Playwrights' pics combine gravitas of legit dramas with bigscreen vitality.
Has any array of leading performances ever been put through the wringer like this year's? Daniel Day-Lewis' "Lincoln," wearily shouldering slavery and the Civil War, is almost a piker next to Joaquin…
HFPA voters will wrestle with one of the strongest dramatic fields in years, even without 'Amour' and 'Rust and Bone' in the mix. This category is English language only.
This field is considered wide open, especially since the HFPA has admitted as many as seven titles to its top categories in the recent past.
Glum, overengineered "Yoshimi" is a concept in search of a demographic, much effort expended to remarkably little effect.
Don't accuse Billy Connolly of having a senior moment when talking about "Quartet."
On its face, "Silver Linings Playbook" is a straightforward romantic drama, one in which two equally dysfunctional souls (played by Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence) find unlikely stability in…
Whether referencing the source or past pic portrayals, thesps tap into motivation
"Intimate Apparel" wears well. The Pasadena Playhouse revival of Lynn Nottage's award-winning 2003 drama, set at the turn of the century, boasts first and foremost a luminous lead performance by…
'Les Miz,' Argo' among films that could see double
