Sunday, April 28, 2024

Movies

Woody Allen: Bette Midler’s Daughter Sophie Is Such a Good Actress He Expanded Her Role in “Irrational Man”

Woody Allen's new and-- I think excellent-- movie, "Irrational Man," opens Friday in New York and Los Angeles. Yesterday, I moderated a press panel...

Happy 90th Birthday, Oscar Winner DA Pennebaker, Father of Cinema Verite

DA Pennebaker (Donn Alan) turns 90 years young today. He's the survivor member of the gang that created cinema verite-- Richard Leacock, Al Maysles,...

Amy Schumer Talks Dirty at the Apple Store, But Waits til Child is Removed

Amy Schumer turned up at the Apple Store in SoHo the other day for a Q&A to promote her film “Trainwreck,” directed by Judd...

Jennifer Lawrence: First Trailer for “Joy” Shows She’s Back in the Oscar Race

Jeez Louise. David O. Russell has released the first trailer for "Joy." And guess what? Jennifer Lawrence already has that Oscar look in her...

“Trainwreck”: Brilliant Comedy Features Veteran Actor Norman Lloyd, Age 100

I think most people know actor Norman Lloyd from his run on "St. Elsewhere" as wise Dr. Auschlander, who ran the hospital. Lloyd's credits...

Tom Cruise’s Official Twitter Feed Blocks This Site from Following or Reading Tweets

Who knew? So honored. Flattered, even. In the name of Xenu, I am thrilled to report that @Showbiz411 has been blocked from following or...

“Minions” Makes $115.2 Mil, Second Biggest Opening for Animated Film

UPDATE "Minions" finished with $115.2 million, making it the second biggest opening for an animated  film behind "Shrek the Third." Earlier, and wrong: "Minions" pulled...

Mission Impossible: To Distance Tom Cruise from Scientology Before Blockbuster Opens

Greetings Mr. Phelps. Your mission, if you choose to accept it: distance Tom Cruise in the public eye from the cult of Scientology before...