Movies

Veruca Salt. Augustus Gloop. The names alone conjure up crystal-clear images for anyone who loves the 1971 classic 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.'

2013 was a thrilling year for cinema, from witnessing a newly minted Superman breaking in his wings to getting delightfully conned by a man with a combover to reaching new depths of outer space. But which do you think is the best movie of 2013?

Over the past few years, the 'Paranormal Activity' series has established itself as one of the most inexpensive and reliable horror franchises around. Produced for (non-literal) pennies, they've consistently opened strong at the box office, ensuring a fast and efficient turnaround. The latest film, 'Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones,' has already accomplished that goal, but it did so without gr

Netflix is planning to expire a pretty sizable list of TV shows and movies in 2014. Here's the full list.

Although you'd think people would spend the holidays in their homes catching up with their families and what-not, they actually tend to go to the movies after opening gifts and having awkward conversations. And Christmas Day moviegoers had a bunch of options this week, with recent releases (and not-so-recent releases) still going strong and a whole bunch of new releases arriving to coincide with t

Travis Tritt is expanding his resume for 2014 by adding narrator to the list. Tritt will narrate an indie film about a young Walt Disney.

If it's set in Middle Earth, it's going to open at number one. That's common knowledge. The big question is always how big or how small it's going to open at number one. 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' did open at number one this weekend, but it's a number that's going to feel controversial for people who like to bicker about box office numbers. Is it good? Is it bad? Is it disappointing? Ho

Willie Nelson is part of an all-star cast in 'Angels Sing,' a holiday movie now available on demand and in select theaters. He's also part of a pretty great soundtrack! Hear the legend sing 'Family Bible' via this ToC exclusive premiere.

Some of the best-loved Christmas stories involve a cold-hearted, mean, spiteful and otherwise not-so-nice person who--once shown the true meaning of Christmas--does a 180 and becomes the sweetest, most loving and generous person you could ever meet. Think Ebeneezer Scrooge from Dickens' A Christmas Carol, or Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Well, Earl ain't buyin' it! He just doesn't bel

In one of the biggest holiday weekends of all time, the combined might of 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' and 'Frozen' proved that yes, ladies can star in major blockbuster movies. We'll see if this lesson sticks (it won't), but between those two and the surprisingly female-friendly 'Thor: The Dark World,' this was a great weekend if you were looking for quality family entertainment that didn't

Late Saturday evening (Nov. 30), the tragic news hit the internet hard: Paul Walker is dead. The ‘Fast and Furious ' star, 40, was killed in a single-car crash on Saturday afternoon after leaving a charity event.

When a devastating tornado ravaged Moore, Okla. in May, country superstar Toby Keith jumped headfirst into efforts to help his hometown. He's still not finished, as the singer recently lent his voice to narrate the documentary, 'OKC Thunder: Heart of the City.'