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Milk is notable largely for all the performances, but it is nevertheless a very engaging, heartbreaking true story.

Gus Van Sant, along with Matt Damon & Casey Affleck, deftly use the medium of film and its devices to create a stark atmosphere in the beautifully conceived movie Gerry.

Kurt Cobain died 13 years ago but is as popular as ever, gracing countless magazines and earning more money than any other dead celebrity. Why has this happened?

Is the tragedy of Virginia Tech next? More than likely.

Danny Elfman finishes an astonishing year with a tender, superior drama score whose only real detriment is its length.

It is necessary, at times, to accept the quiet empathy and suggestibility of certain works of art and manage them accordingly.

Paranoid Park has wonderful performances and interesting themes, but a contradictory script and bipolar direction make for an unsatisfying result.

At the tender age of 23, River Phoenix, one of Hollywood's rising stars, tragically died of a drug overdose. Sixteen years later, his work still captivates audiences.

Described as a riposte to Gus Van Sant's Elephant, the Class is a powerful independent Estonian film in which school bullying is represented at its most extreme.

Who will win, who will lose, and who will stay home in shame of having not even been nominated? Here are the predictions of who will walk away victorious come Oscar night

Film festivals are exciting, social and educational events that are dedicated to the craft of cinema. Here are highlights of the most innovative film festivals in the NW.

Michael Myers and Norman Bates have their images tarnished by shoddy remakes of once terrifying films.

Casey Affleck will be executive producer of own script of animated family film.

Here's a quick listing of who won the nominations for the major film categories for the 2009 Academy Awards.

Set in various Parisian neighborhoods, international directors collaboratively create vignettes that portray romance, longing, loneliness, irony, and self-realization.

Wim Wenders is something of a wunderkind. The German director enjoys an enviable reputation as the maker of popular art-house films.

The most interesting and perhaps the most controversial categories at the world's biggest awards show may again include Best Actor in the male and female section.

A brief career history of Gael Garcia Bernal, the talented young Mexican actor, star of Motorcycle Diaries and Amores Perros. Plus current projects circa 2008/9

Action, intrigue, love, and relationships are the subjects of new dramatic DVD releases coming out in March.

With a remake of "Robocop" announced, has the film industry gone remake crazy?

It takes more than spooky makeup, costumes, and fake blood to turn a scary movie into a classic.

The 2009 Oscar winners include "Slumdog Millionaire" for best picture, Kate Winslet for best actress, Sean Penn for best actor and Danny Boyle for best director.

Forget Slumdog Millionaire and the rest. Here are five other films that are sure to offer much more worth thinking about as you leave the theater

Paul Andrew Williams' latest film London to Brighton seeks to restore Britain's image in the name of authenticity.

In Milk, Oscar winner Sean Penn plays Harvey Milk, a good humored gay man who refuses to accept the plight of his community in San Francisco, and runs for office. 8.5/10

Our cinemas seem to be blighted with remakes these days but despite a long list of contenders this is a compilation of possibly the ten worst movie remakes ever.

The razor blade fingernails emerge from the bathwater. The familiar outline is revealed, adorned with a striped shirt and fedora. He leans in, and viewers get a glimpse