As Monty Python fans will gleefully remind you, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, and for nearly 30 years, nobody in the Welsh town of Aberystwyth expected that the troupe’s 1979 film, “Life of Brian,� would be screened in the village. The movie, a satire on the life of Jesus, had been b...

A: Crazyface Mel Gibson has emerged from his hideyhole to debut an entertaining trailer for his latest war epic. In case you missed it on the post-Oscars Jimmy Kimmel Live!, or the million blogs that already ran it... This thing would have Oscar gold written all over it, except I'm pretty sure ...

At the Spirit Awards for independent film on Saturday, Mickey Rourke won best male lead for his role in “The Wrestler,� and the film was declared best feature. Mr. Rourke’s rambling acceptance speech, full of expletives and a thank you to his recently deceased dog, was a highlight of the event...

There's never a shortage of hypocrisy in Tinsel Town. The world's entertainment capital practically invented the double standard and lives by a simple edict: do as we say, not as we do. After all, it's the Hollywood crowd that lectures us on free speech, then black balls anyone who doesn't tow the l...

“The Whole Shootin’ Match,� a laconic comedy about a pair of lovable Texas losers, was one of the first in the American independent film movement....

Filed under: Industry, Reality-Free Once again I'm forced to ask the question, what the hell is going on here? Have we entered the bizarro world? Is up now down? Has black become white? Did years of lending money for home loans and unpaid credit card debt give the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman the m...

Some movies appeal to a broad audience, but some appeal to a limited but vociferous base. Like writers themselves, movies which appeal directly to screenwriters tend to be brilliant and overlooked. These are movies which defy the conventions of film-making or even better, push them so far that they ...

There are enough good jokes in “Fanboys,� a road comedy about geeks on a “Star Wars�-related quest, to satisfy hard-core fans of that George Lucas franchise....

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“Breadlines & Champagne� is a monthlong, 50-film series of movies from the Great Depression, playing at Film Forum in Manhattan....