Michael Phillips News

Based on Nicholas Sparks' novel of the same name, THE LONGEST RIDE hits theaters nationwide today.

An all-star cast lend their voices to the new kid-friendly comedy HOME, which hits theaters nationwide today.

Ever popular comedians Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell star in the new comedy GET HARD, which opens in theaters nationwide today.

Sean Penn stars in the new action-thriller THE GUNMAN, which hits theaters nationwide today.

INSURGENT, the second installment of the popular DIVERGENT series, hits theaters nationwide today.

Judi Dench leads an all-star ensemble cast in the new British comedy THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL.

All of our favorite exhibits return in NIGHT AT THE MUSUEM 3: THE SECRET OF THE TOMB.

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,' the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. The film hits theaters in the U.S. this Wednesday, December 17, and the reviews have started to come in!

Jennifer Lawrence returns as the heroic Katniss Everdeen in THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART ONE.

Matthew McConaughey stars in the sci-fi adventure film INTERSTELLAR, which opens nationwide today!

NIGHTCRAWLER, a new a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, hits theaters tomorrow, Oct. 31.

The highly anticipated supernatural horror film ANNABELLE opens nationwide today, October 3rd!

GOODBYE MARILYN: A LOVE LETTER explores the last night of Marilyn Monroe's life. Essentially, the world premiere play written and directed by Michael Phillips, is a love letter to Marilyn, attempting to show her not as a celebrity, but as a person dealing with scattered memories from her life as the pills and booze overwhelm her senses just prior to her final moments on Earth.

Opening Night of the Season holds the promise of something exciting, awe-inspiring and new! FIRST NIGHT presented by The Dallas Opera offers an evening of spectacular events to kick off the 2014-2015 'Heights of Passion' season with fun and flair.

Opening Night of the Season holds the promise of something exciting, awe-inspiring and new! FIRST NIGHT presented by The Dallas Opera offers an evening of spectacular events to kick off the 2014-2015 “Heights of Passion” season with fun and flair. The festivities will begin on the lawn outside of the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House on Friday, October 24, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. with a red carpet entrance featuring models in custom-designed gowns based on the themes of this season's operas. They continue with a sumptuous black-tie Pre-Performance Dinner at 6:00 p.m., co-chaired by Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger and catered by Wolfgang Puck in Sammons Park in a fabulous tent enhanced by décor inspired by the opera. The Dallas Opera's production of The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a charming comedy, begins at 8:00 p.m. in the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, as well as at Klyde Warren Park where last year's live opening night simulcast attracted thousands!

A never-before-seen picture of iconic beauty Marilyn Monroe has been discovered in Los Angeles. The image will be unveiled at intermission of each show during the run of 'Goodbye Marilyn: A Love Letter,' which will enjoy its world premiere and run in Los Angeles today, September 5 through October 12.

IF I STAY, based on the best-selling novel of the same name, hits theaters today, August 22nd. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Adapted from Gayle Forman's novel of the same name, 'If I Stay' hits theaters today, August 22nd.

A never-before-seen picture of iconic beauty Marilyn Monroe has been discovered in Los Angeles. The image will be unveiled at intermission of each show during the run of "Goodbye Marilyn: A Love Letter," which will enjoy its world premiere and run in Los Angeles September 5 through October 12.

With new leadership, extensive new financial support from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, and a curriculum retooled to reflect the new realities of arts journalism, the Eugene O'Neill Center's venerable National Critics Institute (NCI) is underway for its 47th summer.