In addition to getting you where you want to go, those hours spent on a plane — or trapped at the airport — are a guilt-free opportunity to catch up on or revisit great movies and shows.

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Whether they take you to the danger zone or send you back in time to World War I (or WWII), these airplane battle scenes are ...

A curious trend (with an even more curious name) has emerged in which travelers opt out of any in-flight entertainment whatsoever, instead staring at the seatback in front of them for the entirety of ...

This past weekend, I slid into an assigned seat on what I think was the biggest airplane I have ever been on. Stuck between a window and a stranger for a flight over the Atlantic, I decided to seize ...

From "Snakes on a Plane" to "Airplane!" these films have lessons for fliers. Sept. 9, 2009 — -- I've always loved the movie "Airplane!" and I defy anyone to see it and not laugh out loud. It's a ...

Liam Neeson's action era may be ending, but his comedy run is just starting in the newly released film The Naked Gun. Priscilla Presley proved she had great comedic chops of her own as Frank's love ...

Surely it’s been a moment since you last checked in on Airplane!, the progenitor of the relentless film genre known as the spoof comedy. I know I was surprised, on a recent rewatch, to be reminded of ...

Liam Neeson's action era may be ending, but his comedy run is just starting in the newly released film The Naked Gun. Fortunately, most of the films by Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker are readily ...