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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/07/01/_public_enemies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/07/01/_public_enemies/index.html?source=rss Johnny Depp may be the sexiest gangster ever in Michael Mann's stylish, brutal heist movie By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/05/21/terminator_salvation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/05/21/terminator_salvation/index.html?source=rss As resistance fighter John Connor, Christian Bale struggles to save mankind -- and this iconic sci-fi franchise By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/23/transsiberian/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/07/23/transsiberian/index.html?source=rss "Dark Knight" backlash, counterbacklash and so on. Plus: Sleazy Latin lovers, Ben Kingsley as a Russian cop and other reasons never to leave home. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/17/dark_knight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/17/dark_knight/index.html?source=rss The most anticipated movie of the summer has arrived -- and Heath Ledger's Joker is nothing to laugh at. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/09/07/yuma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/09/07/yuma/index.html?source=rss Russell Crowe and Christian Bale slide into this western remake like it was a favorite pair of chaps. By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/07/05/btm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/07/05/btm/index.html?source=rss Werner Herzog's explosive POW drama -- a love letter to America? Plus: Bad parents, interesting women. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/10/20/the_prestige/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/10/20/the_prestige/index.html?source=rss Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as rival magicians trying to out-trick each other in this tediously clever film. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/12/23/new_world/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/12/23/new_world/index.html?source=rss Colin Farrell and Christian Bale are totally wasted in this superstatic triangular love story. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/06/15/batman_begins/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/06/15/batman_begins/index.html?source=rss You know you're in trouble when a movie can't even get the Batmobile right. By Cintra Wilson Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/10/26/bale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/10/26/bale/index.html?source=rss All bow before the young British actor with more going on than any American actor, ever -- Garland, Brando, Sinatra, you name it. And he's not even a major star (yet). By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2004/10/22/machinist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2004/10/22/machinist/index.html?source=rss Christian Bale lost 63 pounds and turned himself into a walking skeleton to star in this psychological horror thriller. Was it worth it? By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/03/07/laurel_canyon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/03/07/laurel_canyon/index.html?source=rss Driven by the marvelously sexy Frances McDormand, "Laurel Canyon" is wreathed in a golden haze of rock 'n' roll sensuality and glorious L.A. sunlight. By Jeff Stark Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2003/03/07/cholodenko/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2003/03/07/cholodenko/index.html?source=rss "Laurel Canyon" director Lisa Cholodenko on casting the "awesome" Frances McDormand, the influence of D.H. Lawrence (whom she hasn't read) and the sexuality of her interviewer. By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/07/12/reign_fire/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/07/12/reign_fire/index.html?source=rss Dragons torch the earth as manly men with weird hair battle them in this colossally misconceived dud. By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2000/09/15/american_psycho/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2000/09/15/american_psycho/index.html?source=rss Mary Harron's unloved monster, here with its three-way sex scene restored, is really an enigmatic and powerful work of social satire. By Amy Reiter Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/12/npfri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/12/npfri/index.html?source=rss Halle Berry joins the Whitney "Scot-free" Houston club; James Haven happy for Angelina -- no, really. By Greil Marcus Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/marc/2000/05/01/marcus19/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/marc/2000/05/01/marcus19/index.html?source=rss Why Patrick Bateman killed, the meeting of Sleater-Kinney and more. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/04/14/american_psycho/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/04/14/american_psycho/index.html?source=rss Mary Harron's clinically ironic take on the infamous Bret Easton Ellis novel tastefully avoids showing murderous violence -- and making a point. By Amy Reiter Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/04/13/npthurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/04/13/npthurs/index.html?source=rss Australian paper may face lawsuit for mistaking Natalie Imbruglia's rock star boyfriend for (gasp!) a girl. Plus: Christian Bale puts a sock on it; ABC to run Leo-on-Bill interview. By Jessica Hundley Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/22/directors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/22/directors/index.html?source=rss A new wave of films shows a fresh element in filmmaking: The sexualization of the male actor by the female director. By Mark Ebner Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2000/01/26/psycho/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/int/2000/01/26/psycho/index.html?source=rss Christian Bale and director Mary Harron talk about yuppie killers, Bret Easton Ellis' novel and forbidden sex in the dark satire "American Psycho." By Joyce Millman Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/1999/11/12/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/1999/11/12/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Nov. 12-14, 1999 By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/11/06/reviewb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1998/11/06/reviewb/index.html?source=rss Todd Haynes' opulent ode to the glam-rock era may be 50 percent polyester, but it's full of heart.