Too many ’70s era horror movies featured acting that could most generously be described as indifferent. The 1977 shocker “The Sentinel” hardly stood out as a master’s class in acting, but the sheer number of famous faces on screen ensured
It must take chutzpah to work in one of the most extravagant industries on the globe and lecture others about the need for earth-saving lifestyle reductions. But Edward Norton, the man too irascible to hang on as The Hulk, is
The Left and the Right see eye to eye on very little these days. But they typically agree, on paper, that the children of politicians are off limits. HBO personality Bill Maher clearly didn’t get the memo. One week after
Elizabeth Smart’s moral authority card is about to expire. Smart, who endured a nightmarish nine-month kidnapping nearly a decade ago, has emerged as a poised young woman who relishes sharing her wisdom with others through a series of public speaking
Movie marketers spend millions trying to convince skeptical audiences to pony up for their particular product. But a new film suggests that marketing is the root of an otherworldly evil. “Branded,” according to a press release from Roadside Attractions, “is
Watching “The Lucky One” is like catching “Saturday Night Live” hosted by a professional athlete. Chances are the athlete is handsome and talented, but he or she looks lost attempting sketch humor. The same sense of displacement happens with Zac
Let’s get the obvious question out of the way – is the main character in HBO’s new political comedy “Veep” based on Sarah Palin? The answer is a quick and firm, “no.” What’s equally refreshing is the show’s biting sense
Dick Clark was a uniter, not a divider. The late TV legend, who passed yesterday at the age of 82, will be remembered for programs like “American Bandstand,” “The $25,000 Pyramid” and “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.” But let’s not forget
Pass the hat, boys and girls. Those Bond movies don’t pay for themselves. Of course, that begs the question, “Why not?” Bond star Daniel Craig defended the franchise’s decision to shake, not stir, the hero’s beverage of choice from martinis
Welcome to the Age of Obama, independent filmmakers. This month’s Tribeca Film Festival, the annual event co-created by Robert De Niro, will feature a number of films made by directors who turned to the public for their funding. Many of the
Michael, Gob, Buster, Lindsey, Tobias and George Sr. will be back next year, courtesy of Netflix. The long-delayed “Arrested Development” reunion is official, and a 10-episode fourth season of the critically hailed show will be available on Netflix in 2013.
“Wicked” is the Oz for our age. While the 1939 film version of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” delivered a timeless tale of good vs. evil, the long-running Broadway production makes us melt for Dorothy’s arch-nemesis. That
Only in the movies would Kim Novak have to cast a spell to snare a man. In the 1958 charmer “Bell, Book and Candle,” Novak plays a frustrated witch who resorts to magic to turn the head of the man
Step aside, Sen. John Kerry. Alec Baldwin is the new king of flip flops. The actor and co-star of NBC’s low-rated “30 Rock,” has made a spectator sport out of his decision to run for political office. First, he says he
John Cusack the actor is very different than the politically engaged man we see through his Twitter feed and Huffington Post rants. Cusack’s screen image – think Lloyd Dobler from the iconic ’80s movie “Say Anything” – is the ultimate
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Joe May might as well be dead. Heck, almost everyone already thinks he’s left this mortal coil. “The Last Rites of Joe May,” on DVD April 17, follows an aging hood trying to piece together his life after a long
Cindy Williams says “Laverne & Shirley” was more than just the story of two best pals making their “dreams come true.” Show creator Garry Marshall had something to say about that. “Garry always had a little moral to the story
I grew up watching “Saturday Night Live” – at least when I was able to stay awake long enough to catch it. My mind has changed dramatically about the legendary sketch show in recent months. I’ve just about had it
Today’s superhero movies can’t come right out and say they love their country. The 2006 “Superman Returns” reboot featured Daily Planet editor Perry White distorting the iconic line, “truth, justice and the American way” into, “Does he stand for truth,
Bradley Whitford just ignored a golden rule of movie promotions – don’t insult roughly half your audience. Whitford, the “West Wing” alum currently promoting the new horror film “The Cabin in the Woods,” was asked by EW.com to name check
