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Love Hurts: Young Goethe In Love is a Satisfying Romp

At first glace, Young Goethe In Love seems like Germany's version of Shakespeare In Love. The parallels of the two men and their literary works of genius are certainly there. Much like Shakespeare In Love, Young Goethe portrays the literary giant as a young man, listless, wandering, his genius untap ... More >>

The Late Heath Ledger Directed a Just-Released Rap Video

Corkery/News​We all miss Heath Ledger. The Academy Award-winning actor wooed us in 10 Things I Hate About You, and shocked us with his performances in Brokeback Mountain and The Dark Knight. Now his legacy lives on, as a rap video he directed for old friend N'FA has just been released on iTunes. Y ... More >>

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Worst 'The Rock' Impersonator Ever Also Worst Person Ever

Wayne Scott, a pale man from South Yorkshire England, attempted his best American accent and called up a terminally ill teenage boy pretending to be rasslin' superstar, UM alum and mediocre action/adventure actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. He claimed, as Johnson, he was put in touch with the boy thr ... More >>

Our Mickey Rourke Is an Oscar Nominee

The Oscar nominations came out this morning. There were some surprises, but as virtually everyone expected, Mickey Rourke got a nod for best lead actor for his role in The Wrestler. What started as a local hook for covering awards-show nonsense has turned into quite a saga detailing Rourke's strange ... More >>

The Best Movies of 2008

Gasp! A couple of Hollywood blockbusters made the cut.

Mickey Rourke Must Beat Two Fidel-Loving Dirty Communists

We haven't seen any of the performance that will likely be honored with an Oscar nod (except possibly Heath Ledger's Joker), but the race is tightening up. Local crazy person Mickey Rourke is still in the running for his turn in The Wrestler, but Sean Penn jumped into the lead with his performanc ... More >>

Advocates for Gay Marriage Rake in the Money

Heath Ledger's Last Stand

As Batman begins again, the fallen actor peers into the void.

Summer Grows Up

The season of big-budget bangs uses its brain.

Overdosing on Heath Ledger News

Bob Dylan Isn’t “There”

In Todd Haynes’s mixtape biopic, he’s everywhere and nowhere.

Dylan is a Big Girl Now

Tomorrow's Misery Today

Heath in Heat

Ledger plays it straight as Casanova's lustful lead

Little Misses

Introducing the best movies of 2005 you probably didn't see

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Brokeback Mountain

Black Forest

Terry Gilliam returns, with no one but himself to blame

Skate Bored

The Z-Boys roll into Dogtown again, and truth is cooler than fiction

Excess Hollywood

Some interesting horror flicks, a couple of relationship movies, and plenty of action save summer from sequels

His Guy Friday

A gay movie buff takes tips from Cary Grant

Fixin' to Die

My Life Without Me strums lively chords in the face of death

Coward's Quest

The boy-to-man adventure of The Four Feathers returns for a new generation

Back to School

Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks grow up, more or less, and move to a dorm

The Product

Heath Ledger's in no rush to be a star. Why's everyone else in a hurry?