Geoffrey Rush

Searching for Eternal Life in the Interminable Pirates of the Caribbean

The Diary of a Madman Brings Some Pleasing Derangement to BAM

Geoffrey Rush flips out in a Gogol adaptation

Geoffrey Rush Is Channeling a Duck

​Let me explain. Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush -- nominated once again, for The King's Speech -- was interviewed onstage at the Directors Guild Theater the other night, and I was there to soak in his wit and wisdom.

OUT OF CONTROL

Geoffrey Rush knows crazy

Oscars Dish: Who'll Get Royally Shafted?

In: Portman and Franco. Out: Moore and Wahlberg.

The, Derivative, Obvious, Quite Enjoyable Warrior's Way

In: Portman and Franco. Out: Moore and Wahlberg.

The King's Speech: How Therapy Saved Monarchy

In: Portman and Franco. Out: Moore and Wahlberg.

Colin Firth Said the C-Word!

Speechifying on Broadway, plus plenty of cussing and discussing

My Definite, Possible Oscar Buzz

Colin Firth​Here it is: Unfounded, un-called for, and way too early. Best Actor nominees will surely include Colin Firth (The King's Speech), James Franco (127 Hours), and Robert Duvall (Get Low). Firth is the favorite to win right now, especially since he was so good in A Single Man last ye ... More >>

Aboriginal Musical, Unoriginal Music: Australia's Hit Bran Nue Dae

Colin Firth​Here it is: Unfounded, un-called for, and way too early. Best Actor nominees will surely include Colin Firth (The King's Speech), James Franco (127 Hours), and Robert Duvall (Get Low). Firth is the favorite to win right now, especially since he was so good in A Single Man last ye ... More >>

Not Even Larry David Can Salvage Woody's Whatever Works

Plus: Israel's own neurotic Etgar Keret's $9.99

My Tony Predictions, World!

Here's who's I say is going to win the Tony awards for Broadway excellence this Sunday. Then again, I'm at a disadvantage because I've actually seen the shows. I'm even a Tony voter! Best Play: God of Carnage Best Musical: Billy Elliot Best Actor: Geoffrey Rush, Exit The King Best Actress: Jane ... More >>

Quick Hits

Some guy's leg and foot on the subway, via twitpic. We love Mary Louise Parker as much as anybody, maybe more, but find it hard to credit her claim that she was "goaded" into a nude scene in an (upcoming!) episode of Weeds and is "bitter" about it. She's, like, naked in everything. Here is a practic ... More >>

Is Billy Elliot Gay? Is Liza Admitting To Marrying Them?

Not all the liquid refreshment was at the after-parties.

I Talked To Liza Minnelli!

Yes, darlings, I met my idol, Liza Minnelli, at a Tony nominees' reception last week, and she was faaaabulous! "I know you!" Liza said when introduced, promptly sitting down to talk to me as I kneeled at her feet. I asked Liza how her eye is. (She recently had to cancel out of a Kander & Ebb tribu ... More >>

Tony Award Nominees Announced

The Tony Award nominees have just been announced. The best musical nominees are Billy Elliot, Next to Normal, Rock of Ages, and Shrek the Musical. (Rock of Ages being a jukebox musical, its place in the Best Score category was taken by 9 to 5; [title of show] replaced it in the Best Book list.) Best ... More >>

Oscar Winners Storm Broadway

To combat the dull economy, big movie stars have taken over Broadway's stages, trophy in hand, hoping people will see them in just about anything. And they pretty much will, though some of these stars are offering way more than just reading the phone book. Their lustrous likes include:

Jim Carrey Pounds a Muscle Bear on All Fours!

Those darned kids—like Alig, Lindsay, Samantha—will do anything to get attention, won't they? By Michael Musto

Acting Fleshes Out God of Carnage; Even Stars Can't Animate Impressionism or Exit the King

Those darned kids—like Alig, Lindsay, Samantha—will do anything to get attention, won't they? By Michael Musto

ROYAL BUNGLER

Ionesco's 1962 drama sounds familiar

Camping it up with Cate Blanchett

Queen Hard with a Vengeance's golden age and porcelain throne

Pirates of the Caribbean: At Wit's End

It's time to throw Jack Sparrow overboard

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It's time to throw Jack Sparrow overboard

Catch Them If You Can

Spielberg's dour tale of assassination gets lost in a morass of moral ambivalence

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Spielberg's dour tale of assassination gets lost in a morass of moral ambivalence

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Spielberg's dour tale of assassination gets lost in a morass of moral ambivalence

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Spielberg's dour tale of assassination gets lost in a morass of moral ambivalence

Fall Film

Spielberg's dour tale of assassination gets lost in a morass of moral ambivalence

Plunder Boys

Booty Is Truth, Truth Booty

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Booty Is Truth, Truth Booty

Deconstructing Hairy

Booty Is Truth, Truth Booty

Carnal Knowledge

Booty Is Truth, Truth Booty

Synchronized Drowning

Booty Is Truth, Truth Booty

Sound Investitures

Booty Is Truth, Truth Booty

Cruel and Unusual

Booty Is Truth, Truth Booty

Picture This

Thrillers! Satires! Westerns! Indies! Blockbusters! Sequels!

Misfits of Science

Thrillers! Satires! Westerns! Indies! Blockbusters! Sequels!

A Little Bit of Soul

Thrillers! Satires! Westerns! Indies! Blockbusters! Sequels!

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Definitely honor-free will be Joseph Fiennes for Shakespeare (sorry, but the Bard didn't look like Rob Lowe).

Chilly Scenes

A Winter Movie Preview
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Drama Queens

A Winter Movie Preview
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Ardor in the Court

Shekhar Kapur, Queen Maker

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'I'm Australian,' said Cate Blanchett. 'I haven't read that much Elizabethan pornography!'