The Adventures of Tintin (movie)

Westminster: Malibu's wire fox terrier Eira goes for the double-crown

2012-02-13 00:00:00

I’m a mutt fancier myself -- or "multicultural canines," as my dogs prefer -- but like millions of other lovers of canines of all kinds, I’ll be tuning in Monday to watch the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, the 136th. There’s at least...

John Williams and Steven Spielberg mark 40 years of collaboration

2012-01-08 00:00:00

The quietest room in Hollywood may be the office where John Williams composes. In a bungalow on the Universal Studios lot, steps from the production company of his most frequent collaborator, director Steven Spielberg, Williams works alone at a 90-year-...

'The Artist,' 'The Descendants' win big at the 69th annual Golden Globe awards

2012-01-15 20:38:00

"The Artist," the charming film about Hollywood's transition from silent movies to talkies, and the family drama "The Descendants" were catapulted to front-runner Oscar status Sunday night with an armful of Golden Globes to their names as the awards...

Adventures on Tintin's home turf in Brussels

2012-01-01 00:00:00

Director Steven Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin" starts innocently enough — with Tintin, it always does — at a flea market, where the dauntless boy reporter finds an old model boat. But blistering barnacles! — as his buddy Capt....

Tintin, as seen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson

2011-12-20 16:34:54

Spielberg's 'The Adventures of Tintin' to close AFI Fest

2011-10-31 16:36:58

Maryland Symphony Orchestra: 'A Night at the Movies with the Music of John Williams'

2013-04-03 14:49:00

So picture this: You go to the movies and there is no soundtrack accompanying the film. No music to set the scenes, to enhance the moods, to heighten the suspense. Do you think the impact would be the same as if there were a musical score to guide you...

Datebook

2012-07-27 00:00:00

Sunday, July 29 Onstage, outdoors The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents "Romeo and Juliet" and "Pride and Prejudice" at 6 p.m. at Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, 3691 Sarah's Lane in Ellicott City. Admission is $15-$36; free for children...

Movies under the stars for every day of the workweek

2012-06-21 13:29:00

Baltimore is one city where crowds come out in the heat of the night to take in open-air movies. In mid-July last year, when the thermometer was hitting 95 in the day and stalling in the 80s past midnight, fun-seekers swarmed to Federal Hill to watch...

'Adventures of Tintin' fake, frantic, tiring -- 2 stars

2011-12-20 00:00:00

Directed by Steven Spielberg, a longtime fan of the source material, "The Adventures of Tintin" begins with a gorgeous animated credit sequence, deftly incorporating bits of the narrative about to unfold. It's as nifty as the overture in Spielberg's...

'The Adventures of Tintin'

2012-02-16 09:49:56

Long an iconic figure in Europe, the title character gets the performance-capture style of animation from director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson in this Golden Globe Award-winning saga. Young reporter Tintin (voice of Jamie Bell) aligns...

'Artist,' Scorsese's 'Hugo' shine brightest in 2012 Oscar nominations

2012-02-19 20:50:28

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences paid homage this year to the early days of cinema by bestowing the lion's share of Oscar nominations on two films that are valentines to the early days of cinema. "Hugo," Martin Scorsese's heartfelt love...

When Steven Spielberg's animated movie "The Adventures of Tintin" premiered last year at the AFI Fest, the filmmaker sent a taped message to the audience, passing along his regrets at not being able to attend.

2012-11-09 11:06:13

A scene from "The Adventures of Tintin," which won the Golden Globe for best animated feature film.

2012-01-15 18:18:40

Be sure to try new things: After flirting with the comic-book property for decades, Steven Spielberg takes the leap by directing his first performance capture film, which also happens to be his first 3-D movie.

2011-12-28 13:51:27