The Illusionist (movie)

The razzle dazzles, but the smoke never quite hides the mirrors in "Now You See Me," a super-slick new magicians' heist picture that demonstrates, once again, how tough it is to make "magic" work as a movie subject. A medium that is, by definition, a...

Renowned sleight-of-hand magician, actor, author and historian Ricky Jay learned his craft from the best in the field, including Al Fosso, Slydini, Cardini, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. These men never made a lot of money during their long careers,...

SUNDAY Book Signing Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power, co-founders of WhoWhatWear.com, will be signing copies from 1 to 3 p.m. of their book, "What to Wear, Where!" and hold a preview of their new shoe collection at the Barnes & Noble on Fashion Island...

TODAY 'The O Show' The Estancia High School drama department presents its 31st annual "Original Show" at 7:30 p.m. at the campus' Barbara Van Holt Theatre, 2323 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa. The show features comedic shorts written by students....

TODAY CD Release Party Local Orange County band Semi Sweet has its CD release party for "Sugar-Free" at 10 p.m. at La Cave, 1695 Irvine Ave., Costa Mesa. The 21-and-older show is free. For information, call (949) 646-7944. Shabbat Service Temple...

COSTA MESA — Renowned American composer Philip Glass is the subject of the Pacific Symphony's annual American Composers Festival (ACF), which begins Thursday night in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa. The festival ends...

In writer-director Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller "Inception," Leonardo DiCaprio portrays a dream-time cat burglar who smuggles ideas in and out of people's minds. But on Tuesday, many Oscar prognosticators felt that "Inception" itself had gotten...

"The King's Speech" dominated the Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning, earning 12 nods including best picture and best lead actor for Colin Firth as King George VI, who battles to eradicate his stammer before he unexpectedly takes the throne. Joel and...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The British monarchy saga "The King's Speech" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush. Also nominated for best picture Tuesday...

They say that in Hollywood, it's all about who you know. In this case, knowing who to pick for The Herald-Mail's eighth Oscar Picks Contest could make you $50 richer. The Herald-Mail's Oscar contest is back. James Franco and Anne Hathaway will co-host...

"True Grit," "The Fighter," "Black Swan" and "The King's Speech" are a few of the many head-spinning, stomach-turning, heart-wrenching movies that impacted audiences locally and across the globe. On Feb. 27, the most worthy of films from 2010 will be...

A recent Oscar nominee for best animated feature, director Sylvain Chomet's ("The Triplets of Belleville") French-English co-production - based on a Jacques Tati story, which the veteran talent wrote for his daughter - takes an out-of-work magician into a...