“Dicks: The Musical” has an extremely useful title. Your gut reaction to those three short words will help you decide whether you can stomach this loony A24 movie, which had its world premiere Thursday at the Toronto International Film Festival — or if it’ll make you retch. Trust your instincts, because the film itself, directed … Read more
Actor Mads Mikkelsen and producer Nikolaj Arcel fired back at an unnamed reporter at the Venice Film Festival on Friday over a question regarding cast diversity in their new film, “The Promised Land.” The movie is set in 1750’s Denmark. Mikkelsen, 57, stars as an army captain struggling to raise his social status and maintain … Read more
“The Boy and The Heron,” director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest animated fantasy that had its North American premiere Thursday at the Toronto International Film Festival, could be the legendary filmmaker’s saddest movie. We’re distraught from the start as little Mahito’s mom is about to die in a hospital fire after a bombing during World War II, … Read more
American Pie star Thomas Ian Nicholas is back in the spotlight and looking, unlike the character he played in the raunchy teen franchise. The actor played Tara Reid’s onscreen boyfriend Kevin Myers in the films and was the mastermind behind the pact for the male characters to lose their virginity before they finished high school. … Read more
Call it box office magic. Actor Michael Imperioli has said that he “resorted to tapping into otherworldly means” in order to get the 1999 thriller “Summer of Sam” made. Making the spellbinding revelation as a part of Chip Baker’s new documentary “Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories),” Imperioli, 57, claimed … Read more
Stranger things have happened. Ethan Hawke insists he had no qualms about directing daughter Maya’s graphic sex scenes in the upcoming film, “Wildcat.” “We were so comfortable with it. I couldn’t care less,” the “Dead Poets Society” actor assured Variety. Not so much co-stars Rafael Casal, 38, and Cooper Hoffman, 20, however. “I think it was … Read more
Native American actress Lily Gladstone slammed the Kevin Costner-led series “Yellowstone” last week, calling the show “deplorable” and “delusional.” Gladstone, who currently stars in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” said that despite the shortcomings of the Western show, she does not fault those Native American actors who were cast in Taylor Sheridan’s show. … Read more
Woody Allen is calling cancel culture “silly” after being dogged by decades-old sex abuse allegations from his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow. The 87-year-old filmmaker made the statement Sunday in an interview with Variety at the Venice Film Festival, where he is promoting his new movie, “Coup de Chance.” “I feel if you’re going to be … Read more
Priscilla Presley is once again setting the record straight about her relationship with her late ex-husband, Elvis Presley, insisting that they weren’t sleeping together when she met him at age 14. Speaking to the press Monday at the Venice Film Festival, the 78-year-old actress grew emotional before the screening of the new Sofia Coppola drama … Read more
It was a Swift exorcism of the movie theater. Producers of the upcoming film “The Exorcist: Believer” announced on X (formerly Twitter) Thursday they will release the horror flick a week early to avoid competing with Taylor Swift’s “Eras” Tour film. While both were scheduled to drop nationwide on Oct. 13, horror mega-producer Jason Blum … Read more
He composed a sincere apology. Oscar-winning makeup artist Kazu Hiro apologized Saturday after the prosthetic nose he created for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic, “Maestro,” caused a crescendo of online backlash — with several users calling the nose a prime example of “Jewface,” reports Deadline. “I wasn’t expecting it to happen,” Hiro, 54, told press at … Read more
Meg Ryan has returned to her rom-com roots — and she’s “proud” of it. The 61-year-old actress stars in the upcoming romance flick “What Happens Later” — her first movie since 2015. It also stars David Duchovny, with Ryan even taking on the roles of director and screenwriter. “Truly, the easiest part was acting in … Read more
There’s a real-life Barbenheimer — and she’s been having a wild few months. Barbara “Barbie” Oppenheimer has experienced an exciting summer amid the double-feature of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” that sparked a mashup obsession on the internet. The 68-year-old grandmother of five is owning her name, which has taken the world by … Read more
Time to lay down their de Armas. A pair of aggrieved Ana de Armas fans were shown the courtroom door Monday after an annoyed US district judge dismissed their $5 million lawsuit against Universal Pictures. Conor Woulfe and Paul Michael Rosza were asking for damages incurred after spending $4 to rent the 2019 romantic comedy … Read more
Like many a burnt-out employee, “The Equalizer” desperately needed a vacation. And so, for its final chapter, “The Equalizer 3,” the Denzel Washington vigilante-justice film series jets off to Italy, and soaks in the sun of the Amalfi Coast while soaking the Amalfi Coast in the blood of irredeemable criminals. movie review Running time: 109 … Read more
Mazel tov! Adam Sandler’s daughter had her own bat mitzvah just before filming their new Netflix film, “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.” Director Sammi Cohen told People recently how the Sandler clan got together to celebrate his now 14-year-old daughter Sunny’s big day. “What’s really funny is right before we started … Read more
“Gran Turismo” has lapped the competition at the box office. The car-racing drama, which is based on the video game series, took home $8.5 million on Friday, the day after its release, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The flick, which CNN said “moves, ironically, too slow to deliver as a big-screen attraction,” tells the true … Read more
Hollywood productions and promotional tours around the world have been put on indefinite hold as actors join writers on the picket lines as they seek new contracts with studios and streaming services. Late-night talk shows and many television productions were put on long-term hiatus due to the writers’ strike, movie tentpoles, some in mid-production, have shut down too from Ridley … Read more
Plenty of movies and TV shows have presented a funhouse mirror take on the high school experience, from the controversial “Heathers” and “Mean Girls” to Amy Sedaris’ subversive series “Strangers with Candy.” The new A24 comedy “Bottoms,” like a teen outcast staring longingly at the popular table, desperately wants to join that messed-up catalog of … Read more
When the movie “Golda” was first announced, it sounded like surefire Oscar gold. An embattled historical figure, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, was to be played by Helen Mirren, the celebrated British actress who won an Academy Award for portraying Queen Elizabeth II at one of the monarch’s lowest moments in life. movie review Running … Read more