The Movie Blog

Drew Barrymore’s “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” pawed its way to the top spot at the weekend box office, debuting with $29.3 million.

This past weekend in Marin, the posh Northern Californian county just beyond the Golden Gate Bridge, the Mill Valley Film Festival kicked off its 31st season with several premieres and a wide, fascinating range of programs. With a few theatres scattered across Mill Valley and San Rafael’s charming, boutique-laden towns, the festival enjoyed brilliant weather and an air of casual enthusiasm as the event kicked off with high profile guests, a mix of festival circuit favorites and a handful of new…

Russia's latest blockbuster film hopes to woo big foreign audiences with an epic tale of doomed love set amid the chaos of the Russian Civil War; its politics conveniently chime with a Kremlin-sponsored mood of patriotism.

What could possibly have possessed Martin Campbell, director of the James Bond films Casino Royale and GoldenEye, when he decided to guide a feature film remake of the beloved six-episode 1985 BBC-TV series Edge of Darkness that he made at the outset of his career? Not to mention with Mel Gibson, in his first onscreen role since 2003’s The Singing Detective, stepping into the shoes of original actor Bob Peck?

Woodstock is a town perpetually caught up in its funky mythology. However, the Woodstock Film Festival — now on the verge of its tenth anniversary — has a separate legacy in the works. The cozy scenery of this quaint artists’ colony hides a passionate gathering of cinephiles and professionals alike. Founded in 1999 by Meira Blaustein and Laurent Rejto, the festival’s ninth year culminated on Saturday night with an impressively upscale awards ceremony in the nearby city of Kingston, where the…

There is no slick soundtrack and no Hollywood stars playing criminals, but Italian director Matteo Garrone’s “Gomorrah,” which won the Cannes Film Festival’s grand prize, and is currently screening at the New York Film Festival, is nothing short of riveting, and sadly - real. Over the last thirty years, the Comorra crime syndicate has murdered 4,000 people in Italy’s Naples and Caserta provinces. That number tops assasinations by the IRA, ETA and other European terrorist organizations…

Kat Dennings, who stars in "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," which bowed in theaters this weekend, is in negotiations to join Woody Harrelson and Sandra Oh in "Defendor."

The financial bailout bill signed into law last Friday included several tax credits for movies and TV, but Wall Street did not show its appreciation where prices for media stocks were concerned.

The principals behind DreamWorks SKG and Paramount Pictures sealed their parting of ways on Sunday, a move that allows the DreamWorks studio co-founded by director Steven Spielberg to tie up with Reliance ADA Group of India to start a new film company.

As the Reykjavik International Film Festival wrapped up this past Sunday, the Icelandic fest celebrated artistic achievement by honoring Costa-Gavras and Shirin Neshat earlier in the week. Iranian artist Shirin Neshat was honored with the Creative Excellency Award and also had an exhibit of her video and photography work on display at The National Gallery of Iceland. Greek filmmaker Costa-Gavras received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his body of politically charged films.