Naomi Watts

Writer of 'Milk' questions the psyche of 'J. Edgar'

2011-11-14 13:13:00

The late FBI director J. Edgar Hoover would have hated director Clint Eastwood's new movie about him, but audiences are likely to be intrigued by it. Although "J. Edgar" does not realize its full dramatic potential, it's an ambitious attempt to get inside...

Holiday movie schedule

2005-10-30 00:00:00

Release dates are subject to change. Nov. 23 The Ice Harvest - Harold Ramis stretches a bit with this comic thriller, in which John Cusack's sleazebag lawyer lusts after Connie Nielsen's strip-club owner. Billy Bob Thornton, so good at playing...

Oscar nominees' list rings of reassurance

2002-02-13 00:00:00

On a morning when news of the 74th Oscar nominations had to vie for air time with reports of a new terrorism alert, the films that had the most success with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences could be summed up in a single word: reassuring....

It's elementary, Oscar

2002-01-28 00:00:00

Sherlock Holmes never tried his hand at Oscar prognosticating, but indications are he would have had a flair for it. "When you have eliminated the impossible," the great detective said, "whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." As it...

Oscar predictions are cast in gold

2002-01-24 00:00:00

The Golden Globes are history - which means it's time to start handicapping the Oscar race in earnest. Judging by Sunday's awards show, A Beautiful Mind should earn itself a passel of Oscar nominations when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

Vintage Hollywood makes return to stars' big night

2004-03-01 00:00:00

Naomi Watts sparkled in a gorgeous Versace gown. Nicole Kidman wore Chanel couture and her hair in a cascade of curls. Liv Tyler's Givenchy gown was a fabulous study in black. This year's Academy Awards show was a high-glam, leap day's journey into...

Chris Kaltenbach's Top 10

2002-01-06 00:00:00

In the year just ended, an actor's strike was averted, a big green ogre ruled the box office, Julia Roberts proved the Oscars' only sure thing, Tom and Nicole split up (suggesting that maybe the lack of heat generated in Eyes Wide Shut wasn't all Kubrick'...

Coming this season

2003-09-04 00:00:00

September Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star: TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts (David Spade) is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for the role of a "normal" guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything...

Race to the Oscars

2003-08-28 00:00:00

If everything goes right for Hollywood over the next four months, you'll be running from multiplex to multiplex thinking, "Ah, finally, an overload of great movies!" Such a scenario has yet to play out, ever, yet you may find yourself scrambling just the...

Red carpet fashion is tribute to old Hollywood

2004-02-29 19:40:00

'Dark Skies,' 'Snitch' to open Friday

2013-02-20 09:23:00

“Dark Skies” and “Snitch” open Friday at Carmike Cinema. “Side Effects” leaves Thursday. Opening Friday at the Capitol Theatre is “The Impossible,” a film about the 2004 tsunami starring Naomi Watts and...

Movie secrets are there, in the script!

2013-04-04 00:00:00

You know what "Star Wars" is about? I mean, really about? Vietnam. It's a critical allegory of the war: The Rebels are the scrappy Viet Cong, hastily assembled, devoted and relentless; the Empire is the American military, tripped up by an enemy using...

The lovely blonde in "King Kong" was played in the movies by Fay Wray (1933), Jessica Lange ( 1976) and Naomi Watts (2005)

2013-04-17 06:23:00

Lead actress nominee Naomi Watts at the 70th Golden Globes, the 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards and the 85th Academy Awards.

2013-02-24 21:53:27

Actress Naomi Watts arriving for the 2013 Academy Awards.

2013-02-24 18:13:39