Chi-Raq (movie 2015) review: Spike Lee effectively provides a 21st-century setting to Aristophanes’ 2,400-year-old play. Teyonah Parris is Lysistrata.
Jennifer Hudson
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Nelson Mandela Movies: South African Leader Reverentially Portrayed by U.S. & British Actors
12 minutes readNelson Mandela Movies: South African guerrilla fighter turned political prisoner turned president portrayed reverentially by American or British actors.
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First ‘Heroine Movie’ in Two Decades to Top Four Weekends
17 minutes read‘Heroine movie’: Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen and Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman in The Hunger Games April 16 update: The “heroine movie” The Hunger Games has topped the U.S. …
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Matt LeBlanc, Claire Danes and Damian Lewis: Golden Globes Winners for two Showtime television drama series.
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Robert Pattinson in Twilight. The Hurt Locker? Carey Mulligan? Jeremy Renner? The White Ribbon? Twilight. If the Academy decides to listen to The People, they might want to find ways …
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Bill Condon’s Dreamgirls, a shoo-in for one of the five Best Picture slots in 2006 (a shoo-in that failed to make the cut), will be screened as the next feature …
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Sex and the City (Movie 2008): Life After Love
6 minutes readSex and the City (movie 2008) review: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall and pals should make fans of the series happy with the big-screen sequel. Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis …
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Helen Mirren Queen Elizabeth Double Awards Season Dose + Mexican Directors Are U.S. Critics’ Winners
13 minutes readHelen Mirren Queen Elizabeth double + Leonardo DiCaprio triple awards season dose while Mexican directors surprise as US critics’ favorites.
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The Dixie Chicks vs. George W. Bush + Freedom of Speech Issue
14 minutes readThe Dixie Chicks vs George W. Bush + Freedom of Speech Issue surprising awards season wins + San Diego Film Critics reject groupthink selections.
Matt Bomer (White Collar), Steven Spielberg and Travis Barker at premiere of DreamWorks movie – company co-founded by Jaws director.
Academy Invites New Members + Rule Changes
The biggest surprise in the list of 2007 membership invitations sent out by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the presence of Christopher Plummer (above). I’d have …