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Just in case the Hollywood Reporter still doesn’t get it, those French ads for “Les Infideles” were a parody of the ads for “For Your Eyes Only.” The James Bond film of the 19... Read More

UPDATE: There were exactly two complaints about billboard ads for the French film “Les Infideles” according to Noemi Fuento of JC Decaux, the international billboard company. Fuento laughed whe... Read More

Maybe red is not the color to have in your movie’s title. “Red Tails,” maybe one of the worst movies ever made, had a strong weekend start after mobilizing its core audience. But on Tuesd... Read More

The Oscar nominations are in, and there are lots of movies and actors who got left out. Steve McQueen’s “Shame” was totally snubbed, along with actors Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulliga... Read More

This is heartbreaking. Bingham Ray, one of the nice guys, a champion of independent film, died today at age 57. He suffered two strokes at Sundance. Bingham guided dozens of indie hits at various studios i... Read More

I was sorry to miss this year’s Sundance Film Festival–my first absence in eons. But from all reports it’s kind of a fizzle, with most of the films not working out they were expected. So ... Read More

Spike Lee premiered his “Red Hook Summer” at Sundance on Sunday night and things got a little raucus. Maybe because the Giants were playing San Francisco, Variety reviewer Peter DeBruge reporte... Read More

Let’s face it, George Lucas is loaded from “Star Wars,” Industrial Light and Magic, and all their subsidiaries. He’s financed “Red Tails” at $60 mil plus, which could me... Read More

I feel for George Lucas. I like him a lot personally. But I’ve just read the long piece in yesterday’s New York Times about “Red Tails.” Also, I followed his interview on “The... Read More

Same time, next year: the last two years I’ve met Ricky Gervais in the same spot right after he finished hosting the Golden Globes. Last year he was sweating and nervous, and looked like a man on the... Read More