‘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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Manchurian Candidate 2004 movie review: Jonathan Demme’s unsatisfying remake features two inadequate leads and suffers from pacing issues. In fact, the film comes to life only when ambitious mom…