BigScreen Journal

E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web" is a classic children's story, and there are very few adults who don't remember reading it for themselves. 33 years ago, the book got a boost...

You can tell that the holiday movie season is in full swing when there are no less than 10 well-known movies listed on the New Movies page!Opening today, we have Mel Gibson's tale of Mayans...

Unlike the first weekend in November, this weekend feels like the appropriate time for a Christmas-themed movie. Hence, the release of "The Nativity Story" that covers that travels and...

It's the day after Thanksgiving and there are leftovers in the fridge, and at the movie theater. The only place you won't find any are in the stores after hours of early bird specials and...

It's a tough call as to which new movie is going to grab the attention of the movie-going public this weekend! Will it be franchise-familiar as James Bond is back on the big screen in...

According to a story on Showbiz Data, News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch called the recent Russell Crowe movie "A Good Year" a flop. The movie is distributed by 20th Century Fox, which is...

MSNBC.com is featuring an article that recounts the history of the James Bond franchise and talks about the chances of the latest installment, "Casino Royale."Then I heard that the new...

We've got a lot of movies from which to choose this weekend!Will Ferrell brings us "Stranger Than Fiction," a story about a man who discovers he's the lead character in a fictional...

This almost isn't worth posting now due to the fact that it's not due for another year, but the concept is interesting enough to warrant passing along.Dreamworks Animation SKG has announced...

The United States Postal Service is offering a preview of its 2007 commemorative stamp offerings, which include stamps featuring James Stewart and the artwork from "Peter Pan," "The...

Here it is just a few short days after Halloween and we're seeing a Christmas-themed movie in theaters. I have to agree with our Featured Critic James Berardinelli's opinion that it's...

If your answer is SAW or SAW II, then you're a happy camper this weekend, as SAW III is now in theaters! As soon as the original SAW made its money back in 2004, at least one sequel was a given....

The Illinois Bureau of Tourism has created a web site called On Screen Illinois which highlights locations in Illinois featured in movies.The web site covers recent movies, such as The Break-Up and...

Joining the ranks of many hit TV shows available for download on iTunes is the Emmy-award winning animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume 1. Apple and Lucasfilm are making available the animated...

Tom Alesia of the Wisconsin State Journal has written about the upcoming loss of first-run movies in Downtown Madison after the upcoming closure of the University Square Theatre. What University...

If you've been to a THX theater or watched a THX-certified DVD, you're probably familiar with the THX "Deep Note" which is the audio background for the THX trailer. THX has a story about the...

The first theatrical movie release about the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001, United 93, is opening in theaters this Friday. As its title implies, it recounts what might have happened on the plane...

Disney is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Disneyland in California, and one of the special things they have done is a 100-foot Mickey Mouse-shaped hot air balloon. The Happiest Balloon on...

It might be a blip of publicity that we're already hearing and reading about Cars which doesn't open until June 9th, or it's a sign that a hype engine with enormous displacement is just getting fired...

You may recognize the name of Nora Ephron, who is a writer, director, and producer of popular movies, such as Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail, and Bewitched. In an op-ed piece she wrote on...