Benicio Del Toro drama brings hope to metro Detroit film community

Fine, I said. I didn't come to L.A. to sell screenplays. I have a directing MFA from UCLA, I made successful short films, and my plan was always to direct features. The Lincoln debacle simply put me back on track. After a few rounds of setting up an indi

This week on DVD/Blu-ray: The latest from the Dardenne brothers; one of the most buzzed-about documentaries of last year; a moving coming-of-age drama that ranks as one of the best high school movies released in a good long while; a charming Sundance cha

Iran-hostage drama Argo continued its journey as the awards-season favourite Sunday, winning three prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards. Ben Affleck was named best director for the based-on-reality story of a longshot plan t

No matter what your opinion was of "Horton Hears a Who" or "The Lorax," both of those films were at least faithful in appearance, if not in spirit, to the beloved Dr. Seuss books upon which they're based. Which is more than one could say about Jim Carrey

APPLAUSE-WORTHY MOVIES The Clap! French Film Festival brings |award-winning lineup to Bangkok WISE KWAI THE NATION As part of La Fete, the annual French-Thai art and culture festival, the French Film Festival gets new name this year, Clap!, evoking the a

Skyfall director Sam Mendes thanks the cast and crew in an acceptance speech for outstanding British film. It's the first major Bafta award the Bond franchise has ever won. The film also took the prize for best original music at the ceremony. "I share th