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Oscar-winning actor
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Author/actress
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Filmmaker
Chris Auer
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John Badham
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Amy Baer
Executive
Matt Baer
Filmmaker
Lindsey Bahr
Journalist
Ramin Bahrani
Oscar-nominated filmmaker
Cameron Bailey
Toronto International Film Festival CEO/former film critic
John Bailey
Cinematographer/former Academy president
Bela Bajaria
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Sean Baker
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Alec Baldwin
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Tino Balio
Author/film professor
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Michael Barker
Executive
Mike Barnes
The Hollywood Reporter journalist
Jeanine Basinger
Author/film...
Seth Abramovitch
The Hollywood Reporter journalist/It Happened in Hollywood podcast host
Jo Addy
Soho House group film and entertainment director
Casey Affleck
Oscar-winning actor
Rutanya Alda
Author/actress
Stephanie Allain
Filmmaker
Victoria Alonso
Filmmaker/executive
Tony Angellotti
Publicist
Bonnie Arnold
Filmmaker/executive
Miguel Arteta
Filmmaker
Chris Auer
Filmmaker/film professor
John Badham
Filmmaker/film professor
Amy Baer
Executive
Matt Baer
Filmmaker
Lindsey Bahr
Journalist
Ramin Bahrani
Oscar-nominated filmmaker
Cameron Bailey
Toronto International Film Festival CEO/former film critic
John Bailey
Cinematographer/former Academy president
Bela Bajaria
Executive
Sean Baker
Filmmaker
Alec Baldwin
Oscar-nominated actor/author
Tino Balio
Author/film professor
Jeffrey Barbakow
Executive
Michael Barker
Executive
Mike Barnes
The Hollywood Reporter journalist
Jeanine Basinger
Author/film...
- 10/12/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jann Wenner, the publishing icon who co-founded Rolling Stone and led the magazine for five decades, has a new book out this month titled The Masters. In the Little Brown and Company release, Wenner revisits lengthy interviews conducted during his Rolling Stone days with a selection of rock titans including Bono, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen and Pete Townshend.
To promote The Masters, Wenner sat for a lengthy interview of his own with The New York Times’ David Marchese (a onetime online editor at Rolling Stone), during which he opened up on how he zeroed in on those particular rockers for the book, many of whom are or were close friends. The book does not include any interviews with Black or female musicians, and Wenner’s explanation as to why is now catching heat online.
Marchese asked Wenner to further explain the selection process, which...
To promote The Masters, Wenner sat for a lengthy interview of his own with The New York Times’ David Marchese (a onetime online editor at Rolling Stone), during which he opened up on how he zeroed in on those particular rockers for the book, many of whom are or were close friends. The book does not include any interviews with Black or female musicians, and Wenner’s explanation as to why is now catching heat online.
Marchese asked Wenner to further explain the selection process, which...
- 9/15/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The hosts of “The View” weren’t overly impressed on Monday by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd’s latest opinion calling out President Biden’s treatment of grandchildren. In fact, the women largely agreed that Dowd needs to “find something else to write about.”
In the column, Dowd criticizes the president for typically referring to “my six grandchildren” in his speeches, when he actually has seven. That seventh child belongs to his son Hunter Biden, and was reportedly conceived at a time when he was severely struggling with his addiction. According to Dowd, the president is “callously scarring” that little girl’s life by not acknowledging her.
But, according to Whoopi Goldberg, Dowd should really be “kvetching” at Hunter Biden, considering the child in question is actually his, and not Joe Biden’s. To that, “The View” hosts largely agreed. But, overall, Whoopi argued that the column shouldn’t have been written at all.
In the column, Dowd criticizes the president for typically referring to “my six grandchildren” in his speeches, when he actually has seven. That seventh child belongs to his son Hunter Biden, and was reportedly conceived at a time when he was severely struggling with his addiction. According to Dowd, the president is “callously scarring” that little girl’s life by not acknowledging her.
But, according to Whoopi Goldberg, Dowd should really be “kvetching” at Hunter Biden, considering the child in question is actually his, and not Joe Biden’s. To that, “The View” hosts largely agreed. But, overall, Whoopi argued that the column shouldn’t have been written at all.
- 7/10/2023
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
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Ryan Murphy discussed his two smash hits for Netflix in a new profile with The New York Times and addressed some of the criticism around the biggest one, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
The limited series about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer has become the biggest hit of Murphy’s prolific career, notching big streaming numbers week-to-week, including the No. 1 spot on Netflix, since its Sept. 21 release and was poised to cross 1 billion hours streamed over Halloween weekend, per Murphy. It was then threatened to be outseated by Murphy and Ian Brennan’s next limited series, The Watcher, a true-crime-inspired thriller starring Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, which released Oct. 13.
But Dahmer — Monster also has received backlash from the victims’ families, some of whom accused Netflix and production of never reaching out to them, and has been criticized for exploiting trauma with...
Ryan Murphy discussed his two smash hits for Netflix in a new profile with The New York Times and addressed some of the criticism around the biggest one, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
The limited series about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer has become the biggest hit of Murphy’s prolific career, notching big streaming numbers week-to-week, including the No. 1 spot on Netflix, since its Sept. 21 release and was poised to cross 1 billion hours streamed over Halloween weekend, per Murphy. It was then threatened to be outseated by Murphy and Ian Brennan’s next limited series, The Watcher, a true-crime-inspired thriller starring Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, which released Oct. 13.
But Dahmer — Monster also has received backlash from the victims’ families, some of whom accused Netflix and production of never reaching out to them, and has been criticized for exploiting trauma with...
- 11/1/2022
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ralph Fiennes, who played Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film franchise, says the “verbal abuse” directed at Potter author Jk Rowling over her statements on trans women is “disgusting” and “appalling.”
“Jk Rowling has written these great books about empowerment,” Fiennes says in an interview with The New York Times‘ Maureen Dowd, “about young children finding themselves as human beings. It’s about how you become a better, stronger, more morally centred human being. The verbal abuse directed at her is disgusting, it’s appalling.”
