Few actors in Hollywood boast a track record for excellence comparable to that of Julianne Moore. After a successful stint on As the World Turns, Moore made the leap to the big screen, where she’s raked in awards nominations and worked with some of the best directors in the business, including Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson, the Coen Brothers, and Todd Haynes. Most recently, she’s picked up more strong notices in the Certified Fresh The Kids Are All Right, a dramedy about the ties that bind a non-traditional — but instantly relatable — contemporary family. Could another Oscar nomination be…

It’s the most anticipated Australian film of the year, if not the decade — the big screen adaptation of John Marsden’s hit YA series Tomorrow, When the War Began, directed by Pirates of the Caribbean writer Stuart Beattie and starring Caitlin Stasey as the story’s hero, Ellie — and it’s almost upon us. With the film’s September 2 release just around the corner, here’s your chance to meet the director and cast in person.

Speaking to Jane Wiedlin on the phone, one might find it hard to believe the sweet and perky voice on the other end belonged to a sci-fi geek and punk rocker who got her start as early as 1978, when she and Belinda Carlisle first formed The Go-Go’s. One might also be surprised to discover that, after some acting stints and a solo singing career, Wiedlin reunited with her former bandmates to tour, at age 42, once again with the Go-Go’s. This month, the band kicked off their “Happily Ever After Farewell Tour,” and Wiedlin released the first issue of…

This week at the movies, we’ve got a spy on the run (Salt, starring Angelina Jolie and Liev Schreiber) and some feuding sisters (Ramona and Beezus, starring Selena Gomez and John Corbett). What do the critics have to say? Now that the Cold War is long over, they don’t make thrillers like they used to. Oh, wait, maybe they do. The pundits say Salt is a solid, meat-and-potatoes spy flick with a standout performance from Angelina Jolie — and, unfortunately, a completely preposterous plot. Filled with true-to-life vignettes and mischievous humor, the works of Beverly Cleary have long been staples…

“I really wouldn’t know a good movie if it bit me in the face — up to a certain point,” laughs Tim Burton, recalling his childhood movie watching experiences. We recently caught the filmmaker behind such iconic work as Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas as he unveiled his exhibition of art in Melbourne, Australia, where he revealed his all-time personal five favorite films. “These kinds of films, there was something that harkened back to when you read a weird kind of pulp or fairy or folk tale,” he explains. “They’ve got kind of rough edges around them. There’s…