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“The Watch’s” woes can’t be blamed on lousy timing. The high concept comedy endured a hasty name change from “Neighborhood Watch” to simply “The Watch” when the Trayvon Martin case blew up in the media, and suddenly citizens defending their

The  trailer for the new Tom Hanks/Halle Berry drama “Cloud Atlas” makes “Tree of Life” look darn right rudimentary by comparison. The film, based on the best selling book of the same name by David Mitchell, follows several story lines

“Rites of Spring” serves up two genres stories in under 90 minutes, but it’s hardly a case of getting more for your entertainment dollar. The film, available tomorrow via Video on Demand services as well as screenings at the IFC

Jon Stewart did more than take his clown nose off last night. He put on his Tragedy mask. After all, Stewart exists to protect President Barack Obama, and Obama is in trouble thanks to a self-inflicted campaign wound. On Wednesday’s

The found footage horror genre isn’t old by any stretch – we can carbon date it all the way back to 1999’s “The Blair Witch Project.” We’ve still seen enough of these low-fi features to need a little jolt from

Writer/actress Zoe Kazan has seen plenty of screen romances where the boy meets girl and, well, you know the rest. What interests Kazan far more is what happens when the honeymoon phase fades to black. “When people first get together

During the 2008 presidential campaign then-Sen. Barack Obama out-raised Sen. John McCain by a wide margin. How wide? Obama: $750 million McCain: $238 million Obama even broke his promise (a sign of things to come, no doubt) “to use public

The fact that Roseanne Barr hasn’t made us laugh since the Clinton administration should be enough to get her drummed out of the competitive realm known as show business. Barr’s steady stream of Twitter rage is also reason enough to

“Fight for Space” is a scrappy indie documentary extolling the virtues of space travel and bemoaning the country’s reticence to fund it. The folks behind the upcoming film turned to Kickstarter.com, a film production crowd sourcing site, to raise the

Christian Bale’s interpretation of the Caped Crusader in three Batman films cast the superhero as a tormented soul who always tried to the right thing. Sometimes it didn’t work out as planned. Bale’s appearance today in Aurora, Colo. offers no

Hate today’s Auto-Tune-enabled pop songs? Your anger might burn hotter after taking in the touring production of “Jersey Boys,” a superior jukebox musical which routinely transcends the label. “Jersey Boys,” currently playing at the Buell Theatre in Denver through Aug. 11

“Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines” recalls that marvelous moment in time when man finally conquered the air but didn’t quite know what to do with that skill. It’s also a hearty example of mid-60s filmmaking, when grand ambitions,

When CNN’s Roland Martin sent out a series of Tweets about an underwear commercial starring soccer standout David Beckham GLAAD snapped into action. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation claimed Martin’s Tweets were tantamount to gay bashing, and Martin

It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s a grumpy longshoreman with a beard? This weekend gives us the first peek at “Man of Steel,” the film reboot of the popular Superman character. Seems the 2006 version, starring a

After 9/11, the country wasn’t in the mood for a laugh break, no matter how brief. The terrorist attacks left media consumers grief stricken, and even two of the premier funnymen at the time, David Letterman and Jay Leno, stepped

Filmmaker Michael Moore couldn’t wait to share his thoughts on the tragic theater shooting earlier today in Aurora, Colo.  As President Barack Obama’s key adviser once said, “you never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” So the Oscar-winning

The world surely didn’t need a Three Stooges reboot. Tell that to Will Sasso, Sean Hayes and Chris Diamantopoulos, the trio charged with bringing Moe, Larry and Curly back this year in “The Three Stooges.” The film didn’t inspire a second

Jay Leno is one of the few late night comics who will regularly target President Barack Obama with his comedic barbs. You know, the way 100 percent of comedians once did when George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were in

The conservative themes coursing through “The Dark Knight” were no accident. “The Dark Knight Rises,” the third and final installment in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, pushes the ideological envelope even further than before. It’s impossible not to feel Nolan’s

There are precious few “event” moments in modern cinema. For this critic, any time the Coen brothers release a new film it’s mark your calender time. The same holds true for Quentin Tarantino projects or animated features from the wizards

It’s a shame Jon Lovitz no longer toils on behalf of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Lovitz could teach his fellow cast mates how to make fun of a sitting president, something they apparently aren’t too keen on doing since January

Podcast king Adam Carolla once dug ditches, cleaned carpets, built closets, and did other back-breaking work. Now, he pontificates on the news of the day for free – and makes a healthy living because of it. So he couldn’t sit

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are bringing “Quadrophenia” back to U.S. stages later this year for the first time since 1997. “We’ve been anxious to work together before we drop dead,” Townshend joked during an affable video press conference Wednesday

The stench left behind by 1997’s “Batman & Robin” took time to fade. “Batman Begins,” the 2005 reboot of the caped crusader franchise, cleared away any remaining odor left behind by George Clooney’s sole turn as that Dark Knight. The

Comedy Central employees like Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart and Jordan Peele have a devil of a time mocking President Barack Obama or his stuck in a ditch economy. Now, the network is debuting a new Web-only series of shorts focusing

Kitty Pilgrim retired from journalism to write escapist novels. But the former CNN anchor and international correspondent isn’t ruling out a return to broadcast journalism. She applauds the growth of social media and web-based news outlets even while some of

We didn’t hear a peep out of Sarah Silverman when then-Sen. Barack Obama outraised Sen. John McCain during the 2008 presidential campaign. Not one syllable. All Silverman had to say was something about a “Great Schlep” and that Obama was

Sick of those so-called “unscripted” reality shows? Why not try the real deal, a truly improv brand of entertainment from the folks behind “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” ABC’s “Trust Us with Your Life” brings back “Line” regulars like Wayne

Hope and Change has morphed into Hail Mary Passes and Sheer Desperation in just four short years. The Democrats fully understand they can’t run on President Barack Obama’s abysmal record this Fall, so they’re throwing much of their weight –

Comic-Con is over – a perfect time to separate the geek hype from reality. Yes, superhero news once more dominated the event, and the recent box office hauls for “The Avengers” and “The Amazing Spider-Man” prove genre saturation is still

It’s not HBO, it’s the USA Network. HBO routinely plays to its progressive fan base – and critics – with politically charged programming like “Real Time with Bill Maher” and “The Newsroom.” USA Network has something far different in mind

Kitty Pilgrim began crafting her first novel during her long commute from her gig at CNN. Writing gave the broadcast veteran a break from the stresses of the 24-hour news cycle and the depressing nature of the day’s headlines. But

Sen. Mike Lee understands HBO’s “The Newsroom” blends fiction and reality. But the Tea Party favorite isn’t happy with the ratio of truth to creative license in this past Sunday’s episode. [Lee] complained to HBO recently after the lead character

Comedian Chris Rock is a whiz at making up metaphors to explain away President Barack Obama’s atrocious record. Rock, one of the president’s premier Palace Guard comics, has a history of defending the president against cold, hard truths. That is,

“Beasts of the Southern Wild” tracks a New Orleans father and daughter trying to survive after a nasty storm wipes out much of their neighborhood. But director Benh Zeitlin insists his film isn’t connected to Hurricane Katrina. “I didn’t want to