Topic: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Stranger danger and donuts: one school's (over) reaction

Stranger danger is something every parent thinks about--who is my child talking to when I'm not around. But sometimes, an offer of a free donut is simply that, as one school found out, albeit not before scaring its parents.

Danny Elfman in talks to score 'The Hunger Games'

Danny Elfman has revealed that he’s in talks to score ‘The Hunger Games,' and that he will reunite with director Sam Raimi on Disney’s ‘Oz: The Great and Powerful.'

Top picks: 'Edible Stories,' 'Mood Music for Time Travellers,' and more

Author Mark Kurlansky's 'Edible Stories,' Either Orchestra CD 'Mood Music for Time Travellers,' Martin Scorsese documentary 'Public Speaking' on Fran Lebowitz, and more recommendations.

Sacha Baron Cohen set for Freddie Mercury biopic

Sacha Baron Cohen has been signed up to star in a movie about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, producers said Friday.

Alice in Wonderland: movie review

In Tim Burton’s hybrid ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ Johnny Depp plays a gentlemanly Mad Hatter to a very grown-up Alice.

Review: 'Repo! The Genetic Opera'

This musical is a cross between 'Rocky Horror' and 'Sweeney Todd' but without the savage wit.

Prague's soundtrack factory

Skilled musicians – and favorable economics – lure filmmakers to this ad hoc symphony for new scores.

And the winner is...

And the Oscar nominees are ... a bit on the dark side

The films leading the race tended to be long on grandeur and bleak in outlook. Is it a reflection of America's mood?

New on DVD: 'The Kingdom' and 'Eastern Promises'

'The Kingdom' offers up a foreign-policy lesson amid lots of gunfire. A London woman becomes deeply enmeshed in the inner workings of the Russian mafia in 'Eastern Promises.'