“Shanghai Knights” Starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson Directed David Dobkin “Shanghai Knights,” the sequel to “Shanghai Noon,” mechanically assembles all the necessary ingredients needed to create a marketable Hollywood film. Read more...

Spike Lee is known as one of the most prominent and influential black filmmakers of his generation. Little known, however, are his student films that established his style and concerns. Read more...

Watch out, fellas. Threatening to hold its male victims for hours at a time, the “chick flick” is once again on the loose. This time, however, even the glamorous Kate Hudson can’t give level-headed men any reason to see the film. Read more...

“How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” puts a clever spin on the old romantic comedy formula. Boy meets girl, not knowing that she, Andie (Kate Hudson) is a journalist doing a story on how to drive a man away. Read more...

Sometimes I wonder how there could possibly be so many jobs for lawyers “¦ but then I start researching my next column and all I can find is lawsuits. Read more...

One day in 1971, a New York City social worker Peggy Shaw stumbled upon a drag queen singing a blues song by a lamppost, and Peggy knew she was destined to become a performer. Read more...

Not all representations of South Asian culture include Madonna with colorful bindis on her forehead or Heather Graham in a sari running around with an Indian immigrant who is posing as a guru. Read more...