Maureen Hart

"The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939" by Antony Beevor As a Barcelona football fan, the history of the intense rivalry with Real Madrid (they were Francisco Franco's...

'Oswald's Ghost' ** 1/2 Robert Stone, writer/producer/director of the documentary "Oswald's Ghost," has made an intriguing, frustrating film. Stone, whose career has spanned doc topics from nuclear testing (1988's "Radio...

'Chick 'a' Bone' offers a prelude, but falls short of a concert 'Chick 'a' Bone Checkout: Across the Pond and Beyond a Concerto is Born' ** Fictional films on the...

For a sweeping overview of how the Hurricane Katrina disaster unfolded and the long list of who's to blame, watch Spike Lee's documentary "When the Levees Broke." For a much...

'Eye of the Dolphin' ** As 'Eye of the Dolphin' makes some jarringly contrived plot twists, a viewer can imagine writer/director/executive producer Michael Sellers listing his assets -- teen star...

As the TAFFYs come to an end, it's apparent that the Oscars would be a lot more fun if teens really did pick the winners. Instead of this year's shoo-ins...

Boston mobsters and Caribbean pirates: So far, you TAFFY voters go for the bad boys. "The Departed" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" are among the front-runners after...

For those of you who didn't jump right on the TAFFY train (a bunch of you did, and points to you for promptness!), there's still plenty of time to participate...

The charms of the TAFFYs, back for a third go-round in the Movies section, are twofold: Teens get the chance to voice their choices for the best in 2006 cinema,...

`Severance' (star)(star)(star)1/2 (Christopher Smith, U.K.; 1:36) The anti-"Saw": A slasher pic with an ingenious premise and a sly sense of humor. On a corporate team-building exercise somewhere in rural Hungary,...