Film on Columbine Victim Wins Award

One of the most famous stories to emerge from the Columbine school massacre has become an award-winning short film. “Rachel’s Challenge,” a 7-minute film about student Rachel Scott who professed belief in God before being killed in the 1999 school...

‘War of the Worlds’

With “War of the Worlds,” the man who invented the movie blockbuster proves again why he owns the patent. Steven Spielberg is the best director there is. Period. And though the former boy wonder is now handling hostile instead of friendly aliens, this...

‘Sword of Gideon’

Close to three hours long and nearly 20 years old, this TV movie from HBO fares decently for what it was and is—a look at Israel’s legendary counter-terrorist initiative following an attack on its Olympic athletes in Munich. Close to three hours long and nearly...

Forbes Celebrity List Features Familiar Faces

Forbes magazine’s annual Celebrity 100 list is out, and not much has changed. Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey bumped last year’s topper, Mel Gibson, and took the top spot for the first time. Her Chicago-based show, going for more than two decades, continues...