Rowling has come under considerable backlash in recent years for her comments on gender identity and trans rights that have been interpreted as transphobic.
Potter actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have publicly disavowed Rowling’s comments, with Grint, who played Ron Weasley in Warner Bros’ Harry Potter films, saying “Trans women are women. Trans men are men. We should all be...
“Jk Rowling has written these great books about empowerment,” Fiennes says in an interview with The New York Times‘ Maureen Dowd, “about young children finding themselves as human beings. It’s about how you become a better, stronger, more morally centred human being. The verbal abuse directed at her is disgusting, it’s appalling.”
Rowling has come under considerable backlash in recent years for her comments on gender identity and trans rights that have been interpreted as transphobic.
Potter actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have publicly disavowed Rowling’s comments, with Grint, who played Ron Weasley in Warner Bros’ Harry Potter films, saying “Trans women are women. Trans men are men. We should all be...
- 10/25/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Ralph Fiennes, who played Lord Voldemort in the ‘Harry Potter’ series, has defended the books’ author, calling the relentless abuse and death threats aimed at J.K. Rowling “disgusting” and “appalling.”
“J.K. Rowling has written these great books about empowerment, about young children finding themselves as human beings,” Fiennes told the New York Times during a long-ranging interview to promote his latest film, “The Menu.” “It’s about how you become a better, stronger, more morally centered human being. The verbal abuse directed at her is disgusting, it’s appalling.”
“I mean, I can understand a viewpoint that might be angry at what she says about women,” he continued. “But it’s not some obscene, über-right-wing fascist. It’s just a woman saying, ‘I’m a woman and I feel I’m a woman and I want to be able to say that I’m a woman.’ And I understand where she’s coming from.
“J.K. Rowling has written these great books about empowerment, about young children finding themselves as human beings,” Fiennes told the New York Times during a long-ranging interview to promote his latest film, “The Menu.” “It’s about how you become a better, stronger, more morally centered human being. The verbal abuse directed at her is disgusting, it’s appalling.”
“I mean, I can understand a viewpoint that might be angry at what she says about women,” he continued. “But it’s not some obscene, über-right-wing fascist. It’s just a woman saying, ‘I’m a woman and I feel I’m a woman and I want to be able to say that I’m a woman.’ And I understand where she’s coming from.
- 10/25/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso, Apple TV+) From left: Toheeb Jimoh and Sam Richardson
Billionaire Edwin Akufo, who arrives from Ghana to buy out the contract of Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh), revels in watching people unravel in front of him. “Edwin comes in as this benevolent, greater-good figure — a billionaire who says billionaires shouldn’t exist. But he’s really just a petulant child,” says Richardson. “To see him come and cause chaos in this world, knowing that it’s part of a calculated plan, is a fun manipulation.” Initially, Richardson knew nothing about the context of his role, only that his presence was requested by Ted Lasso co-creators and fellow Second City alumni Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly. “There [was] a clear A-side and B-side, and the turn can be so much funnier if the A-side is so charming and affable. I...
Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso, Apple TV+) From left: Toheeb Jimoh and Sam Richardson
Billionaire Edwin Akufo, who arrives from Ghana to buy out the contract of Sam Obisanya (Toheeb Jimoh), revels in watching people unravel in front of him. “Edwin comes in as this benevolent, greater-good figure — a billionaire who says billionaires shouldn’t exist. But he’s really just a petulant child,” says Richardson. “To see him come and cause chaos in this world, knowing that it’s part of a calculated plan, is a fun manipulation.” Initially, Richardson knew nothing about the context of his role, only that his presence was requested by Ted Lasso co-creators and fellow Second City alumni Jason Sudeikis, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly. “There [was] a clear A-side and B-side, and the turn can be so much funnier if the A-side is so charming and affable. I...
- 8/3/2022
- by Carita Rizzo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos has offered further defense for the streamer’s curation of stand-up comedy specials from Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle, both of which have been criticized for including language that is considered transphobic.
In an interview with Maureen Dowd at The New York Times, Sarandos reaffirmed his stance on airing the specials, saying that the way comedians figure out where the line is is by “crossing the line every once in a while.”
“I think it’s very important to the American culture generally to have free expression, Sarandos told the Times. “We’re programming for a lot of diverse people who have different opinions and different tastes and different styles, and yet we’re not making everything for everybody. We want something for everybody but everything’s not going to be for everybody.”
“Nobody would say that what he does isn’t thoughtful or smart. You...
In an interview with Maureen Dowd at The New York Times, Sarandos reaffirmed his stance on airing the specials, saying that the way comedians figure out where the line is is by “crossing the line every once in a while.”
“I think it’s very important to the American culture generally to have free expression, Sarandos told the Times. “We’re programming for a lot of diverse people who have different opinions and different tastes and different styles, and yet we’re not making everything for everybody. We want something for everybody but everything’s not going to be for everybody.”
“Nobody would say that what he does isn’t thoughtful or smart. You...
- 5/28/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
In a wide-ranging interview published today in the New York Times, Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos has doubled down on his prior defenses of artistic freedom, backing comedians Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais.
Both comics are under fire in some quarters for perceived digs at transgender people. The controversies prompted some Netflix employees to stage an earlier walk-out protest.
In the interview with Maureen Dowd, Sarandos said he was taken by surprise at the reaction, but didn’t hesitate to support Chappelle. He added that the only way comedians can figure out what’s acceptable is by “crossing the line every once in a while. I think it’s very important to the American culture generally to have free expression.
“We’re programming for a lot of diverse people who have different opinions and different tastes and different styles, and yet we’re not making everything for everybody. We want something for everybody,...
Both comics are under fire in some quarters for perceived digs at transgender people. The controversies prompted some Netflix employees to stage an earlier walk-out protest.
In the interview with Maureen Dowd, Sarandos said he was taken by surprise at the reaction, but didn’t hesitate to support Chappelle. He added that the only way comedians can figure out what’s acceptable is by “crossing the line every once in a while. I think it’s very important to the American culture generally to have free expression.
