slate on movies that have the same titles as other movies: what crash and kicking & screaming have in common with crash and kicking and screaming.

Film titles cannot be copyrighted, and although trademark and unfair competition laws can offer recourse, the litigant must convince the court that use of the name misleads or confuses the public. This can be a difficult burden of proof for films like Baumbach's Kicking and Screaming and Cronenberg's Crash, which received critical acclaim but have not entered the public consciousness the way, say, Star Wars has.

also see: crossroads, crossroads, and -- my personal favorite -- crossroads.