9 First Impressions of the Instant Classic Antichrist
While our man in Cannes had a look at Lars von Trier's incendiary, extraordinary Antichrist, I couldn't help but chase it down for my own look this afternoon as my first…
In Theaters: Jennifer's Body
"Hell is a teenage girl," viewers are warned in their introduction to Jennifer's Body, a funny, brainy, mildly flawed effort that should at least temporarily put to rest…
11 is Enuf For Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry's ensemble opus For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf is barreling through the development process, which naturally means…
The 6 Movies Likeliest to Start a Toronto Bidding War
Whether you believe it's the best of times or the worst of times for independent film (and the studios' boutique variations thereof), dollars will exchange hands over…
As Seen on TV: Bryan Singer, Bryan Fuller Combine For SelleVision
· Eventually we'll draw up a Movieline Tournament of Champions to select which of Bryan Singer's many in-development projects (Battlestar Galactica? Excalibur?) should…
This Year's Blair Witch Project?
The thriller Paranormal Activity was another one of the big noisemakers at Telluride '09 -- not just because it "scared the bejeezus" out of a crowd at a rainy outdoor…
Movieline Interviews Willem Dafoe: The Hardest-Working Man in Toronto
When browsing the program for this year's Toronto International Film Festival -- the 34th edition of which opens Thursday night -- one name pops up unusually often. Or…
If You See Only One Bleak 5-Hour British Crime Drama This Year, Make It The Red Riding Trilogy
For an event that programs seemingly every film slipped over its office transom, the Toronto Film Festival has a conspicuous vacuum growing a little more severe by the…
Halle Berry Fears No Great White Shark
· Halle Berry is close to a deal that will cast her in Dark Tide, about a diving instructor who returns to the scene of a near-fatal incident she once had with a great…
Variety Legend Army Archerd, 1922-2009
Stalwart Variety columnist, industry insider, gossip and long-time Academy Awards greeter Army Archerd died today after an extended battle with cancer. He was 87. Known…
The Children's Hour: Mad Men Recapped
Thank heavens for Labor Day, the much-needed post-barbecue gap required to digest the sharp dramatic turns occupying the latest episode of Mad Men -- the first hour in…
Mickey Rourke Explains Retirement to Brett Ratner in Never-Before-Seen Doc
Well, this is interesting: In preparation for the first volume of Brett Ratner's Shooter Series -- a new DVD collection gathering music videos, short films, commercials…
Fight Queen Gina Carano Sets Steven Soderbergh Up For Knockout
· Steven Soderbergh is going the non-pro route once more, casting mixed martial arts superstar Gina Carano in his forthcoming spy thriller Knockout. The filmmaker…
Friday Box Office: Destination Hardly Final Against Steve
The Labor Day movie doldrums made for a relatively quiet Friday at the box office, where last week's winner The Final Destination dueled the disastrously reviewed All…
Stop Me if You Think You've Heard This One Before
You've got about 72 hours of summer left -- why not spend a couple minutes of it (a mere 1/2160th of the entire weekend! That's like no time at all!) reminiscing about…
