Peter Askin’s stirring documentary “Trumbo” gives you reasons to cheer but also to weep. It makes you lament the decline of the kind of language brandished with Shakespearean eloquence by Dalton Trumbo , the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter, in his witty, impassioned letters excerpted in the movie.....

In "Vantage Point," apolitical thriller starring Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Sigourney Weaver, Forest Whitaker and William Hurt, eight witnesses present different versions of what transpired during an assassination attempt on the president of the United States. Only the two-disc DVD version contains these extra features: a commentary by director Peter Travis, an interview with screenwriter Barry .......

In 1963's "Contempt," Michel Piccoli plays Paul, a screenwriter asked to salvage an ill-fated production of "The Odyssey." Critics have since been connecting the dots between the film's lead character and its director, Jean-Luc Godard, engaged at the time in his own Homeric wrestling match with angry producers.....

The art of déjà vu... By David Lee Simmons Referential and reverential, Reprise walks a fine line between originality and cliché. That's a dangerous game to be playing and, if nothing else, Norwegian director/co-screenwriter Joachim Trier deserves credit for gleefully anteing up. His is a snappy yet moody take on the artistic and literal coming of age of childhood friends Erik (Espen .......

"... Side effects might include just being who you really are." -Lyric from "Niggy Tardust" CHICAGO - Saul Williams wants to liberate you. As an actor, screenwriter, poet, and musician, Williams has been offering you the opportunity for the last 10 years by releasing books of poetry, a feature film, and three albums, including his 2007 effort "The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy .......

Here is a look at some new and current DVD releases, reviewed by Walter Addiego, Peter Hartlaub, Mick LaSalle, Ruthe Stein and David Wiegand. Just released RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER)Drillbit Taylor Long - or at least it seems long - and unfocused, this unfunny... ....

Reviewed by Gillian Flynn | A-....

MANILA, Philippines—This week, we watched Timur Bekmambetov’s triumphant Hollywood debut, “Wanted,” the $74-million screen adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic-book series, as well as Joven Tan’s engaging ensemble piece, “Paupahan (Crossroads).”....

Winners of the Seventh Women's Theater Festival were announced in Tehran on Wednesday in a ceremony held at Tehran's City Theater Complex.....

Sacha Baron Cohen will star as detective Sherlock Holmes and Will Ferrell as his loyal assistant, Watson, in an upcoming film comedy inspired by tales of the fictional English sleuth, Columbia Pictures said on Wednesday.....