Dustin Lance Black Articles

Armie Hammer as Clyde Tolson, Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover, Judi Dench as Anne Marie Hoover, J. Edgar JACK AND JILL/Adam Sandler in Drag: Second-Lowest-Grossing Sandler Comedy in Past Five Years? According to unproven — and quite possibly unfounded — rumors, FBI emperor J. Edgar Hoover enjoyed wearing some nice-fitting dresses every now and then. Ironically, this weekend the all-powerful Hoover will surely be [...]

Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar Hoover biopic J. Edgar grossed $52,645 according to Box Office Mojo. The Warner Bros. release starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the FBI honcho and Armie Hammer as his intimate "friend" Clyde Tolson is currently screening at seven locations. The film’s average was a not-too-impressive $7,571 per theater. For comparison’s sake: on November 26, 2008, Gus Van Sant’s Milk, [...]

Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover, Naomi Watts as Helen Gandy in Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar As J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI’s notoriously corrupt, rabidly power-hungry topdog, Leonardo DiCaprio looks very much like Leonardo DiCaprio in the above still from Clint Eastwood’s Hoover biopic J. Edgar. As Hoover’s secretary Helen Gandy, Naomi Watts looks like Nicole Kidman without makeup. Watts certainly looks nothing at all [...]

Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right Lisa Cholodenko’s Oscar-nominated The Kids Are All Right was announced as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s (GLAAD) choice for Outstanding Film – Wide Release of 2010 at a ceremony held at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco. Glee’s Naya Rivera was the evening’s hostess. Co-written by Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, The Kids Are All [...]