyone who struggles to focus their attention on a movie—that should include all 23 people who saw Al Pacino in last week's embarrassing “Stand Up Guys”—“Side Effects” is just what the doctor...

Tags: Channing Tatum, Stand Up Guys (movie), Jude Law, The Girlfriend Experience (movie), Catherine Zeta-Jones

'Identity Thief' will easily steal No. 1 from 'Side Effects'

Tags: Jason Bateman, Tom Cruise, Satellite and Cable Service, Jude Law, Crime, Law and Justice

Get the 'Side Effects' experience

OPENING FRIDAY Side Effects  Steven Soderbergh, rightly considered one of Hollywood’s smartest movie makers, is at his cleverest in "Side Effects," a canny, cunning big-idea thriller in a minor key, an engrossing zeitgeist whodunit about Wall...

Tags: Channing Tatum, Contagion (movie), PG-13 Rated Movies, Interior Policy, Jason Bateman