We’ve Got a Cruise Loose!

O.K., so I think I might finally have a handle on Tom Cruise. Not Tom Cruise the “human being,” mind you-’cause, get serious, who (save Xenu) has a handle on that-but Tom Cruise, Movie Star. I say this after seeing Mr. Cruise’s new film, Knight and Day. The credits rolled, and as I blinked my Read More

Jimmy the Geek: V. 1.3

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon is by far the nerdiest late night show on network television. Our Twittering, video-blogging host has welcomed tech bloggers and Diggnation dudes as headlining guests; he’s showcased the latest gadgets—from XBox 360′s wireless controller to the Palm Pre—on his show and we (mostly) love him for it. With the help Read More

Opening this Weekend: Transformers! Plus, Cameron Diaz Gets Teary-Eyed, the Return of Michelle Pfeiffer, and One of the Best Reviewed Movies of the Year

If you trek to the theaters this weekend, we hope you’re prepared to encounter hordes of killer robots (and teenage boys). Four movies hit the multiplex today, but all anyone will really care about come Monday morning is Transformers. As we do every Friday, here’s a handy guide to the new releases.

Bring Tissues—Lots of ‘em!—to My Sister’s Keeper

My Sister’s Keeper
Running time 109 minutes
Written by Jeremy Leven and Nick Cassavetes
Directed by Nick Cassavetes
Starring Cameron Diaz, Jason Patric, Abigail Breslin, Alec Baldwin, Sofia Vassilieva

A less talented director than the sensitive, polished and mature master craftsman Nick Cassavetes might fail to lift My Sister’s Keeper above the level of suicidal Read More