Paying tribute to some of America’s bravest, the firefighter film “Ladder 49” (search) starring John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix could heat up the screen at theaters this weekend. But it’s just as ...

You have to marvel at the crass exploitation inherent in a movie that exists to show a bunch of firefighters in one life-threatening situation after another. It doesn’t help that, in terms of tone and ...

The best compliment I can pay ``Ladder 49'' is to say that it left me feeling thoughtful and sad. I was surprised it had such an effect. I walked in expecting an action picture with heroic firemen ...

The East Coast premier of Ladder 49 left its mark on the walkway Monday night in Baltimore where the movie was filmed and where many of the actors made close friends while riding with Baltimore City ...

THE LOWDOWN: A trapped firefighter's life is told in flashback as his crew fights to save him. It was firefighters who indirectly gave us our first much-needed laugh after Sept. 11. Janeane Garofalo, ...

"Ladder 49," the first movie about firefighters since 9/1 1, went to great lengths to get things "right." ...