FBI Wanted Little To Do With James Bond, Memo Reveals
In response to a request from the producers of Goldfinger, the FBI said Ian Fleming's novels "generally center around sex and bizarre situations."
Movies
Chris Rock On Finding The Line Between Funny And 'Too Far'
"No comedian wants to have to analyze and defend" jokes, says Rock, who wrote, directed and stars in the new film Top Five. He adds: "I'm not a politician; I'm not a thinker. I'm a comedian."
A Surprisingly Effective Trailer For 'The Last Five Years'
The trailer for the upcoming film The Last Five Years shows lots of Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan singing to each other, because ... that's the movie. It's good, though.
From Chic Manhattanite To 'Monk With A Camera'
A new film tells the story of how Nicky Vreeland — a trained photographer and grandson of a fashion icon — used his camera to help rebuild the Tibetan Buddhist monastery he now leads.
'Dying Of The Light': A Disputed Production, A Disappointing Product
The film, disavowed by its director and writer Paul Schrader after clashes with the studio, stars Nicolas Cage as a CIA officer who believes the agency has lost its moral direction.
Prayers And Holy Water Can't Exorcise The Terrifying 'Babadook'
In the Australian chiller, a bogeyman announces himself in a rhyming, pop-up book on a 7-year-old's shelf. But the real horror is that the boy's mom, a grieving widow, is battling psychic demons.
A Claustrophobic 'Pioneer' From A Land Suddenly Grown Rich
The Norwegian thriller follows divers deep beneath the sea, where powerful forces above drive those trapped together to question nearly every aspect of their experience.
A 'Wild' Trek Made A Bit Too Neatly
The film adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's memoir about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail takes Reese Witherspoon into new territory but never quite achieves the fierceness to which it aspires.
After Decades Acting, Josh Brolin Still Wonders If He's 'Good Enough'
Brolin co-stars in an adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel Inherent Vice. He says as an actor he's always wondering: "Can I live up to what this person has written? There's always a fear around that."
Philae Comet Landing Reminiscent Of 'Armageddon,' 'Deep Impact'
Bob Mondello listened to reports about spacecraft Philae landing on comet 67P, and it reminded him of certain movies.