Filmmaker Hilary Helstein startled and fascinated me when we spoke recently about her new film.

“In the Loop” is a political satire that ranges from being from hysterically funny to oddly unsettling.

The highly anticipated film “Angels and Demons” hits screens with many of the same players as the “The Da Vinci Code.”

The silk is cadmium red light; I identify this detail from my oil painting days, though the designer calls it “spice.”