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Tom Hanks stars as the legendary Walt Disney alongside fellow double Oscar-winner Emma Thompson in the role of the prickly novelist in Disney's SAVING MR. BANKS. Let's see what the critics have to say!

Will the Oldboy remake stack up to the original?

Starring four legends like you've never seen them before, Last Vegas tells the story of Billy, Paddy, Archie and Sam (played by Academy-Award winners Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline), best friends since childhood.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Romanian Film Initiative are pleased to announce the 8th edition of MAKING WAVES: New Romanian Cinema

When you are spiraling to your death in the vastness of space, the question is: How do you survive?

Music Box Theatre welcomes the filmmakers and local stars of the new '80s-set comedy Computer Chess for the film's opening weekend in Chicago. Writer-director Andrew Bujalski (Funny Ha Ha), local stars Gordon Kindlmann and Anne Dodge, Chicago-born producer Alex Lipschultz and pioneering chess programmer David Slate will conduct post-show discussions on Friday and Saturday. Ray Pride, film editor of Newcity, facilitates post-screening Q&As tonight and Saturday, Sept 27 and 28, 7:15 p.m. at Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport.

Music Box Theatre welcomes the filmmakers and local stars of the new '80s-set comedy Computer Chess for the film's opening weekend in Chicago. Writer-director Andrew Bujalski (Funny Ha Ha), local stars Gordon Kindlmann and Anne Dodge, Chicago-born producer Alex Lipschultz and pioneering chess programmer David Slate will conduct post-show discussions on Friday and Saturday. Ray Pride, film editor of Newcity, facilitates post-screening Q&As Friday andSaturday, Sept 27 and 28, 7:15 p.m. at Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport.

Hugh Jackman stars as the iconic X-Men character THE WOLVERINE, in the new action thriller opening in theaters today. Let's see what the critics had to say!

Joss Whedon's film MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING gets a limited release today via Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate, followed by a wider release on June 21, 2013. The movie premiered this fall at the Toronto International Film Festival. Let's see what the critics have to say!

Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY opened in theaters on Friday, December 14 in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D.

Tom Cruise is back on the big screen, and back in a big, action-packed way. The actor's latest blockbuster, JACK REACHER, is set to hit theaters tomorrow, Dec. 21. Check out what the critics are saying below!

Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY sas been screened for select media in Los Angeles and New York over the weekend. The film hits theaters on December 14 in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D. Let's see what the critics had to say

ANNA KARENINA is acclaimed director Joe Wright's bold, theatrical new vision of the epic story of love, stirringly adapted from Leo Tolstoy's great novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love). The timeless story explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, while illuminating the lavish society that was imperial Russia in 1874. Let's see what the critics had to say:

Michael Weston joins Center Theatre Group's production of the Tony-nominated "Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Baitz. Weston joins the previously announced Jeannie Berlin, Robert Foxworth, Robin Weigert and JoBeth Williams. Robert Egan directs the West Coast premiere, which starts previews tonight November 28, 2012, opens December 9 and runs through January 6, 2013.

Michael Weston replaces Justin Long in Center Theatre Group's production of the Tony-nominated "Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Baitz. Weston joins the previously announced Jeannie Berlin, Robert Foxworth, Robin Weigert and JoBeth Williams. Long has bowed out due to a film commitment.

Jeannie Berlin, Robert Foxworth, Justin Long, Robin Weigert and JoBeth Williams are set for Center Theatre Group's production of the Tony-nominated "Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Baitz. Robert Egan directs the West Coast premiere, which starts previews on November 28, 2012, opens December 9 and runs through January 6, 2013.

The newest documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Frederick Wiseman will be screened at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 18 at The Englert Theatre. Presented by FilmScene and the Englert, the screening will be the Iowa premiere of 'Crazy Horse.' Before the film, Iowa City's own Les Dames du Burlesque will perform an opening-act routine inspired by the film.

In the coming weeks, some of the brightest names in film, television, literature and popular music will sit down with New York Times journalists for TimesTalks events at TheTimesCenter, 242 West 41st Street, New York City.

In the coming weeks, some of the brightest names in film, television, theater, books, will sit down with New York Times journalists for TimesTalks events at TheTimesCenter, 242 West 41st Street, new York City.

In the coming weeks, some of the brightest names in film, television, theater, books, will sit down with New York Times journalists for TimesTalks events at TheTimesCenter, 242 West 41st Street, new York City.