movies

‘Sinners’ gives Michael B. Jordan two roles of a lifetime

In Sinners, Ryan Coogler creates a bold original vision, and Michael B. Jordan is at the top of his game.

See ‘A Minecraft Movie,’ ‘A Nice Indian Boy’ and ‘Freaky Tales’ in theaters this week

Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in the first attempt to adapt the blockbuster video game for the big screen. And Pedro Pascal returns in a real-life inspired Bay Area anthology with a lot going on.

Appreciating the many onscreen moods of Val Kilmer

More than a hundred roles in a nearly four-decade career let Val Kilmer explore a wealth of human experience.

Val Kilmer, ‘Top Gun’ star with an intense approach, dies at 65

Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies.

What Hollywood Gets Wrong About The South

Author Ben Beard surveys the South through movies in his new book "The South Never Plays Itself."

This Year’s Sidewalk Film Festival Becomes A Drive-In

The annual event will move from its home in downtown Birmingham to a drive-in theater in Leeds.

Ready, Set, Action: Birmingham’s Become a Film-Making Destination That Brings Jobs, Millions of Dollars to Economy

The Magic City is not quite Hollywood, yet. But Birmingham’s economy is getting a show business-sized boost with millions of film dollars flowing into the local economy. The city’s Red Mountain substituted for the Hollywood Hills, wearing the famous HOLLYWOOD sign in “Bigger,” one of dozens of films made in metro Birmingham in recent years.