Weekend Forecast: Which Buddies Face a Box-Office Beating?
Happy Friday! And you thought it would never come. But BAM, just like that, we are back in business at the movies -- well, sort of, if only because we've got two wide…
'Why Were They There?': Screenwriting Guru Robert McKee Takes on Right-Wing Attackers
Earlier this week, a contributor to the right-wing film and culture Web site Big Hollywood offered up the delightfully titled tale, "For $745 You Too Can Be Insulted By…
Don't Forget to Meet Ron Howard and Movieline Tonight in NYC!
Good morning! Just a friendly reminder for all you New Yorkers in the house to join me tonight at the Apple Store SoHo, where I'll be chatting with Ron Howard about his…
Oscar Index: Fighter, Toy Story 3 Among This Week's Best Picture Bruisers
It was a busy, busy week in Movieline's Oscar bureau, where a few key guild nominations and one of the smartest campaign tricks in years in years left us sorting through…
Welcome Movieline's New Contributors, Including Critic Elvis Mitchell!
Guess who's expaaaanndiiiing? Movieline today officially welcomes critic Elvis Mitchell, West Coast editor Jen Yamato and DVD editor Alonso Duralde into the fold. Jen…
Enough, Already, About Charlie Sheen's Hooker-and-Booze Antics
As you know, it's increasingly difficult to get through a week of culture without hearing or reading about Charlies Sheen's latest lurid exploits. Historically they…
Brad Pitt's Big Pink Prank, and 6 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today
Also in today's edition of The Broadsheet: Pitt's other movie gets a U.S. distribution deal... a Green Hornet star goes to jail... Lou Reed opens up about his filmmaking…
The 9 Saddest Faces in the New Priest Trailer
Aside from the hinky CGI, the hushed, pretentious tones, and the general unscariness of everything onscreen, the most troubling part of the new trailer for the…
I Am Not Ready to Live in a World Where Michelle Pfeiffer Plays Chris Pine's Mother
I am not ready to live in a world where Michelle Pfeiffer plays Chris Pine's mother. That world is one we will reportedly live in, and soon, according to recent casting…
At Least Pirates Are Loving 127 Hours
Awards-season slump aside, 127 Hours is on a roll in at least one of Hollywood's most closely watched demographics: Illegal downloaders. A new report has the James…
Animal Kingdom's Jacki Weaver on the Oscar Circuit, Campaign Couture and Going Hollywood
We're coming up on a year since Jacki Weaver strolled into Park City, Utah with her Animal Kingdom director and castmates, dazzled the Sundance Film Festival and…
The Most Vicious Critical Pan Ever, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today
Also in today's superlative-friendly edition of The Broadsheet: The most frightening mug shot ever... The most Tarantino-y awards debut ever... the best-ever New York…
'Sexist Pig' Mel Gibson Sneaks Into Awards Race
The Mel Gibson comeback train barrels into 2011 today with word that the troubled actor/filmmaker has earned awards-body recognition. The catch: He's been given the…
Who is This 'Mark Whalberg,' and Why Is He Trending on Twitter?
I know we're all quick to judge these days, but come on: Who hasn't gravely misspelled an A-list movie star and eventual Oscar nominee's name in the process of tweeting…
Paul Giamatti on Barney's Version, Playing Drunk and the Politics of Karma
Last time Movieline caught up with Paul Giamatti, the actor was still getting his head around having played a version of himself in the curious indie Cold Souls. Then…
