The Movie Blog

In "The Duchess," actress Keira Knightley's latest period picture, a lavish melodrama of aristocratic foolishness and betrayal is designed around the colorful though not always happy life of an 18th century socialite.

The current youth generation certainly is entitled to its own version of "National Lampoon's Animal House," but "College" isn't it.

After switching things up with "The Pacifier" and "Find Me Guilty," Vin Diesel returns to the action arena with "Babylon A.D.," a towering heap of nihilistic nonsense that plays like a cornball "Children of God."

The current youth generation certainly is entitled to its own version of "National Lampoon's Animal House," but "College" isn't it.

"The Dark Knight" led the foreign box office for a third consecutive weekend — and fourth overall — as its international sales hit $417 million.

The title is something of a misnomer. "Disaster Movie," from the people who helped to concoct "Scary Movie," "Date Movie" and "Meet the Spartans," sounds as if it is going to send up such opuses as "The Poseidon Adventure" and "Earthquake."

Action film parody "Tropic Thunder" held onto the top spot at the North American box office for a third straight week as the summer moviegoing season drew to a close, Hollywood studios reported on Sunday.

Years from now, Thaer Karam will have to deal with puberty; this summer, he just wants to get through his first film festival.

The production company responsible for the upcoming horror comedy Jennifer’s Body gives a shout out to Australian filmmaker Anthony Lucas.

“The Dark Knight” on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the domestic box office, raising its total to $502.4 million, according to estimates from distributor Warner Bros.