Marquee movie stars and directors are busy this time of year campaigning on behalf of their latest project. The road to Oscar is paved with public appearances and soft media interviews. Leonardo DiCaprio and director Martin Scorsese were doing just
By JAKE COYLEAP Film WriterThe searing historical epic “12 Years a Slave” and the con-artist caper “American Hustle” lead the 71st annual Golden Globes with seven nominations each. The nominations announced Thursday morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association suggested
Actress Cate Blanchett is sore that fellow actors like Leonardo DiCaprio get hammered for their climate change hypocrisy. DiCaprio, one of the most vocal stars on the climate change bandwagon, is mocked for flying private jets and leading an extravagant
Actor/activist Leonardo DiCaprio just cut a very large check via his foundation on behalf of lions in Nepal. His Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded $3 million in grants to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to work with the Nepal government on
(AP) NEW YORK–The release of Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” has been pushed to Dec. 25. Paramount Pictures made the widely expected announcement Tuesday. Scorsese’s Wall Street epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio had previously been scheduled for release Nov.
You complete me Alan Turing and the answer is no. A few weeks ago, filming started on the The Imitation Game, a movie about logician and mathematician Alan Turing who cracked Germany’s enigma code during World War II. Benedict Cumberbatch
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25 (UPI)–Martin Scorsese’s eagerly awaited drama “The Wolf of Wall Street” won’t be ready for its scheduled Nov. 15 release, The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey and Jonah Hill, the film could be
In yet another sign of how much influence the Chinese have on Hollywood, a lavish party was thrown in China for some of Hollywood’s A-list stars and studio big wigs. In attendance were such stars as Leonardo DiCaprio, John Travolta,
The Obama Administration announced on Tuesday it plans to auction off its remaining $168 million loan to Fisker Automotive–the “near-dead” and “once-glamorous maker of plug-in hybrid cars”–reports USA Today. Originally, Fisker scored $528 million in taxpayer-backed loan dollars but did
Splash News: Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Kristen Bell are just a few of the celebrities who took to Twitter to celebrate a historic Supreme Court decision.
BURBANK, Calif., May 24 (UPI) — Baz Luhrmann’s big-screen adaptation of the classic novel, “The Great Gatsby,” has crossed the $100 million mark at the North American box office. Warner Bros. announced the milestone Friday — two weeks after the
By JAKE COYLEAP EntertainmentCANNES, FranceThe Cannes Film Festival got under way with a blockbuster day of Steven Spielberg and Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby.” The French Riviera extravaganza began on a rainy Wednesday, where the prestigious festival was to open
Alarmed by “human-caused” warming, 75 Winter Olympic and X-Game athletes sent President Barack Obama a letter last week “asking” for executive action. Specifically, they requested the president to: 1) “Issue standards under the Clean Air Act that cut carbon pollution from
When HBO wanted to make a movie about Sarah Palin the channel consulted McCain/Palin campaign officials who had Paul Bunyan-sized axes to grind against the former governor. After all, the media tried to blame the ticket’s loss in 2008 on
(AP) NEW YORK–Martin Scorsese is developing a TV series based on his 2002 film “Gangs of New York.” The director is partnering with Miramax, which released the Oscar-nominated film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis. The planned show doesn’t yet
The jaw-dropping story of con man extraordinaire Frank Abagnale, Jr. proved irresistible to Steven Spielberg. The Oscar-winning director’s 2002 movie Catch Me if You Can, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as the precocious con artist, seemed to close the book on Abagnale’s
A new report by the Government Accountability Institute (GAI) says Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning film, Django Unchained, has applied for an estimated $8.4 million in tax credits, pending audit and review by the state of Louisiana. News of the taxpayer-funded subsidies comes
Conservatives are often surprised by the intensity of leftist personality cults, particularly the one surrounding Barack Obama. Voting for a politician you admire or agree with is one thing, but we marvel that any self-respecting person could sit quietly while
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is taking a break from acting to help save the environment. DiCaprio told members of the entertainment media that after doing so many movies in a row he’s tired and needs a break from acting. And what
Money proved no object for Leonardo DiCaprio when given a chance for some quality time with former President Bill Clinton. The “Django Unchained” star ponied up $200,000 to spend a day with Clinton during a Haiti fundraiser thrown by Sean
The story of how Abraham Lincoln ended slavery earned 12 Oscar nominations Thursday, while Ben Affleck, Kathryn Bigelow and Leonardo DiCaprio were left out of the running.
Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” is not only a great film but the greatest display of liberalism in movie theaters this past year. To those whose blood is boiling or eyes are rolling, I don’t use that word to refer to
Leonardo DiCaprio is the greenest of green celebrities. The actor was a driving force behind “The 11th Hour,” a 2007 documentary sounding the alarm about global warming, deforestation and other environmental causes. He drives a hybrid car, warns us about
In 1915, director D.W. Griffith released “Birth of a Nation” to wide acclaim, creating many of the techniques still used by filmmakers today. His lush, three-hour epic is still considered a great film despite its unquestionable racism, most specifically in
Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained is a complete masterpiece. The actors, screenplay, cinematography and direction are near perfection. Is the film violent? Yes. Is it controversial? Yes. Is it one of the year’s best? Yes. Django is two hours and 35 minutes
(AP) NBR Awards name ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ best filmBy JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKKathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” continued to gather awards momentum as the National Board of Review named the Osama bin Laden hunt docudrama the best film of
It’s wonderful that a crush of celebrities gathered over the weekend to both celebrate Leonardo DiCaprio’s 38th birthday and raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Did they have to partake in so many one percenter flourishes while nearby
Some of the biggest celebrities in Tinsel Town want you … to vote next month. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Selena Gomez, Sarah Silverman, Ellen DeGeneres, Jonah Hill and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are among the actors appearing in the allegedly nonpartisan clip.
The best way to enjoy “Titanic” all over again is to put the film’s pop culture baggage in steerage. Yes, watching James Cameron gloat that he was the “king of the world” on Oscar night was nauseating, as is the
This year’s Oscar race may start – and stop – on Friday. Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master” hits theaters this weekend, bringing with it an all-star cast, feverishly positive festival reviews and the kind of award season luster that
(AP) Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively wed in SCBy BRUCE SMITHAssociated PressCHARLESTON, S.C.One of the sexiest men alive is off the market. Again. Ryan Reynolds wed Blake Lively in Mount Pleasant, S.C., on Sunday night at Boone Hall Plantation, according
In the wake of China’s record-breaking box-office opening of TITANIC 3D, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (FOX) and SONY have announced an exclusive, large-scale bundling partnership for the film’s Blu-ray 3D release this fall. Marking the industry’s biggest bundling and
In this day and age, with the sorry state of film making, there is nothing like the promise of a new Tarantino flick, and this sounds fantastic. There might be spoilers. I wouldn’t know, I only read the first paragrah.
Juggernaut hit film “The Hunger Games” was the top earning movie for a third weekend in a row, scoring $33.5 million in theaters across North America, industry estimates showed Sunday. The movie blockbuster, which opened with a record $152.5 million
(AP) Unsinkable James Cameron refloats ‘Titanic’ in 3-DBy DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESThere was a time when James Cameron’s career looked as though it might join Titanic, down in the lower depths. Before he became king of the modern blockbuster
Once again, due to scheduling conflicts, the HomeVideodrome podcast is once again cancelled for the week, but next week we should be back in top gear. Go visit The Film Thugs for updates, and be sure to subscribe on iTunes. It’s rare
The most memorable part of my “J. Edgar” viewing experience came from the special features after I had finished watching the film. There are a couple documentaries that come with the package, and one of them includes interviews with the
“Tree of Life” grossed a pretty pathetic $13 million, “Happy Feet Two” grossed an abysmal $60 million, and “Moneyball” grossed only an okay $75 million. But in this market, where the concept of the movie star is all but dead,
These kinds of articles are a little silly. Every single one of these Limousine Leftists will be in line by 2012, even if Obama does tank the economy, destroy health care, funnel millions of taxpayer dollars to his cronies in
Director Clint Eastwood’s “J. Edgar” was supposed to be a key Oscar contender this awards season. Instead, withering reviews and audience indifference have all but killed its chances at significant honors. That hasn’t stopped critics from soft-pedaling their critiques to