Drama. Starring Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels and Robert Duvall. Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. (PG-13. 229 minutes, including intermission. At Bay Area theaters.) If "Gods and Generals" does nothing ...

For years, Ted Wachholz had all the evidence he needed to believe that film footage of the 1915 SS Eastland disaster on the Chicago River existed, except maybe for the film itself. The chief historian ...

Producer Quinn Monahan wants to show you the history of on-screen comedy in about two minutes. He and his team watched more than a thousand movies and TV shows, clipped out the funniest moments and ...

Horror-comic-drama. Starring Crispin Glover, R. Lee Ermey, Laura Elena Harring, Jackie Burroughs and David Parker. Directed by Glen Morgan. Written by Glen Morgan and Gilbert Ralston. (PG-13. 100 ...

Swiss-Kenyan filmmaker Damien Hauser's African sci-fi mockumentary, his fourth feature, world premieres in the Venice Days lineup before screening in Toronto's Centerpiece program. By Georg Szalai ...

Sandra Bullock is not ready yet to be an astronaut, at least not in real life. And based on the clips that debuted this week of her as a spacewalker in "Gravity," Warner Brother's upcoming sci-fi ...

Whether it be conveying humor, heartbreak, heavy drama or a lofty song, Marilyn Monroe’s talent went far beyond her beauty. The Asphalt Jungle In her first important role, Monroe plays a young ...

The Oscars are always a great opportunity to tubthump moviegoing in general and specifically the nine best-picture nominees. And the key element in that promotion: The all-important film clip. It’s ...

For almost 50 years, a stash of unwanted silent movies and newsreels was used to help fill an abandoned swimming pool in the Canadian permafrost. When the trove was excavated in 1978, archivists found ...