Everyone But Carlos the Jackal Seems to Love the Carlos the Jackal Movie
Pity poor Carlos the Jackal. More than a decade after a nearly 25-year reign of terror as arguably the world's foremost terrorist and assassin, the incarcerated criminal…
Eliot Spitzer Doc, Mike Leigh's Latest Acquired as Fest Buys Pick Up
I don't know what it means that Tribeca and Cannes are running about even on their 2010 festival acquisitions to date, but there you have it: Alex Gibney's terrific…
'You're a Moron': Nicolas Chartier Isn't Done With His E-Bashing Crusade
If you're going to get barred from accepting your Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards, then you'd better get your money's worth. That's the predicament facing…
On Way Out the Door, At Least Campbell Brown is Honest
Rather than wait for CNN to drop the ax on her and her 8 p.m. broadcast, Campbell Brown fell on her sword Tuesday. The news show host announced she'd be leaving the…
Hollywood Ink: Jemaine Clement is Men in Black 3's Man in Black
· From Eagle vs. Shark to Gentlemen Broncos, Jemaine Clement hasn't necessarily had a lot of success in his attempts to establish an identity outside Flight of the…
Restored Stephen Baldwin Hits Cannes For His New Oil Spill Documentary
Remember that SNL cold open from the 2008 campaign season, when Sarah Palin told Alec Baldwin to his face that born-again GOP darling Stephen was her favorite Baldwin…
Still No Ghostbusters Sequel, But How About a No-Budget Remake?
The egos, age, money and cynicism thwarting any reasonable hope for Ghostbusters 3 clearly have a lot of people down. Just look at the sullen group of New York Public…
First Gratuitous Oscar Speculation Emerges From Cannes
Forget the VFX controversy -- it's time to parse the Oscar candidates among this year's Cannes standout! Or so says Pete Hammond, who shares our Man in Cannes'…
VFX Pros Want 2 Extra Nominees Who Can Lose to Movies Like Avatar
You might recall that 2009 was a super-congested year for visual-effects mavens in Hollywood, where not even conspicuously flashy $200 million budgets were enough for…
Hollywood Ink: Ellen Page Says 'Yes' to Lesbian Tearjerker
· Ellen Page is attached to star in Freeheld, the feature adaptation of Cynthia Wade's Oscar-winning short documentary from 2007. The young star -- who was nominated for…
Smash His Camera, Douchebag Coming to Theaters
For their harmony of their titles alone, you can't really beat today's news that Sundance 2010 alums Smash His Camera and Douchebag have been acquired for theatrical…
Jean-Luc Godard, Sean Penn Can't Be Bothered to Attend Cannes
As our Man in Cannes alluded earlier, there's a dearth of quality films to hold the interest of this year's festival attendees. And now there's also a dearth of quality…
Today in Brilliant Ideas: Robert De Niro, Jason Statham and Clive Owen to Share One Film
The development pipeline has looked like a bit of a sewer lately, making it all the more important to point out the brilliant (or at least potentially brilliant)…
Bitter Mystery Talent Attacks Paramount on Twitter
Some anonymous Hollywood creative has taken to Twitter to air his/her grievances against Paramount. "Not since we released Breakfast At Tiffany's has Paramount been…
Got 16 Minutes? David Lynch and Marion Cotillard Want to Sell You a Handbag (VIDEO)
There's good news and bad news about Lady Blue Shanghai, the latest short film in Dior's Lady Dior campaign featuring Marion Cotillard. The good news: It's a 16-minute…
