Sep 14, 2018 | Awards, Film Festivals
Bradley Cooper couldn’t avoid remembering his darker days while making “A Star is Born.” In the Oscar buzzy remake, Cooper co-stars as Jackson Maine, a rocker battling alcoholism and drug addiction as he falls in love with his musical protege Ally (Lady Gaga). The...
Sep 14, 2018 | Awards, Film Festivals
“A Star Is Born,” which premiered Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival, follows Lady Gaga as Ally, an unknown singer-songwriter who meets Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper), an established musician who becomes Ally’s mentor and helps nuture her career as it begins to take...
Sep 14, 2018 | Awards, Film Festivals
On Sunday, CBS chief Leslie Moonves became the latest industry titan to be toppled from power in the wake of allegations of sexual assault and harassment. From Harvey Weinstein to Dustin Hoffman to Brett Ratner, men who were once thought to be mighty enough to act...
Sep 6, 2018 | Hollywood Chronicles
Burt Reynolds, the charismatic star of such films as Deliverance, The Longest Yard and Smokey and the Bandit who set out to have as much fun as possible on and off the screen — and wildly succeeded — has died. He was 82. Reynolds, who received an Oscar nomination when...
Sep 6, 2018 | New Releases
As the summer movie season officially came to a close, a pair of darker titles are hoping to terrorize the domestic box office this weekend. Estimates show “The Nun,” the fifth installment in “The Conjuring” series, launching with $36 million to $45 million when it...
Sep 6, 2018 | Film Festivals
The Toronto International Film Festival is a launching pad for Oscar-hopefuls, but it’s also a thriving market. In the past, movies such as “I, Tonya” and “Still Alice” have scored major deals at the Canadian gathering, going on to enjoy critical success and awards...
Sep 6, 2018 | Awards, Hollywood Chronicles
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation will present this year’s Artists Inspiration Awards to Harrison Ford and Lady Gaga at its third annual Patron of the Artists Awards. The event will be held on Nov. 8 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills....
Sep 6, 2018 | In Production
Despite the DC Extended Universe charting a new path and moving away from Zack Snyder’s original plans for a more self-contained 5-part Superman-centric story, Snyder’s name is still listed as an executive producer on Aquaman. Some fans of the DCEU’s...
Sep 6, 2018 | In Production
Theo Rossi, best known for his roles in “Sons of Anarchy” and “Luke Cage,” is set to join Mary J. Blige in Paramount’s “Body Cam.” Nat Wolff is also on board with Malik Vitthal tapped to direct for Paramount Players. The project, produced by Matt Kaplan, was the first...
