James Woods Twitter Lawsuit: Slander Case or Freedom of Speech Online at Stake? He is after 2 users who tweeted about the actor using coke.
Virginia Madsen
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Oblivion with Tom Cruise. Oblivion is best Tom Cruise debut in nearly a decade Tom Cruise is back on top at the North American box office, having had his biggest…
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Rob Reiner is developing a Proposition 8 movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Of course, Reiner’s project is not for Proposition 8; in fact, it should feature legal challenges brought…
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Battle Los Angeles movie box office: Critical dud has no chance of breaking even in the domestic market. Also, Red Riding Hood is a total flop. Amanda Seyfried stars.
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Comedian Jim Carrey is badly cast against type in Joel Schumacher ‘s absurd metaphysical thriller The Number 23. Virginia Madsen costars.
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Rancher Billy Bob Thornton follows his unusual space dream in Michael and Mark Polish’s folksy The Astronaut Farmer. Virginia Madsen costars.
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Dysfunctional families: Little Miss Sunshine. With five nods each, the crowd-pleasing dysfunctional family comedy Little Miss Sunshine (US$59 million at the U.S. and Canada box office) and the socio-psychological drama…
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Independent Spirit Awards’ winners: Crowd-pleasers and box office hits dominate the so-called ‘indie alternative’ to the mainstream Oscars.
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Awards season news: In an ungodly twist of fate, Jesus + Jason + Napoleon have all lost out to Spider-Man, while Kate Winslet has nabbed a surprise win.
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NSFC Awards surprise: A Clint Eastwood melodrama is the unexpectedly mainstream winner of the generally more ‘esoteric’ U.S.-based critics group.
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New York Film Critics Awards: Alexander Payne’s California-set road movie Sideways named Best Film. Imelda Staunton and gay noir Bad Education among other winners.
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Alexander Payne’s California-set road movie Sideways was the big winner. Imelda Staunton and Liam Neeson topped the acting categories.
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Alexander Payne’s road movie comedy Sideways suffers from a much too ardent desire to pander to its audience - to the detriment of its characters.
B Film Noir Actress More Frightening Than Bette Davis? + The Curious Mystery of the Savage Doppelgänger (and other Hollywood impostors).
A Prairie Home Companion with Meryl Streep, Lindsay Lohan, and Garrison Keillor. The sacred cows of the Hollywood firmament – or Hollywood barn, if you want to be really literal…
Critics’ favorites: A crowd-pleasing Wine Country road movie and a polemical political documentary are the top selections this awards season, while Imelda Staunton is the Best Actress fave.