Features
Monday, January 31 2011
Missed Movies of 2010, Part 1: 3 Idiots to Lebanon
In part one of our missed movies special feature, the staff looks at a wide variety of titles, from a creepy urban legend, a look at vampires, South African style, and the latest from greats like Mike Leigh and Robert Duvall, to documentaries of such famous (or perhaps, infamous) faces as Joan Rivers and Spalding Gray.
Reviews
Tuesday, November 2 2010
'How to Train Your Dragon' May Be the Best Political Thriller In Years
The idea that violence is not the only answer, and that cultural misunderstanding is often at the root of horrific, protracted, and seemingly intractable conflicts, is the central point of this film's message.
Saturday, March 27 2010
How to Train Your Dragon
Toothless, like Stitch, combines affects of cats, dogs, bats, lizards, and other independent-minded creatures, known and unknown.
Blogs
Tuesday, January 25 2011
Finally Getting It? The 2011 Oscar Nominations
The 2011 Oscar Nominations, with indications that, for once, the Academy might have figured out what truly was/is the Year's Best.
Tuesday, April 20 2010
Commercial Viewing: How Wal-Mart Slayed the Box Office
“How To Train Your Dragon” beats “Kick-Ass” at the box office.
News
Friday, February 18 2011
For animated films, major barrier remains
A decade ago, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences created the Oscar for animated feature, the new category's nominees included "Jimmy Neutron:…
Friday, August 13 2010
3-D and the Movies: The Future Or Just a Flash?
Is the 3-D movie juggernaut losing momentum? Since Avatar, ticket sales for 3-D films generally have trended downward as the number of 3-D films has increased.
Monday, April 12 2010
'Date Night' solid, 'How to Train Your Dragon' durable at box office
LOS ANGELES — Steve Carrell and Tina Fey fought the "Titans" to a virtual dead heat atop the box office this weekend, but "How to…
Monday, March 29 2010
'How to Train Your Dragon' gives a muted roar at box office
LOS ANGELES — The newest 3-D animated movie from DreamWorks Animation sold a studio-estimated $43.3 million worth of tickets in the U.S. and Canada, according…
Tuesday, March 23 2010
'How to Train Your Dragon' takes animation to a new dimension
The last time Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders collaborated on a movie, the wheel had been invented. Electricity was in common use. Indoor plumbing was…
