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The Found-Footage Effect: How Far Can the "Paranormal Activity" Franchise Go?

Key Dates in Pot History

Shutter Island by Martin Scorsese Is the Good Kind of Insane

Cracked Cowboy

Threats, violence, and kilos of coke are just the start for Hollywood's Jon Roberts.

Warp Factor 10

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek: proof that a franchise can live long and prosper. Star Trek

A Matter of Trust

It's campaign season, so here's our two-point plan to save gaming news

In the Heat of the Knight

Summer '08: Batman saved the season, while a little Sex went a long way and the indies went south

Apolitical Theater

Iraq War movie Stop-Loss does its best not to mention the war

Not Taylor-Made

Owen Wilson's a bad fit for an ass-kicking bodyguard

Boy Trouble

Owen Wilson's a bad fit for an ass-kicking bodyguard

The Way He Lives Now

As his fourth film in a decade arrives in theaters, the movies' most enigmatic leading man reveals the method behind his onscreen madness

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:

George Carlin, The Unit

Meg White is Bug Bug Buggin' Out

George Carlin, The Unit

They Killed the Dog

George Carlin, The Unit

Her One Little Secret

Sleeping Dogs Lie, Phantasm, Payback: The Director's Cut, How William Shatner Changed the World

Killer Instinct

David Fincher's Type-A approach to filmmaking pays off

Ford Tough

David Fincher's Type-A approach to filmmaking pays off

Shell Game

Over the Hedge wants you to feel bad about what it's selling, which is everything.

Fluxuation

Aeon Flux has moments of brilliance but plenty of mediocrity

A Very Long Run

Aeon Flux has moments of brilliance but plenty of mediocrity

Scattered Dour

The Weather Man's a comedy, but not that kind

Fortunate Son

Sahara has no reason to exist, until you see who made it

Nice Pussy

A killer cat steals a wonderful movie

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

A killer cat steals a wonderful movie

Out of the Chute

The debut of Urban Cowboy is a rough ride indeed

Say Cheese

Movie producer Robert Evans preserves his golden myth in The Kid Stays in the Picture

Subpar

Kathryn Bigelow's Widowmaker cruises in a mediocre sea

Fight Club

When it comes to producing movies, it's a fine art (or Art Linson)

Tom Terrific

After you read this critic's magic, you'll want to stand and applaud

Small Screen, Big Step

DEJ Productions tries to give "direct-to-video" a good name

Devil's Advocate

Audiences love Jerry Bruckheimer. Critics don't. Like he cares.

Reel War

The Army and Hollywood join hands to wage virtual, bloodless battles

Amused to Death

How will Hollywood react now that real life is more terrifying than fiction?

Money Men

Five years after Swingers, Jon Favreau just wanted to get a movie Made

Bad Aim

World War II -- this time it's personal!

Treat Him Write

Sam Hamm writes great scripts. So why do they rarely get made?

Back to the Future

Robert Wise finishes Star Trek: The Motion Picture--22 years later

Unusual Suspects

Academy darling Kevin Spacey is out, Billy Crudup in

Mel Sells Out

We know What Women Want : a better movie than this two-hour Nike ad

"Look! I Made This!"

Robert Altman wants your attention, if not your affection

M:i-2 Gets the Job Done

M:i-2

Dawn of the Dead

Sci Fi's brilliant good vs. evil is a corpse in search of a burial

The Game of Life

The Life of Reilly

Full Metal Junket

How one intrepid reporter spent a weekend of military training with some youngsters and came back a soldier. Sort of.

The Great Pretender

Jimmy Sabatino scammed millions of dollars' worth of goods and services by claiming he was a Hollywood player. But the self-described Mafia kid played too rough when he threatened to kill President Clinton.

A Full Nelson

The Life of Reilly

The Phenomenon Known as Star Trek

The Life of Reilly

High School Unhinged

The Life of Reilly

Birth of a Station

Celebrated by a nationwide cavalcade of hype, Barry Diller's revolutionary new WAMI-TV hits the air. The verdict? Click.

The Revolution Will Be Televised

Celebrated by a nationwide cavalcade of hype, Barry Diller's revolutionary new WAMI-TV hits the air. The verdict? Click.