Movies

Documentary Chronicles Gypsy Music

June 29, 2007 · A new documentary, Gypsy Caravan, chronicles the trans-Atlantic music tour of five major gypsy ensembles. Director Jasmine Dellal discusses the film.

Reviews

Summary Judgment: New Movies

June 29, 2007 · In this week's roundup of reviews for the week's new movies from the online magazine Slate, we hear about Live Free or Die Hard, Ratatouille and Sicko.

Movie Reviews By Kenneth Turan

'Ratatouille:' Nervy, Funny and Thoroughly Tasty

June 29, 2007 · Kenneth Turan says director Brad Bird did something audacious — made a major motion picture with a rat for a star. The comedy they've created is imaginative, good-spirited, funny — and brave enough to let the rats be ratlike, even as they charm the audience. Web Extra: Watch Clips

Interviews

Michael Moore Trains Eye on Health Care

June 26, 2007 · Michael Moore is known for causing corporations and public officials some discomfort in documentaries such as Roger and Me and Fahrenheit 9/11. In his latest picture, Sicko, he casts a critical look at the U.S. health care system.

Interviews

Documentary Digs 'The Real Dirt on Farmer John'

June 29, 2007 · Illinois farmer John Peterson grew up on the farm, took it over after his father's death, and lost most of it in the '80s, when the bank foreclosed on his loans. Later, during the 90s, he turned the place into a community-supported agriculture venture producing organic food.

Arts & Culture

Was 'Blade Runner' Prophetic?

June 25, 2007 · Monday marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the movie Blade Runner. The film's neo-noir production is cited as having influenced building design. Some argue that its dystopic setting of Los Angeles in 2019 is not far removed from life on the streets of downtown Los Angeles today.

Writing vs. Playing a Real Life

June 23, 2007 · A Mighty Heart tells the story of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was kidnapped and brutally murdered in Pakistan in 2002. Writer and actor Dan Futterman, who plays Daniel Pearl in the film, talks Linda Wertheimer about the difference between portraying a real person as an actor, and writing a script about a one.

Movie Reviews By Kenneth Turan

'Fantastic Four' Simplistic, Inoffensive

June 15, 2007 · Hollywood puts the planet in peril again with Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer. The comics were hip enough to last for more than 40 years, but the movie treatment is far from must-see cinema.

Reviews

Summary Judgment: New Movies

June 22, 2007 · In this week's digest of what movie critics are saying about new releases, from the online magazine Slate, we hear about Evan Almighty, A Mighty Heart and 1408.

Interviews

Jolie on the Daniel Pearl Story 'A Mighty Heart'

June 22, 2007 · Making a movie in which the audience knows how it will end was just one of the challenges of filming A Mighty Heart. Angelina Jolie, who plays murdered journalist Daniel Pearl's wife Mariane, discusses the film's most difficult scene. Web Extra: Scenes from the Film

Movie Reviews By Bob Mondello

'You Kill Me': On-Target Comedy, With a Twist

June 21, 2007 · You Kill Me, a new mob comedy starring Ben Kingsley, centers on a hit man with substance-abuse problems — who hopes Alcoholics Anonymous can help him get back on the job. Web Extra: Watch Clips

'Oz' Munchkins Get Long-Awaited Hollywood Star

June 21, 2007 · The munchkins from The Wizard of Oz are getting a star on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame. Ted Bulthaup, a theater owner in Woodridge, Ill., who led a campaign for the star, and 88-year-old Mickey Carroll, one of the actors who played a munchkin, talk with Melissa Block.