Monday, November 18, 2024

Movies

Horror: Madonna Is Being Allowed to Direct Yet Another Movie

This is insane: Madonna is going to direct another movie. Why? Cronyism. There's no other explanation. Her "W.E." was one of the great embarrassments...

James Rebhorn, Prolific and Spectacular Character Actor, Dead at 65

I'm very sorry to report the death of prolific and spectacular character James Rebhorn. He was 65, and well known to movie, TV, and...

Matthew Modine Adds David Alan Grier to His “Rocking Horsemen” Directing Debut

News from one of our great but under-heard-from actors: Matthew Modine has written and is about to direct his first feature film. "The Rocking...

Will $100 Mil “Divergent” Be a “Hunger Games” or “Ender’s Game”?

The blitz is on for "Divergent," which Lions Gate releases this Friday. The $100 million sci fi thriller is hoped to be a a...

Director Lars von Trier–Famous for Nazi Controversy– Shows His Own Penis in Part 2 of “Nymphomaniac”

PAULA SCHWARTZ reports: Neither Shia LaBeouf nor director Lars von Trier showed up for the premiere of  “Nymphomaniac” Thursday night at MoMA, where the...

Exclusive: Rocker Patti Smith Is a Real Grandmother Now, Not Just of Punk Rock

EXCLUSIVE: The great (I mean it, I love her) Patti Smith is always called "the godmother of punk rock." But now I can tell...

Mel Gibson Defense Omits His $70 Million Private Church That’s Anti-Pope, Modern Catholic Beliefs

Mel Gibson has a defender in Allison Hope Weiner, writing for Deadline.com. Weiner says it's time to forgive and forget Gibson's anti-Semitic, alcoholic, homophobic...

Box Office Phenom: Wes Anderson’s “Grand Budapest Hotel” Sells Out Every Show

It's Tuesday morning. In a few hours we'll get the box office number from last night. Since Friday, Wes Anderson's gem of a film,...