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Martin Scorsese's Casino is a crime movie, but it also exists at a crossroads of the old western and religion.

From "The Sixth Sense" to "Knock at the Cabin," which hit theaters Friday, here's how critics rated all of the director's feature-length films.

The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 20th anniversary of the release of Atta...

Kevin Bacon turns 64 on July 8. Here are some of the highs and lows of his 44-year career, from "Animal House" to "Mystic River."

In 1982, Blade Runner and The Thing both bombed at the box office but were later reclaimed as masterpieces: Can that still happen now?

Reconsidering the Spice Girls: how manufactured girl power became real

Even as the girl group topped the charts, it was dismissed as a pop confection. Twenty-five years later, its legacy is still being written.

Actor Hal Holbrook, indelible portrayer of Mark Twain, dies at 95 Adam Bernstein In a remarkable feat of theatrical longevity, actor Hal Holbrook, who died Jan. 23 at 95, played Samuel Clemens — better known as Mark Twain — in a solo show for nearly as long as the American humorist and iconoclast was alive. “Mark Twain Tonight!” — which Mr. Holbrook conceived and debuted in 1954 — earned him a Tony Award on Broadway in 1966 and captivated more than 20 million view...