Ben Affleck will play Batman opposite Henry Cavill in the Man of Steel sequel.
Some funny reactions from the Twitterverse.
Vulture recalls what everyone said the last time Ben played a superhero.
Steve Ballmer will retire as Microsoft CEO within the next 12 months.
For RogerEbert.com, Peter Sobczynski ranks all of Brian De Palma’s films.
The brutal gang rape of a photojournalist shocks India.
Listen to the new Nine Inch Nails song, “Find My Way.”
Kevin B. Lee explores what radical filmmaking really looks like.
O.M.G. It’s the teaser for the Divergent teaser to be teased at the VMAs!!!
Egypt frees Hasni Mubarak as crackdown on Islamists continues.
Slate claps back at this Daily Beast piece on “thin-shaming.”
Seven years after premiering at TIFF, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane gets a new trailer:
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