“We’re programming for a lot of diverse people who have different opinions and different tastes and different styles, and yet we’re not making everything for everybody. We want something for everybody,...
- 5/28/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
This was supposed to be that upbeat, long-anticipated week when masks came off and people reconnected with their social lives. Maybe even considered a return to the office or at least a trip to the movies.
Instead, a more complicated scenario seems to be unfolding: Bars and restaurants are busier, but a sullen undertone persists. New surveys show that a substantial percentage of the work force has decided to quit their jobs rather than return to work, and that’s true in Hollywood’s executive suite as well.
“There are pervasive symptoms of burnout,” reports Christina Maslach, of the Center for Healthy Workplaces at Uc Berkeley. “It’s like a lightbulb has burned out but not the whole fire.”
According to the Wall Street Journal, “Where pre-pandemic workers craved job security, the present wave of resignations is the highest since 2000.” The upshot is a major disruption in the way companies must do business.
Instead, a more complicated scenario seems to be unfolding: Bars and restaurants are busier, but a sullen undertone persists. New surveys show that a substantial percentage of the work force has decided to quit their jobs rather than return to work, and that’s true in Hollywood’s executive suite as well.
“There are pervasive symptoms of burnout,” reports Christina Maslach, of the Center for Healthy Workplaces at Uc Berkeley. “It’s like a lightbulb has burned out but not the whole fire.”
According to the Wall Street Journal, “Where pre-pandemic workers craved job security, the present wave of resignations is the highest since 2000.” The upshot is a major disruption in the way companies must do business.
- 6/17/2021
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
How the History-Making 2021 Oscars Went Down, from Chloé Zhao to Anthony Hopkins’ No-Zoom Anticlimax
However low the ratings turn out to be for the two-month-delayed 2021 Oscars, the three rookie Oscar show producers, Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher, and Glenn Collins, took advantage of their pandemic limitations to apply a fresh twist to the tried-and-true awards-show formula. They wanted viewers to escape into a cinematic experience miles away from the trapped-at-home feel of watching television and Zoom. Soderbergh’s watch-a-movie Oscars deployed roving wide-angle lenses, 24 fps images, and a live Questlove soundtrack to take audiences closer to attendees, sitting two by two at plush banquettes and small tables in the blue-curtained intimate amphitheatre erected inside iconic Union Station. As Soderbergh promised beforehand, “I want the whole thing to announce itself out of the gate as different.”
Sure enough, right off the bat, actress-turned-director Regina King strode into Union Station in a dazzling blue gown clutching an Oscar like she owned the place. She was covered by...
Sure enough, right off the bat, actress-turned-director Regina King strode into Union Station in a dazzling blue gown clutching an Oscar like she owned the place. She was covered by...
- 4/26/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
How the History-Making 2021 Oscars Went Down, from Chloé Zhao to Anthony Hopkins’ No-Zoom Anticlimax
However low the ratings turn out to be for the two-month-delayed 2021 Oscars, the three rookie Oscar show producers, Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher, and Glenn Collins, took advantage of their pandemic limitations to apply a fresh twist to the tried-and-true awards-show formula. They wanted viewers to escape into a cinematic experience miles away from the trapped-at-home feel of watching television and Zoom. Soderbergh’s watch-a-movie Oscars deployed roving wide-angle lenses, 24 fps images, and a live Questlove soundtrack to take audiences closer to attendees, sitting two by two at plush banquettes and small tables in the blue-curtained intimate amphitheatre erected inside iconic Union Station. As Soderbergh promised beforehand, “I want the whole thing to announce itself out of the gate as different.”
Sure enough, right off the bat, actress-turned-director Regina King strode into Union Station in a dazzling blue gown clutching an Oscar like she owned the place. She was covered by...
Sure enough, right off the bat, actress-turned-director Regina King strode into Union Station in a dazzling blue gown clutching an Oscar like she owned the place. She was covered by...
- 4/26/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Now that we’re entering Year 2 of our pandemic purgatory, here’s at least one positive takeaway: We’re coming to terms with our past — our movie past, that is. Two films circa 1951 and 1966 represent a personal case in point. Miracle In Milan (1951) starts with a lost baby and an operatic cop, but it’s touching and absurdist. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) delivers an empathetic protagonist with a Trumpian addiction to violence that seems relevant.
The fact that films like these are being re-visited and debated tells us something about our post-viral culture: A vacancy sign hangs over what passes for the movie scene. But viewing classic movies demands qualities I am deficient in –- patience, for example.
Pre-streamer filmmakers were leisurely in their pacing, which by today’s standards seems gratifying, yet soporific. “Leave lots of string between the pearls,” Billy Wilder used to advise his acolytes, which translates into...
The fact that films like these are being re-visited and debated tells us something about our post-viral culture: A vacancy sign hangs over what passes for the movie scene. But viewing classic movies demands qualities I am deficient in –- patience, for example.
Pre-streamer filmmakers were leisurely in their pacing, which by today’s standards seems gratifying, yet soporific. “Leave lots of string between the pearls,” Billy Wilder used to advise his acolytes, which translates into...
- 2/18/2021
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump has shared his thoughts on Sacha Baron Cohen’s new “Borat” film, saying that he was once the target of one of Cohen’s pranks.
Voice of America White House bureau chief Steve Herman reported the news via Twitter on Friday night, writing that Trump had discussed the film with reporters while traveling on Air Force One.
“I don’t know what happened. But years ago, you know, he [Sacha Baron Cohen] tried to scam me and I was the only one who said no way,” Trump reportedly said. “That’s a phony guy and I don’t find him funny.”
“To me, he’s a creep,” Trump added about the film and Cohen.
“To me, he’s a creep," adds @Potus about @SachaBaronCohen. #Borat2
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) October 24, 2020
It is possible that Trump could be referring to a segment on Cohen’s “Da Ali G” show in 2003, in which Trump appeared and Cohen,...
