Movies
Rocker Adam Levine Goes All Timberlake and Makes a Movie
Did we ever think Adam Levine would go from a pop rock ditty like "This Love" to emperor of all he sees? The tattooed...
Movies
Toronto: Judi Dench, Sandra Bullock Jump into Best Actress Race
Cate Blanchett has a little bit of competition this morning for Best Actress. Blanchett has been the front runner all summer for "Blue Jasmine"...
Movies
Review: “Mandela” Movie Rocks Toronto in Oscar Bid
"Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" premiered last night in Toronto to standing ovations and a lot of tears. It doesn't hurt that star Idris...
Movies
Toronto: “Parkland,” with Jeremy Strong as Lee Harvey Oswald, “Railway Man” Make Strong Debuts
I'll update this later.But suffice to say that "Parkland" and "The Railway Man" each had strong debuts last night. "Parkland" is the strongest movie...
Movies
Toronto: “12 Years a Slave” is the “Schindler’s List” of the Black Experience
The raves for Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" are completely accurate, I am happy to report. From a book published in 1853, McQueen...
Celebrity
Exclusive: Star Wars Casting Call Goes Out in New York for 3 Main Roles
"Untitled Studio Feature" is the way it's billed today in casting sheets. But "Star Wars," Episoede 7, is looking for three principal actors in...
Books
Documentary: J.D. Salinger’s First Wife Was a Nazi
J.D. Salinger is rolling in his grave. You can hear him if you listen carefully. That's because this eccentric, reclusive writer, hero to so...
Movies
Moviegoing: Why “The Butler” Is a Film and “We’re The Millers” Is Not
I went to the movies this afternoon because the Yankees were rained out. My parents wanted to see "The Butler" so I drove them...