Photo by Clay Enos, AP Photo/Warner Bros. Malin Akerman stars as Silk Spectre II in a scene from the film, “Watchmen.” The clock is ticking on “Watchmen”... More »

Photo by The Commercial Appeal files, The Commercial Appeal files Sarah Fleming and Christopher Reyes founded Li’l Film Fest in 2006. The title adjective may be an abbreviation... More »

Photo by Alan Spearman // Buy this photo “I’ve always been fascinated by how movies were produced,” said Julia Donner, a film production intern from Berlin, Germany,... More »

Parker Posey and Jeff Goldblum in “Fay Grim”. A pair of lauded movie makers will be in Memphis this month to host free screenings and workshops for aspiring local screenwriters. The... More »

Millie Perkins was cast in the lead role of 20th Century-Fox’s 1959 production of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” When a young model and novice actress (and future... More »

derhamgroves.com James Drury, star of “The Virginian,” takes aim in Essendon Airport in Melbourne, Australia, in this photo from the 1960s, taken from derhamgroves.com.... More »

Kyle Gallner “Losers Take All,” a film set in Memphis about a fictional, 1980s indie punk-pop band, will begin filming here Aug. 16. The film, budgeted at $1.5 million,... More »

Gregory Bull/Associated Press Seaman Quincy Fermer of the USS Carl Vinson hugs his 4-month-old daughter, Thiana, when seeing her for the first time after disembarking from the aircraft... More »

Photo by Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, left, holds co-star Rubiana Ali, 9, as the cast and crew celebrate after the film “Slumdog Millionaire”... More »

Kyle Kurlick/Special to The Commercial Appeal Cody Hanford, 13, has been a show kid for several years on Broadway, in local theater and in such films as “Walk the Line.” Standing... More »

Photo by Darren Michaels/New Line Cinema, Darren Michaels/New Line Cinema Memphis-born actress Ginnifer Goodwin stars in the new movie “He’s Just Not That Into You.”... More »

Director Michael F. Crohan (right) during the filming of “The Fall of Allen Clay.” Will “The Fall of Allen Clay” — a psychological thriller about a demon-haunted... More »

Photo by Alan Spearman // Buy this photo Actresses Vera Farmiga and Kate Beckinsale from “Nothing But the Truth” It felt a little silly to wear two hats and a tux. But... More »

Photo by Gautam Singh, Associated Press Children of the slum where “Slumdog Millionaire” actor Rubina Ali lives sing the Oscar winning song “Jai Ho” from... More »

The short film “New Boy” is one of 10 shorts nominated for Oscars that will be shown on Feb. 21 at Malco Studio on the Square. It’s about a 9-year-old African boy... More »

Photo by Revolution Studios, Revolution Studios Eddie Izzard is Mr. Kite in the Beatles-inspired musical “Across the Universe” at the Independent Film Festival at U of... More »

The Indie Memphis Film Festival has unveiled its beautifully redesigned Web site (complete with mockingbird mascot) — and revealed most of its lineup of more than 40 narrative and... More »

Farah Abdi Warsameh/Associated Press A woman from southern Somalia holds her malnourished child in a refugee camp in Mogadishu on Monday. An AP investigation has found that food staples... More »

Montego Glover, left, David Bryan, center, and Chad Kimball celebrate after the play “Memphis” won the award for Best Musical during the 61st annual Tony Awards in New... More »

Tom Berenger The Bloodshot Eye Your stop for the best film commentary in Memphis, with movie writer John Beifuss. Actor Tom Berenger — a star of the recent blockbuster... More »