Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Movies

Hedge Fund Billionaire’s Son Directing Film Produced by Spike Lee

A new casting call went out today for "Mania Days," which starts shooting April 1st. Paul Dalio, son of Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio,...

Alan Rickman (Don’t Call Him Snape) Snapped Up by ICM Partners

Exclusive: With four movies in the can, Alan Rickman could not be hotter right now. But don't call him, Snape, please. (I've made that...

Writers Guild West Ceremony Host: “Producers can sure be d—s, right?”

LEAH SYDNEY reports from the West Coast Writers Guild awards ceremony: Cleverness, graciousness and wit were the orders of the night at the WGA...

Exclusive: Tarantino, Waltz Surprise Honorees This Tuesday At LA-Italia (Plus See SNL “Django” Parody Here)

Exclusive: Quentin Tarantino and Christoph Waltz will be honored on Tuesday at the LA-Italia Festival in Hollywood. This little Italy week in movieland has...

Friday Box Office: A Race to Crown Mediocrity Between “Die Hard” and “Safe Haven”

It's a sad state of affairs as the race for number 1 at the box office this weekend is between two mediocre (and that's...

Valentine’s Day Massacre: Bruce Willis “Die Hard 5” Beaten by Chick Flick in Debut

Once, they ruled the world. Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis. From the mid 80s to mid 90s, they were tops at the box office. They also...

Oscars: Can Ben Affleck Win on A Write in Vote for Best Director? (Not Really)

UPDATE It's been suggested before, but I am hearing it more and more: Academy voters with paper ballots may be writing in Ben Affleck's...

“Silver Linings Playbook” Meets Joe Biden

"Silver Linings Playbook" writer-director David O. Russell missed the Writers Guild panel in Hollywood last night for a good reason. He was in Washington,...