Drive star Ryan Gosling. I'm still processing Drive's extraordinarily bold use of whatever this font is (can we just call it "Eighties"?) to advertise a film that isn't about romance between misunderstood teenagers with big hair. Reader critic David Elliott, …

Okay, this guy has no idea what happened, but as for me, all I know is that if you go to the optometrist and she has this on her wall... ...and this is the last thing you see before she …

Mr. Marks may have stumped the chumps with his Movie Logo Quiz (seriously, go give it a try), but his comment about films working to incorporate the logo got us remembering that great opening fade at the start of Raiders …

A long time ago, I wrote a profile on New Yorker writer/crime novelist/screenwriter/Del Mar resident William Murray. It included this tidbit. When we talk, he answers my question about what characterizes his best writing with a story: “A great friend …

Easy for UD Replicas to manufacture their Avengers-themed motorcycle outfit, that is. Related.

We don't remember Mamba, Goddess of Serpents, but hey, it's been a while. We do love her hair. Related.

Chris Evans, aka Captain America, decides to photobomb a DC cosplay shoot at Comic-Con. Related.

Word has just come in that the accompanying app for the Sarah Jessica Parker Career Mom flick I Don't Know How She Does It will allow fans to "browse, select and purchase discounted outfits inspired by characters played by Sarah …

The Mixed Martial Arts drama Warrior opens today, and a lot of the critics seem to agree with our own John Rubio’s impression: “What makes Warrior interesting is that all that machismo is used to set up a theme: forgiveness.” …

Aw, lookit us, all growed up. Fishbowl LA's treatment of ArcLight's arrival in San Diego is, shall we say, not the same as Mr. Marks'. To wit: Fishbowl thinks it's nice that ArcLight is arriving because "it’s basically a cinematic …

Well, if you haven't ever seen Casablanca, I guess you're going to that. Right? You remember Casablanca, don't you? It's the film that Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan watch on TV while talking to each other on the phone in …

This week, John Rubio takes on Warrior, and finds some heart under all that muscle. But he doesn't have much fun at A Good Old-Fashioned Orgy, and is forced to bust out the awesome term "glowering atmosphere" on Brighton Rock. …

When we get right down to it, we have to admit that Eddie Murphy will probably not be teamed with Mel Gibson and so go on to make the most memorable Oscar night ever. But we can dream. Here, the …

Well, it's official: Eddie Murphy is hosting the Oscars. You remember Eddie Murphy. He's the star of Daddy Day Care, Norbit, The Haunted Mansion, the Dr. Dolittle remake, the Nutty Professor remake, Vampire in Brooklyn, Imagine That, and Meet Dave. …

No, of course not. Classic scare headline. Silly, really. Hellfire, it's not even the end of Pizza Nova. But it is the end of their Hillcrest location, which opened just before I hit town, and which introduced me to the …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phlX5CE72d8 The high concept: Boogie Nights was a surprisingly heartfelt drama set in the world of '70s porn, starring a young man with an enormous member. But times have changed, man. Nobody believes all that stuff about sexual excess taking …

Well, that's the rumor. Personally, I'm a little surprised that Hollywood is ready to bestow such an honor on a man with such a...colorful past. No, I'm not talking about the whole "just helping out a tranny hooker" incident. I'm …

Honorable mention to A Dangerous Method, which seems to be attempting the rare triple: And while we're on the subject, pleasepleaseplease don't forget this piece of insanity: "It's like looking in a mirror. Only not." Oh, Hollywood. Don't ever change.

Shark Night 3D wasn't any kind of a good movie, but it was chock full of new (or newish) talent, fresh faces eager to sear themselves into your consciousness. Thing is, I kept seeing them as younger versions of faces …

Here's what the capsule will say: Hilarious: this is a film in which the bad guys plan to capitalize on the popularity of The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week by selling “the hardcore shit,” i.e., video of sharks actually eating people. …