Ben Affleck

Dis-noir? Looks Like Disney Is About to Embrace the Dark Side

The House of Mouse is about to get darker. Positive fan reactions to more violent superhero film interpretations, plus plans for a gruesome new video game, suggest grittier days ahead at Walt Disney.

The Company Men: Will Anyone Sympathize WIth Laid-Off Executives?

The Weinstein Company's soon-to-be-released drama The Company Men is the story of three corporate executives who are downsized as victims of the beaten-down economy. It has a top-flight cast and director, but is America ready to show cinematic sympathy to the villains of the Great Recession?