By BARBARA VANCHERI, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jack Black on doing 'Be Kind Rewind'
Some comedians play it straight during interviews.Jack Black imitates the French accent of director Michel Gondry, breaks into a goofy "Ghostbusters" song and generally faces another 10-minute phone call on the publicity treadmill with good humor.
'Rewind' brings back the feel-good movie
"Be Kind Rewind" is like an ocean wave that takes a long -- long -- time to reach the shore. When it finally arrives, it does so with a gentle splash instead of a thundering crash.
Designer puts together futuristic set for the Oscars
Glamour bows to grandeur. And old Hollywood makes way for a futuristic flight of fancy that will turn the stage of the Kodak Theatre into a man-made magic trick come Sunday.
Rambo franchise a winner from the start
Imagine how different the film franchise might have looked with Al Pacino or Michael Douglas as John Rambo, a Vietnam vet stitching a cut in his own biceps.For starters, the biceps would have been a lot smaller.
Movie afterlife keeps actors' work alive
It would be heartless and cold to talk about the fate of "The Dark Knight" when a man's life has been lost -- a movie franchise is far less important than a son, a brother, a dad, an Oscar nominee, a young actor who connected with moviegoers on the other side of the divide.
Versatile actors' multiple personalities
Put Philip Seymour Hoffman's characters in a police lineup and they might -- might -- look like distant cousins but not the same man.
'Diving Bell' director says there's hope within film's darkness
After he finishes with the film-festival and awards-show circuit, director Julian Schnabel could make the rounds of hospitals or rehab centers with "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly."
Demme doc is a snapshot of Jimmy Carter
Director Jonathan Demme cautioned Jimmy Carter that he intended to make a "warts and all" documentary about him.
