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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Year One’

There are two kinds of Harold Ramis movies: thoughtful, introspective comedies with deeper societal implications and gross-out, poop-joke comedies. "Year One" falls squarely into that second category.

June 19, 2009

SILVER NOTES: For political junkies

The centerpiece screening at the Silverdocs 2009 festival was Wednesday's world premiere of "Convention," a collaborative effort from eight documentarians covering last year's Democratic National Convention.

June 19, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Food, Inc.’

There are some indisputable facts about our nation's food supply. Less positive but no less true are the facts about the nation's health. "Food, Inc." takes a look at the intersection of these trends and tries to determine the source.

June 19, 2009

Michael Moore panhandles for CEOs at the theater

At screenings of "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" in cities across the country, moviegoers were stunned to see not the faces of the film's stars Denzel Washington and John Travolta on the big screen, but that of Michael Moore.

June 13, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Taking of Pelham 123’

This weekend sees the third film adaptation of John Godey's book "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" hitting the big screen. First came the 1974 version with Walter Matthau; then there was 1998's television remake with Edward James Olmos; and now Denzel Washington slides into the lead.

June 12, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Imagine That’

It's a sad reflection on Eddie Murphy's career that the best thing you can say about "Imagine That" is that there aren't any fat suits.

June 12, 2009

EDGE: Muhammad Ali, a myth and a legend …

The gladiatorial nature of boxing has always served as potent fodder for the screen. Of all the boxers, real and imagined, however, one stands above the rest in the public's mind: Muhammad Ali.

June 12, 2009

EDGE: Imax risks diluting brand at multiplexes

Imax Corp., the theater company whose name is synonymous with 60 by 80 foot screens and panoramic cinema, boasts on its Web site that it "has developed a digital projection system which provides consumers with the premium Imax experience they have come to know, value and expect."

June 5, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Land of the Lost’

Will Ferrell's and Danny McBride's natural charisma isn't sufficient to save "Land of the Lost," the big-budget remake of the cheesy 1970s Saturday morning show. The two are, however, funny enough to garner a few laughs from otherwise awful material.

June 5, 2009

BOOKS: ‘Sunnyside: A Novel’

Glen David Gold's debut novel, "Carter Beats the Devil," was a fictional narrative from several larger-than-life figures of the early 20th century. For his second act, Mr. Gold has skipped ahead a few years to America during World War I.

May 31, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Drag Me to Hell’

Before Sam Raimi became best known as the director behind the "Spider-Man" franchise, he was the auteur of the "Evil Dead" series, a unique indie franchise that combined horror, gross-out gags and slapstick comedy to become one of the great underground horror franchises of the 1980s.

May 29, 2009

BEYOND: Pixar busts out

When a director or producer talks about 3-D, he or she typically hypes the incredible nature of the new 3-D systems while simultaneously saying that the effect is secondary to the story. It's hard to gauge the level of sincerity from these filmmakers because every major studio at this point seems to have fully embraced the 3-D model, often attaching it to less-than-stellar products such as "My Bloody Valentine 3-D."

May 29, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Up’

It's often said that Pixar makes children's movies that adults can appreciate, but that's selling the animation studio short. In reality, it makes movies for adults that children will tolerate — sometimes only just.

May 29, 2009

Secrets of giving: Masonic Philanthropies over the years

With "Angels and Demons," Dan Brown's novel about secret societies and ancient rites, on the big screen, talk has turned to which shadowy organization the best-selling author will train his sights on next. Rumors have placed him in the District, scoping out sites related to the Freemasons.

May 27, 2009

Smithsonian hopes film role attracts visitors

With the economy in turmoil and charitable giving down all over the country, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" will serve as a two-pronged boon for Washington's flagship museums. In addition to swelling the museum's coffers, the new movie is almost certain to boost attendance.

May 22, 2009

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Girlfriend Experience’

Steven Soderbergh is well-known for alternating between commercial studio fare like the "Ocean's" series and the indie world, with movies with limited box-office appeal that don't cost much to make, such as "Bubble" and this weekend's "The Girlfriend Experience."

May 22, 2009

EDGE: Can stars make a film great?

Thinking of Liam Neeson as an aggrieved father out for revenge in "Taken," the New Yorker's Anthony Lane asked whether "stars degrade themselves when they take a role in trash, or does their very presence redeem the folly..."

May 22, 2009