If the apocalypse is nigh, then it would seem that there’s no better place to be than James Franco’s house, where everybody parties like it’s 1999 (and I wish they had actually dropped that track into the mix). By everybody, I mean Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson and, of course, Franco playing alternate versions of themselves.  

Now in its sixth season, Southern-fried vampire drama True Blood (9 p.m. Sundays, HBO) has truly “turned.” What started as a somewhat realistic take on the genre, suspenseful and sexy with a wink of camp, is now a full-blown supernatural soap opera.  

American Jesse (Ethan Hawke) was 23 years old back in 1994, when he crossed paths with the Parisian Celine (Julie Delpy) on a train in Europe. They talked, as only two young would-be lovers would,  

Hustling on the streets of Los Angeles, a hard-edged street poet (Gina Rodriguez) catches the attention of an up-and-coming DJ and the two cut a demo with the backing of a local promoter looking t  

The latest edition of the story of Krypton’s surviving son arrives courtesy of director Zack Snyder (300 and Watchmen) and screenwriter David Goyer (who developed the story with his Dark Knight co  

Celebrated author Salman Rushdie co-writes this adaptation of Midnight’s Children with Toronto-based director Deepa Mehta (known for her elemental trilogy — Fire, Earth and Water). Children mine  

Something didn’t feel right. After taking in a recent screening of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, I walked out of the theater feeling … off. I was simultaneously anxious, depressed, energized and a little jittery.
  

The Contemporary Arts Center, through its 2013 Summer Performance Series in “The Living Room” of The Living Room exhibition, kicks off the season with a fascinating performance, Screenage Wasteland, from Jim Swill, an artist known for his spoken word riffs, short films and collage work.  

When fun in the sun loses its draw, it’s nice to retreat in the AC with some quality TV. Here are some returning favorites and new picks to watch out for this season. HBO Documentary Film Serie  

Screenwriter Bob Mahaffey pairs up with director Jonathon Kimble to tell the dramatic and magical tale of an underdog high school baseball team in 2005 that struggled during the regular season (wi  

With two Night at the Museum movies and a Date Night under his belt, Shawn Levy corrals the Wedding Crashers — Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson — for a generational workplace comedy about a couple  

Danish director Susanne Bier seems to be incrementally easing off the dramatic gas with each new release. She began attracting attention in the United States with a strong string of recent films (  

In the not-so distant future, domestic society has apparently achieved peaceful co-existence by setting up one 12-hour period every year when all crime is legalized. Writer-director James DeMonaco  

As a filmmaker, Sarah Polley has proven to be a prescient storyteller. Known for her performances in films like Go and No Such Thing and more recently for directing (Away from Her and Take This Waltz)  

Based on the Henry James novel about a young girl forced to deal with the divorce and remarriages of her parents, the film, written by Nancy Doyne (Tales from the Darkside and Tales from the Crypt