Biopics

Milk

Lumumba

Kristin Scott Thomas as Desperate Housewife in Leaving

Reese Witherspoon Gets Peggy Lee Fever

​She won an Oscar for her performance as June Carter Cash in Walk The Line and now Reese Witherspoon is in negotiations to play sultry jazz singer Peggy Lee in a biopic done by Norah Ephron, who's fresh off doing Julia Child. Questions, questions.

Secret Honor

​She won an Oscar for her performance as June Carter Cash in Walk The Line and now Reese Witherspoon is in negotiations to play sultry jazz singer Peggy Lee in a biopic done by Norah Ephron, who's fresh off doing Julia Child. Questions, questions.

Will & Jada's Son Under Wraps

The Smiths in The Pursuit of Happyness​Jaden Smith is the talented star of the Karate Kid remake, and obviously his folks, Will and Jada Smith are OK with him doing that. In fact, Will produced the movie and reportedly nabbed him the part. And the kid previously starred with dad in the well r ... More >>

Spectres of the Spectrum

The Smiths in The Pursuit of Happyness​Jaden Smith is the talented star of the Karate Kid remake, and obviously his folks, Will and Jada Smith are OK with him doing that. In fact, Will produced the movie and reportedly nabbed him the part. And the kid previously starred with dad in the well r ... More >>

Sex Stores Face Existential Crisis Following Judge's Ruling

​A Manhattan judge has come in on the side of the city in a fight against surreptitiously skeevy bookstores and video stores. You know, the ones that you "accidentally" stumble into hoping to pick up a copy of Serendipity after a hard day's work, but seeing no John Cusack movies at all, end up ... More >>

Mars Volta Frontman Omar Rodriguez Lopez's "Semi-Autobiographical Tale of a Twentysomething Misfit's Loopy Trip Through Manhood" to Screen at Tribeca Film Fest

The film, in fine Mars Volta/At the Drive In fashion, is titled The Sentimental Engine Slayer, and first premiered a few months back at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. It tells the story of two El Paso siblings who ride bikes, collect cars, hook up with prostitutes, and finally descend ... More >>

Watch the Video for Usher and Nicki Minaj's "Lil Freak"

No real complaints about this song, but what's with the frustrating 2010 trend of having to sit through 2-3 minutes of Usher or Ludacris or Robin Thicke or Bobby V before we finally get a Nicki Minaj verse? No doubt the money is phenomenal right now for her but it'd be nice to just skip the part w ... More >>

Lbs.: It's Definitely Hard to Make a Film About Being Fat

Twinkie binge montages lack romance

Yasuko Yokoshi Journeys Into Her Heritage, Brings Back Contemporary Treasure

Twinkie binge montages lack romance

Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart in The Runaways

Sex, drugs, and feminist thought

Split Lip Rayfield

Sex, drugs, and feminist thought

Michael Douglas Does It With Matt Damon in Liberace Pic

​If I wanted to see an Oscar winner make out with a nominee, it would probably be Kathy Bates and Jake Gyllenhaal, but I'll settle for Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, who will be locking lips in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming biopic about flaming pianist Liberace and his boyfriend the sewer (I m ... More >>

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An ice queen and an English dandy at BAM

Quicksilver Messenger Service

An ice queen and an English dandy at BAM

THE RING OF FIRE . . .

(. . . of birthday candles)

OLD JOY

Gloomhounds pay tribute to Ian Curtis

Caravaggio

Gloomhounds pay tribute to Ian Curtis

Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival

Gloomhounds pay tribute to Ian Curtis

Mommie Dearest's Vehicle Comes To TV

Gloomhounds pay tribute to Ian Curtis

HE’S DEFINITELY THERE

Bob Dylan . . . Bob Dylan!

Sixty Six Comes of Age Jewish in 1960s England

Bob Dylan . . . Bob Dylan!

Things I Learned Watching Walk Hard

Bob Dylan . . . Bob Dylan!

Hock the Line

Sending up the pop biopic, Walk Hard sells cheap laughs and lifeless Cox

Things I Learned Watching Control

Sending up the pop biopic, Walk Hard sells cheap laughs and lifeless Cox

El Cantante

Sending up the pop biopic, Walk Hard sells cheap laughs and lifeless Cox

Goya's Ghosts

Sending up the pop biopic, Walk Hard sells cheap laughs and lifeless Cox

Talk to Me

Sending up the pop biopic, Walk Hard sells cheap laughs and lifeless Cox

Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Marion Cotillard gives a star turn, but can't save Edith Piaf biopic

'The Ultimate Gift'

Marion Cotillard gives a star turn, but can't save Edith Piaf biopic

Dream Works

But it's not perfect. Jennifer Hudson nails it, as a well-worn tale struggles to transcend the Ray model

Rack Focus

But it's not perfect. Jennifer Hudson nails it, as a well-worn tale struggles to transcend the Ray model

Lovesick Blues

Cash in hand but slightly out of focus, in Mangold's leisurely paced, well-acted biopic

'Saint Ralph'

Cash in hand but slightly out of focus, in Mangold's leisurely paced, well-acted biopic

Rack Focus

Cash in hand but slightly out of focus, in Mangold's leisurely paced, well-acted biopic

Rack Focus

Cash in hand but slightly out of focus, in Mangold's leisurely paced, well-acted biopic

NY Mirror

Cash in hand but slightly out of focus, in Mangold's leisurely paced, well-acted biopic

The Life Aeronautic

Sky captain and the world of yesterday: Scorsese's epic OCD portrait stalls in midflight

It's a Shame About Ray

Re-creating 70 years of a beloved pop icon's life, Taylor Hackford's gotta have a montage

Screen Siege

Cinematic campaigning: This fall, filmmakers assault the status quo at a theater near you

Film

Cinematic campaigning: This fall, filmmakers assault the status quo at a theater near you

Film

Cinematic campaigning: This fall, filmmakers assault the status quo at a theater near you

The Robe Warrior

White male seeks aboriginal Other for mutual transformation. Have kimono, will travel.