"John Gotti, Sr., is an icon. Like it or not, he's an icon. The man is legendary. And so is John Travolta."
Marc Fiore, producer of the yet-to-be-filmed mobster biopic Gotti: Three Generations, spoke to a roomful of journalists at the midtown Sheraton Hotel about one of the two stars signed to his film. It will Read More
Perhaps seeing Avatar for a ninth time isn't such a bad idea after all. In honor of the Super Bowl—a weekend that Hollywood routinely punts—only two films are opening across the country today and one looks worse than the other. As we do every Friday, here's a handy guide to the new releases.
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From Paris With Love
Running time 92 minutes Written by Adi HasakDirected by Pierre Morel Starring John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Myers
Rating: Zero Eyeballs Out of Four
We all know how rotten today’s movies can be, but even at the bottom of the slag pit, you won’t find a load of garbage any smellier than From Paris With Read More
Because you really don't have to see New Moon for the fourth time in less than a week, Hollywood is pulling out all the trimmings this Thanksgiving. By which we mean yet another movie about the apocalypse (The Road) and one that could potentially cause it to happen (Old Dogs). As we do every Friday, Read More
Welcome back, Sandra Bullock! The Proposal accepted $34.1 million in ticket sales, giving America’s Sweetheart the No. 1 movie at the box office, and simultaneously knocking The Hangover into second place. The celebration wasn’t as joyous for Year One though, as the prehistoric comedy landed in a disappointing fourth with a pedestrian $20.2 Read More
Hollywood is officially on a bender. For a second straight week, The Hangover narrowly topped Pixar’s Up to earn the number one spot at the box office, grossing an astonishing $33.4 million in the process. Among the new releases, it was a tale of have and have not: The Taking of Pelham 1 Read More
With June Gloom in full swing (apparently it’s not just for California anymore!), perhaps it might be best to spend the weekend watching some movies. Three titles hit theaters today, and, as usual, there is something for everyone. As we do every Friday, here’s a handy guide to the new releases.
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John Travolta has been caught in the act of smooching another man again. This time, though, he apparently knew there were cameras present to document the kiss. Who’s the lucky guy? None other than Kirk Douglas! The kissee had just presented the Hairspray actor with the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence last Read More
Bad taste is back, and who knew it could be so much fun? Yes, Hairspray is splashy, flashy, trashy musical mayhem that made me laugh Read More
"I find this environment disturbing, as someone who made a film that’s been nominated—because no one is paying attention to the awards,” said producer Hilary Shor, at the Oscar-viewing party at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons on Sunday, Feb. 25. She was seated at a chatty tableful that included self-proclaimed D-list comic Kathy Griffin, Page Read More
Be Cool can be considered a sequel to Get Shorty (1995), even though 10 years have passed since the adaptation of that earlier Elmore Leonard novel.
In the meantime, there have been changes in the directors (F. Gary Gray for Barry Sonnenfeld), screenwriters (Peter Steinfeld for Scott Frank) and leading ladies (Uma Thurman for René Russo). Read MoreChita!
Like Madonna, Marlene or Liza, one name says it all. And there is room for only one. She shines. She sparkles. She glows. She lights up a room. Singer, dancer, actress, chorus girl and star, all rolled into one star-spangled center spot with a diamond-studded gel. I don't think there is anything she can't do. Read MoreWednesday 1st
Big puffy coats! Well, November was kind of a bust, wasn't it? At least we've made it through Thanksgiving with most of our internal organs intact (thanks, Prilosec!) …. Now, on to December: Besides being the month of twinkling lights, eggnog and heart-thumping end-of-the-year anxiety, it's the month when you realize your fabulous "late Read MoreFilmmakers who don't know how to make movies about real people saying and doing real things always turn to (and hide behind) the safer, less demanding special-effects corn of comic books. The Punisher is another product from the folks at Marvel Comics, who were responsible for the piles of Captain Marvels under my bed at Read More
