It was a measure, perhaps, of his less-than-ideal existence that when Heath Ledger was discovered unconscious by his masseuse on that Tuesday afternoon last month, it wasn't the emergency services she called, but Mary-Kate Olsen.
Director Ang Lee is no stranger to controversy, and his latest release, the spicy spy flick, Lust, Caution, has sparked debate among expats riled by claims that the subtleties of its plot are inaccessible to Westerners.
"National Treasure: Book of Secrets," the but-of-course sequel to the 2004 Nicolas Cage blockbuster, is a letdown.
The nanny most decidedly did not wear Prada.
"Superbad" has been so super-ubiquitous, it only feels like it's already been in theaters for months.
All along, they've been calling this the summer of threes — you know how "they" can be, putting things into tidy little boxes.
TV's favorite animated family, "The Simpsons," already has a hit movie, a video game on the way, a new theme-park ride and the title of America's longest-running sitcom.
Many have dismissed The Simpsons Movie as the last gasp from a television show that hit its peak long ago. It would be easy to agree - if it wasn't so damn funny.
The long, weird saga of the Smashing Pumpkins opens a new chapter with "Zeitgeist," their first disc since splitting in 2000.
Working from a flawed premise with characters lacking credibility and plot turns more moronic than funny, the movie flatlines in about five minutes.
"Transformers" is a wet dream for fanboys, with vehicles that whiz and whir into alien robots, spectacular sci-fi stunt chases, glistening military hardware, overheated computer software and brainy, hot girls who love Popular Mechanics.
"Live Free or Die Hard" is the sort of movie you approach like last year's "Basic Instinct 2" or "Rocky Balboa."
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