Why John Hughes Left Hollywood
Among the outpouring of requiems for John Hughes, few if any boast the poignancy or revelation of the one written last night by his one-time pen pal Alison Byrne Fields…
Robin Hood With Guns?
In case Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe's brooding, revisionist take on Robin Hood isn't choking you up with anticipation, Warner Bros. is planning a dystopic, urban…
Now Playing in L.A. and New York: Edward Norton's Obama Documentary (UPDATE)
It's been called the most anticipated (if not especially revelatory) documentary of the year: By the People: The Election of Barack Obama, which had a private screening…
J.J. Abrams Keeps Mission: Impossible 4 in the Family
· The slowly advancing franchise tank that is Mission: Impossible 4 inched ever closer to firing Thursday. Current producing braintrust J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise handed…
Girlfight at the Box Office!
Welcome back to Movieline Attractions, your regular guide to everything new, noteworthy and super-fierce at the movies. This week brings offers the counterprogramming…
Terry Gilliam Confronts Mortality, Breaks Away From Johnny Depp
It only sounded like Terry Gilliam was bitter discussing Johnny Depp in a recent interview, where he thwacked his one-time leading man for the downmarket quality of his…
Meet Apparition, Your Friendly New Neighborhood Oscar-Hunters
Bob Berney is back. Again. Months after the esteemed indie-distribution wizard acquired the acclaimed Bright Star out of the Cannes Film Festival, he and money-man Bill…
Catherine Deneuve Booed Off Italian Stage For Speaking French
Forget about the half-assed culture wars in our backyard. Europeans do it right -- particularly the Italians, who know exactly what they want from their entertainment…
Celeb Car Racing, Deskless Interviews Among Jay Leno's Plans for Primetime Supremacy
Jay Leno appeared Wednesday at the TCA Press Tour, revealing new details about his primetime talk show coming this fall on NBC. And don't worry if you can't quite get…
Paula Abdul, Bluffer?
Even though the planet's foremost American Idol expert is saying Paula Abdul's tweet heard around the world was legit, the skeptics are storming the gates. Among them…
On the Waterfront Scribe Budd Schulberg Dead at 95
Budd Schulberg, the Oscar-winning writer of On the Waterfront, A Face in the Crowd and the classic Hollywood novel What Makes Sammy Run?, died Wednesday afternoon at age…
Leonardo DiCaprio and Ridley Scott Thrilled to Reteam for Brave New World
· Body of Lies tandem Leonardo DiCaprio and Ridley Scott will reunite for an adaptation of Brave New World, author Aldous Huxley's 1931 dystopia classic. DiCaprio will…
Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz Ushered Out From At the Movies
Well, that was fun. At the Movies has deposed Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz after a year of duty in its balcony seats. They will be replaced by Michael Phillips and A.O…
Why You Should Care About the G.I. Joe Culture War
The publicity campaign for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is really turning into quite the piece of work by Paramount. And I mean that in all due respect for the wicked…
Paul Giamatti: The Movieline Interview
Don't ever accuse Paul Giamatti of playing himself -- even when he literally plays himself, as he does in his new film Cold Souls. The Oscar-nominee took a studio hiatus…
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