As more people download movies from the Internet, Hollywood is following the music industry’s lead in criminalizing its customers—a short-sighted and potentially disastrous tack.

As more people download movies from the Internet, Hollywood is following the music industry’s lead in criminalizing its customers—a short-sighted and potentially disastrous tack.

The major studios are determined to reclaim Oscar from those annoying independents, and this year’s nominees could show how well they’ve succeeded.

Jack Valenti has taken a lot of heat for the ban on Oscar tapes and DVDs, but it is the studios’ dread of piracy—not of indies—that prompted the move.

It's been a long time since She's Gotta Have It put him on the map, and his latest, 25th Hour, may be his most mainstream movie yet. But if you think Lee's gone Hollywood, think again.

Producer Joe Roth is known for making money, if not always art, but a string of flops—including Gigli—has the town wondering when (or if) he’ll regain his form.

With studios releasing their holiday movies one after another, the season is shaping up as the most competitive -- for Oscar contenders as well as box office -- in years.

Scott Rudin and Harvey Weinstein make first-class movies they really care about (as do the grown-ups who see them). So it's not surprising that when they work together, sparks tend to fly.

Every studio has a mini-studio to make cheaper, quirkier films (and keep talent happy), but none have done it as cunningly as Fox has with Fox Searchlight.

Pixar toppled The Lion King’s box-office record and made a pile of money for Disney. So why can’t Michael Eisner and Steve Jobs just get along?