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‘The Boogeyman’ Review: A Minor But Effectively Nerve-Jangling Stephen King Adaptation

Rob Savage directs this adaptation of the horror master's short story, starring Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina and Vivien Lyra Blair.

‘Air’: Nine of the Film’s Stars and Their Real-Life Inspirations

Ben Affleck’s Air tells the true story of how Nike ran a tense campaign to sign Michael Jordan to his first sneaker deal in 1984 when he was just a rookie in the NBA. The contract eventually improved how Nike was viewed by the public and changed how athletes negotiated brand deals. Matt Damon stars in […]

Box Office: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ to Find Oodles of Easter Eggs, Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’ Joins Hunt

Expect the box office to be in full bloom this weekend. Illumination and Universal’s Nintendo video game adaptation The Super Mario Bros. Movie has every chance of becoming the first blockbuster of 2023, if tracking is any indication. Not only is the PG pic whipping up interest among families, it is appealing to the generations […]

Ben Affleck Praises Wife Jennifer Lopez at ‘Air’ Premiere: “You’re Wonderful, Good, Kind, Magnificent and I Love You”

When Ben Affleck presented the world premiere of his new film Air at South by Southwest Film & FTV Festival in Austin earlier this month, the director, producer and star of the Amazon Studios release called it “the most important night of my professional life.” Monday night in Westwood must’ve been a close second. Affleck […]

‘Air’ Review: Ben Affleck’s Ode to Michael Jordan Is Affectionate and Involving, Even When It Fails to Convince

The 'Argo' actor/director stars alongside Matt Damon and Viola Davis in this feature about the creation of Nike's Air Jordan shoe.

Julie Powell, Food Writer and Blogger Known for ‘Julie & Julia,’ Dies at 49

Julie Powell, whose blog and book about cooking Julia Child recipes led to Amy Adams portraying her opposite Meryl Streep in the 2009 movie Julie & Julia, written and directed by Nora Ephron, has died. She was 49. Powell died Wednesday of cardiac arrest at her home in Olivebridge, New York, her husband, Eric Powell, […]

Chris Messina on ‘The Secrets We Keep’ and How ‘Birds of Prey’ Let Him “Out of the Cage”

Chris Messina hopes to get even zanier than his work in Bird of Prey: "I think I have more levels of off the wall than that."

‘The Secrets We Keep’: Film Review

In The Secrets We Keep, a thriller that also stars Chris Messina and Amy Seimetz, Noomi Rapace and Joel Kinnaman topline as Europeans whose paths cross fatefully in post-World War II America.

‘I Care a Lot’: Film Review | TIFF 2020

Rosamund Pike stars as a legal conservator running a lucrative guardianship grift who strikes trouble when she messes with a gangster played by Peter Dinklage in the acidic thriller I Care a Lot.

Steve Buscemi, Lola Kirke, Chris Messina Join ‘Three Sisters’ Ensemble

Tony Award winner Sam Gold will direct the new Chekhov adaptation by Clare Barron, with previously announced stars Greta Gerwig and Oscar Isaac.

Chris Messina to Star Opposite Matt Bomer in USA’s ‘The Sinner’

Chris Messina from 'Sharp Objects' has signed on to star opposite Matt Bomer in USA Network's 'The Sinner.'

Chris Messina Explains Why His ‘Sharp Objects’ Character Is Not Good At His Job, Either

HBO's 'Sharp Objects': Chris Messina thinks his character is a bad detective as viewers have criticized Amy Adams' Camille for being a bad reporter.