Bristol Palin couldn’t let President Obama’s historic endorsement of marriage equality pass by last week without throwing in her two cents. In a post on her blog, she tried to turn a story about a civil-rights milestone into one about how she, her mother, and other “Christian female” presidential candidates are, in fact, the victims Full Article…
Cate Blanchett And Mia Wasikowska Will Seduce Each Other In John Crowley’s Carol
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CANNES 2012 | ‘Lawless’ Director John Hillcoat on Violence, Genre and Moralist Filmmaking
Australian director John Hillcoat may not seem the most obvious choice to direct "Lawless," a Prohibition-era thriller set in the American South based on Matt Bondurant's 2008 novel "The Wettest County in the World." But Hillcoat has more ties to the U.S. than expected: He grew up in Canada, and every year as a kid Full Article…
John Cusack Joins Grand Piano
John Cusack is joining Elijah Wood for the high-concept thriller Grand Piano. Described as Speed set at the keys of a piano, this taught drama focuses on a famous concert pianist whose stage fright has kept him from playing for years. Upon giving into the request to perform a show, the musician discovers that he Full Article…
John Cusack Joins Grand Piano
John Cusack is joining Elijah Wood for the high-concept thriller Grand Piano. Described as Speed set at the keys of a piano, this taught drama focuses on a famous concert pianist whose stage fright has kept him from playing for years. Upon giving into the request to perform a show, the musician discovers that he Full Article…
Casting: Joel Edgerton in ‘Felony,’ John Cusack Set for Weird Thriller ‘Grand Piano,’ Morgan Freeman May Join Senior Citizen Version of ‘The Hangover’
— Animal Kingdom actor Joel Edgerton will be writing the upcoming Felony about a police officer that sees his world turned upside down after lying about an accident involving a cyclist he ran off the road. The event dramatically changes everyone's lives. The film is being described as a "distinctive project with exceptional creative talent," and Full Article…
John Cusack Joins Elijah Wood In Grand Piano
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John Woo Has Day Of The Beast
A remake of a Japanese gangster pic Since he decided to take a break from Hollywood blockbusters and return to making Chinese epics, John Woo has largely been caught up crafting his huge Red Cliff films. But though he has a variety of other projects jostling for attention, he’s zeroing in on a remake of Full Article…
Outfest Sets ‘Vito’ As Opening Film of 30th Edition; John Waters To Receive Achievement Award
Jeffrey Schwarz's "Vito" will open the 30th anniversary edition of Outfest: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, it was announced today. In addition, the festival announced that John Waters will receive the 16th annual Achievement Award. The Achievement Award will be presented to Waters prior to the Opening Night Gala screening of “Vito” Full Article…
John Woo to Direct and Produce Yakuza Film ‘Day of the Beast’
John Woo is set to direct and produce a remake of the 1963 Yakuza film “Youth of the Beast.” Rob Frisbee wrote the adapted screenplay, titled “Day of the Beast,” which Woo will produce with Lion Rock Prods. partner Terence Chang and Nikkatsu Corporation president Naoki Sato. The English-language “Beast” takes place in a Tokyo Full Article…
Why ‘Being John Malkovich’ Tops Indiewire’s 5 DVD Picks This Week
This week on DVD/Blu-ray: The best film of Cameron Diaz's career; a powerful AIDS documentary that rocked last year's Sundance Film Festival; the most controversial film to come out Cannes in 2011; Glenn Close's passion project; and the latest collaboration between Woody Harrelson and Oren Moverman. #1. "Being John Malkovich" (Criterion Collection) Spike Jonze and Full Article…
Criterion Corner Review: ‘Being John Malkovich’ Is Better Than Ever
#611 BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (dir. Spike Jonze) 1999 THE FILM: For a film so possessed by matters of cyclicality — death, rebirth, and the transitive properties that bind them together — perhaps it’s fitting that Being John Malkovich feels like the end of one era of movies, and the beginning of another. I Full Article…
First Accuser Drops Sexual Battery Lawsuit Against John Travolta
The anonymous masseur who first accused John Travolta of assault and sexual battery has dropped his lawsuit against the actor, People reports. After… Read More > Other Links From TVGuide.com Grease John Travolta TVGuide.com: Breaking News
More Accucations Against John Travolta; Kim Kardashian Dresses Up Like Her Mom; Justin Makes Out with Jessica
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown John Travolta’s massage problems won’t go away. After several “John Does” have filed lawsuits against the actor, claiming Travolta propositioned them for sex, the Daily News has a story out today that says Travolta’s “inappropriate behavior” got him banned for awhile from the swanky Peninsula Hotel. According to a former hotel masseur, Full Article…