Even critics who applauded director Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street admitted the film paid little to no attention to those “bitten” by the titular wolf. That prompted an impassioned op-ed by Christina McDowell, a woman whose life was
Woody Allen has released a statement responding to Dylan Farrow’s charges that the director molested her at the age of 7. The director’s response to the open letter Farrow penned in the pages of The New York Times over the
Woody Allen and Mia Farrow’s daughter Dylan Farrow made public a personal account of a harrowing story this week. In a letter to the New York Times, she detailed how Allen repeatedly molested her at age 7, and asked actors
This post isn’t about Hollywood hero Woody Allen, but my headline illustrates a point I want to make about the way the media treated Coke’s “America the Beautiful” Super Bowl ad. The media was quick to write headlines purporting that
After Dylan Farrow, the adopted daughter of filmmaker Woody Allen, accused him of sexually abusing her at seven years old, the director’s lawyer has accused ex-partner Mia Farrow of fabricating the allegations. In a statement sent to Mother Jones, Allen’s
Lena Dunham, current media and Hollywood “It Girl,” refused to stay silent after reading an open letter from Woody Allen’s adopted daughter regarding sexual abuse allegations. Dylan Farrow rocked the news cycle this weekend when she publicly slammed both Allen
Woody Allen’s adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, renewed claims that the filmmaker sexually assaulted her when she was a child in 1993. Though this charge that has been debated by pop culture commentators for years, this is the first time the
(AFP) Crime caper “American Hustle” won the top film prize at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards on Saturday, earning another big boost in Hollywood’s all-important Oscars race. Australian Cate Blanchett won best actress for her role in Woody Allen’s
From Slate comes the following article: For more than 20 years, any and every new Woody Allen movie has provided occasion for handwringing over the director’s personal life: his ghastly 1992 split from Mia Farrow; his affair with Farrow’s college-aged
As the Golden Globes paid tribute to filmmaker Woody Allen, Allen’s supposed son, MSNBC contributor Ronan Farrow, tweeted: Missed the Woody Allen tribute – did they put the part where a woman publicly confirmed he molested her at age 7
(AP) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.The Golden Globes honored Woody Allen on Sunday–minus Woody Allen. He won a lifetime achievement award for more than four decades of writing, producing and directing films. He didn’t attend Globes on Sunday, however, and actress Diane Keaton
The Hollywood community prides itself on speaking up for equal rights and diversity. The industry’s reality is far different from its rhetoric. Not only does Hollywood suffer from a severe lack of diversity, the number of women behind the camera
Hollywood’s attempts at Oscar-worthy filmmaking occasionally stumble over good intentions and overheated messages. This year, the film industry buckled down to focus on smart storytelling, patriotism and the delicacies of romance in a way that made 2013 a banner year
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
By JAKE COYLEAP Film WriterNEW YORKThe New York Film Critics Circle named “American Hustle” the best film of 2013, giving David O. Russell’s fictionalized Abscam tale an early jolt in Hollywood’s awards season. The film was also awarded best supporting
MSNBC has had enough of Alec Baldwin after less than two months’ worth of shows. Will Hollywood follow its lead? The liberal network brought Baldwin aboard for his celebrity cache as well as his knack for drawing headlines–for better and
Philip Chism is accused of sexually assaulted his high school math teacher using a 3-foot tree branch before he slit her throat with a boxcutter, left a hate note by her body, put her body in a recycling bin and
The Hill reported on Tuesday that Hollywood “A-list” stars are donating to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) likely Democratic challenger in droves. According to a third quarter report filed with Federal Election Commission, Alison Lundergan Grimes, the presumptive Democratic nominee
Ronan Farrow is already in MSNBC mid-season form. Farrow, the son of actress Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, is set to debut his own MSNBC talk show early next year. His latest political comments, though, find him boosting the image
By HILLEL ITALIEAP National WriterNEW YORKLou Reed, the punk poet of rock ‘n’ roll who profoundly influenced generations of musicians as leader of the Velvet Underground and remained a vital solo performer for decades after, died Sunday at 71. Reed
