There are only a few holdouts in author J.K. Rowling’s quest to bring everyone into her magical world of witchcraft…
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It was named one of TIME Magazine's 100 Best Novels of All-Time and won the Hugo Award for its achievement…
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In a world where every cell phone has camera capabilities, the realities of the world are brought into our homes…
Antony and Cleopatra (1972) d. Charlton Heston After playing Marc Antony in the 1950 and 1970 Julius Caesars, Charlton Heston…
In a world where popularity and talent don't always coincide, Will Smith has managed to have it both ways. Born…
The prospect of meeting Ben Kingsley is a daunting one for any director, especially a man of such limited talent…
Yes, that's right... Astro Boy is back! The popular anime character and 1960s television star will hit the big screen…
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How does a journalist transition into the role of moviemaker? Admittedly, this isn’t a foreign question to me—nor, would I…
Kiss Me Kate (1953) d. George Sidney Produced in garishly colored 3-D, five years after the original stage musical became…
Julius Caesar (1953) directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz In 1952, MGM coupled its substantial $1.7 million investment in Shakespeare with…
Macbeth (1948) directed by Orson Welles Made in just 23 days, Orson Welles' black-and-white experiment combines cinematic visuals with theatrical…
All serious moviemakers and thespians know William Shakespeare will never go out of style. His universal tales of love, loss,…
In the 1980s Indiana Jones was spunky and adventurous—traversing Egypt, Asia and Germany in search of fantastical treasures. He fought…
Though he had previously had minor parts in everything from Sixteen Candles to Broadcast News, John Cusack first made an…