Voice of America White House bureau chief Steve Herman reported the news via Twitter on Friday night, writing that Trump had discussed the film with reporters while traveling on Air Force One.
“I don’t know what happened. But years ago, you know, he [Sacha Baron Cohen] tried to scam me and I was the only one who said no way,” Trump reportedly said. “That’s a phony guy and I don’t find him funny.”
“To me, he’s a creep,” Trump added about the film and Cohen.
“To me, he’s a creep," adds @Potus about @SachaBaronCohen. #Borat2
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) October 24, 2020
It is possible that Trump could be referring to a segment on Cohen’s “Da Ali G” show in 2003, in which Trump appeared and Cohen,...
- 10/24/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Every year the zeitgeist hits the Oscar race, and this year is no exception. Academy voters are a liberal bunch, and more than ever, many have been inspired during this pandemic election-year lockdown to get active politically. Many documentarians rushed out political agitprop, from White House exposés “Totally Under Control” and “The Way I See It” to Stacey Abrams profile “All In: The Fight for Democracy.” Aaron Sorkin asked Paramount to sell “The Trial of the Chicago 7” to Netflix, so that the timely political drama could be seen by as many viewers as possible before the election.
That movie showcases the moving performance of Sacha Baron Cohen as Yippie Abbie Hoffman, a man who understood how to use comedy to expose hypocrisy and corruption. And now Baron Cohen is back with “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Amazon Studios), a hilarious yet unexpectedly poignant father-daughter story that was filmed during the pandemic.
That movie showcases the moving performance of Sacha Baron Cohen as Yippie Abbie Hoffman, a man who understood how to use comedy to expose hypocrisy and corruption. And now Baron Cohen is back with “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Amazon Studios), a hilarious yet unexpectedly poignant father-daughter story that was filmed during the pandemic.
- 10/22/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Every year the zeitgeist hits the Oscar race, and this year is no exception. Academy voters are a liberal bunch, and more than ever, many have been inspired during this pandemic election-year lockdown to get active politically. Many documentarians rushed out political agitprop, from White House exposés “Totally Under Control” and “The Way I See It” to Stacey Abrams profile “All In: The Fight for Democracy.” Aaron Sorkin asked Paramount to sell “The Trial of the Chicago 7” to Netflix, so that the timely political drama could be seen by as many viewers as possible before the election.
That movie showcases the moving performance of Sacha Baron Cohen as Yippie Abbie Hoffman, a man who understood how to use comedy to expose hypocrisy and corruption. And now Baron Cohen is back with “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Amazon Studios), a hilarious yet unexpectedly poignant father-daughter story that was filmed during the pandemic.
That movie showcases the moving performance of Sacha Baron Cohen as Yippie Abbie Hoffman, a man who understood how to use comedy to expose hypocrisy and corruption. And now Baron Cohen is back with “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” (Amazon Studios), a hilarious yet unexpectedly poignant father-daughter story that was filmed during the pandemic.
- 10/22/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
“Borat Subsequent Movie Film: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” is quickly becoming one of the year’s most talked-about movies even ahead of its release on Amazon next week, on October 23. In the sequel to the 2006 Oscar-nominated mockumentary, Sacha Baron Cohen reprises his role as the fictitious Kazakh journalist who ruffles the feathers of the ignorant across increasingly wild (and very real) scenarios. And because Cohen’s character is bent on duping actual people, the actor had to stay fully in character, even when the movie wasn’t filming.
In a recent New York Times interview promoting “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” Baron Cohen opened up about the toll of the process, which takes method acting to a whole new level. “The hardest thing I had to do was, I lived in character for five days in this lockdown house. I was waking up,...
In a recent New York Times interview promoting “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” Baron Cohen opened up about the toll of the process, which takes method acting to a whole new level. “The hardest thing I had to do was, I lived in character for five days in this lockdown house. I was waking up,...
- 10/18/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Sacha Baron Cohen has disclosed several important plot points within the upcoming “Borat” sequel, aptly titled “Borat Subsequent Movie Film: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.”
In a new interview with the New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, Cohen revealed that the iconic Borat character uses the flower beds in front of the Trump hotel as a bathroom and keeps his daughter in a cage, among other unbelievable antics.
According to the article, Borat’s daughter wonders if her cage is “nicer than Melania’s,” and when Borat takes her shopping, he asks for the “No means yes” section. Upon buying a chocolate cake, he demands that “Jews will not replace us” to be written on it in icing – with a smiley face. And, as teased in its trailer, the new film will see Borat — dressed as Donald Trump — sneak into...
In a new interview with the New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, Cohen revealed that the iconic Borat character uses the flower beds in front of the Trump hotel as a bathroom and keeps his daughter in a cage, among other unbelievable antics.
According to the article, Borat’s daughter wonders if her cage is “nicer than Melania’s,” and when Borat takes her shopping, he asks for the “No means yes” section. Upon buying a chocolate cake, he demands that “Jews will not replace us” to be written on it in icing – with a smiley face. And, as teased in its trailer, the new film will see Borat — dressed as Donald Trump — sneak into...
- 10/17/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
James Murdoch doesn’t want to start another dynasty.
After leaving News Corp — the mass media company his father, Rupert Murdoch, founded in 1980 that is now sister companies with Fox Corporation — Murdoch is looking to be a force of good in the world, helping to combat the disinformation that many of News Corp’s outlets are often accused of proliferating. In a lengthy sit-down interview with columnist Maureen Dowd for the New York Times, Murdoch discussed his departure from the family business, the Trump administration and why he doesn’t watch “Succession.”
Murdoch announced his resignation this summer, citing “disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions.” He tells the New York Times that after his father refused to replace Roger Ailes in 2016, he knew there was no hope in reshaping Fox News.
“I reached the conclusion that you can venerate a contest of ideas,...
