So anytime a director - especially a veteran actor turned director - tackles a story that's been done to death, it's usually fun to try to figure out why. I mean, how many times must Vincent D'Onofrio have thought to …

Well, now... No, it's not The Phantom Menace. It's James Cameron's Titanic. Why is James Cameron bringing Titanic back to theaters? I mean, sure, there's the whole 3-D thing. And the 100th anniversary of the sinking, I suppose. But the …

PRELUDE: My son, upon my return from the screening: "So, are they married yet?" Me: "Yes, they get married." Son: "So it's over." Me: "No, there's lots that comes after." Son: "That doesn't make any sense! Romance stories are supposed …

Or: Pennywise stops being pound foolish. Or at least lead singer Jim Lindberg does, as he takes a long, hard look at the tensions that arise between being a punk rock icon and also the father of three little girls. …

Did you hear? Ricky Gervais is coming back to host the Golden Globes! Does that mean you'll watch this time? Apparently, the decision to return was not an easy one. Gervais was worried that he might not be able to …

Methinks this Tarsem fellow is fond of the "grand lady flanked by two figures" shot... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpLVO396eHs

The hits keep coming...

One of these things is not like the other... (Hint: Three are of Joan Crawford. One is of...someone else.) Me-OW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpLVO396eHs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twHWhwN601A Maybe the people at Pixar really are sexist - or at least, deaf to women. Because their first feature with a female protagonist actually includes this tagline combo: In a land of tradition...a hero will rise? Ooh, wait, let …

File under "Why you should never throw anything away." In 1995, Robert Cringely made Triumph of the Nerds, a miniseries for PBS about the birth and growth of the computer industry. As part of the project, he filmed a 70-minute …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS4mgdHcn2w On September 23, Kevin Harrington set out to ride from the Montauk lighthouse to San Diego in an effort to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. Today, he arrived in town. This video was shot a little before …

Is Qui-Gon Jinn's face absent from this display because a) Actor Liam Neeson (pictured in the role) will no longer be a party to this never-ending cash-grab, and has demanded that his likeness be removed from all promotional materials? b) …

Hey, I remember Sideways! I wrote about it! You know, back in the day! I mean, I mentioned it a lot! Maybe even too much! (And the sad thing is, that's not a complete catalog.) But still, it was a …

Director Tarsem (The Fall, The Cell) has been called a visionary, which presumably means he has an eye for interesting visuals. And that's almost enough to carry you through this bit of buff, burnished bloodshed, a mashup of 300 (invading …

Poor Charlize Theron. She knows that you can't argue with Magical Negro, especially when he's playing the character of Magical Mirror. That's, like, double magical or something.

Um, it looks...edgy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Dq2psogSw All I'm saying is that we've come a long way from Claudette Colbert's milk bath in The Sign of the Cross. Or maybe not. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pNNE_U8GOw

Nice to see that they avoided the cliche of the Beast Who Roars... Oh, wait. That's not what happened at all. Never mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Dq2psogSw

I loved About Schmidt, and not just because I'm a miserable old fart. More details here!

Pay attention, people, because there is a lot going on in this movie. Let's start with the easy part: Al Pacino, playing himself as a huge star and Shakespearean stage actor who feels lost and unconnected to his humble roots. …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXynyyDNz-4 Well, shoot. I was all set to embed the video of the alternate ending to Election that was found on a workprint VHS tape purchased at a garage sale - it was truer to the original novel, and even …