Bill Maher may have finally crossed the line even his artful defenders, the ones eager to gin up an alleged GOP “war on women,” can’t spin. Maher, the host of HBO’s weekly political chatfest “Real Time with Bill Maher,” routinely
How bad a week did President Barack Obama have? MSNBC Obama sycophant Chuck Todd said “Team Obama lost the week.” The administration’s “War on Women” campaign blew up in its face, two polls showed Mitt Romney defeating Obama in November,
Director Darren Aronofsky’s long-gestating “Noah” project finally has a release date – March 28, 2014. But anyone hoping the “Black Swan” director will tell a spiritually profound tale, one that has inspired Christians for centuries, may want to consider Aronofsky’s
You’ll be forgiven if you think you stepped into a time machine after watching this week’s new action movie “Lockout.” The film, starring Guy Pearce as a wrongly convicted man trying to rescue the president’s daughter from an overrun space
Actress Amy Acker didn’t set out to become a genre actress. But the gig does have its perks. “Hey, I get to play with a flame thrower today,” Acker says of a typical day on the job. “Genre stuff is
“The Cabin in the Woods” director Drew Goddard felt the same cynicism many share about the modern Hollywood system. Studios only want to make the same kinds of movie over and again – cookie cutter sequels, prequels and reboots. But
TheWrap.com exclusively reported earlier today that Mel Gibson’s proposed Maccabee film project has been shelved. But the news for Gibson just got much, much worse. The accusations made by Gibson’s collaborator on the project could do far more than kill a
Producer Harvey Weinstein got all the free publicity he could want for waging war on the MPAA over its initial rating of his new documentary “Bully.” Weinstein clearly wasn’t thinking ahead to what the collateral damage would be to the
Last month, theaters around the country screened a movie most Americans have seen countless times both on home video and television. “Casablanca” made more than $800,000 on one night – on a school night, no less, according to film historian
Actors Olivia Wilde, Penn Badgely and Zoe Kravitz have had enough of the rich feasting on the poor. So they shot a video extolling the virtues of the Occupy Wall Street movement and detailing plains to train the “99 percent”
Who doesn’t miss the days when Meg Ryan ably served as “America’s Sweetheart?” Yes, Ryan’s early film career featured zany comedies (“Armed & Dangerous”) as well as dramas showcasing her rarely tapped range (“When a Man Loves a Woman”). But
Trash Sarah Palin, and you can roll as many Easter eggs at the White House as you wish. Actress Julianne Moore visited 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. today to take part in the annual White House Easter Egg roll. It’s hardly surprising
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” wants to Tina Fey Mitt Romney. The sketch show’s impression of Sarah Palin during the 2008 presidential election helped paint a negative picture of the Alaska Governor. The show was so effective, even major news outlets
The notion of a fourth “American Pie” film isn’t as toxic as, say, a “Twins” or “Midnight Run” sequel. But the project gives off a similar whiff of desperation. Most of the franchise’s stars have struggled to sustain their early
Both producer Harvey Weinstein and director Lee Hirsch refused to snip a cuss word out of their new documentary, “Bully,” even if it meant the movie would hit theaters with an R rating. Altering a syllable would be artistic cowardice, and
Plenty of films try to shake up the mystery genre, but they often leave audiences scratching their heads in confusion, disappointment or a cocktail of the two. The Italian thriller “The Double Hour” is a cerebral tonic for those unwelcome
The March 26 broadcast of ABC’s “Castle” might have caught conservative viewers by surprise – at first. Spoilers Ahead … The episode featured a bombing at an Occupy Wall Street-like gathering, and when our heroes finished their crime-solving shtick, we
“American Reunion,” the fourth film in the “American Pie” franchise, hits theaters on Friday. It’s a sequel to the profitable film series, and Universal is making sure everyone knows about it via an aggressive marketing campaign including billboards and a
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels aren’t the only dumb ones. Hollywood’s infatuation with sequels isn’t news. But the industry’s recent desperation to sequelize projects long past their shelf date sure is. This week we learned that a sequel to the
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