After leaving News Corp — the mass media company his father, Rupert Murdoch, founded in 1980 that is now sister companies with Fox Corporation — Murdoch is looking to be a force of good in the world, helping to combat the disinformation that many of News Corp’s outlets are often accused of proliferating. In a lengthy sit-down interview with columnist Maureen Dowd for the New York Times, Murdoch discussed his departure from the family business, the Trump administration and why he doesn’t watch “Succession.”
Murdoch announced his resignation this summer, citing “disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions.” He tells the New York Times that after his father refused to replace Roger Ailes in 2016, he knew there was no hope in reshaping Fox News.
“I reached the conclusion that you can venerate a contest of ideas,...
- 10/10/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
James Murdoch has spoken out regarding his step away from the family business at News Corp. after 21st Century Fox was sold to the Walt Disney Co. in a $71.3 billion deal.
In an interview with the New York Times’ Maureen Dowd that ran today, Murdoch amplified his statement upon his resignation from the board of News Corp. At the time of his departure, Murdoch said he was leaving “due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions.”
“I reached the conclusion that you can venerate a contest of ideas, if you will, and we all do and that’s important,” he told the Times. “But it shouldn’t be in a way that hides agendas. A contest of ideas shouldn’t be used to legitimize disinformation. And I think it’s often taken advantage of. And I think at great news organizations,...
In an interview with the New York Times’ Maureen Dowd that ran today, Murdoch amplified his statement upon his resignation from the board of News Corp. At the time of his departure, Murdoch said he was leaving “due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions.”
“I reached the conclusion that you can venerate a contest of ideas, if you will, and we all do and that’s important,” he told the Times. “But it shouldn’t be in a way that hides agendas. A contest of ideas shouldn’t be used to legitimize disinformation. And I think it’s often taken advantage of. And I think at great news organizations,...
- 10/10/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
“I’ve never seen a television show that was going to cover this kind of thing and it was this scary, exciting time of exploration and battle,” Marcia Gay Harden remarks about the 1693 New France setting of “Barkskins” in an exclusive interview with Gold Derby (watch the video above). The limited series adapts the 2016 novel of the same name by Annie Proulx, but Harden’s character is original to the series because the source material “focuses on the men.”
SEEour article on Nat Geo announcing the “Barkskins” premiere.
The Oscar and Tony winner reveals about why she took the part of innkeeper Mathilde Geffard: “I’ve never seen anyone like her. I don’t know this character in television.” The show filmed in “the deep forest” of Quebec, but Harden found “fun” in the grit and instead credits the accent work as “a challenge” and even “a bit of a nightmare.
SEEour article on Nat Geo announcing the “Barkskins” premiere.
The Oscar and Tony winner reveals about why she took the part of innkeeper Mathilde Geffard: “I’ve never seen anyone like her. I don’t know this character in television.” The show filmed in “the deep forest” of Quebec, but Harden found “fun” in the grit and instead credits the accent work as “a challenge” and even “a bit of a nightmare.
- 5/26/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
What’s Larry David up to in quarantine, you ask? America’s favorite curmudgeon is doing the same things you’re doing: FaceTiming, catching up on his reading, and, naturally, binge-watching Netflix’s “Ozark” and “Tiger King” just like everybody else. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star and creator spoke with The New York Times’ Maureen Dowd about his social-distancing and homebound habits in a profile published on Sunday (which amusingly features photos of the David waving from behind the glass windows of his Los Angeles home).
With “Tiger King,” David said he couldn’t make it past the first episode of the sordid documentary series about the wild underworld of big-cat breeders. “I found it so disturbing,” he said. “The lions and the tigers just really scared the hell out of me. They were going to attack somebody. They were going to kill somebody. I didn’t want to see...
With “Tiger King,” David said he couldn’t make it past the first episode of the sordid documentary series about the wild underworld of big-cat breeders. “I found it so disturbing,” he said. “The lions and the tigers just really scared the hell out of me. They were going to attack somebody. They were going to kill somebody. I didn’t want to see...
- 4/5/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Larry David has curbed his enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders, saying he thinks it’s time for the Vermont senator to bow out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race.
“I feel he should drop out,” David told the New York Times in an interview published Saturday. “He’s too far behind. He can’t get the nomination. And I think, you know, it’s no time to fool around here. Everybody’s got to support Biden.”
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David, 72, spoke with Times reporter Maureen Dowd via FaceTime from his home in Pacific Palisades, here in Los Angeles.
The Curb Your Enthusiasm star and creator,...
“I feel he should drop out,” David told the New York Times in an interview published Saturday. “He’s too far behind. He can’t get the nomination. And I think, you know, it’s no time to fool around here. Everybody’s got to support Biden.”
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David, 72, spoke with Times reporter Maureen Dowd via FaceTime from his home in Pacific Palisades, here in Los Angeles.
The Curb Your Enthusiasm star and creator,...
- 4/4/2020
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
“I’ll change that before I leave.”
That was the simple, but loaded pledge made last September by Bob Iger, the Walt Disney Company’s former CEO and newly-minted executive chairman, when asked directly about his largely male, all-white executive leadership team.
Iger made this inclusion “vow,” as New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd put it, last year while promoting his memoir “The Ride of a Lifetime.” It was a time when many in Hollywood and on Wall Street assumed Iger would ride out the remainder of his contract through 2021, and name a successor at the finish line of his astounding career.
Instead, the prolific dealmaker shocked Hollywood on Tuesday by announcing Bob Chapek as his replacement in the CEO role, effective immediately. Iger assured stockholders and analysts he would retain full creative control of the business and remain on the lot for the next 19 months.
But what of his...
That was the simple, but loaded pledge made last September by Bob Iger, the Walt Disney Company’s former CEO and newly-minted executive chairman, when asked directly about his largely male, all-white executive leadership team.
Iger made this inclusion “vow,” as New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd put it, last year while promoting his memoir “The Ride of a Lifetime.” It was a time when many in Hollywood and on Wall Street assumed Iger would ride out the remainder of his contract through 2021, and name a successor at the finish line of his astounding career.
