Topic: Susan Sarandon

'The Company You Keep' never quite figures out what it wants to be

'Company,' directed by and starring Robert Redford, is equally preachy and melodramatic.

'Cloud Atlas' is occasionally exhilarating but mostly confusing (+trailer)

'Cloud Atlas' features a large cast, and it's fun to spot who's who. But the mash-up plot of 'Cloud Atlas' is largely exasperating.

Gore Vidal: a celebrity, a life writ large

Gore Vidal was known as much for his fierce public spats as he was for collected works that included 25 novels, 200 essays, six plays, several screenplays, and a National Book Award for essays on the United States.

Chapter & Verse 'Cloud Atlas': 6-minute trailer stokes excitement – and book sales (+ video)

An unusually long trailer for the upcoming film version of David Mitchell novel 'Cloud Atlas' suggests an ambitious and visually stunning movie.

Susan Sarandon calls pope a Nazi, offends large segments of humanity

Susan Sarandon managed to offend both Jews and Catholics by reportedly calling Pope Benedict XVI a Nazi. Apparently her comment was an attempt to say something nice about Benedict's predecessor, Pope John Paul II.
10/18/2011 04:54 pm

Occupy Wall Street: Can it ever match tea party clout?

Economic conditions have seemed ripe for a popular uprising from the left, and now 'Occupy Wall Street' protests are marshaling those forces. But so far the tea party has greater focus and intensity.
10/12/2011 11:17 am

Wall Street protests lead to hundreds of arrests on Brooklyn Bridge (VIDEO)

The group Occupy Wall Street has been camped out in Manhattan’s Financial District. More than 700 protesters demonstrating against corporate greed, global warming, and social inequality were arrested Saturday after they shut down a lane of traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge.
10/02/2011 10:07 am

In Pictures Occupy Wall Street then and now

Susan Sarandon lends star power to Wall Street protests

Susan Sarandon joins Wall Street protests to 'educate' herself. Visits by Sarandon and other high-profile activists are helping 'Occupy Wall Street' gain attention, despite a small turnout.
09/28/2011 09:52 am

Chapter & Verse "Cloud Atlas" gets an A-list cast

The well-received but challenging novel "Cloud Atlas" has actors Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, and Hugh Grant lined up to star in its film adaptation, due to be released next fall.
09/14/2011 01:08 pm

Global News Blog What the British Library and Susan Sarandon have in common: ping-pong

The ping-pong craze – like the summer temperatures – is heating up in London, as the English Table Tennis Association Ping! festival brings 100 tables to the city.
08/11/2010 05:03 pm

Emmy nods: Conan O'Brien gets his day as TV landscape evolves

Emmy Award nominations released Thursday tapped Conan O'Brien's short-lived stint on NBC's Tonight Show, as well as a handful of shows from non-broadcast networks.
07/08/2010 05:18 pm

Prince Harry plays in NY charity polo match; falls off horse

Prince Harry fell off his horse while playing in a charity polo match. Proceeds from the match will go to benefit 400,000 children in Africa.
06/28/2010 12:18 pm

Solitary Man: movie review

Michael Douglas plays a self-destructive sleazy car salesman down on his luck in ‘Solitary Man.’
05/21/2010 07:16 pm

Gallery Celebrities giving to Haiti

The Greatest: movie review

‘The Greatest’ falls into the weepie category as a family faces the death of their son and takes in his pregnant girlfriend.
04/09/2010 07:53 pm

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 04/01

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Henning Mankell's latest thriller, gripping 'Poldark' drama on DVD, comedy all week on CMT, and more.
03/03/2010 10:11 am

Global News Blog Port-au-Prince, Haiti: From George Clooney to Lance Armstrong, celebrities tap star power to urge giving

To boost donations after the Haiti earthquake, MTV and George Clooney are teaming up to host a two-hour telethon on Jan. 22, while magician David Blaine will conduct a 72-hour Magic Marathon in Times Square.
01/15/2010 04:19 pm

The Lovely Bones: movie review

Based on Alice Sebold’s bestseller, ‘The Lovely Bones’ turns on a murdered girl who tries to help her grieving family from beyond.
12/10/2009 03:03 pm

Tough choices for the Tonys

A year of strong dramas, tragedies, and farce made for a tight race.
06/05/2009 01:00 am

Yoostar gives Hollywood hopefuls a taste of the silver screen

Column: The $150 kit lets you be the star in your favorite movies – all from your living room.
01/28/2009 12:00 am

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

A new CD of foot-stomping gospel, a DVD of classic fairy tales with an irreverent twist, a Spanish author's latest love story, and more.
09/05/2008 01:00 am

'Speed Racer': out of gas

Wachowski Brothers' movie tries for a family-values focus but veers into frenetic, sometimes cheesy effects.
05/09/2008 01:00 am

Monitor Picks

To commemorate the start of the MLB season, Monitor film critic Peter Rainer recommends the five best baseball movies ever made. ("Field of Dreams" isn't one of them!)
03/21/2008 01:00 am