LOS ANGELES (AP) — The animated "Astro Boy" is a shiny hodgepodge of "Pinocchio," ''Wall-E," ''Oliver Twist," ''Gladiator" and "Superman,"

NEW YORK (AP) — "Surrogates" is itself a surrogate, a kind of stand-in for many of the sci-fi movies of the recent past: In it, you'll recognize the ideas of "Blade Runner,"

An animated film described as "a kids movie that the parents will enjoy" is becoming a bit of a hackneyed characterization. Really, what animated film in 2009 isn't described like that?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E.

In a move that had everybody checking their calendars to make sure it wasn't still April 1, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just announced that this year there will be TEN Best Picture nominees

The subject of space is a difficult one in terms of selecting films. Qualifying elements are somewhat subjective. Does the film have to take place in space? Must it include aliens?

One can only assume the somewhat recent onslaught of the "need" for Blu-ray comes only from a desire to have people buy films and television show sets over again.

This week is probably the least exciting of the summer movie season so far because we don't have an epic blockbuster premiering. There are three movies coming out,

Since the dawn of the American cinematic blockbuster in the late 1970s and early 1980s, moviegoers have eagerly waited for May - the unofficial beginning of summertime. This summer is no different.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video games based on blockbuster movies typically get panned, yet shamelessly benefit from the buzz of their film inspirations.