David Copperfield

The history of Charles Dickens (sort of) via the Smiths (sort of)

2013-06-03 14:24:00

"As everybody knows," sings Charles Dickens, "I started writing prose." Under the 19th-century facial hair is English actor and musician Mathew Baynton. He presents the life and works of Charles Dickens in a three-minute pop song that sounds like it...

Believing in magic at 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone' premiere

2013-03-12 14:25:00

Jim Carrey walked the red carpet at "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" premiere Monday night wearing shiny silver boots, gold Elvis-style sunglasses and a white jacket. Hordes of screaming fans along Hollywood Boulevard in front of TCL Chinese Theater made...

The Writing Life: Adam Johnson envisions life in North Korea

2012-01-15 00:00:00

Eiko Ishioka dies at 73; graphic designer and art director

2012-01-28 00:00:00

As Japan's preeminent graphic designer and art director in the 1970s and early '80s, Eiko Ishioka helped build her reputation by heading media campaigns for Parco, a major boutique shopping complex chain. But instead of focusing on fashion or other...

Happy 200th birthday, Charles Dickens!

2012-02-10 10:27:38

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2010-07-09 16:33:50

Film Review: 'Now You See Me'

2013-05-31 12:30:06

The tricks are as flashy as the plotting is flimsy in "Now You See Me," an illusion-filled caper from director Louis Leterrier that poses no serious challenge to Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige" or David Mamet's "The Spanish Prisoner" in the pantheon of...

'Now You See Me,' now you don't

2013-05-30 00:20:03

"Now You See Me" is like seeing a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat and then showing you how the trick is done, only to learn the bunny's dead. Everything's going reasonably well until the disappointing end. The big trick of "Now You See Me" is the...

Visit a new world in 'After Earth'

2013-05-29 21:44:00

OPENING TONIGHT After Earth �� Truth be told, "After Earth" wouldn’t exist had Will Smith not cooked it up as yet another star vehicle for his son, Jaden. But since buying your kid a movie credit is a tradition that dates back to the...

'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'

2013-05-24 11:23:00

Pretty much a Will Ferrell movie without Will Ferrell - since he has reveled in spoofing such professions as newscasting, auto racing and figure skating - this parody of the magic business casts Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi as veteran illusionists who...

'Now You See Me' Cast Believes in Magic

2013-05-22 14:30:02

Since Summit's "Now You See Me" is all about four magicians who pull off a series of heists, it was only fitting that magic tricks should be the major topic of conversation at the Gotham premiere, held May 21 at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater. "My wife...

Left to right, Ciaran McMenamin as David Copperfield, Joanna Page as Dora Spenlow, Maggie Smith as Betsey Trotwood and Amanda Ryan as Agnes Wickfield in the TV film "David Copperfield." Smith was nominated for a supporting actress Emmy for her role.

2013-01-02 15:57:00