Harvey Weinstein Going Allah the Way For The Artist
"How am I going to market a black-and-white silent movie? I'm praying. I'm going to church and to synagogue. And if that doesn't work, I'm going Buddhist. And if that…
Hunger Games Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence Volunteers, Woody Harrelson Wigs Out
Lionsgate debuted its trailer for The Hunger Games today, purposely only teasing the hyper-anticipated film's first half so as to preserve all the surprises of the, uh…
George Clooney's Suicidal Side, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today
Happy Monday! Also in today's edition of The Broadsheet: The ripoff artistry of the L.A. Times... Vanity Fair has a surprising new film critic... Atlas Shrugged has a…
Friday Box Office: Immortals Thwack Jack and Jill
Nothing could stop Immortals on Friday, when director Tarsem's violent, visionary exploration of mythological headwear soundly quashed the lower-intestinal abscess known…
Movieline's Week in Review: Good Help is Hard to Find
It's over. It can mean the best of news or the worst of news, a new beginning or the utmost in closure. Its extremity is unparalleled, its harsh clarity often benumbing…
The 9 Most Scathing Critical Responses to Jack and Jill
It's been a while since the critical establishment really, really hated something enough for Movieline to feature a customary "Scathing Responses" round-up. But they…
Academy Bus Rolls Over Brett Ratner
I wrote as much on Monday, but take it from AMPAS president Tom Sherak: "Someone the Academy hired to perform a very important function messed up, messed up badly. He's…
Another Steve Carell Project, and 6 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today
Happy Friday! Also in this edition of The Broadsheet: Hysteria coming to theaters... Your one-stop Shame sex-talk shop... Another Spider-Man stage player takes a…
Woody Harrelson is a Psychopath, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today
Happy Thursday! Also in today's edition of The Broadsheet: Remembering new Oscar producer Brian Grazer's own "gay" controversy... The Criterion Collection comes to…
Oscar Index: Hello, Hugo! (And Goodbye, J. Edgar)
Oscar-ed out for the week? Don't be! Movieline's Institute for the Advanced Study of Kudos Forensics is here to remind both the casual and obsessive fan alike that the…
There is a Movie Called Zombie Ass, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today
Happy Wednesday! Also in today's edition of The Broadsheet: Darren Aronofsky finally weighs in on the Kardashian divorce... Bargain-basement Captain Nemo adds a leading…
Werner Herzog on Acting, Americana, and Journeys Into the Abyss
The hardest-working filmmaker on Earth was back in New York last week, making the latest of what have basically become semiannual tours in support of his movies. Thus…
So Much For #RatnerFreeOscars! AMPAS Stands by Producer: 'It Will Not Happen Again'
I'm still waiting for anyone from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to bother replying to my request for comment about yesterday's Brett Ratner "rehearsing…
Young Da Vinci Action Movie Still Planned, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today
Happy Tuesday! Also in today's edition of The Broadsheet: Christian Bale's awards horse enters the gate... A rare unadaptable Stephen King book may yet find its way to…
How Much Longer Will the Academy Tolerate Brett Ratner? [UPDATED]
It's been a rough week for Brett Ratner, whose big, ostensibly crowd-pleasing ensemble comedy Tower Heist debuted to lukewarm box-office figures and whose promotional…
