TAKEN Studio: 20th Century Fox Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing thematic material, sexual content, some drug references and language. Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Famke Janssen and Xander Berkeley Directed by: Pierre Morel What it’s about: Bryan Mil...

Actually, the best thing I could find out there this morning is that Lauren Graham is returning to primetime TV in something that's at least called a "comedy," part of ABC's big buy back into the sitcom game. Graham, a k a Lorelai Gilmore the elder, will play a female talk show host who urges her vi...

In general, covering the Sundance Film Festival forces me to be relatively quick with my reviews. With the average day bringing four new movies to be reviewed, it is important to constantly execute the critical clean and jerk, whereas I try and finish all of the reviews by the end of the day. In som...

The Sundance Institute has announced the first half of the line-up for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Included in the first press release are the films in competition in the Drama and Documentary segments. 3,661 feature-length films were submitted this year, which is 37 more films than last year. ...

You take Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, David Strathairn, and a first-time acting role from Norah Jones. Seems like a fairly decent cast, right? Add in the fact that it’s the first true “American” film by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai (he directed Chungking Express, whi...