Jay Roach

MAY 11 •Dark Shadows: In 1772, after breaking a witch's heart, an inveterate playboy is turned into a vampire and buried alive for 200 years, at which point he is inadvertently freed and emerges into a very different world. With Johnny Depp,...

May 4 The Avengers A team of superheroes including Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor unite to save the world. With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. In Imax 3-D. Walt Disney...

Director Jay Roach talks about the state of American politics and his new comedy "The Campaign," starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis....

I have a new favorite sexytime thought, which is Julianne Moore playing Sarah Palin. Let me just dwell on this for a second before launching into my thoughts on the HBO docudrama “Game Change” because Moore is one of those actresses who no...

Among the numerous scary moments in HBO's "Game Change"—most having to do with how little vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin knew about current affairs or foreign policy—one stands out. "The news is no longer meant to be important," says...

Julianne Moore says her portrayal of Sarah Palin in "Game Change" is balanced....

There is a truly heartbreaking moment in "Game Change," the HBO film about Sarah Palin's run for vice president. It comes after Palin (Julianne Moore) has made her galvanizing speech at the Republican National Convention accepting the nomination as John...

Sarah Palin says it's a lie. Her press spokeswoman calls it "sick." Other supporters of the former Alaska governor refer to it as a "hit job" — concocted by Hollywood leftists and the liberal media. Filmed in and around Baltimore last year, "HBO"...

After weeks of partisan sniping, the public finally gets to judge HBO's Sarah Palin docudrama "Game Change" for itself this weekend. But the campaign for more politics as TV drama has only begun. Aaron Sorkin's"The West Wing"notwithstanding, prime-time...

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The HBO Sarah Palin flm "Game Change" has an eerily familiar narrative, one that dates back to the earliest days of Hollywood: the backstage showbiz drama. It's just the backdrop that's different -- instead of a Broadway theater, or movie backlot, we've...

Palin and her supporters may hate "Game Change," but it should do well in the Emmy election. The Moore and Harris performances are the sort that win the big prizes. Just look at Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady."...