DANVERS, Mass., Oct. 24 (UPI) — A teenage boy caught a movie after he allegedly stabbed to death a high school math teacher in Massachusetts, sources told ABC News. The suspect, 14-year-old Philip Chism, was charged as an adult Wednesday
(AP) MSNBC hires Mia Farrow’s son Ronan for showNEW YORKA book deal, tabloid attention and now a new television show — it’s a busy time in the public eye for 25-year-old Ronan Farrow. MSNBC announced Wednesday that it had hired
After 20 years, Vanity Fair special correspondent Maureen Orth has revisited the charges of child abuse against Woody Allen in another interview with his former partner, Mia Farrow, and there are some shocking revelations. Farrow admits that there is a
Pop singer Katy Perry and the son of Mia Farrow agree on one thing regarding the acquittal of George Zimmerman–it confirms their feelings that America remains a racist society. Ronan Farrow, the biological son of the actress and her former
It seems obvious that Alec Baldwin gets pass after pass from the liberal Thought Police crowd because he’s one of their own. Hard to argue with that, especially when you compare Baldwin’s vile tirades against lesser acts by, say, director
Holidays, vacation, and illness prevented me from getting many of these out on time. But I’m here now and have forgiven the Time and Flu Demons for making me late. Click the link for purchase and in no particular order… Flight
(AFP) Clint Eastwood cop drama “Dirty Harry,” sci-fi epic “The Matrix” and timeless romantic comedy “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” are among 25 films being added to the US National Film Registry. “The Times of Harvey Milk,” a 1984 documentary about the
A federal judge, who’s on record as being sympathetic to sexual predators of children, sided with President Barack Obama’s National Labor Relations Board in a recent controversial ruling to force a healthcare company to hire back union workers who endangered
Thursday proved a decisive day in the presidential campaign, especially for Jewish and Catholic voters. Thursday — October 18, 2012, as they pretentiously announce at the start of every episode of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” Influential and irreverent Jewish
(AP) Film critic Judith Crist dies at 90By HILLEL ITALIEAP National WriterNEW YORKJudith Crist, a blunt and popular film critic for the “Today” show, TV Guide and the New York Herald Tribune whose reviews were at times so harsh that
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The makers of a planned film about rock icon Janis Joplin have tapped recent Tony Award winner Nina Arianda to play the part of the 1960s singer in a biographical movie directed by Sean Durkin, a
Discourse is something that is always changing, but not necessarily evolving. I think of television footage I’ve seen of one of my heroes, William F. Buckley, engaging in discussions with people from the other side of the aisle like Saul Alinsky, Huey
While he’s drawn controversy for the past two decades due to his personal life after marrying the adopted daughter of former girlfriend Mia Farrow, Woody Allen has been on undeniable creative hot streak for much of the past decade. Last
Most 75 year old men are well into retirement, kicking back on the golf course, couch or patio. But Woody Allen is still working as hard as ever: producing, writing, directing and sometimes even acting in at least one film
As Newsweek’s chief movie critic for 31 years, David Ansen attained prominence at the top tier of famed reviewers, just behind Siskel and Ebert while also maintaining the same populist sensibilities employed by the two most famous thumbs in America.
Looks like Ronan Farrow inherited his father’s sense of humor. Farrow, the 24-year-old son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, send out a scathing Tweet to celebrate Father’s Day. “Happy father’s day — or as they call it in my
Lynn Shelton isn’t a politician, but the director does all she can to vet the actors in her films. Shelton, best known for “Humpday” and the new indie feature “Your Sister’s Sister,” makes her film sets as comfortable as possible
Ellen DeGeneres works clean, commandeers a genial talk show and can throw out a funny retort on command. But does she belong in the same company as Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin and Neil Simon? Not on your life.
When “Chronicle” came to theaters earlier this year, it instantly drew comparisons to Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark anime film, “Akira.” Despite their deeper cultural differences, both films invite comparison, as each of them features an unstable character who is bestowed with
The director who gave us an alcoholic clown, a woman who sodomized a dog and a Dad exploiting his son’s death can’t go any darker, can he? Bobcat Goldthwait begins his newest coal black comedy “God Bless America” with a
