When final weekend box-office figures were reported for “Quantum of Solace,” the movie saw its record-breaking numbers stirred, but not dramatically shaken.

Kevin Rafferty makes the case for remembrance and for the art of the story in his preposterously entertaining documentary “Harvard Beats Yale 29-29.”

Mr. Brecher wrote vaudeville sketches, jokes, comedies for the Marx Brothers, a television series and screenplays for movie musicals including “Meet Me in St. Louis” and “Bye Bye Birdie.”

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory plans to examine whether the old way of telling stories — particularly those delivered to the millions on screen — is in serious trouble.

As a new boxed set, “Griffith Masterworks 2,” reminds us, D. W. Griffith is still underappreciated, with much of his work waiting to be rediscovered.

Robert Pattinson, the heartthrob star of the coming film adaptation of the vampire romance novel “Twilight,” meets his squealing fans.

A documentary, more than two years in the making, about President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign is gathering significant interest from international distributors.

“Valkyrie” was conceived as a dramatic showcase for Tom Cruise, as well as a high-profile effort to kick-start United Artists.

Beyoncé Knowles on her study of the life of Etta James and how it altered the direction of her new album.

The protean Wallace Shawn, an actor, playwright and emissary from the New York intelligentsia, has a recurring role on the prime-time CW soap opera.

Killer Films, the independent company behind “Boys Don’t Cry” and “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” has a new backer.

The new James Bond film sold an estimated $70.4 million in tickets at North American theaters, setting an opening-weekend record for the franchise.