Art will imitate life when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger spends a few hours playing himself later this year in a movie by Sylvester Stallone. ...more

February 25, 2009

The competition among TV networks, movie studios and A-list stars can be fierce, but the fight against cancer will unite them on Sept. 5. ...more

August 28, 2008

VANTAGE POINT ** This "Rashomon" for the digital age tries to add suspense to the story of the shooting of an American president (William Hurt) by showing it from eight perspectives, including those of two Secret Service agents (Dennis Quaid and Matthew Fox), an American tourist with a fancy high-definition camera (Forest Whitaker), and a cable news executive (Sigourney Weaver). ...more

July 3, 2008

NATIONAL TREASURE 2: BOOK OF SECRETS *½ ...more

May 22, 2008

The assassination thriller "Vantage Point" might have been a triumph of form over content, technique over substance, if only there were anything worthy about its form or technique. ...more

February 21, 2008

Our country finds itself on the threshold of success in our long, hard-fought struggle toward racial tolerance and equality. Barack Obama, a product of a mixed marriage between a caucasian woman and a black man from Africa, won the Democratic caucuses in Iowa. This victory is of significant importance because the overwhelming majority of Iowa's population is caucasian. There are very, very few African-Americans in the entire state. Obama went on to win 13 other states on Super Tuesday. Furthermore, the candidacy of Obama has fueled a tsunami of political excitement among first-time voters — mostly those between the ages of 18 to 25. ...more

February 13, 2008

"The Great Debaters," a film based on the real victories of a black debating team in the 1930s, topped the list of nominees announced Tuesday for the 39th NAACP Image Awards. ...more

January 10, 2008