PORTLAND — My daughter called the other day.

Carey Mulligan is a teenage girl in 1960s pre-Fab Four London.

From Paris with Love is straight-ahead, go for the jugular entertainment.

Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra) is John.

The 82nd annual Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Oscar nominations have been announced.

He’s back; and he’s mad, and he’s bad.

The title comes from the name of a street in Paris.

PORTLAND — Interviewing celebrities is one of the great perks of this business.

What is going on with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson?

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call — New Orleans is a remake of a 1992 Harvey Keitel movie.

Pompe disease is a rare neuromuscular disorder that attacks the muscles.

A 14-year old girl — Atonement’s Saoirse Ronan — is murdered by a neighbor.

This 1956 French black and white flick is a fascinating trip back in time.

Nine has a split-personality.

A humorless and all-business Denzel Washington is Eli.

The Road has not been well-traveled.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast Sunday on NBC-TV.

In war, soldiers die. That’s an awful reality.

Teen love and rebellion are just two of the subjects of the Michael Cera star-vehicle Youth in Revolt.

A scene late in the movie has Amy Adams’ character standing at the edge of a cliff.

There were three great films about the Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts in 2009: Brothers, The Hurt Locker and Israeli screenwriter and journalist Oren Moveman’s The Messenger.

For weeks, I have been compiling the list.

Fewer movies were released in 2009 than usual.

Writer/director Nancy Meyers crafts a clever comedy about the complicated connection of a divorced couple.

Sherlock Holmes is a mess. Physically and literally.

A bunch of 1950s Christmas songs have survived and while times have passed them by, no Christmas is Christmas until you’ve heard Jingle Bell Rock or Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.

In an industry cluttered with remakes, recycling of old plots and that is more addicted to effect-laden presentation than substance, Ivan Reitman is a breath of fresh — smoke-free — air.

Through tantalizing trailers, movie posters, a positive buzz and a heavy marketing campaign, writer/director James Cameron has made Avatar the must-not-miss movie event of the year.

The multi-Golden Globe nominated Precious is a difficult movie. Adjectives and accolades don’t work here. Precious is something you have to see and experience to understand.

Did You Hear about the Morgans?

Those not wanting to brave the long lines and crowds of Avatar have an alternative.

I haven’t seen all of the Golden Globe nominated movies.

Doing a believable biopic is tough.

The Princess and the Frog features Disney’s first black heroine.

Everybody's Fine isn’t fine.

Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal are brothers Sam and Tommy Cahill.

Some of the best rock in history came out of Britain and was launched by Beatlemania in 1963 and 1964.

A Japanese family gathers to celebrate the life of the deceased oldest son.

Curious about your picks for the best films of the decade — 2000 to 2009 — I asked for your input.

Wes Anderson’s genius is a simple understanding that everyday, basic people are actually complex.

Here’s a different idea.

How’s this for unique. A sports movie without a lot of sports action.

You know The Twilight Saga: New Moon has it all wrong right out of the coffin.

The Blind Side tackles football and the much better, and more interesting sport of real life.

First criticism: Planet 51 is not 3D.

Fashion and Chanel are synonymous.

On Aug. 7, 1974 Frenchman Philippe Petit and his team strung a wire between the World Trade Center’s twin towers.

A friend of mine contacted me a couple of weeks ago. He told me he's begun composing his best films of the decade list.

We all have our hobbies.

Play the Game is an interesting generational juxtaposition.