Danny Glover Suggests Doing Away with the Oscars
Veteran actor Danny Glover told industry publication Variety on Tuesday that the film industry might find it beneficial to move away from “subjective” awards shows, such as the Academy Awards.
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Oscar-Snubbed Ava DuVernay: ‘There’s a Belonging Problem’ in White Male Dominated Hollywood
Selma Director Ava DuVernay, who was mostly snubbed from last year’s Academy Awards, said during an event for the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday that she hates the word “diversity.”
Kristen Stewart on Hollywood Gender Inequality: ‘Guys Make More Money Because Their Movies Make More Money’
Actress Kirsten Stewart has a message for women in Hollywood who are still consumed with the industry’s “boring” gender pay gap conversation: do something about it.
SPOILER: New Anthony Weiner Documentary Backed By George Soros
The most important thing you need to know about the documentary Weiner doesn’t come until the very end, in the movie’s credits: it was financed in part with a grant from the George Soros-organization the Open Society Institute.
Norman Lear: ‘Trump is the Middle Finger of the American Right Hand’
Television sitcom producer and writer, and political activist Norman Lear said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump represents the “middle finger of the American right hand.”
New Documentary On Weiner and Huma Abedin May Have Cut Scenes To Protect Hillary
The Hollywood Reporter suggests that producers of a new documentary about scandal-prone former Democrat Rep. Anthony Weiner have cut scenes damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.
Emile Hirsch Charged with Felony Assault for Choking Female Movie Exec
Actor Emile Hirsch, best known for his roles in films Into the Wild and Lone Survivor, has been charged with felony assault this week for allegedly putting a female Hollywood executive in a “chokehold” during a party at the Sundance Film Festival.
George Lucas: Hollywood ‘All Circus, No Substance’
In a wide-ranging interview with film critic Leonard Maltin at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, directors George Lucas and Robert Redford spoke candidly of their experiences in film, where Lucas came to the conclusion that Hollywood as a “circus.”
Actor Emile Hirsch Accused of Putting Female Movie Exec in ‘Chokehold’
Actor Emile Hirsch, best known for his roles in films Into the Wild and Lone Survivor, is under investigation after he allegedly put a female movie executive in a “chokehold” at a Utah nightclub.
Oculus Debuts First Virtual Reality Film at Sundance Film Festival
Virtual reality firm Oculus debuted its first ever VR motion picture at the Sundance Film Festival this week. Called Lost, the film puts the viewer in the middle of a spooky, darkened forest when a giant, robotic hand begins moving through the woods, reports TechCrunch’s Josh Constine, who viewed the film.
