http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Christian_BaleFind stories, videos, and photos about Christian Bale from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:23:36 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Christian_Bale14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Christian Bale from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/05/precious.carey.awards.ugly/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/05/precious.carey.awards.ugly/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne movie, more than any other, has planted its flag in the sand as the movie industry gears up for the awards season.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/03/joss.whedon.terminator/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/03/joss.whedon.terminator/index.html#cnnSTCTextFilm-maker Joss Whedon says he wants to buy the rights to the multi-million dollar "Terminator" franchise -- not for millions, or hundreds of thousands of dollars, but for ten grand.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:49:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20294951,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20294951,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actor drops weight again, this time to play a struggling boxerFri, 31 Jul 2009 14:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/01/review.public.enemies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/01/review.public.enemies/index.html#cnnSTCTextEarly in Michael Mann's vivid, incisive, but half-cocked gangster opus "Public Enemies," Johnny Depp's John Dillinger returns to jail a few scant months after leaving it.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:16:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20287986,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20287986,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"I don't think anyone knew how much we loved each other," the movie icon says of her longtime friend Michael JacksonSat, 27 Jun 2009 16:07:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20287945,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20287945,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnA doctor is "pumping his chest and he's not responding," says the caller from Jackson's houseSat, 27 Jun 2009 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20287905,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20287905,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnPolice also say his doctor "is not a missing person" but they do want to talk to him againFri, 26 Jun 2009 19:28:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20287851,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20287851,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnDemerol, Oxycontin, Xanax - relatives worried Michael's addictions were "deadly"Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:02:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20287831,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20287831,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnMusic critic Chuck Arnold recalls the profound influence of the King of PopFri, 26 Jun 2009 18:31:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20287633,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20287633,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnGet to know the hotties behind the United States's amazing win over SpainFri, 26 Jun 2009 18:10:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20287714,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20287714,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnParker and Broderick quietly check out with their newborn twin daughtersFri, 26 Jun 2009 13:47:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20287690,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20287690,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe bride-to-be is honored at a spa shower thrown by palsFri, 26 Jun 2009 13:06:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20240623_20287629,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20240623_20287629,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnTV critic Tom Gliatto remembers her best performances - vulnerable and surprisingFri, 26 Jun 2009 00:27:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20287494,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20287494,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnIn two new video diaries, the Survivor star shares the ups and downs of his battle with cancerThu, 25 Jun 2009 21:14:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20287535,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20287535,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnA fan in the plaza gets inside the studio and face to face with her screen crushThu, 25 Jun 2009 21:14:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20287573,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20287573,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"I got cold feet again," says the View star, "so I don't know what I'm going to do"Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:15:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20281393,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20281393,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnLearn five things you didn't know about the Aussie hunk - including his surprising former careerThu, 28 May 2009 17:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/25/boxoffice.ew/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/25/boxoffice.ew/index.html#cnnSTCTextBen Stiller had no problem handling Christian Bale and an army of robots this Memorial Day weekend. "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" cruised to an easy first-place finish of $70 million over the four-day weekend, according to early estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office.Tue, 26 May 2009 10:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/22/the.scene.terminator.salvation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/22/the.scene.terminator.salvation/index.html#cnnSTCTextThirty-eight years ago, Joseph McGinty Nichol was a boy in Kalamazoo, Michigan, playing with toy robots.Fri, 22 May 2009 12:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/21/review.terminator.salvation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/21/review.terminator.salvation/index.html#cnnSTCTextRemember when the original Terminator -- Herr Schwarzenegger in the role that made him a movie star -- devastated an entire police station?Thu, 21 May 2009 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/21/terminator.salvation.cast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/21/terminator.salvation.cast/index.html#cnnSTCText"Terminator Salvation" is a sequel that almost had a different cast.Thu, 21 May 2009 13:47:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20279379,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20279379,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnCall it method acting: The actress was still plump from giving birth to her son when castMon, 18 May 2009 12:47:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269261,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269261,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHe's also "pleased" by Heath Ledger's Oscar and "stunned" by Christian Bale's tiradeWed, 01 Apr 2009 16:12:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20257665,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20257665,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"It was just one of those moments," he says, admitting the online remix of the actor's F-bomb tirade is "pretty hot"Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:59:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20257508,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20257508,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"I acted like a punk," says the actor, branding his behavior "out of order" and "beyond belief"Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/06/bale.apology/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/06/bale.apology/index.html#cnnSTCTextChristian Bale wants everyone to make fun of him for his profanity-filled tirade against a crew member on the set of "Terminator: Salvation."Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:19:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20256507,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20256507,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe star unleashed a 4-minute verbal attack when a crewmember entered his sight-linesTue, 03 Feb 2009 19:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/07/peoples.choice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/07/peoples.choice/index.html#cnnSTCText"The Dark Knight" took home top honors at the People's Choice Awards Wednesday night, walking away with five awards.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:20:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20250500,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20250500,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"I went to Trinidad and indulged in everything," says the People's Choice Awards host – and Jenny Craig spokeswomanWed, 07 Jan 2009 19:18:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20239377,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20239377,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnPlus, PEOPLE will honor fans' favorite star under 35 for the first timeTue, 11 Nov 2008 13:59:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20219170,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20219170,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnLondon authorities decide not to prosecute the Dark Knight star over assault claimsFri, 15 Aug 2008 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20218131,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20218131,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnNo. 1 for the fourth week, the Batman movie is expected to top Star Wars this weekMon, 11 Aug 2008 16:26:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20216993,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20216993,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnBatman claims a new notch on his belt, toppling Shrek 2's box-office recordTue, 05 Aug 2008 21:38:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20215828,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20215828,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnChristian Bale's new movie has very scary-looking artwork on its posterWed, 30 Jul 2008 19:49:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20215474,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20215474,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnIn Tokyo to promote Dark Knight, the actor stays mum about his alleged assaultTue, 29 Jul 2008 17:26:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20215321,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20215321,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"I just want to see him recognized," says the actor of his late onscreen adversaryMon, 28 Jul 2008 23:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/28/christian.bale/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/28/christian.bale/index.html#cnnSTCTextHe armors himself, keeps other people guessing and likes to wear a mask.Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:20:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20215217,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20215217,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHis Terminator director McG says the embattled actor is "just all about the work"Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:47:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20215205,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20215205,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHoly box office! Batman may surpass Titanic as Hollywood's biggest moneymakerMon, 28 Jul 2008 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20214630,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20214630,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnSpeaking about his arrest, the Dark Knight star asks for privacyFri, 25 Jul 2008 14:04:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20214590,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20214590,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Dark Knight star greets fans – but avoids reporters – at a premiere in SpainThu, 24 Jul 2008 16:58:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1826174,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1826174,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn his first comments since assault allegations were made public, the movie star Christian Bale is asking for privacyThu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213954,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213954,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Dark Knight star's lawyers release a statement following his arrest in LondonWed, 23 Jul 2008 19:17:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1825795,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1825795,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe darkness around Batman has deepened: While audiences were shattering weekend box-office records in the US, Christian Bale was in London, where his mother and sister reportedly leveled assault allegations against himWed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213900,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213900,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Dark Knight star reportedly had an altercation with his mother and sisterWed, 23 Jul 2008 11:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/22/bale.questioned/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/22/bale.questioned/index.html#cnnSTCText"Dark Knight" star Christian Bale has denied allegations by his mother and sister that he assaulted them, and he is cooperating with police, Bale's publicists said Tuesday.Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1825374,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1825374,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBatman star Christian Bale was to be questioned by police over allegations he assaulted his mother and sister the night before the European premiere of his film, The Dark KnightTue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213667,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213667,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"It's Monopoly money to me – I can't even comprehend it," says Christian BaleMon, 21 Jul 2008 19:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/21/darkknight.tsr/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/21/darkknight.tsr/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe rise and rise of the comic book movie continues tonight as "The Dark Knight" juggernaut rolls into London for the UK premiere.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:37:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213520,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213520,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe new Batman movie tops the midnight opening of the final Star Wars chapterSat, 19 Jul 2008 17:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/18/dark.knight.opens/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/18/dark.knight.opens/index.html#cnnSTCTextNick Patten apparently has never been happier to go work on two hours of sleep.