The London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony will reflect "people's Games," and hundreds of children will be pulled from ghettos all over the world for the production, says Danny Boyle.
Palestine became a full member of the U.N. cultural and educational agency Monday, in a highly divisive move that the U.S. and other opponents say could harm renewed Mideast peace efforts.
The novelist Julian Barnes won the Man Booker Prize on Tuesday night for The Sense of an Ending, a slim and meditative story of mortality, frustration and regret.
Slate introduces "Conversations with Slate," a video interview series hosted by Jacob Weisberg. First up: Jennifer Egan.
River Phoenix's final film, Dark Blood, to be released after 18 years.
AMC confirms that Frank Darabont has stepped down as The Walking Dead's showrunner, replaced by Glenn Mazzara, a writer and executive producer on the show.
The Venice Film Festival lineup has been finalized.
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The Walking Dead [Anchor Bay Entertainment, DVD/Blu-ray, Region 1]: "That is the heart of what makes The Walking Dead interesting. It's a moment-by-moment vision of the post-human future where survivors live and die because only sometimes fortune favors planning and good behavior." Simon Abrams
Richard Brody on Jean Eustache's Numéro Zéro, "which received, yesterday, at Anthology Film Archives, what many in attendance think may be its New York City première."
The Atlantic's Alex Madrigal responds to Zadie Smith's article about The Social Network and Facebook.
The Walking Dead is a ratings jauggernaut and has been renewed for a 13-episode second season.
In other horror-related news: George W. Bush became pro-life after his mommie dearest showed him a jar containing a fetus she aborted.
Hey, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is out on video today:
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George Hickenlooper passed away on Saturday of natural causes. He was 47. His most recent film, the Kevin Spacey-starring Casino Jack, is still slated for release later this year.
Gabriel García Márquez is a liar. According to Random House Mondadori editor Cristobal Pera, Rodrigo García's Nobel Prize-winning father is working on a new novel.
The Moët British Independent Film Awards have been announced. The film receiving the most nominations, with eight, is The King's Speech.
For Salon, Matt Zoller Seitz on The Walking Dead and why this is the best of times for zombies.
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Christopher Nolan reveals title of third Batman film and says its villain won't be the Riddler. Sucks for Depp.
The A.V. Club's Todd VanDerWerff interviews Frank Darabont. The Walking Dead premieres this Halloween on AMC. Watch it: The first hour is, no lie, among the finest hours of television these eyes have seen in ages.
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