Friday, April 26, 2024

Movies

Box Office: Stallone in Ryan Coogler’s “Creed” Scores a Knockout Opening Day

Ryan Coogler's great film, "Creed," scored $6 million on Wednesday, achieving a knockout for a midday. Now comes the fun, as Thanksgiving weekend audiences...

Sylvester Stallone May Finally Win Oscar for Playing Rocky Balboa in “Creed”

I told you in October 2014 that "Fruitvale Station" director Ryan Coogler was going to make "Creed." I also told you first last year...

Leonardo DiCaprio Screens “The Revenant” in LA: “Almost a silent movie performance for me”

In New York about 50 people made last night's screening of "The Revenant." Meanwhile in LA, they had a screening at the Academy packed...

Watch Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Brian Dennehy, Natalie Portman in Trailer for “Knight of Cups”

Once, a long time ago, Terrence Malick seemed like a brilliant filmmaker. "Days of Heaven" to me was the finest accomplishment ever. But starting...

Indie Spirit Awards: “Carol,” “Spotlight” Lead But “Room” Shut Out of Best Feature

Here are the Indie Spirit awards nominations. They were leaked ahead of schedule. Anyway, color me shocked that "Room" was shut out of Best...

Oscars: Lily Tomlin Goes for the Gold “I Was Never a Movie Star, I Was Always a Co-Star”

Lily Tomlin and I are sitting across from the bar in the shabby-chic Marlton Hotel on West 8th Street, and it looks like the...

Screened: Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Revenant,” A Very Beautifully Shot Film

There's an embargo until December 4th on reviewing Alejandro Innaritu's "The Revenant." The film stars Leonardo Di Caprio, Tom Hardy, and Domhnall Gleason. It's...

“The Big Short” Brings Oscar Buzz to NYC with Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Tina Fey, and Sir Paul McCartney

Just another Sunday night in Gotham as Adam McKay's Oscar heavy "The Big Short" landed in New York with a private screening at...