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Most American audiences know Rhys Ifans from his role as Spike in Notting Hill or will know him after seeing him as Ivan Schrank in the upcoming Greenberg . But he’s also been stretching his legs dramatically, both on the screen and the stage, and he’s playing real-life marijuana mogul Howard Marks in Mr. Nice , which premiered this week during SXSW. Ifans was a fan of Marks’ before he’d even written the first autobiographical book that the film is based on, and according to him they entered a “pirate’s contract” in which Marks had agreed to let him portray him if they ever made a film.

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SXSW Interview: Rhys Ifans of ‘Mr. Nice’

Hollywood has a sad history of lost props and costumes. On one hand, you can’t blame them. Who can predict what is going to become iconic? Why not reuse that pretty white dress from The Seven Year Itch ?

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The Fascinating Story of Cecil DeMille’s Lost City

Twilight in Forks: The Saga of the Real Town is not a documentary in the strict sense of the word. It’s not an investigative passion project, nor a film focused on the art and exploration of a story. It’s a marketing supplement meant to feed fandom whilst giving juicy, real-life background to Stephenie Meyer’s world of vampires and werewolves. That, in and of itself, is not a bad thing.

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DVD Review: Twilight in Forks: The Saga of the Real Town

Diary of a Wimpy Kid should’ve been titled Diary of a Selfish, Dishonest Punk . That’s not exactly a knock against the kid-friendly comedy, directed by Thor Freudenthal from the best-selling series of books by cartoonist Jeff Kinney. It’s just an observation. Greg Heffley (played by Zachary Gordon ) is almost like the Larry David of the junior high set — scheming, self-absorbed, prone to lying and manipulating situations to get his own way.

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Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

There are few things as cool as a bounty hunter. Going purely on the basis of movies and television, it’s the ideal gig when you lack the commitment to be a cop (even a loose cannon cop) and you don’t want the ruthless immorality of the bloody stuff. Of course, cinema’s bounty hunters run the gamut from Gerard Butler’s mellow Milo in The Bounty Hunter to the ruthless killers of Sergio Leone, so the boundaries between “hitman” and “hunter” are often blurred. But the difference between an assassin and a bounty hunter isn’t financial (assassins are often guns for hire), but one of publicity.

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Cinematical Seven: Bounty Hunters You Can’t Shake Off Your Trail

In the new film The Runaways , Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning play Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, musical pioneers who broke down gender stereotypes as members of the eponymous band. A sex-charged rejoinder to the argument that men rock harder than women, Jett and Currie found their strength even as their producer and promoter, industry luminary Kim Fowley, took advantage of their youth and feminine appeal. Unlike the characters they play, however, Stewart and Fanning aren’t letting anyone exploit them, even if it’s in the guise of empowerment; the actresses have spent much of their careers redefining the limits of roles young actresses can play, and the women offer equally powerful turns in this film, proving that even a downbeat ending, such as the one that eventually befell The Runaways, can turn into triumph later on. At a recent press day in Los Angeles, Cinematical spoke to Stewart and Fanning about both The Runaways and the exploits, both good and bad, of the band that inspired the film.

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Interview: ‘The Runaways’ Stars Kristen Stewart And Dakota Fanning

Review in a Hurry: Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston have a lot going for them. So why do they both keep doing such mediocre movies or, even worse, flicks as confused and joyless as The Bounty…

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Review: The Bounty Hunter’s the Exact Opposite of Sexy and Hilarious!