—– Check for showtimes here and check in later for more on the film. Writing up a review/interview with the master himself now.
PROVO, Utah (AP) – Gary Coleman, the child star of the smash 1970s TV sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes” whose later career was marred by medical and legal problems, has died after suffering an intercranial hemorrhage. He was 42. Utah Valley Regional
Chip Hanlon at Red County: I have to admit, I automatically figure that every actor or musician is a political Lefty until shown otherwise. But, boy, that would be the wrong assumption to make of the iconic ’80’s punk band,
—– Since Whoopi Goldberg’s pretending to be all about specifics and facts — and I say pretending because what she’s trying to do is pull off an unconscionable debating ploy that allows her to assume the role of a moral
—– Once upon a time there were men. And one was born this very day in 1907. The Duke talks a little politics in 1973: “Hell yes, I’m a liberal. I listen to both sides before I make up my
CNN: Martin Scorsese has “‘demanded the immediate release’ of fellow filmmaker Roman Polanski, who was arrested in Switzerland on a U.S. arrest warrant related to a 1977 child sex charge.” The Smoking Gun [EXPLICIT content warning]: The teenager’s troubling [Ed.
One: How do the haters not understand that forgiveness and letting go, particularly after decades of natural healing and the universe having moved on, is an essential tenet of a humane and compassionate philosophy/attitude? Especially when the victim herself has
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Left-wing film site Cinematical: Here’s a film I expect to annoy some religious groups: Sweet Baby Jesus, which will star Bette Midler, Kim Cattrall and British actress/singer Pixie Lott (pictured) in a modernized telling of the Nativity. Well, it’s kind
September 29th, 2009: Amid all the noise, no one has yet to really mention the most unthinkable consequence overshadowing all of this: that Polanski, 76, could die in jail, either fighting his extradition in Switzerland or withering in a cell
The Wrap’s Sharon Waxman: Here are two names you don’t expect to see together: Moammar Gadhafi. Hollywood. But guess what – they’re in bed, making movies. Hollywood’s latest financial backer is the middle son of the Libyan dictator, Saadi Gadhafi,
—– Look fast for a nice shot across the now kinda-defunct ACORN’s bow. This video’s terrific. Stevens cleverly crams a lot of truth into just a few tuneful minutes and we laugh because it’s all true. Almost too true to
September 27th, 2009: The same goes for the Polanski case, which is full of echoes of “Les Miserables,” the classic Victor Hugo novel about Jean Valjean, an ex-con trying to turn his life around who is being obsessively tracked and
“It’s not about politics, it’s just the story of a boy.” Today’s Associated Press: The movie, produced by Multivision Plus, Indonesia’s largest production company, will premiere in Indonesia on June 17, the week of Obama’s anticipated visit to the country.
