The hipster's event movie, "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" is an anti-blockbuster, an amped youth comedy that's so far out of the mainstream it's not only filmed in Toronto, it's set there too.
Only at San Diego Comic-Con, the annual gathering of self-proclaimed fanboys and fangirls, can an early screening of a movie feel like a rock concert, and then literally become one.
Fans flock to the 2010 kick off of Comic-Con.
The young actor fattened his wallet on the set of his new movie, only to lose it in the casino
Oh no! "Beaches" actress Barbara Hershey and "Lost" hottie Naveen Andrews broke up? Wait a minute, were they ever dating?
To all the pronouncements made about history -- if you don't remember it, you're condemned to repeat it; it's a series of lies agreed upon; it's bunk -- it might be time to add one more: It's more entertaining when you're drunk.
"Drunk History" creator Derek Waters and director Jeremy Konner talk to CNN about their short films.
The famed TV show is coming to the big screen, but who should star in it?
In the same way some nerdy leading men have become definitions of cool (see: Michael Cera), graphic novels have also gotten a little Hollywood glitter on their previously geeky reputation.
There's no stopping "Avatar's" "shock-and-awe" performance at the box office. For the fourth weekend in a row, James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster was No. 1 with $48.5 million, according to early estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office.
Michael Cera always plays the good guy. The 21-year-old doesn't just play good, he plays the lovable dopey and unaware kind of good. He plays the kind of guy you'd let take you to the prom when the hot guy from the basketball team dumps you.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invites stars to join its ranks
Shia LaBeouf and Michael Cera are both being sought to play CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Sandra Bullock will surely be popping open the champagne as her new romantic comedy, "The Proposal," accepted the top spot at the box office this weekend by grossing $34.1 million, according to early estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office.
Comedy isn't evolutionary. Hollywood has been plundering ancient history for yuks at least since Buster Keaton's day, and there's little in "Year One" to suggest we've progressed much over the last 90 years.
In the midst of the ongoing culture wars, can it be a good idea to put out a comedy about two Stone Age men who wander into the Bible?
Buoyed no doubt by repeat business and premium 3-D ticket prices, Disney/Pixar's "Up" lifted past the bona fide surprise hit "The Hangover" to be the first film of the summer to land at number one at the box office two weekends in a row.
Bromance? On the streets of New York, the term elicited quizzical looks from the several men I approached.
Bromance is the latest term causing a pop culture stir. CNN's Lola Ogunnaike explains what it means.
Turning amateur reviewer, the actress blogs that Nick and Norah's Infinite Play List is "so cute"
The marvelous, magical boy-meets-girl-in-the-city-that-never-sleeps romantic comedy "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist" is a revolutionary movie disguised as a familiar story.
"I have learned to have way more fun," says the returning (and more relaxed) host
When the summer began, "Superbad" appeared like a possible sleeper hit, but by the time late August rolled around, it was a bona fide box-office favorite.
"Superbad" was super good at the box office, proving that a no-name cast could hold its own amid A-list summer blockbusters.
With "Superbad," producer Judd Apatow ("Knocked Up," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin") has created another cockeyed hit.
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