Derek Jacobi

As winter settles over the multiplexes, it's time for Christmas comedies, heartwarming dramas and ... Nazis? First, the fun stuff: In the coming weeks, plenty of movies will battle for the hearts and minds of family filmgoers. On Dec. 19, "Seven Pounds,"...

•Showtime has picked up the fourth and fifth seasons of its drama Dexter, which stars Michael C. Hall as a Miami blood-splatter expert who moonlights as a serial killer. Showtime said each season would consist of 12 episodes, Variety reports. &#...

One filmmaker with Connecticut roots was confused for another filmmaker with Connecticut roots at a Spanish film festival during the weekend. But the wronged Kaufman didn't mind at all. The New York Post reports that low-budget movie icon Lloyd Kaufman,...

"Sunny" premieres... Sorry...Been a long day, and just now catching up on all the important news of this day, September Eighteenth Two Thousand and Eight. So tonight, a special treat. We give you the headlines and then we give......

ARGENTINA With the tango, a dramatic turnDance the night away at the Hilton Buenos Aires with its Totally Tango package designed for travelers who want to immerse them- selves in this dance of passion. Info: Hilton Buenos Aires; 011-54-11-4891-0101,...

I like to start rumors at TVzone, which is much easier to do than actual reporting, and here's one I'd like to float: Is one of the great actors of stage and screen going to join "Eli Stone? That......

IN THE "Say what?" department, this statement ranks up there: "If Camoletti had written a tragedy of this quality, he'd be up there with Pinter." Few people could get away with comparing Marc Camoletti, the French playwright of the creaky '60s sex...

PREMIUM CABLE "Gladiator" *** 6:15 p.m., Cinemax "I am required to kill, so I kill. That is enough." A great Roman general (Russell Crowe) is marked for death for refusing to support the new, ruthless emperor (Joaquin Phoenix), who killed his own...

If you're planning to visit Rome before you die, it pays to prepare for the experience. Here are 10 books and movies to help you understand what you see in the Roman Forum, at the Vatican and on the Piazza Navona. 1. "The Agony and the Ecstasy" (1961, by...

Producer Scott Rudin has acquired Robert Graves' classic historical soap "I, Claudius" potentially as a star vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio. According to the industry trades, Rudin's $2 million bid won the rights to Graves' novel, but that DiCaprio and...

"Underworld Evolution" barely feels like evolution at all. At least, its 2003 progenitor wore its wretched excess with as much style as its star Kate Beckinsale wore her black leather ensemble. But this "Underworld" sequel has only piled on the things...

Someday, when they write the history of wasted opportunities, the "Underworld" franchise will be right up there with ... oh, let's say "Scooby-Doo." Seriously. A movie series about the eternal conflict between vampires and werewolves -- following a...