Alexander Payne's Film Fest Two-Fer, Luc Besson Makes a Deal: Biz Break
Also in this week-capping edition of Biz Break: Frank Langella to be honored at Nantucket, Harvey Weinstein scores laurels from UCLA, Ken Loach's latest lands Stateside…
Joker-Only Dark Knight Cut Really Showcases Heath Ledger's Overacting
I know that it's absolute heresy to so much as whisper the possibility that anything at all might be wrong with The Dark Knight…
Aquí Y Allá Leads Cannes Critics Week Winners
You might not know it from the blinding, white-hot happenings du jour, but the Cannes Film Festival has begun winding down its…
Breaking Dawn - Part 2 Character Posters: Photoshop Forever
Come on, admit it: You are going to miss The Twilight Saga when it's over — especially the delectably, heavily airbrushed…
1 Through 19: Let's Rank the Films of Ridley Scott
Because we're a little more than two weeks away from the opening of Prometheus, and because the Film Society of Lincoln Center…
Gary Oldman Joins RoboCop
This could be fun: "Gary Oldman has inked a deal to star opposite Joel Kinnaman in MGM's remake of Robocop. [...] Kinnaman (The Killing) plays the title character, a cop…
On the Road Clips: Kristen Stewart Drives, Kirsten Dunst Dances in First Extended Glimpses
I know, I know — to paraphrase a popular rejoinder to the overexposed, "How can I ever anticipate On the Road if it won't go…
John Huston Postage Stamps Will Save Snail Mail
Ha! Kidding. But don't tell me you've never wanted to lick the guy. Wait, what? We can't have that privilege, either? What is…
The Watch Teaser: Vince Vaughn Helps Debut New, Improved Marketing Push
Man, tip your cap to the marketing crew at 20th Century Fox, which redirected one of 2012's most unfortunate current-events…
Zach Galifianakis Attached to Confederacy of Dunces Adaptation That Will Never Get Made
Harold Ramis and John Belushi. Scott Rudin, Steven Soderbergh, David Gordon Green and Will Ferrell. John Waters and Divine. John Candy. Chris Farley. Stephen Fry. Buck…
Natalie Portman Loads Gun, Penn State Doc En Route: Biz Break
Also in this afternoon's edition of Biz Break: Woody Allen's next adds another actor to its growing ensemble, Kathryn Bigelow picks up another cast member of her own for…
Johnny Depp Joins Comanche Tribe: 'It Seemed Like a Natural Fit'
Per LaDonna Harris, president and founder of Americans for Indian Opportunity (ahem): "'Johnny is reprising the historic role of Tonto, and it seemed like a natural fit…
Bruce Willis, Election-Year Optimist
"'Yeah, Romney. He's just such a disappointment, an embarrassment. Chin up, hair up. He's just one of those guys, one of those guys who says he's going to change…
Did Success Spoil Your Midnight Screening?
"Midnight showings were conceived as a way to reward the most ravenous consumers and offer a two hour block in which their…
Hitchhiking John Waters Found in Kansas
Last week we wondered if, as reported by the band Here We Go Magic during its ongoing tour, filmmaker John Waters was in fact hitchhiking his way across America. We had…