Thursday, October 15, 2026

Movies

Red Tails, Red Hook, Red Dawn– Red Ink?

Maybe red is not the color to have in your movie's title. "Red Tails," maybe one of the worst movies ever made, had a...

No “Shame” for Oscars, or Hoover, Reitman, Drive, Tattoo or Tintin

The Oscar nominations are in, and there are lots of movies and actors who got left out. Steve McQueen's "Shame" was totally snubbed, along...

Bingham Ray, Champion of Independent Film, Dies at 57

This is heartbreaking. Bingham Ray, one of the nice guys, a champion of independent film, died today at age 57. He suffered two strokes...

Why Sundance 2012 is A Fizzle by All Accounts

I was sorry to miss this year's Sundance Film Festival--my first absence in eons. But from all reports it's kind of a fizzle, with...

Spike Lee Premiere Causes Ruckus at Sundance

Spike Lee premiered his "Red Hook Summer" at Sundance on Sunday night and things got a little raucus. Maybe because the Giants were playing...

Will George Lucas Eat $60Mil Plus on “Red Tails” This Weekend?

Let's face it, George Lucas is loaded from "Star Wars," Industrial Light and Magic, and all their subsidiaries. He's financed "Red Tails" at $60...

George Lucas Heading For a Big Disappointment with “Red Tails”

I feel for George Lucas. I like him a lot personally. But I've just read the long piece in yesterday's New York Times about...

Globes: Ricky Gervais Was Not Holding Back, He Says

Same time, next year: the last two years I've met Ricky Gervais in the same spot right after he finished hosting the Golden Globes....