‘Play Misty for Me’: Rabid fan Jessica Walter makes life terribly difficult for disc jockey Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood + ‘Harry Potter’ = ‘The Decline of Western Civilization’? The Packard…
TCM presents the life story of (a not gay) John Nash, starring Russell Crowe: In the phony ‘A Beautiful Mind,’ director Ron Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman wash the gay…
Everest 2015, with Jake Gyllenhaal at the Venice Film Festival. What global warming? Venice Film Festival jury: Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón president The 2015 Venice Film Festival, to be held…
Christopher Reeve in ‘Superman’ 1978: First superhero blockbuster. Christopher Reeve: ‘Superman’ and his movies Christopher Reeve, Superman in four movies from 1978 to 1987, died ten years ago today, Oct.…
Ben Affleck director: DGA Award winner. Ben Affleck tops DGA Awards Ben Affleck, not nominated for a Best Director Academy Award this year (or any other year), has won the…
Jodie Foster: Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient Jodie Foster will be the next Cecil B. DeMille Award recipient, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced – by way of Foster’s…
Obama movie ‘2016’ vs. Fahrenheit 9/11: Absurd comparisons Aug. 28 update: Dinesh D’Souza and John Sullivan’s right-wing documentary 2016 Obama’s America had a solid first-wide-weekend run in North America on…
Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Sneak Peek: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Foy, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner. July 12 update: Stephenie Meyer Midnight Sun: the unfinished Twilight book to be completed? Stephenie…
Gabriel Garko will play Rudolph Valentino (a.k.a. Rodolfo Valentino in places like Italy and Brazil) in a two-part Italian TV movie. To be directed by Alessio Inturri for Mediaset, the…
Batman 3 trailer: The Dark Knight Rises with Tom Hardy. April 30: The Dark Knight Rises trailer 3 is out. The search for the TDKR trailer 3 has been as…
Meryl Streep is the 1 bright spot in Jonathan Demme’s mundane and mostly poorly cast 2004 remake of the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate.
Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips. Tom Hanks’ Captain Phillips weekend box office: One of actor’s biggest domestic openings in the past decade Oct. 13 update: Starring two-time Oscar winner Tom…
Clint Eastwood chair speech. Clint Eastwood chair speech at Republican National Convention It was less a bizarre “Clint Eastwood Chair Speech” than a bizarre “Clint Eastwood Chair Performance Artwork” at…
Bette Davis sings “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” About two decades later, Davis herself would be the subject of a song: Kim Carnes sings “Bette Davis’ Eyes.” Bette Davis…