The plot, as follows: A HIDDEN LIFE is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight...
Read moreEddie Murphy stars in "Dolemite Is My Name." Those of us who grew up in the 1970s remember "Dolemite." It...
Read moreMartin Scorsese's "The Irishman" will open the New York Film Festival on September 27. My first thought on this is...
Read moreGemini Man (#GeminiMan) is an innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith (#WillSmith) as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly...
Read moreNot to be outdone by Toronto, which just announced a slew of mouth-watering world premieres for their upcoming edition on...
Read moreQuentin Tarantino is an American treasure. With Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, he has finally made a film that...
Read moreDirected by James Gray, written by James Gray and Ethan Gross, described this way: "Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels...
Read moreNow that the Oscars have been pushed up by almost a month, the talk about them is going to have...
Read moreQuentin Tarantino’s 9th feature premiered today in competition amid intense anticipation. Not only was the line to get into...
Read moreWhere to begin this year? What an honor, as always to be back in the press room, backstage, deep inside...
Read moreAt last week’s Santa Barbara Film Festival Paul Schrader praised Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born calling her “a...
Read moreDick Cheney, Vincent van Gogh, Tony Vallelonga, and Freddie Mercury walk into a bar. The only one of the five...
Read moreWe arrived in town just in time for day three of the Santa Barbara Film Festival. The Arlington Theatre's marquee...
Read moreA great performance in a not-so-great movie is still a great performance. A great performance in a great movie is...
Read moreRami Malek is without a doubt brilliant in his performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. His remarkable portrayal will rock...
Read moreThere have been so many leading male performances worthy of an Oscar win this year, starting with Chadwick Boseman as...
Read moreVice screened tonight for the SAG nominating committee and looks to do what The Big Short did last year, at...
Read moreVariety partners up with PBS So Cal for Actors on Actors for their ninth season. The Oscars have always been...
Read moreLast night in Hollywood, Jazz and I attended the premiere of Green Book at the AFI Fest. Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala...
Read moreOur friend Michael Grei told me after seeing Bohemian Rhapsody that he thought Rami Malek was winning the Oscar for...
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