Oblivion (PG-13, 126 min.) It’s 2077, and Tom Cruise is apparently the last man on Earth: a pilot/technician stationed with last woman Andrea Riseborough in a spectacular “Jetsons”-esque aerie, from which the duo protects the post-disaster planet’s remaining resources from ...

Oblivion (PG-13, 126 min.) It’s 2077, and Tom Cruise is apparently the last man on Earth: a pilot/technician stationed with last woman Andrea Riseborough in a spectacular “Jetsons”-esque aerie, from which the duo protects the post-disaster planet’s remaining resources from ...

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (R, 88 min.) Played by Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton, the title kid trespassers turned almost witch snacks turned adult avengers-for-hire kick much hag butt in this bloody and frenetic fairy-tale/comic-book/video-game blend.

Mud (PG-13, 130 min.) With references to Mark Twain, “Robinson Crusoe” and even “The Andy Griffith Show,” the third and most elaborate feature to date from Arkansas writer-director Jeff Nichols has the feel of a classic, although it’s perhaps not ...

Members of the Douglass Elementary School chess program are celebrating the completion of the first year of the school’s “Smart Moves” program with a free public screening of the award-winning documentary “Brooklyn Castle.”

The Jackie Robinson tale "42" took in $27.3 million to claim the weekend box-office championship domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Capsule descriptions and starred mini-reviews by John Beifuss.

Live entertainment events going down around Memphis this week.

Capsule descriptions and starred mini-reviews by John Beifuss.

Capsule descriptions and starred mini-reviews by John Beifuss.

Capsule descriptions and starred mini-reviews by John Beifuss.

Ben Affleck's "Argo," a film about a fake movie, has earned a very real prize: best picture at the Academy Awards.

Call it Apocalypse Meow. Or maybe Purrmageddon.

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week with nearly $33 million.

The big deal for Hollywood is not the record $10.8 billion that studios took in domestically in 2012. It's the fact that the number of tickets sold went up for the first time in three years.