Monthly Wallpaper - December 2008: Super Heroes

2008 was the unofficial "year of the superhero", so it is only fitting that the final Movie Dearest calendar wallpaper of the yea...

Film Art: Got Milk Edition

Sean Penn as Harvey Milk in Milk , as illustrated by Robert Risko for The New Yorker .

William Gibson: 1914-2008

William Gibson , who won a Tony Award for his play The Miracle Worker and an Academy Award nomination for adapting it to the screen, died T...

Out in Film: Gus Van Sant

Idol worship : Gus Van Sant , director/writer/producer. - He would begin exploring the major thematic subject of all his works, the lives of...

Reel Thoughts: Wonder from Down Under

Okay, I admit that Baz Luhrmann’s sweeping epic Australia would have scored high marks from me for Hugh Jackman’s oft-shown physique alone...

Time to Carve the Turkey ...

Tina, bring me the axe! Happy Thanksgiving from Movie Dearest !

The Latest in Theaters: From Oz to San Francisco

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we bring you a special Wednesday edition of the Latest in Theaters : Milk : According to Chris' review...

Women We Love: Nicole Kidman

Object of our affection : Nicole Kidman , actress. - This Australian actress first gained international notice in the high seas thriller Dea...

Castle Frankenstein to Close Up Shop

Mel Brooks' musical version of his Young Frankenstein will take its last "roll in the hay" January 4 . The high-ticket produc...

The Latest on DVD: Sounder Come Home

Sounder , the classic inspirational drama about a poor family and their faithful dog, finally makes its debut on DVD today. The Martin Ritt-...

Dancing is the One That You Want

Last night was the finals for this season of Dancing With the Stars , which means one thing: the always-popular free-style dance. There are ...

Reverend’s Reviews: Pour Yourself Some Milk

Allow me to cut to the chase: Milk (from Focus Features, opening in Los Angeles and New York City on November 26) is excellent, and timely....

Toon Talk: Dog Star

Bolt , Disney’s latest attempt at replicating the CG success of Pixar, opens with an extended action sequence as thrilling as any from their...

Cinematic Crush: David Boreanaz

Crush object : David Boreanaz , actor. - He first got our blood pumping as the broody, awesomely-haired "vampire with a soul" Ange...

Reel Thoughts: Neil's Favorite Movies, From A to Z

And here is Neil's " Alphabet Meme " list: I am sure I'll regret some choices and forgotten some others, but here it is! A...

Reverend’s Reviews: Chris' Favorite Movies, From A to Z

As promised, here is Chris' take on the " Alphabet Meme ": This was hard — so many movies to go through! Keep in mind I used ...

Legends of the FAIL, Take 6

Maybe the shopkeeper knows a fish ...

MD Poll: Bat-Baddies

With the sure to be best-selling DVDs and Blu-rays of The Dark Knight on the horizon, the latest MD Poll takes a look at what no good Batm...

MD Poll: Goldfingered

Largely regarded as the best Bond movie of them all, Goldfinger also features the best Bond song, at least as far as Movie Dearest readers...

Queer Cinema Favorites: From A to Z

Our pal Dan over at the Film Babble Blog has tagged us for the "Alphabet Meme" started by Blog Cabin's Fletch (a.k.a. the gu...

Out in Film: John Glover

Idol worship : John Glover , actor. - This prolific character actor has appeared in many memorable movie roles, including Annie Hall , Julia...

Pie Hole Shut

Not even the reviving touch of its hero could stop Pushing Daisies from its untimely end: ABC has cancelled the whimsical fantasy series. ...

Best of the Fests: Sundance Scandal Brewing

Here's some compelling news out of Park City, Utah, home of the venerable Sundance Film Festival . On the heels of reports of a potentia...

The Latest in Theaters: Twilight Dawns

This week's new releases bring both gay and lesbian love stories, a canine crime fighter and, oh yeah, some movie about vampires. Twilig...

Reverend’s Reviews: Quantum Physics

As you can see by my postings here and elsewhere, I’m a lifelong and rather obsessive fan of the James Bond movies. I can quote most of the...

From the Island of Lost Toys

Forget about hide and seek, let's play Lost . Medicom Toys has released their first wave of Kubrick figures based on characters from the...

Toon Talk: WALL-E Phone Home

This past summer at the movies wasn’t all superheroes and, well, more superheroes. While those all-star blockbusters soared to the top of th...

Broadway Casting About

Lots of casting news from Broadway and beyond: - Marissa Jaret Winokur will recreate her Tony Award winning role as Tracy Turnblad in Hair...