Ten years ago, anyone who wanted to learn how to archive film had to work in a vault, among canisters and reels instead of human beings. Read more...

“Constantine” Directed by Francis Lawrence Warner Brothers Watching Francis Lawrence’s film “Constantine” feels like a case of deja vu. Take, for example, Keanu Reeves sitting in the back seat of a car with rain pouring down as he contemplates the next move in his twisted life, or a possessed little girl contorting her body into unnatural positions while her mother gasps in horror. Read more...

“Beautiful Boxer” Directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham Here! Films Boxing in Hollywood has come a long way since the testosterone-driven “Rocky.” Oscar nominee “Million Dollar Baby” told the common tale of a woman’s struggle to prove that she can fight like a man. Read more...

M83 “Before the Dawn Heals Us” Mute 2003’s “Lost In Translation” may not have won the long-denied Bill Murray an Oscar, but its gloriously shimmering soundtrack reintroduced synthesizers and shoegaze bands like My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary Chain to the public eye. Read more...

In February 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed into action Executive Order 9066, calling for the immediate relocation of Japanese Americans into internment camps in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Read more...

It was announced with a lot of self-congratulation that this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony would be broadcast to a lucky 690 million people around the globe. Read more...

“Bride & Prejudice” Directed by Gurinder Chadha Miramax Pictures Throngs of Indian women in colorful saris bursting into song is not the image most commonly associated with Jane Austen’s 18th-century novel “Pride and Prejudice.” Luckily for director Gurinder Chadha, it’s pretty difficult to mess up a classic, and her new film “Bride & Prejudice” sneaks by with this odd combination. Read more...