The movies that helped Americans laugh their way through earlier tough times still have what it takes to entertain. See them as they were meant to be shown — on a big screen with stars whose glamour hasn't dimmed with time at the Middletown Public Library's Friday Afternoon at the Movies series.

By Lisa Schwarzbaum Lisa Schwarzbaum on Universal Studios shakeup: Bad signs for human-scale movies with adult complexity

Rarely seen home movies shot by and featuring Marlon Brando, Gene Kelly and the late Natalie Wood are to be screened as part of a quirky one-day film festival in Hollywood.

Rarely seen home movies shot by and featuring MARLON BRANDO, GENE KELLY and the late NATALIE WOOD are to be screened as part of a quirky one-day film festival...

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Two very different movies are showing an ugly, violent side of Brazil that many would rather forget as the country prepares to host both the World Cup and the Olympics within the next seven years.

Maryland's state university system will be the first in the nation to adopt rules governing the acceptable use of pornographic movies on campus, under orders from state legislators who objected to the screening of the adult film "Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge" at the University of Maryland last...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 7 — Two very different movies are showing an ugly, violent side of Brazil that many would rather forget as the country prepares to host both the World Cup and the Olympics within the next seven years. “Salve Geral,” Brazil’s Oscar entry for best foreign language film, is the first major movie depicting the violence that paralyzed Sao Paulo in May 2006 when a prison gang ...

Source: Reuters * Oscar contender revives 2006 gang attacks in Sao Paulo * Documentary shows futility of Rio's long drugs war By Stuart Grudgings RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Two very different movies are ...

Lisa Schwarzbaum on Universal Studios shakeup: Bad signs for human-scale movies with adult complexity

Want to watch Blu-ray flicks on your Sony PlayStation Portable? Okay, you can't watch them natively on the handheld--the system tops out at 480x272 lines of resolution, after all.

The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers.

Self-service kiosks have brought a new level of convenience and lower prices to the experience of renting movies.

Canadian-born actor Edison Chen returned to movie work on Monday for the first time since a 2008 sex photo scandal that tarnished the careers of celebrities in Asia.

The Redbox may soon switch to Blockbuster's frenemy list if the latest trend in movies catches on.

  People have been saying it for a long time: Comics aren’t just for kids anymore--especially superhero comics. Hell, even if they were for kids, the only people that are reading them are over the age of 20. So why do movie studios insist on making family-friendly superhero movies...

Jinni, an innovative semantic discovery service for premium video content, today launched its consumer destination website www.jinni.com, in public beta. Jinni helps consumers find movies and TV shows that match their personal tastes and moods.

The Philippines did well in the recently concluded 7th Bangkok International Film Festival with two Filipino movies winning three awards in the Southeast Asian competition.

Interested in some not so scary movies for the kids this Halloween? Here are a few to get you started.

Feature-length movies hosted by the Main Branch Library. Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, 6:30 p.m.; free Akron-Summit County Main Library (330) 643-9015