911 supervisor played Netflix movie as caller sought help
A South Florida 911 dispatch supervisor was watching “I Am Mother” on Netflix while a caller unsuccessfully tried to get help after someone shot out her car’s windshield, an internal…
Martin Scorsese: Franchise Films Like Marvel Threaten To Destroy Cinematic Art
Marvel movies bristle with drama, but nothing in the franchise films is risky enough to be considered true cinema, legendary director Martin Scorsese argued in a New York Times op-ed…
Shia LaBeouf Calls ‘Honey Boy’ A ‘Love Letter’ To His Once Estranged Father
Shia LaBeouf doesn’t shy away from personal trauma in “Honey Boy,” the semi-autobiographical film that also marks his screenwriting debut. In a Tuesday appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” LaBeouf…
Linda Hamilton ‘Went Nuts’ On James Cameron For Not ‘Treating Me Like A Human’
Linda Hamilton likes to draw a clear distinction between herself and onscreen alter ego Sarah Connor, but a bit of the character’s take-no-prisoners attitude rubbed off on her during an…
Delta Responds To ‘Booksmart’ Backlash After Olivia Wilde Slams Censored Film
Delta Airlines vowed Friday to review its in-flight movie policies after a trimmed-down version of the coming-of-age comedy “Booksmart” came under heavy criticism. Directed by Olivia Wilde, “Booksmart” follows straight-laced,…
Issa Rae And LaKeith Stanfield Fall For Each Other In Trailer For ‘The Photograph’
Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield fall in love in the newly released trailer for the upcoming romantic movie “The Photograph.” The trailer, released Friday, kicks off with Stanfield saying to…
Kasi Lemmons And The Spiritual Journey of ‘Harriet’
Kasi Lemmons “expected every kind of criticism” about her film “Harriet.” The filmmaker told me as much in September during the Toronto International Film Festival, where “Harriet” held its world…
Olivia Wilde criticizes airlines’ censorship of her film ‘Booksmart’
Olivia Wilde’s coming-of-age film, “Booksmart,” was critically acclaimed, but if you happened to catch it on an airplane, you didn’t see the movie as she intended. In a series of…
Comedic Actor John Witherspoon Of ‘Friday’ Fame Dead At 77
Comedic actor John Witherspoon, whose five decades in Hollywood included starring roles in the cult “Friday” film franchise and the popular TV series “The Wayans Bros.” and “The Boondocks,” has…
Robert Evans, Iconic ‘Chinatown’ Producer, Dies at 89
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Robert Evans, the Paramount executive who produced “Chinatown” and “Urban Cowboy” and whose life became as melodramatic and jaw-dropping as any of his films, died on…