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(04/22/11 6:14am)
Summer is always an interesting time for rabid moviegoers.
On the one hand, there’s no better time for escapism, visual effects and plenty of noise. On the other, it can often get very redundant and offer nothing rewarding. This summer has no less than four superhero movies and a plethora of sequels (“Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”) that may not be worth bemoaning, but if that’s not your cup of tea, there’s a surprising amount of variety in store.
(04/19/11 6:30am)
That’s Entertainment has been a part of this newspaper since Fall 2009. This is its last installment.
(04/18/11 6:25am)
Roman Vishniac was a pioneering micro-cinematographer who discovered new ways to film microscopic organisms. His work might be most familiar to the public from PBS documentaries about the life of such creatures.
(04/13/11 6:16am)
The fifth annual Indie Grits Film Festival, which brings together local and regional independent filmmakers, kicks off today and continues through the weekend. Events will be held at multiple locations and include showcases of student films and regional independent filmmakers from across the southeast.
(04/12/11 5:36am)
Over the weekend, director Sidney Lumet passed away at the age of 86. In many ways, his pointed style and socially charged films tackled important issues with a nod toward the visionary and the prophetic. His “12 Angry Men” (1957) and “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975) hyperbolized and analyzed class structures through criminal activity and daring acting. More than any of his films, however, “Network” (1976) stands tall as a terrifying satire of how we watch television.
(04/05/11 7:02am)
He said he’d be back.
(04/04/11 6:24am)
Rating: A
(03/29/11 6:31am)
Turn on ESPN, and apart from extensive analysis of March Madness, you’ll likely see a daily update of the recent NFL labor disputes between the league and the player’s association, which is threatening to lock out the upcoming season.
(03/28/11 5:38am)
The crew filmed a crowd of USC students singing and dancing to Rebecca Black's faux-teenage anthem and woefully viral video, "Friday," as part of a gambit to help bring Daniel Tosh and his Comedy Central program, "Tosh.0," to the Columbia campus. Tosh recently launched a College Campus Invasion contest, where he invited college students from across the country to send in videos convincing him to visit their campus.
(03/25/11 8:55am)
(03/23/11 8:03am)
In Beaufort, S.C., a spirit named Gauche leaves bloody handprints on The Castle at 411 Craven St. Why leave handprints, and why leave them in blood? Is this a message? And, if so, what might it be trying to tell us?
(03/22/11 9:15am)
The war for online video streaming services is on. A recent study revealed that 60 percent of the movies watched through online video-on-demand services are done through Netflix, even as others are strategizing for getting a leg up on the behemoth provider.
(03/16/11 5:57am)
Mike Leigh’s films are quite unlike anything else in the contemporary film landscape. More than just “slice of life” films, they often bury the drama so deep inside the nuances of the characters’ semi-improvised interactions that it takes an astute eye and heavy levels of investment to draw out meaning.
(03/15/11 7:17am)
Winning. Tiger blood. Plan better. In a matter of weeks, Charlie Sheen has transformed these simple phrases into part of the Internet lexicon, and he’s done it in the face of what promises to be one of the most public celebrity legal battles since Conan O’Brien fought NBC.
(03/01/11 8:38am)
By the time Steven Spielberg announced “The King’s Speech” as the Academy’s choice for Best Picture of 2010, the 83rd Oscars had decidedly announced themselves as thoroughly middle-of-the-road.
(02/25/11 8:46am)
The Oscars ceremony lands a pretty bad reputation. Annual complaints incorporate some variation of “It goes on for three and a half hours, the speeches are too long, the performance numbers are pointless and the montages are uninvolving.”
(02/25/11 8:41am)
"The Social Network” is, to use a phrase only the boldest of film critics should use, perfect. It’s like watching a no-hitter; it’s like watching a Triple Crown winner; it is nirvana, and it makes you high off its dazzling quality.
(02/25/11 8:34am)
Best ActorColin FirthTwo nominations, zero winsThe film: “The King’s Speech”
(02/25/11 8:30am)
Midway through “The Social Network,” Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) spreads his arms and exclaims to Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg), “This is our time.”
(02/22/11 8:49am)
The Oscars don’t necessarily have the best reputation for nominating and awarding mainstream movies.