Unsung heroes: Jackson coaches ‘Warrior’ action
For Greg Jackson, the mixed martial arts instructor who served as the technical adviser on "Warrior," making sure the training and fighting sequences in the movie felt accurate was only part of his…
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Alex Belth
New Alice Tully Hall warms up NYC
The renovation of Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, designed by architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, arrived as a pleasant reward to New Yorkers after a long, difficult winter.
Musical roots run in Robbins’ family
Tim Robbins' appreciation for music began when he was a small child. His father, Gil, was a member of folk's Highwaymen, and his mother, Mary, an actress, sang in the New York Choral Society.
Game as plot device
Ten memorable scenes in which baseball crops up in unexpected places.
Ten top baseball movies
Baseball doesn't always translate to the bigscreen, but were any efforts better than these? Let the debate begin...
The importance of appearing earnest
If there is one Oscar prejudice that everybody knows about, it's that comedies don't win the grand prize. Comedy might be the great American form, but only three pure comedies have won for best…
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh has made a career out of playing emotionally raw characters. Her new role, alongside Nicole Kidman in "Margot at the Wedding," is no exception.
Sheen and Cryer grateful for show
No one is more aware of their narrow escape from the "Where are they now?" file than Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer.
Nonfiction: Special
Directly on the heels of the 2006 film "Blood Diamond," the History Channel presented "Blood Diamonds," an uncompromising look at the brutal diamond trade in Sierra Leone.
First-timers mix it up with veterans
It's safe to say that Ben Sliney, national operations manager at the Federal Aviation Administration, did not seek out the role of Ben Sliney, national operations manager in "United 93."
Art KO’d by commerce in ’77
The upcoming 30th anniversary of the 1977 Golden Globes recalls the tragedy that hung over the ceremony that year. Peter Finch's award for actor in a motion picture drama came posthumously, 17 days…
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