Instead, the prolific dealmaker shocked Hollywood on Tuesday by announcing Bob Chapek as his replacement in the CEO role, effective immediately. Iger assured stockholders and analysts he would retain full creative control of the business and remain on the lot for the next 19 months.
But what of his...
- 2/28/2020
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Disney CEO Bob Iger collected $47.5 million in total compensation in 2019, down nearly 28% from the $65.6 million he made in 2018, the company disclosed late Friday in an SEC filing.
According to a proxy statement, Disney paid Iger $3 million in base salary, nearly $30 million in stock and option awards and another $21.8 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation. The 2018 package reflected a one-time incentive that was awarded to Iger after he agreed to stay on as company chief past the date when he had initially announced he would retire.
No other executive got close to Iger’s level in 2019, with CFO Christine McCarthy coming in No. 2 with a total package of just shy of $15 million, up from $11.8 million in 2018.
The amount of Iger’s pay — and that of other corporate CEOs — has generated criticism in recent years. Disney heiress Abigail Disney, grand-daughter of Roy O. Disney, co-founder of the company, labeled his 2018 compensation “insane.
According to a proxy statement, Disney paid Iger $3 million in base salary, nearly $30 million in stock and option awards and another $21.8 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation. The 2018 package reflected a one-time incentive that was awarded to Iger after he agreed to stay on as company chief past the date when he had initially announced he would retire.
No other executive got close to Iger’s level in 2019, with CFO Christine McCarthy coming in No. 2 with a total package of just shy of $15 million, up from $11.8 million in 2018.
The amount of Iger’s pay — and that of other corporate CEOs — has generated criticism in recent years. Disney heiress Abigail Disney, grand-daughter of Roy O. Disney, co-founder of the company, labeled his 2018 compensation “insane.
- 1/17/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Charlize Theron told the audience at a D.C. screening of Bombshell that even though the movie is about the women at Fox News who exposed Roger Ailes’ sexual harassment, there was no way to avoid getting into politics and Donald Trump.
Theron portrays Megyn Kelly, who moderated the first Republican presidential debate in 2015 and quickly sparred with Trump over a question she asked about his treatment of women. That moment is featured in the movie.
“The strange thing was that the story itself kind of dictated to us that that had to be in the movie,” Theron told CNN’s Dana Bash at a post-screening Q&a. “At the same time, I think we were all somewhat concerned that we didn’t want politics to overshadow what the movie was really about, but the politics really fed into the story because outside of the workplace, she was still dealing with it in a different way.
Theron portrays Megyn Kelly, who moderated the first Republican presidential debate in 2015 and quickly sparred with Trump over a question she asked about his treatment of women. That moment is featured in the movie.
“The strange thing was that the story itself kind of dictated to us that that had to be in the movie,” Theron told CNN’s Dana Bash at a post-screening Q&a. “At the same time, I think we were all somewhat concerned that we didn’t want politics to overshadow what the movie was really about, but the politics really fed into the story because outside of the workplace, she was still dealing with it in a different way.
- 11/14/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Mike Nichols, late husband of Diane Sawyer, was never too far from celebrities — including, according to a new book, once watching Marilyn Monroe in dishabille during a particularly memorable moment with President John F. Kennedy.
In Life isn't everything: Mike Nichols, as remembered by 150 of his closest friends, a new oral history of the filmmaker behind The Graduate, Carnal Knowledge, Working Girl and other hits, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd remembers when Nichols saw Monroe croon “happy birthday” to Kennedy … while she wasn’t wearing underwear.
“When Marilyn sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Jack Kennedy in the famous dress...
In Life isn't everything: Mike Nichols, as remembered by 150 of his closest friends, a new oral history of the filmmaker behind The Graduate, Carnal Knowledge, Working Girl and other hits, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd remembers when Nichols saw Monroe croon “happy birthday” to Kennedy … while she wasn’t wearing underwear.
“When Marilyn sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Jack Kennedy in the famous dress...
- 11/13/2019
- by Sam Gillette
- PEOPLE.com
Juiciest Takeaways From Bob Iger’s Nyt Chat: Murdoch Drama, Executive Diversity and Female Directors
Bob Iger’s forthcoming memoir “The Ride of a Lifetime” is by all means a reflection on the Disney CEO’s long career, but a Sunday interview discussing the project saw him touch on some hot topics surrounding the media company.
A lack of diversity in Disney’s C-suite, complaints over his compensation, Lucasfilm’s track record in hiring women movie directors and Murdoch family drama during the Fox acquisition all came up in a roving chat between Iger and New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.
Seemingly conducted over several conversations, held in locales like a chauffeured BMW and behind the scenes at Disneyland’s new Star Wars attraction, here are some top takeaways:
Iger 2020?
The CEO’s mulling of a possible presidential run has been reported on for years. There were two factors in his decision not to pursue the notion, the story purports. First, Iger’s wife Willow Bay...
A lack of diversity in Disney’s C-suite, complaints over his compensation, Lucasfilm’s track record in hiring women movie directors and Murdoch family drama during the Fox acquisition all came up in a roving chat between Iger and New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.
Seemingly conducted over several conversations, held in locales like a chauffeured BMW and behind the scenes at Disneyland’s new Star Wars attraction, here are some top takeaways:
Iger 2020?
The CEO’s mulling of a possible presidential run has been reported on for years. There were two factors in his decision not to pursue the notion, the story purports. First, Iger’s wife Willow Bay...
- 9/23/2019
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
In a wide-spanning interview with The New York Times Sunday, Disney Chairman/CEO Bob Iger downplayed comments he made during a quarterly earnings call last month about the struggles of 20th Century Fox, which reported an operational loss of $170 million in its first quarter since being acquired by Disney.
“One of the biggest issues we faced in the quarter was the performance of the Fox film business,” Iger said during the Aug. 6 call. “It was well below what it had been and well below what we thought it would be when we did the acquisition.”
