Film

‘Star Trek’ films’ best voyages

The reviews are in and Star Trek Into Darkness, the second big screen adventure helmed by J.J. Abrams, has ...

SCATTER MY ASHES AT BERGDORF’S (PG-13)

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s (PG-13)

If fashion is a religion, one of its sacred shrines is an emporium that takes up a whole city block on Manh...

THE ANGELS’ SHARE (unrated)

The Angels’ Share (unrated)

A barrel of whisky would usually spell doom for the working-class blokes who always find their way into Ken...

Miami International Film Festival

Silent movie opens window on lost world of Eastern European Jews

In the fraught world of the silent film The Yellow Ticket, the heroine confronts anti-Semitism and moral hy...

ART IMITATES LIFE

‘Pain & Gain,’ a movie based on South Florida murders, is a painful reminder to victims’ families

Bruce Willis' new ‘Die Hard' scores with $25M debut

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Bruce Willis remains a die-hard at the box office.

Television review

FX’s ‘The Americans’ a family spy drama you should not miss

The Americans. 10-11:45 p.m. Wednesday. FX.

Oscar odds, ends, facts and figures

Fun stuff to know about Thursday’s Oscar nominations:

Movies

2012 reports of film’s death greatly exaggerated

Hollywood Blacklist born 65 years ago today; published out of revenge, son says

Sixty-five years ago today, at the height of the country’s ‘red scare,” one of Hollyw...

Nobody Walks (R)

Nobody Walks (R)

Nobody Walks is one of those fish bowl films: an idea is tossed in like a crumb, then we wait and watch wha...

With 'Grown Ups 2' poised for strong debut, will 'Pacific Rim' flop?

Will the kids who turn out for "Despicable Me 2" get the better of the on-screen man-children of "Grown Ups...

'Fruitvale Station' is searing portrait of a life cut short

Made with assurance and deep emotion, "Fruitvale Station" is more than a remarkable directing debut for 26-...

'Skyfall's' Sam Mendes to direct new James Bond movie for fall 2015

LOS ANGELES - After months of in-and-out reports on the new James Bond film, "Skyfall" director Sam Mendes ...

Capsule reviews of feature films

AFTER EARTH 2 1/2 stars. Will and Jaden Smith are intergalactic crash survivors, a father and son who must ...

'Grown Ups 2' is a comedy without a plot � or laughs

War, plague, pestilence, famine, tornadoes, drought, head lice, cold corn dogs, the fourth hour of the "Tod...

Sam Mendes returning to direct 24th Bond film

Sam Mendes is coming back to direct another James Bond film with Daniel Craig following the enormously succ...

A lost legend found � in his own words

In the 1950s, Tomi Ungerer was one of the most famous children's book authors and illustrators in the world...

Film set signs specialize in misdirection to throw fans, paparazzi off track

LOS ANGELES - Many people in Los Angeles know that those bright yellow rectangular signs that pop up period...

The Hollywood Reporter's best stories of the week

The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week:

Judge in Colorado theater shooting scolds defense

The judge in the Colorado theater shootings has scolded defense lawyers for accusing him of having an impro...

Ryan Coogler brings heart, talent to `Fruitvale'

Ryan Coogler is back on the University of Southern California campus for the first time since becoming one ...

The Lone Ranger (PG-13)

There’s a rollicking Wild West adventure buried deep inside The Lone Ranger, a bloated, mega-budget re...

MAN OF STEEL (PG-13)

Man of Steel (PG-13)

What went wrong with Man of Steel? The early teasers promised Terrence Malick. The finished film is more Mi...

THIS IS THE END (R)

This Is the End

This Is the End is a marvelously sustained, high-wire goof – a movie so nutty and daring, so crazy a...

THE PURGE (R)

‘The Purge’ (R)

According to the what-if? scenario of The Purge, in the near future government will shut down for 12 hours ...

Movies

‘Man of Steel’ reimagines Superman for a new generation

Director Zack Snyder and producer Christopher Nolan collaborated to revive the iconic figure.

AFTER EARTH (PG-13)

After Earth (PG-13)

One thousand years after mankind abandoned Earth, a spaceship crashes on the planet, killing everyone aboar...

PARADISE: LOVE (unrated)

Paradise: Love (unrated)

The Austrian divorcee Teresa (Margarethe Tiesel) is 50, overweight (bordering on obese), lonely and in dire...

THE HANGOVER PART III (R)

The Hangover Part III (R)

There’s exactly one good scene in all of The Hangover Part III, a hilarious bit of business halfway...

FRANCES HA (R)

Frances Ha (R)

Noah Baumbach’s playful, effervescent comedy Frances Ha is the story of a young woman’s quest...

SIMON KILLER (unrated) 1/2

Simon Killer (unrated)

The protagonist of Simon Killer wanders the streets of Paris alone, often shot from the back so we see what...

Director J.J. Abrams steers the USS Enterprise in a surprising direction in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness.’

Director J.J. Abrams steers the USS Enterprise in a surprising direction in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness...