U2 singer Bono has been going around declaring the death of a lot of things lately. Death to "winging rock stars." Death to "progressive rock." He should know.
No group has consistently gotten it right like OutKast. They can be moving emotionally, but they can make other key body parts move too.
As frightening as it might sound, "Exorcist II: The Heretic" will no longer stand by itself as the worst horror sequel in film history.
Shakespeare once said there are only a limited number of plot lines, and writers must continuously retool these storylines over time.
I'm not usually one to say the book is better than the movie. But in the case of the new film "Pay it Forward," the book is better than the movie. That's not to say Catherine Ryan Hyde's 1999 novel was any masterpiece.
Nosferatu, the original screen vampire, proves to be just as bloodthirsty and frightening today as he was when he first hit the big screen in 1922.
At this year's Film Festival, fans can catch beloved legend James Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd, one of his most memorable characters.
"The Wolves of Kromer" is a modern fairy tale, but it may not be one to take the kids to on a Sunday afternoon.
The charismatic daughter of a wealthy San Francisco newspaper magnate, Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) leaves for Bodega Bay with the ostensible purpose of delivering a pair of lovebirds.
Franklin J. Schaffner's 1968 "Planet of the Apes" might not be stellar moviemaking, but the last three decades have proven it to be quite a cult classic. Oscar-winner Charlton Heston is Colonel Taylor, who commands a four-passenger deep space exploration ship.
"Bring in the funny man." So cries the crowd under the big top in Charles Chaplin's 1928 silent cinematic sleeper "The Circus." For viewers today looking back with a working knowledge of the filmmaker's career and probably for those who watched the film in 1928, that statement abounds with irony.
We first see Clarice Starling running along the Quantico ropes course, jumping all obstacles in her way and always looking forward.
A young man stands on an icy plain, watching the rickety plane that brought him there disappear over the horizon.
Horror comedies have a bad reputation because of their inability to mix the two genres effectively.
The dinosaurs in "The Lost World" are walking proof that sometimes silence speaks louder than words.
In "Titus," disturbingly close family relationships repeatedly prove blood is thicker than water.
The 13th annual Virginia Film Festival, entitled "Animal Attractions," will explore the theme of animals this year with its diverse film selection ranging from classic children's movies to surreal depictions of human emotion via different species. Richard Herskowitz, the festival's director, said he always thought the theme would be popular in the Charlottesville community.
One might have thought they took a wrong turn and landed in Hollywood last night as the 13th Annual Virginia Film Festival kicked off with a gala opening at the Bayly Art Museum. But just because it has entered its teen years does not mean the Festival has shifted its gears into more refined territory.
When most people remember Everlast they remember him as the 40-drinking, blunt-smoking, Irish-American rapper from the multi-platinum rap group House of Pain.
