Where Casino Royale was bright, shiny and breathtaking, Quantum of Solace is cold, steely, and flat. Don't get me wrong — the explosions, gun play, and dry quips are all present and accounted for. But where there might've been a compelling narrative there's just a string of action sequences and chase scenes, interrupted by the occasional heart-to- cold, mistrusting spy heart. It's not bad, it's Read more

The new trailer for The Kite Runner has just been released, and it's already making me feel emotional. Having read the powerful novel by Khaled Hosseini, I've been waiting with a mixture of hope and fear for the movie version, directed by Marc Foster (Monster's Ball, Stranger Than Fiction, Finding Neverland). By the looks of the trailer, however, it looks like Foster might just be doing the book Read more

Monday's season premiere of "The Closer" broke the series' own record to become basic cable's all-time most-viewed episode of a series, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Meanwhile, Lifetime's "Army Wives" has gotten more viewers every week, says the Futon Critic. Children's series The Sisters Grimm, about orphaned girls Daphne and Sabrina Grimm (descendants of the Brothers Grimm), is being Read more