Comedian Demetri Martin needs to hear the roar of a crowd but not for any ego-stroking purposes. Martin recalls spending five months on the set of the 2010 Ang Lee drama “Taking Woodstock.” That’s the longest he’s been away from
At this rate, GOP politicians may have to write their own campaign music before hitting the stump. Newt Gingrich became the latest Republican to learn you can’t just crank up the classic rock to rally the base. [youtube btPJPFnesV4 nolink]
It’s unfair to hold Woody Allen to the standard he set 35 years ago with “Annie Hall.” Allen’s romantic comedy, which beat out “Star Wars” for the Best Picture Oscar in 1977, remains an unabashed delight in its newly minted
Writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait walked a gossamer-thin line with the excellent 2009 comedy “World’s Greatest Dad.” How many auteurs could spin gold out of a father profiting off the accidental suicide of his son? The “Police Academy” alum will have to
There’s nothing pretty about Liam Neeson. The Irish actor sports a disheveled nose and an accent that sounds like it belongs in a pub where the bar stools date back to the Second World War. And when Neeson puts up
‘THE HELP’ WINS THREE SAG AWARDS, STREEP AND CLOONEY LOSE This is a good sign for “The Help,” which is a superb film. SAG is one of the most reliable Oscar bellwethers because so much of the Oscar voting pool
“It’s almost as laughable as accusing Fox News as being … news!” The Fox News segment Kermit and Miss Piggy are responding to (in the video below) can be watched here, and you can see it’s a rather innocuous and
Conservatives often talk about what they don’t like about Hollywood. That’s okay, but it’s not productive. Maybe it’s time we talked about what we do like? More to the point, let’s point out when Hollywood has gotten it right. And
The Los Angeles Times (we read it so you don’t have to) is reporting that “The Grey” director, Joe Carnahan, is attached to write and direct a remake of Charles Bronson’s vigilante classic. As chance would have it, less than
Suzanne Collins’ series “The Hunger Games,” which will soon see the release of a major film adaptation, is captivating the minds of teenagers and adults around the world. Collins’ unique style has made for an excellent series, appropriate and entertaining