I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a fifth of whom are film majors. I don't just show the Hollywood blockbusters. I show independent films, foreign films, documentaries.

Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They think the way to do that is to go with a proven quantity, a remake of something you have already seen. That is their mindset.

If you're willing to go along for this farcical ride, you'll find 'Dead Snow 2' to be one terrific zombie movie.

With massive doses of eye-popping special effects I applaud the visual achievements in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.'

I'm a lifelong Disney nut.

Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just have a special affection for Dumbo.

Los Angeles has the greatest concentration of surviving movie palaces in the United States, yet most residents have never been inside one of them.