Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Movies

Sopranos Creator David Chase on James Gandolfini’s Final Role: “You Can See The Intelligence”

"Sopranos" creator David Chase and his wife Denise were just two members of the show's extended family who turned out last night to their...

Markiska Hargitay: “Law & Order SVU” Star Not Happy with “Jayne Mansfield ‘s Car” Makers

I've held off writing about an indie film called "Jayne Mansfield's Car" which opened this weekend and didn't do very well. I thought using...

Box Office: “The Butler” Crosses $100 Million Mark, “Insidious” is Number 1

Box office over the weekend was probably lower because of Yom Kippur. But the big news was that Lee Daniels' "The Butler" just crossed...

Woody Allen’s Special Golden Globe Award Guarantees “Blue Jasmine” a Nomination But Not His Presence

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has bestowed their lifetime achievement award-- the Cecil B. DeMille Award-- on Woody Allen. What does this mean? For...

Toronto: “Crash” Director Paul Haggis Presents Best Work Yet

You may recall I wrote about Paul Haggis' "Third Person" back in May after I saw an early cut. Yesterday Haggis presented his final...

Toronto: Good News (“Tracks”) and Bad (“The F Word”)

Toronto: on a long day, the good news was that my final Toronto film was John Curran's "Tracks." The Weinstein Company, in an effort...

Paging Michael Shannon to Play Elvis in New Film

It does seem like Michael Shannon can do just about anything. From "Boardwalk Empire" to one man shows off Broadway to General Zod in...

Oscars: Is Hollywood Ready for Six (Or More) Black Acting Nominees?

Hello, Hollywood. It's 2013. When the Academy Awards are given out on March 2, 2014, you are going to have six-- or more acting...