Milk Sean Penn won an Academy Award for his portrayal of openly gay San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, and Dustin Lance Black won another for his script, which focused on Milk's activist years in the 1970s. "It's a minor miracle of sheer film making joy and determination," wrote James Rocchi, "an...

As the season marches on, 'for your consideration' ads litter the trades and various awards analysis websites. However, there aren't nearly enough campaigns for the year's worst performances. You have your obnoxious kids (Jaden Smith in The Day The Earth Stood Still , Logan Lerman in Meet Bill ). Yo...

Who do you prefer: Frank Martin (Jason Statham in Transporter 3 ) or Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson in Punisher: War Zone )? While munching popcorn at my local multiplex on Friday night, I realized that both movies I was watching featured lead characters named Frank! Since both flicks were disappointin...

One would like to think that they're only asking for so much when they opt to see a flick titled Transporter 3 , and that fulfills our end of the bargain. We, the audience, provide the expectations, however modest, and they, the filmmakers, provide the execution. Frank Martin knows when he has to de...

The vampire romance Twilight kicked serious butt with the fifth biggest November opening in history. Last week's other newbie, Bolt, took a somewhat disappointing third place with Quantam of Solace outselling the Disney feature by a mere half million. Here's the top five: 1. Twilight: $69.6 million2...