Iger refuted Nyt writer Maureen Dowd’s suggestion in Sunday’s story that former Fox owner Rupert Murdoch had taken advantage of him, and rejected the idea that Disney was having buyers’ remorse after it inherited films like “Dark Phoenix” that tanked at the box office.
Also Read: Disney CEO Bob Iger Resigns From Apple...
“One of the biggest issues we faced in the quarter was the performance of the Fox film business,” Iger said during the Aug. 6 call. “It was well below what it had been and well below what we thought it would be when we did the acquisition.”
Iger refuted Nyt writer Maureen Dowd’s suggestion in Sunday’s story that former Fox owner Rupert Murdoch had taken advantage of him, and rejected the idea that Disney was having buyers’ remorse after it inherited films like “Dark Phoenix” that tanked at the box office.
Also Read: Disney CEO Bob Iger Resigns From Apple...
- 9/22/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Cable news coverage of politics has hit a new low. The next new low will probably be next week, but still. CNN’s NBA-style debate lottery Thursday night degraded us all.
“The Leader” held a special segment for the randomized determination of the order for Democratic Party presidential debates on July 30 and 31. They gave the show a snappy marketing title: “The Draw” – and had half the network doing promos and commentary. Anderson Cooper probably woke up this morning wanting a long shower.
After “The Draw,” the network had even had panels doing post-draft analyses.
“The Leader” held a special segment for the randomized determination of the order for Democratic Party presidential debates on July 30 and 31. They gave the show a snappy marketing title: “The Draw” – and had half the network doing promos and commentary. Anderson Cooper probably woke up this morning wanting a long shower.
After “The Draw,” the network had even had panels doing post-draft analyses.
- 7/19/2019
- by Matt Taibbi
- Rollingstone.com
He was a former radio announcer who broke into movies in the late 1930s and served time as an actor in Warner Brothers’ B-movie unit and a TV host (and corporate pitchman) for General Electric Theater. Then, after flirting with the growing post-Goldwater conservative side of the G.O.P., Ronald Reagan successfully ran for the governorship of California in 1966. That was when Jim Hoberman, a Queens, New York, native who’d wound up in Berkeley right as things were coming to a sociopolitical boil in the Bay Area, first...
- 7/8/2019
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Angela Bassett, Debra Messing, and Chloë Sevingy are among the 50 actors, filmmakers, and entertainment industry professionals who will judge the Tribeca Film Festival. Now in its 18th year, the annual film celebration will unfold in downtown Manhattan from April 24 through May 5.
Other judges include director Rebecca Miller, comedian Tig Notaro, actor Justin Long, and IndieWire editor-in-chief Dana Harris.
“At 18, we’re proud of our lineup of talented and diverse filmmakers and welcome our extraordinary jury,” Jane Rosenthal, co-Founder and CEO of the festival, said in a statement.
Angela Bassett will judge the International Narrative Competition contestants, while Chloë Sevigny and Debra Messing (“Will & Grace”) will be on the committee to hand out the Nora Ephron award, created in honor of the late filmmaker, journalist, and writer.
David Cross (“Arrested Development”) will judge the new documentary director competition, and Justin Long (“Frank and Lola”) will assess the contestants for new narrative director competition.
Other judges include director Rebecca Miller, comedian Tig Notaro, actor Justin Long, and IndieWire editor-in-chief Dana Harris.
“At 18, we’re proud of our lineup of talented and diverse filmmakers and welcome our extraordinary jury,” Jane Rosenthal, co-Founder and CEO of the festival, said in a statement.
Angela Bassett will judge the International Narrative Competition contestants, while Chloë Sevigny and Debra Messing (“Will & Grace”) will be on the committee to hand out the Nora Ephron award, created in honor of the late filmmaker, journalist, and writer.
David Cross (“Arrested Development”) will judge the new documentary director competition, and Justin Long (“Frank and Lola”) will assess the contestants for new narrative director competition.
- 4/16/2019
- by Mackenzie Nichols
- Variety Film + TV
The Tribeca Film Festival today announced the jury members who will select winners in the film and immersive sections of its upcoming 18th gathering. The jurors will award work in ten categories.
This year’s jury features award-winning filmmakers, actors, producers, and cultural leaders, including Angela Bassett, Rebecca Miller, Orlando von Einsiedel, Steve Zaillian, Drake Doremus, Famke Janssen, Jenny Lumet, Tig Notaro, Chloë Sevigny, and more. The festival will take place in New York City from April 24-May 5.
In all, over 52 industry leaders have been selected to honor feature length and short film categories, comprised of narratives and documentary films, as well as Storyscapes, the juried section of the Virtual Arcade, presented by At&T.
The jurors will also present the Tribeca X Award, celebrating branded storytelling at the intersection of advertising and entertainment.
The festival additionally plans to announce the winner of the seventh annual Nora Ephron Award, created to...
This year’s jury features award-winning filmmakers, actors, producers, and cultural leaders, including Angela Bassett, Rebecca Miller, Orlando von Einsiedel, Steve Zaillian, Drake Doremus, Famke Janssen, Jenny Lumet, Tig Notaro, Chloë Sevigny, and more. The festival will take place in New York City from April 24-May 5.
In all, over 52 industry leaders have been selected to honor feature length and short film categories, comprised of narratives and documentary films, as well as Storyscapes, the juried section of the Virtual Arcade, presented by At&T.
The jurors will also present the Tribeca X Award, celebrating branded storytelling at the intersection of advertising and entertainment.
The festival additionally plans to announce the winner of the seventh annual Nora Ephron Award, created to...
- 4/16/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced the jury members who will select the winners in 10 categories across the film and immersive competition sections.
The 51 jurors include Aaron Rodgers, Angela Bassett, Sheila Nevins, Tig Notaro, Debra Messing, Maureen Dowd and Topher Grace.
