Albert Brooks News

There have been plenty of great newspaper movies; television news hasn't been as well-represented. Except, of course, in the case of "Broadcast News." James L. Brooks' film, about rival local TV reporters and their ultra-driven producer is a classic look at the craziness that goes on behind the camera, so that what goes on in front of it doesn't ...

Lots of readers, perhaps gleening where this conversation was heading anyway, have already started sending me nominations for the worst remakes .

Perhaps you should model your Halloween costume after Albert Brooks in Broadcast News , as tonight's DJ set by French technicians Justice is going to drench you in sweat.

Albert Brooks is funny. Even when he's in not so great stuff he's enjoyable, and when he's in great stuff , he's damn near sublime.

Our culture romanticizes the myth of artistic inspiration, perhaps because we'd like to think that some people have artistic gifts, and that great literature or beautiful music is more a question of luck than hard work.

The Invention of Lying . Directed and written by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson.

While catching up with "Zombieland" this afternoon--decent, if a tad overrated, and not remotely in the same league as "Shaun of the Dead"--I peeked into "Invention of Lying" and was pleasantly surprised to see a nice crowd for the 2:00 matinee.

For those interested in movies with a message, Westminster Presbyterian Church is presenting a Sunday evening Faith and Film Series.

Brit-comic Ricky Gervais stakes a serious claim to the title "the British Albert Brooks" with "The Invention of Lying," his droll, witty and thoughtful comedy about the thing that really makes the world go round.

FINDING NEMO a ' An Academy Award for best animated feature went to this dazzling 2003 box-office blockbuster from Pixar.

"Glenn Martin, DDS," a new prime-time cartoon on Nickelodeon, might remind you of any number of things.

'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' - A charming con man targets a lonely single mother to try to hit an armored truck carrying millions of dollars; one of the con man's partners dies weeks later.

'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' - A charming con man targets a lonely single mother to try to hit an armored truck carrying millions of dollars; one of the con man's partners dies weeks later.

Serious with a capital S: Leslie Mann, Adam Sander, Seth Rogen, and Eric Bana star in Judd Apatow's Funny People .

After devoting his first two films as director, The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up , to getting laid and having kids, respectively, Judd Apatow brings the circle of life to a close with Funny People , which stars Adam Sandler as George Simmons, a popular, Sandler-esque movie star diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal form of leukemia.

Dear David: Recently a reader asked about a movie where two people meet in heaven, but they can't stay together.

An over-protective father clownfish goes on an adventure to find his son, Nemo, who was captured by a diver.

Kevin Green, editor of the Rushville Republican, expects my columns to total anywhere between 700 and 750 words.

Bringing you the most opinionated reviews from the world of entertainment! 7.11.2009 OUT OF SIGHT Elmore Leonard's novels have always been about character as crime, and the movie Out of Sight is no exception.

Remember the scene in the movie "Broadcast News" when Albert Brooks plays a nervous newscaster with a sweating problem? It's played for laughs in the movie, but in real life, not cool.