I am Patrick Lyon, and I write for Collider. I also teach Latin and Literature on the high school level, and have been a lifelong fan of the works of Tolkien. There are few things that Hollywood likes ...

THE output of new pictures this last week has been torrential. There have been ten—ten, count ‘em, ten. Of the lot one is really good, too. I refer to the Arliss film, “Disraeli,” at Warner Brothers’ ...

Since 2000, slightly more than half the lead actor and actress Oscars (21 out of 38) have gone to portrayals of real-life individuals. It’s a bias that dates back to George Arliss and “Disraeli” (1929 ...