In what was surely an unexpected surprise for many, Sean Penn took the Oscar for Best Leading Actor from Mickey Rourke at the 2009 Academy Awards. Biopics are always a tricky beast to bring to the screen: they either ardently stick to the historical content and risk giving birth to a dull movie, or ...

Directed by Ang Lee Starring Demetri Martin, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber, Paul Dano, Kelli Garner, Imelda Staunton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Synopsis: Gay ol' Demetri and his life in the Catskills get caught up in the Woodstock hoopla in the summer of 1969. Brought to You By Focus Features Expected Rel...

This is, of course, supposed to be all about movies, but if you'll indulge me for a second I just have to say goodbye to one of my favorite New York night clubs, which I thought would never die. When my brother and I were planning our musical nights out, I picked the "End of the Weak" hip-hop showca...

Emile Hirsch, who can currently be seen in theaters co-starring in the amazing film Milk, appears to have jumped aboard the latest Hollywood style trend that is sweeping celebrity “It” men. Here are a couple pics of Emile showing off his newly grown porn’stache as he ran the street...

A kiss is still a kiss, Mumbai is still Mumbai. I saw Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire on Thanksgiving and was grateful to have chosen this movie over several other contenders—unexpectedly, perhaps because I had almost no idea what it was about, I found it to be a riveting, genuinely exciting...

How far have we come in the fight for gay, lesbian, bisexual ans transgendered rights since the 1970s? Gus Van Sant’s new biographic film MILK brings forth a chilling timeliness with parallels to the anti-gay measures passed in the last election. Have we come a long way baby, or have we only ...

When watching a movie with an overt political message at its core, it’s sometimes difficult to divorce the movie from the cause. The film Milk espouses a lot of messages that I believe in, including equal rights for everyone and a belief in the transformative power of community organizing. But...

AUSTRALIA Studio: 20th Century Fox Rated: PG-13 for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson, David Gulpilil, David Ngoombujarra, and Brandon Walters Directed by: Baz Luhrmann What it’s about: A...

Milk is a well-intentioned film, but it's also well-made, and it never confuses nobility of purpose with narrative direction. It's full of inspiration and aspiration, but at the same time, it never kids itself -- or us -- about the tricky, twisty ways of modern American urban politics. It's a sincer...

Last night, at a screening of Milk and Q&A with stars James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin and Alison Pill; director Gus Van Sant; and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, everyone was pretty giggly. Mr. Franco said that he had watched Gay Sex in the 70s (the documentary) to prepare for his role ...