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Marvin Hamlisch Dead: 'The Way We Were' Composer Dies At 68

Legendary composer Marvin Hamlish has passed away at the age of 68. Jason Lee, a family spokesman, said Hamlisch died on Monday after a brief illness. The composer had a wildly successful career -- an...

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New DVD Blu-Ray: 'The Lorax,' 'Marley'

Moviefone's New Release Pick of the Week "Marley" What's It About? "Last King of Scotland" director Kevin Macdonald delivers a comprehensive documentary look at the life of global music icon, Bob...

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Joss Whedon 'The Avengers 2': Director Will Be Back For Sequel

Very good -- and very unsurprising -- news: Joss Whedon will be writing and directing "The Avengers 2." After earning the highest opening of any film ever, Disney announced that a sequel is underway,...

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Dustin Hoffman 75th Birthday: 24 Reasons Why 'Tootsie' Is The Best

Hike up your skirt, Mrs. Robinson. August 8 marks Dustin Hoffman's 75th (!) birthday! The legendary actor has appeared in countless films, including "The Graduate" and "All the President's Men," and...

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Spike Lee, 'Red Hook Summer' Director, On 'Do The Right Thing,' 'The Wire'...

The offices of Spike Lee's Brooklyn-based production company "40 Acres and a Mule," are buzzing -- dozens of people working, eating, talking and taking pictures. The walls are covered in movie and...

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'Hope Springs' Clip: Meryl Streep And Tommy Lee Jones Have Marriage Tips

Having trouble with your marriage? Well, if your significant other is crying uncontrollably while you sit idly and grumble, this video will likely be of some use to you. In this exclusive featurette...

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Zach Galifianakis, 'The Campaign' Star, On 'The Hangover Part III' And How...

Zach Galifianakis was always one of the funniest guys on the planet -- “The Hangover” just brought this fact to people's attention. Plus, between subtler work in indies like “It's Kind of a Funny...

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'In the Heat of the Night': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Sidney...

They called it the "Slap Heard 'Round the World." It happened partway through "In the Heat of the Night" -- a movie released at the height of racial tensions during the Civil Rights Era exactly 45...

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Bob Hoskins Retirement: Actor Calls It Quits After Parkinson's Diagnosis

British actor Bob Hoskins has announced his retirement after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. In a statement, the 69-year-old star of such films as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" and "Hook,"...

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Warner Bros. Eyes Former 'Daredevil' Star Ben Affleck To Direct 'Justice...

Fox's 2003 Daredevil movie was on the mind of comic book movie fans earlier this week when there was some back-and-forth over whether Disney and Fox might swap some movie rights, but now DD's star Ben...

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Julie Delpy, '2 Days In New York' Star, On Critics, Romney And Being Called...

"So, Ethan Hawke said I was crazy in an interview," filmmaker Julie Delpy says to a PR person. "I'm going to bust his little balls." It's almost a little too in-scene: It's Julie Delpy, the French,...

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Actor Politicians: 14 Stars Who Ran For Office, From Clint Eastwood To Ronald...

This weekend politics and Hollywood collide once again, when Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis face off in "The Campaign." While the likelihood of these two comedians running for office in real life...

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'Lawless': Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska In Prohibition Promo (PHOTO)

After sweeping Cannes, anticipation mounts for the Prohibition-era film "Lawless." From director John Hillcoat ("The Road") comes a period piece on the bootlegging Bondurant Brothers trying to live out...

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Rachel Weisz, 'The Bourne Legacy' Star, On Motorcycle Chases And 'Oz: The...

Since 2009 Rachel Weisz has been in some very great movies that very few people have seen (“Agora,” “The Whistleblower,” and “The Deep Blue Sea”). But that's likely to change this year, when she...

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Naomi Watts Princess Diana Biopic: Actress Reportedly Required Prosthetic...

When the first photos of Naomi Watts dressed as Princess Diana were released back in July, many were divided over the actress's look. However, Watts has not taken her transformation for the upcoming...

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'The Bourne Legacy' Reviews: What The Critics Are Saying

This weekend sees the release of the fourth "Bourne" film, "The Bourne Legacy" -- except this time around it's sans titular lead, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon). Instead, new guy Jeremy Renner is getting...

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'The Kentucky Fried Movie': How The Cult Classic Spawned Modern Film Comedy

It's rare that you can trace an entire genre of movies to a single source, but you can with modern film comedy. Most of the landmark comedy films and filmmakers of the past 35 years can track their...

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Mel Stuart Dead: 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory' Director Dies At 83

Director Mel Stuart passed away Thursday night. He was 83. Stuart is best known for his 1971 Roald Dahl adaptation, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," which starred Gene Wilder as the oddball...

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Never Too Old For Love Movies: 9 Romance Films For Adults

A simple Google search for "Never too old…" autocompletes with "…to learn", "… to play" and "… to rock and roll". But what about "…to love"? Out this week is "Hope Springs," a film that stars Meryl...

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'Red Dawn' Trailer: Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson Team Up For Reboot

Team Peeta, prepare yourself for a little brotherly confusion! While Josh Hutcherson is quasi-enemies with Liam Hemsworth in "The Hunger Games," Hutcherson is now teaming up with Chris Hemsworth in the...

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