Taking Woodstock's Ang Lee and James Schamus on Filming the Perfect Acid Trip
The gang behind Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock gathered last night for the film's New York premiere, a tented affair beneath hot, unforgiving monsoon skies. I guess it was…
Tom Ford to Unveil Filmmaking Debut in Venice
Yes, that Tom Ford -- the ex-Gucci captain, Keira Knightley-nuzzler and now writer-director whose A Single Man will have its world premiere (in competition, no less) at…
Head, Meet Chalkboard: Coen Brothers Hit Hard with Serious Man Trailer
As pertains to their work, Joel and Ethan Coen have developed something of a taste for cannibalism. Since No Country For Old Men essentially remade Raising Arizona…
Russell Crowe to Revisit Wronged-Wife Territory in Next Three Days
· Last time someone messed with the wife of a Russell Crowe character, a Caesar died and Oscar smiled. Who knows how he'll one-up that for The Next Three Days, director…
Producer Reveals Ugly Truth Behind Katherine Heigl's 17-Hour Work Day
You and I will never know exactly how fraught a relationship Katherine Heigl has with her masters at Grey's Anatomy, whom she very publicly chided last week for a…
Tim Burton Introduces New Retrospective: 'Those Things Were Never Meant to Be Seen!'
"It's hard to believe that ever played on the Disney Channel," said Tim Burton, looking a little shellshocked today at the Museum of Modern Art. The museum had just…
Relax, America! Antichrist Arrives With Genital Mutilation Fully Intact
There is some confusion going around the Web this morning about the status of Lars von Trier's Antichrist, the rollicking sex-and-mutilation horror opus that so…
Don't Get Excited For Monsters vs. Aliens Rematch
It seems like only yesterday when the whole world was buying anything Jeffrey Katzenberg was selling. Alas, it was further back than you think. Not long after the LAT…
There's a New Tabloid Sheriff in Town
You already know that we at Movieline uphold only the highest standards of accuracy and taste. (Except for that "Harry Potter is the new Dark Knight" thing I foisted on…
The Cold Case: What Does Vera Farmiga Have to Do to Get a Hit Around Here?
Exhausted the classic canon? Fed up with the current cinema of remakes, reboots and reimaginings? This week The Cold Case talks to Vera Farmiga, exhuming a recent…
Riot Squad Notified as Bryce Dallas Howard Tapped to Replace Twilight Star
· Bryce Dallas Howard got the call Tuesday to replace one of the Twilight series' myriad villains in the third installment, Eclipse, due in 2010. Summit attributes its…
Did Taylor Momsen Just Casually Admit to Being Statutory Raped?
As alluded to in today's Buzz Break, a candid new Teen Vogue interview with Taylor Momsen notes that the Gossip Girl star and tween-rock sensation isn't really down with…
Maurice Sendak Insists Spike Jonze Didn't Screw Up Wild Things
For all the public concern that has followed Where the Wild Things Are over years of development and production, Warner Bros. has to be pretty happy with the goodwill it…
Sony Classics Makes Blood Simple Deal with Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou, the legendary Chinese best known recently for masterminding the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies -- is winding down his remake of the Coen Brothers'…
Bad Lieutenant, Whip It, Michael Moore Off to Toronto
The year's most anticipated directorial debut, documentary and remake (or whatever they're calling it) were all announced this morning as invitees to the 2009 Toronto…
