'Man of Steel' takes flight with $125M debut

'Man of Steel' leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend.

Action scene for 'Transformers 4' shot near Adrian

—The makers of the next installment of the 'Transformers' movie franchise plan to shoot this month near Adrian.

Boundaries in TV and movies continue to fade

Somebody has apparently forgotten to tell modern TV actors they are TV actors. Because they're all over movie screens this summer.

Will 'Man of Steel' be strong enough to build a franchise?

Look, up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the expectations for Warner Bros.' 'Man of Steel'!

Review: Modern Superman myth gets a visual upgrade in well-made 'Man of Steel'

'Man of Steel' packs quite a wallop. A few too many wallops, as it turns out. But that doesn't seriously sully this latest Superman movie, which is delivered with a less-cartoony tone than one might expect from director Zack Snyder ('300,' 'Watchmen,' 'Sucker Punch').

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Review: A radical 'The East' asks tough questions

There is an uneasy question at the center of 'The East': How far is too far?

Review: Romance gets rocky and real in 'Midnight'

Celine and Jesse have kids now. They have lives and responsibilities and resentments. Do they still have romance? Is that even possible?

Review: 'Berberian' film spins out of control

'Berberian Sound Studio' starts out with a good idea, builds on it nicely and then collapses into convenient gibberish. Oh well.

Review: 'Void' leaves you feeling cramped

There's a clotted and cramped feeling to 'Fill the Void' that's downright creepy.

Skarsgard relishes the gray characters

Alexander Skarsgard likes playing the muddled middle. He doesn't want to be the hero or the bad guy. He's looking for a bit of both.

'Oz' finds enough magic, 'The Newsroom' is top-notch

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Review: The brutal life of an African 'War Witch'

See the rough, riveting story of Komona (Rachel Mwanza) in writer-director Kim Nguyen's 'War Witch,' a film that feels as disturbingly real as it is brutal.

Review: End of times are good times in 'This Is the End'

'This Is the End' is raunchy, rollicking and righteously funny. A key word there is righteously, because despite all debauchery and dirty talk, 'This Is the End' is actually something of a morality play.

Waterfront Film Festival drifts to a new haven

The 15the annual Waterfront Film Festival starts today, but it has some new digs.

Ford's Mustang to be featured in 'Need for Speed' film

Ford Motor Co.'s iconic Mustang pony car has appeared in more than 3,000 movies and television shows.

Box office: Top 10 movies for the weekend

Friday-Sunday estimates.

'The Purge' shocks with $36.4 million opening ?

— The suspense thriller 'The Purge' topped the weekend box office with a shocking $36.4 million that doubled industry expectations, according to studio ...

'Fast & Furious 6' shows diverse cast can make big money

I'm not a big fan of 'Fast & Furious 6' — it has great action scenes, but the dialogue and plot are painfully lunkheaded.

'Star Wars' is overrated: Blasphemy or truth?

May the Force be dissipated. Seriously. Let it go already. And as that happens, may mentions of 'the Force' also fade away, except in the case of big-city cops ...

Review: 'Love Is All You Need' dives beneath the surface

Danish director Susanne Bier ('In a Better World') does not make simple movies. 'Love Is All You Need' is no exception.

Review: Predictable, superficial 'The Internship' glosses over some real issues

Sometimes a sly, humorous take on serious situations is just what we need. No such luck with 'The Internship,' a thoroughly predictable summer comedy product ...

Pierce Brosnan still knows how to dream

To hear him tell it, Pierce Brosnan's life has in many ways been a dream come true. That dream started when he was very young. He had just moved to London from ...

Review: 'Kings of Summer' captures the spirit, anxiety, energy of youth

Most films that try to capture the spirit of being a teen go too far in one direction or another. 'The Kings of Summer' strikes a nice balance that avoids ...

Review: Gimmicky 'The Purge' is void of distinction

Characters are frequently urged to 'release the beast' in 'The Purge,' a high-concept home-invasion shocker set in a future where one night a year all crime is ...

In 'Warm Bodies,' zombie love triumphs; 'Die Hard' is DOA

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Royal Oak to Hollywood: The key is, just keep working

Want to know how you go from being a kid in Royal Oak making short films with action figures to being a card-carrying Hollywood movie director?

Death lives on after years of obscurity

The new film 'A Band Called Death' tells the story of Detroit rockers Death, which in the mid-1970s was one of America's first punk rock bands.

New Cinetopia festival hopes to reel in area film fans

Toronto, New York, Venice, Berlin, Cannes. Cleveland, Seattle, Austin and Park City, Utah. They all have major, thriving feature film festivals. Why not ...

'Great Gatsby' fuels fashion sales

Baz Luhrmann's big screen adaption of 'The Great Gatsby' is shining a spotlight on Roaring Twenties glam fashions, from drop-waist dresses and head scarves to ...