Dumb and Dumber
By Rex Reed | November 10, 2009 | 4:24 pm
Women in TroubleRunning time 92 minutesWritten and directed by Sebastian GutierrezStarring Carla Guigino, Josh Brolin, Adrianne Palicki, Connie... READ MORE»
Josh Brolin
Where'd All the Tough New Yorkers Go? Josh Brolin: 'New York Critics Have Been Very Sweet to Me'
By Meredith Bryan | January 6, 2009 | 1:10 pm
At the New York Film Critic's Circle Awards on Monday, Jan. 5, NYFCC Best Actor honoree Sean Penn offered early clues as to how he'll approach this year's awards: He hammed it up for the cameras with Milk co-star Josh Brolin before blowing off a lengthy line of eager journalists. (Interestingly, Mr. Penn is something of a journalist himself these days, penning an eager travelogue for The Nation in December about his self-initiated chats... READ MORE»
It’s Here, It’s Queer
By Andrew Sarris | November 25, 2008 | 2:16 pm
Milk Running time 128 minutes Written by Dustin Lance Black Directed by Gus Van Sant Starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco, Alison Pill Gus Van Sant’s Milk, from a screenplay by Dustin Lance Black, is certainly as timely as ever, inasmuch as amid all the euphoria over the election of Barack Obama, the passage of anti-gay-marriage propositions in three states has struck a sour note, particularly in California, a state that Senator Obama carried easily, which means... READ MORE»
James Franco Says He Was a Pretty Good Boyfriend
By Em Whitney | November 21, 2008 | 2:37 pm
Last night, at a screening of Milk and Q&A with stars James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin and Alison Pill; director Gus Van Sant; and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, everyone was pretty giggly. Mr. Franco said that he had watched Gay Sex in the 70s (the documentary) to prepare for his role as Scott, Harvey Milk's boyfriend. Mr. Brolin joked that he'd been thinking he was to play Milk and so "being a... READ MORE»
Milk Is Great, but Would Be Even Tastier With More Penn Smooches
By Rex Reed | November 18, 2008 | 12:37 pm
MilkRunning time 128 minutesWritten by Dustin Lance BlackDirected by Gus Van SantStarring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Alison Pill, Diego Luna, Victor Garber, Denis O’Hare In real life, Harvey Milk was an unexceptional Jewish boy, as plain as a matzo, but with extraordinary courage, as challenging to homophobic society as a pierced nipple. Without much public egotism or personal glory, he was a late bloomer who, at 48, made history, first... READ MORE»
Oliver Stone on George W. Bush: 'He Thinks Differently--He Doesn't Examine His Life'
By Caroline Bankoff | October 15, 2008 | 10:53 am
As the Daily Transom walked up 54th Street towards the Ziegfeld Theater Tuesday evening, we silently congratulated the PR firm handling the premiere of Oliver Stone's W. on the little spectacle they'd created for our benefit--the rows of black SUVs lining the sidewalk, the suited "Secret Service" officers, the "snipers" installed on the roof of the neighboring building. Taking our place among the waiting press, we noticed an enterprising television anchor showing off something... READ MORE»
The Wizard of W.
By Sara Vilkomerson | October 14, 2008 | 3:13 pm
On the night of Monday, October 13, Oliver Stone was being chauffeured around downtown Manhattan, looking for the dinner party he was running late for, and talking about what the subject of his new film, W., has in common with the Wizard of Oz. Connecting W., which examines and chronicles the life of George W. Bush leading up to and including his presidency, to the 1939 Judy Garland flying-monkeys extravaganza might not seem... READ MORE»
Wow! Mr. Diane Lane Makes a Wonderful W.
By Andrew Sarris | October 14, 2008 | 1:18 pm
W. Running time 131 minutes Written by Stanley Weiser Directed by Oliver Stone Starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Richard Dreyfuss, Jeffrey Wright Oliver Stone’s W., from a screenplay by Stanley Weiser, arrives at a strange time in our nation’s history, when even Iraq and Afghanistan have been pushed off the front pages and away from the TV talking heads by our current doomsday financial crisis. Of course, Mr. Stone, Mr. Weiser and their array of gifted collaborators had... READ MORE»
Yee-Haw! Will Josh Brolin Turn Comic Book Cowboy?
By Christopher Rosen | October 9, 2008 | 11:06 am
After spending two years revving his career up to the point of A-list status, Josh Brolin is poised to have his own comic book franchise. Hollywood Elsewhere's Jeffrey Wells is reporting that Mr. Brolin has been signed on to play comic book cowboy Jonah Hex for Warner Bros. and DC Comics. Since there's apparantly a bottomless well of comic book characters for Hollywood to draw from, we're not too surprised that we've never heard... READ MORE»
Will W. Be The Funniest Movie Of The Season?
By Christopher Rosen | September 23, 2008 | 3:27 pm
Even after the first W. trailer was released this summer, we weren't sure what to expect from Oliver Stone's film. Well, that's not exactly true. We expected that it would be totally bananas, but we didn't know how far it would take things and whether it would be any good. From the looks of it, W. goes further than our imaginations even figured. One of our favorite movie blogs, In Contention, posted a new television... READ MORE»
Morning Memo: Secret Stylists for Sarah Palin; Obama Rebuffs Lindsay Lohan; Barbra Streisand's More Fun on Morphine
By Caroline Bankoff | September 17, 2008 | 9:17 am
Sarah Palin's people "do not want the American public to know that [she] is using stylists or that she is paying for expensive clothes this early in the campaign." We definitely did not know. [P6] The Obama campaign rebuffed newly minted political blogger Lindsay Lohan's offer to host "a series of events for younger voters," reportedly saying that she is "not exactly the kind of high-profile star who would be positive for us." [TMZ] Socialite... READ MORE»
2008: The Year of the Brolin
By Christopher Rosen | September 4, 2008 | 11:05 am
What the hell has gotten into Josh Brolin? His résumé is littered with paycheck garbage, the types of movies that you haven't even thought of in the last decade. (The Mod Squad? Really?) Of course everyone touted 2007 as his turnaround year, but we're not sure we'd agree. While it's true that he appeared in no less than four movies last year, the only role that really resonates is his part in No Country for... READ MORE»
Oliver Stone to Make Film About G.W. Bush
By Joe Pompeo | January 21, 2008 | 11:30 am
Director Oliver Stone is shopping around a script for a movie about President George W. Bush, which he hopes will enter production by April, Variety reports. Up for playing the (surely entertaining) role of G.W. is No County For Old Men star Josh Brolin, who, Mr. Stone told Variety, is better looking than our current president, “but has the same drive and charisma that Americans identify with Bush, who has some of that... READ MORE»
Brolin, Hirsch, Franco Got Milk
By Gillian Reagan | December 5, 2007 | 1:13 pm
Three hunky actors have got Milk this morning, landing roles in the biopic based on the life of Harvey Milk. He was America's first openly gay elected official, assassinated in 1978.... READ MORE»
Manhattan Weekend Box Office: Josh Brolin's a Hit in the City
By Jake Brooks | November 12, 2007 | 4:09 pm
It seems like New York is in love with Goonies star Josh Brolin. He delivers Oscar-worthy performances in American Gangster (no. 1) and No Country for Old Men (no. 2), both of which sit atop the Manhattan box office chart. American Gangster captured the top spot with an impressive $50,000 per screen average in its second week, while the Coen brothers’ No Country, in limited release and playing at only 4 theaters, put... READ MORE»
