In the new "The Taking of Pelham 123," a minor ’70s classic gets a big-ticket upgrade in Tony Scott’s subway thriller.
Review: ‘Pelham 123’ doesn’t measure up
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Can once-cool MySpace stage a comeback?
In the brief history of Web sites, there are few if any second chances. Remember Friendster? That’s why it’s difficult for some industry observers to see a comeback for MySpace, the large online social network that has seen its popularity flatline and its hipness surpassed by younger sites like Twitter and Facebook in recent months.
Video game industry in flux as E3 opens
Millions of people download 99-cent games for their iPhones.
Review: ‘American Idol’s’ season is all about Adam
This season on "American Idol," there’s a huge question looming around Adam Lambert. No, not that one. The one about whether this season would have been as exciting had he not been a part of the show
‘Angels & Demons’ actors: What controversy?
Three years ago, the film based on Dan Brown’s novel "The Da Vinci Code" was the focus of protest and controversy, with a Vatican archbishop calling for a boycott and Catholics at many levels refuting plot points. But when it comes to the new film based on a Brown novel, “Angels & Demons,” star Tom Hanks says talk of controversy is much ado about nothing
Tarantino, Ledger are focus at Cannes
The economic downturn may take its toll at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, which opens Wednesday night. But as always, the show will go on. Studios are cutting back on parties and all the glitz that goes with them, according to news reports
Official: More than 1M child prostitutes in India
Around 1.2 million children are believed to be involved in prostitution in India, the country’s federal police said Monday. After weeks of competition, the 75-year-old dynamo beat out 15 other contestants, including Dennis Rodman, Tom Green and Brian McKnight, to take the top spot in this season’s edition of the reality show hosted by Donald Trump. Rivers went up against poker champion Annie Duke in Sunday night’s finale in which both women were charged with planning a VIP party and silent auction for the last and deciding task.
Joan Rivers becomes Trump’s new ‘Apprentice’
She’s been a comedian, talk-show host and feared red carpet fashion critic. Now you can add winner of "The Celebrity Apprentice" to Joan Rivers’ lengthy resume. After weeks of competition, the 75-year-old dynamo beat out 15 other contestants, including Dennis Rodman, Tom Green and Brian McKnight, to take the top spot in this season’s edition of the reality show hosted by Donald Trump
Review: ‘Star Trek’ is exhilarating
Did somebody just reach through the space-time continuum and pull out a white rabbit?
‘Angels & Demons’ fails to draw Vatican’s ire
If director Ron Howard hopes religious controversy will help sell tickets to "Angels & Demons" the way it boosted his "Da Vinci Code," the Catholic Church is not playing along with his script. Howard, who premiered the follow-up in Rome, Italy, this week, said there was “residual antagonism from ‘The Da Vinci Code,’ ” but Vatican officials ignored the movie by not responding to suggestions that the church was offended.