Andrew Barker

Debutant feature writer-helmer John Magary directs with a great deal of verve, imbuing even the most drawn-out scenes (as his frequently are) with a clipped, punkish energy. He has a...

Ralph Steadman, the painter, illustrator, longtime Rolling Stone contributor and Hunter S. Thompson foil, was not a typical 20th-century art figure. In "For No Good Reason," director Charlie Paul attempts...

The setting: Newport Beach's Fashion Island, located in the heart of Los Angeles County's often under-appreciated southern cousin, Orange County. The timing: late April, several months after the Academy Awards,...

It's not that the Marlon Wayans horror spoof "A Haunted House 2" isn't stupid. It is, incredibly so, as well as technically inept, damn near plotless, and mired in humor...

Adding an amiable epilogue to one of the most public contract disputes in the history of the music business, Prince and Warner Bros. Records have come to terms on a...

The quid pro quo thrown down by the Mouse House's Disneynature series is pretty straightforward: If you can stomach the cheesy narration and the contrived storyline, you get a wealth...

Universal Music Group announced it was dissolving the Island Def Jam Music Group that housed three of its biggest labels under one roof, as well as a number of label...

Eight previously unreleased Michael Jackson tunes, "contemporized" by a clutch of contemporary hitmakers, are due to hit stores on May 13, Epic Records and the singer's estate announced on Monday....

Although it loses its nerve a bit in the home stretch, Zachary Wigon's impressive debut feature, "The Heart Machine," is largely successful in crafting a "Conversation"-like thriller of irrational obsession...

Undeniably likable in its own breezy, resolutely unambitious way, Jay Karas' tennis laffer "Break Point" manages to generate decent laughs, even if its reliance on indie-comedy formula borders on the...