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:48:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212604,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212604,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Batman sequel is a must-see thanks to the late actor's haunting JokerThu, 17 Jul 2008 15:58:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212829,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212829,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actor watched the movie's opening sequence before his death and "enjoyed it very much"Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:47:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212551,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212551,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnInside The Dark Knight premiere, stars cheer the late actor̢۪s portrayal of the JokerTue, 15 Jul 2008 19:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1821365,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1821365,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRichard Corliss takes an advance look at The Dark Knight and finds it a masterly weave of madness and dreadWed, 09 Jul 2008 21:05:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20209514,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20209514,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Dark Knight actress says being a mother "changes everything"Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:56:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208769,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208769,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Dark Knight actor opens up about his co-star's tragic deathWed, 25 Jun 2008 22:27:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20202824,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20202824,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnChristian Bale dons bat suit for a new ad campaignWed, 28 May 2008 18:47:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20202566,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20202566,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actor hopes the film is a celebration of his costar's "incredibly intense" workTue, 27 May 2008 22:16:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20197823,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20197823,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHeath Ledger, Christian Bale and Harvey Dent's characters battle for GothamMon, 05 May 2008 13:23:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20187194,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20187194,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnIn a Fandango poll, Heath's Joker and the Jones adventure rate highMon, 31 Mar 2008 16:04:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20184883,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20184883,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Dark Knight actor says Ledger "was a joy" to work withTue, 18 Mar 2008 18:04:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20184268,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20184268,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"Whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you stranger," the actor says in The Dark KnightFri, 14 Mar 2008 21:43:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20171512,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20171512,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnCate Blanchett, who won the best supporting actress Golden Globe for her portrayal of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, released a statement of gratitude after her win.Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/21/imnotthere/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/21/imnotthere/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust about every inspired film emerges out of some kind of obsession. The singular haunting beauty of "I'm Not There," Todd Haynes' thrilling deep-vision meditation on the music and many lives of Bob Dylan, is that obsession isn't just its fuel -- it's the movie's spirit and subject, its driving force. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:37:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1686684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1686684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTodd Haynes's fictionalized version of the icon's life is a compendium of not-so-hot ideas. But Cate Blanchett does a great DylanWed, 21 Nov 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20054943,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20054943,00.htmlToronto - Too many movies, not enough time. That's the dilemma confronting anyone, whether a critic or just a film fan, lucky enough to attend the annual Toronto International Film Festival.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1659969,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1659969,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe remake, starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, is an instant classic that just might start a western revivalFri, 07 Sep 2007 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/07/review.yuma/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/07/review.yuma/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor a good part of the last century, and certainly throughout Hollywood's golden age, the Western was a staple in any boy's imaginative diet. The lore was so deeply engrained, it seemed to stand for America itself.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:42:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20053532,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20053532,00.htmlBrad Pitt, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson and Keira Knightley are among those expected to hit the red carpet at this year's Venice Film Festival, which kicks off Wednesday.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:43:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20052821,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20052821,00.htmlDavid Beckham, watch out: Russell Crowe's teaching his older son how to kick.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/27/best.films/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/27/best.films/index.htmlIt has become almost meaningless to talk of "the year" in American film. The business is now more seasonal than the climate. No less than three of my top five choices were released within the last two weeks of December; such is the magnetic lock of the Oscar period.Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/10/ew.mov.year/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/10/ew.mov.year/index.htmlHe can deliver a knockout punch, command a ship of the line, or confound a corrupt Roman emperor while armed with little more than a handful of dust, but great Caesar's ghost, Russell Crowe can't do everything.Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/20/nolan.prestige/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/20/nolan.prestige/index.html"It took a long time to figure out what the film was," says director Christopher Nolan of his latest, "The Prestige."Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/20/ew.mov.prestige/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/20/ew.mov.prestige/index.htmlWe think of magic as puckish, elegant, lighter than air, but in "The Prestige," an aggressively devious sleight-of-hand thriller directed by Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins), the magic, even at its most clever, is powered by currents -- sometimes literal ones -- of electricity and danger.Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/20/ew.dvd.batman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/20/ew.dvd.batman/index.htmlIn "Batman Begins," director Christopher Nolan gets back to a deeper, darker vision of the Caped Crusader. It delves so deep into the hero's origins that, if anything, the movie loses some steam once Christian Bale actually dons the cape and cowl.Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/22/ew.dvd.bewitched/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/22/ew.dvd.bewitched/index.htmlDid you know that if you film a scene, tell everyone to hold really, really still, shut off the camera, add a prop of some sort, and then turn the camera back on -- it looks like magic? It's true!Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/06/15/eye.ent.batman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/06/15/eye.ent.batman/index.html"This Is Spinal Tap" said it best: There's a fine line between stupid and clever.Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/15/review.batman.begins/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/15/review.batman.begins/index.html"Batman & Robin," the fourth installment in the Batman franchise, hit theaters with a loud thud in 1997. It was a bad time for the Caped Crusader, whose movies had started out so promisingly. The winged warrior was at least on life-support -- if not downright down and out.Wed, 15 Jun 2005 14:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/10/ew.mov.honeymooners/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/10/ew.mov.honeymooners/index.htmlThere's no confusing the wizards and goblins who populate the dazzling animated adventure "Howl's Moving Castle" with their relatives from Harry Potter's branch of the wiz biz.Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:22:00 EDT