Reviews by Daily News critic Gary Thompson, unless noted. ATONEMENT. World War II and false accusations block affair between blueblood (Keira Knightley) and servant's boy (James McAvoy). (R) B-
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 1/2 stars. The harmonizing rodents are back, this time in CGI, with Jason Lee as their live-action Dad in this diversion for 6-year-olds and their babysitters. 1 hr. 31 PG (Mild vulgarity) -- Carrie Rickey
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted an online discussion with Jeff Yeager, author of "The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches."(Free Press, $21), on Thursday, Feb. 28 at Noon ET.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - MBIA Inc Chief Executive Jay Brown on Wednesday said he does not expect rating agencies Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's to take any action on the company's ratings for up to 18 months.
I'm Gayle Bass, the Click Chick, and this is my daily blog of what's weird, wacky and wild on the good old world wide web. 2/29 - Etch A Sketch: Yes, I've found another certified Click Chick time waster and this one will take you back to your childhood.
Here is a question to ponder. How do you make a film about boring people without producing a boring film? And one more relevant to Michel Gondry's "Be Kind Rewind," How do you make a film about the work of amateur film-makers without the film's being amateurish? As for the second, it is indeed possible, as many critics have praised "Be Kind Rewind," while others more cautiously damn it with
Thom Yorke, Radiohead's elfin lead singer, has talked in interviews about the apocalyptic changes that await us in the not-so-distant future. So perhaps it wasn't surprising that he and his band mates recently dumped EMI, their longtime record company, and released their new album on their Web site.
MADISON -- The Mosinee hockey team conducted a furious third-period comeback, but fell short 5-4 to Madison Edgewood in the WIAA state hockey tournament quarterfinals Thursday at Alliant Energy Center.
The message of Be Kind Rewind might be nostalgic -- a yearning for the simpler days of movie-going and movie-making before the industry's conversion into a multi-billion dollar enterprise.
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