Hollywood Movies and Celebrities

So you take an academic story about an arrogant, lecherous professor who wins the Nobel Prize, making him even more insufferable, combine it with daddy issues, a violent kidnapping caper and the occasional nod to cannibalism, and what have you... ... Full Article

AMIT ROY Ben Kingsley, 64, with Brazilian-born Daniela Barbosa de Carneiro, his 35-year-old fourth wife London, Dec. 4: Had Gandhi been alive, he would probably be fasting outside the Taj for peace by now. ... Full Article

The second feature this year to focus on the same musicians, Cadillac Records takes a far broader approach than Jerry Zaks' Who Do You Love , which concentrated more on the conflicted character of label owner Leonard Chess than on... ... Full Article

It's twinkle versus glower in the big-screen edition of Peter Morgan 's theatrical smackdown "Frost/Nixon."Directed by Ron Howard and adapted by Mr. Morgan, the film revisits the televised May 1977 face-off between the toothy British personality David Frost and... ... Full Article

What red-blooded, fun-loving, popcorn-munching movie loyalist wouldn't want Quantum of Solace to be good? After all, it reunites us with a certain stylish Ian Fleming character who, as of this outing, will have graced the silver screen 22 times -... ... Full Article

The new movie will possess "an epic quality," promises Perlman, and it will, "continue to explore all the things that are great about this character - a superhero who is such an underachiever and such an adolescent. ... Full Review

The vocal cast includes some familiar names (Christopher Lloyd, Adrienne Barbeau, Tim Curry), and there's also an inspiring "test your limits" message here. ... Full Review

Brilliantly cast and ambitious to beat the band, "Cadillac Records" is a little movie that aims big. It's the label that summoned delta blues to Chicago and electrified it, where Muddy Waters growled and Howlin' Wolf howled, where Chuck Berry invented rock guitar and where Etta James sang the greatest make-out music ever recorded. ... Full Review

Randall Miller skips straight to the spitefulness in "Nobel Son," a dark comedy about a dysfunctional family of depraved degenerates. Ironically, the most appealing character is Eli, the egocentric professor, unfaithful husband and despicable father played with wicked glee by Rickman. ... Full Review

Nobel Son" is a dreary little thriller that irritates more than it thrills. But any serious analysis is lost in gimmickry such as introducing characters by having their name and occupation writ large on the screen. ... Full Review