'Star Trek Into Darkness' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

— 'Star Trek: Into Darkness' has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. More

Great Gatsby redux

While movie critics have been falling over each other trying to find the pithiest adjectives for 'flop,' director Baz Luhrmann's giddy, 3-D film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' scored $51.1 million at the box office last weekend. More

It is still a man's world, at least in today's Hollywood

The ugly news out of Hollywood this week was: It continues to be a man's world when it comes to movies. While that might be alarmingly, even increasingly, true, I still think women are on the move. More

Review: 'Kon-Tiki' an inspiring voyage to the endless beyond

'Kon-Tiki' is one of those films that leave you stunned by the things men do. It is awesome in the true sense of the word. More

Review: Crisp acting makes for an intense 'Iceman'

Michael Shannon plays a cold-blooded killer in 'The Iceman,' director Ariel Vromen's true life story of New Jersey hit man Richard Kuklinski, who is said to have killed more than 100 men before being carted off to prison. More

Review: 'Black Rock's' not-so-happy campers fight for their lives

'Black Rock' is 'Deliverance' with girls, and that turns out to be a good and gritty thing. The film isn't really a horror movie as much as it is a film filled with horror. More

Review: Eckhart's 'Erased' is reminiscent of earlier, better spy thrillers

'Erased' is warmed-over Bourne, minus the excitement. If you like high body counts and don't mind implausible turns, this might be the movie for you. More

$1 million in jewelry stolen near Cannes film fest

Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday. More

Simon Pegg gives ’er all he’s got in 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

Simon Pegg, who reprises his role as engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in “Star Trek into Darkness,” says the issues dealt with in the futuristic film come directly from the real here and now. More

'Atlas' is mind-bogglingly good

New and notable on DVD this week are the stunning 'Cloud Atlas' and the seventh season of 'Dexter.' More

Survivor of Flight 255 crash breaks silence in film showing in Royal Oak

Cecelia Crocker's body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life — one that she doesn't otherwise remember. More

Isla Fisher packs one-two summer-movie punch

Yes, that’s Isla Fisher appearing in two of the first major films of the summer-movie season: the latest adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” as well as the crime caper “Now You See Me.” More

Will Disney’s new Tonto be any better?

Flagstaff, Ariz. -- The Hollywood image of Tonto once had the Lone Ranger's sidekick wearing a thin headband and lots of dangling fringes. The latest Disney version has a shirtless Johnny Depp adorned with feathers, a face painted white with black stripes, and a stuffed crow on his head. More

J.J. Abrams boldly going from 'Trek' to 'Star Wars'

The director who rebooted 'Star Trek' for a new generation, sending the USS Enterprise out again to explore strange new worlds, has also been put at the 'Star Wars' helm. Soon he'll direct a new film, the seventh, in the epic sci-fi franchise. More

‘Gatsby’ gives ‘Iron Man 3’ a run for its money

Leonard DiCaprio’s “The Great Gatsby” partied like it was the Roaring Twenties with a $51.1 million debut that made it a surprisingly strong runner-up to comic-book blockbuster “Iron Man 3.” More

Lucasfilm: New ‘Star Wars’ movie to be shot in U.K.

London — The next "Star Wars" movie will be shot in a galaxy far, far away from Hollywood — Britain. More