The U.S. narrative feature jurors are author Jonathan Ames, actor Cory Hardrict, IndieWire editor-in-chief Dana Harris and Rachel Getting Married writer Jenny Lumet. The international narrative feature jurors are Bassett, actress Famke Janssen, director Baltasar Kormakur, writer-director Rebecca Miller and writer Steve Zaillian. The feature documentary jurors are director Drake Doremus, filmmaker Robert Greene, producer Julie Goldman, Wall ...
The 51 jurors include Aaron Rodgers, Angela Bassett, Sheila Nevins, Tig Notaro, Debra Messing, Maureen Dowd and Topher Grace.
The U.S. narrative feature jurors are author Jonathan Ames, actor Cory Hardrict, IndieWire editor-in-chief Dana Harris and Rachel Getting Married writer Jenny Lumet. The international narrative feature jurors are Bassett, actress Famke Janssen, director Baltasar Kormakur, writer-director Rebecca Miller and writer Steve Zaillian. The feature documentary jurors are director Drake Doremus, filmmaker Robert Greene, producer Julie Goldman, Wall ...
- 4/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced the jury members who will select the winners in 10 categories across the film and immersive competition sections.
The 51 jurors include Aaron Rodgers, Angela Bassett, Sheila Nevins, Tig Notaro, Debra Messing, Maureen Dowd and Topher Grace.
The U.S. narrative feature jurors are author Jonathan Ames, actor Cory Hardrict, IndieWire editor-in-chief Dana Harris and Rachel Getting Married writer Jenny Lumet. The international narrative feature jurors are Bassett, actress Famke Janssen, director Baltasar Kormakur, writer-director Rebecca Miller and writer Steve Zaillian. The feature documentary jurors are director Drake Doremus, filmmaker Robert Greene, producer Julie Goldman, Wall ...
The 51 jurors include Aaron Rodgers, Angela Bassett, Sheila Nevins, Tig Notaro, Debra Messing, Maureen Dowd and Topher Grace.
The U.S. narrative feature jurors are author Jonathan Ames, actor Cory Hardrict, IndieWire editor-in-chief Dana Harris and Rachel Getting Married writer Jenny Lumet. The international narrative feature jurors are Bassett, actress Famke Janssen, director Baltasar Kormakur, writer-director Rebecca Miller and writer Steve Zaillian. The feature documentary jurors are director Drake Doremus, filmmaker Robert Greene, producer Julie Goldman, Wall ...
- 4/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
1975: The Doctor's Carolee made a decision.
1980: Dee and Ian arrived in Italy on As the World Turns.
1988: Australian soap opera Home and Away premiered.
2007: General Hospital's Elizabeth made a confession."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1958: On The Edge of Night, Mike Karr (John Larkin) called Willy and asked him to put two investigators on Toni for protection.
1966: Charles Baxter debuted as attorney Fred Douglas on Another World.
1967: On Peyton Place, Lee Webber (Stephen Oliver) taunted Chris (Gary Haynes) at Ada's tavern.
1980: Dee and Ian arrived in Italy on As the World Turns.
1988: Australian soap opera Home and Away premiered.
2007: General Hospital's Elizabeth made a confession."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1958: On The Edge of Night, Mike Karr (John Larkin) called Willy and asked him to put two investigators on Toni for protection.
1966: Charles Baxter debuted as attorney Fred Douglas on Another World.
1967: On Peyton Place, Lee Webber (Stephen Oliver) taunted Chris (Gary Haynes) at Ada's tavern.
- 1/17/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
What’s worse than a maniac with a meat cleaver? Dick Cheney, at least according to “Vice” writer-director Adam McKay. The filmmaker recently spoke to Maureen Dowd of The New York Times ahead of the December release of his Cheney biopic, and he didn’t need a lot of time to think of an answer when asked which political figure is the lesser of two evils: Donald Trump or Dick Cheney?
“Here’s the question,” McKay said. “Would you rather have a professional assassin after you or a frothing maniac with a meat cleaver? I’d rather have a maniac with a meat cleaver after me, so I think Cheney is way worse. And also, if you look at the body count, more than 600,000 people died in Iraq. It’s not even close, right?”
“Vice” stars Christian Bale as Cheney and tracks his manipulative rise into becoming one of the...
“Here’s the question,” McKay said. “Would you rather have a professional assassin after you or a frothing maniac with a meat cleaver? I’d rather have a maniac with a meat cleaver after me, so I think Cheney is way worse. And also, if you look at the body count, more than 600,000 people died in Iraq. It’s not even close, right?”
“Vice” stars Christian Bale as Cheney and tracks his manipulative rise into becoming one of the...
- 11/12/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Uma Thurman’s allegation that Quentin Tarantino forced her to do a stunt in 2003’s Kill Bill that left her injured and the years of “trauma” she experienced in its wake hasn’t stopped her from wanting to work with the famed director again in the future.
The 48-year-old actress spoke to Entertainment Weekly about her relationship with Tarantino in a story published on Friday, revealing just three months after first opening up about their fallout that she still hopes to collaborate with him one day.
“I understand him and if he wrote a great part and we were both...
The 48-year-old actress spoke to Entertainment Weekly about her relationship with Tarantino in a story published on Friday, revealing just three months after first opening up about their fallout that she still hopes to collaborate with him one day.
“I understand him and if he wrote a great part and we were both...
- 5/5/2018
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
At Magnolia Pictures, The Gospel According To André director Kate Novack with Andrew Rossi on André Leon Talley: "He is a great storyteller." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Kate Novack's all embracing The Gospel According To André, produced by Andrew Rossi and Josh Braun, features interviews with Tom Ford, Anna Wintour, Marc Jacobs, Valentino Garavani, will.i.am, and Manolo Blahnik on the bigger than life André Leon Talley. Fran Lebowitz has more than one funny anecdote on Talley when he worked at Andy Warhol's Interview magazine.
On André Leon Talley at his house: "He is this quiet, serene, gentle soul and that was really surprising." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The man who invented himself with style and grace, talks about the great importance of Diana Vreeland, states "I loved seeing Pat Cleveland in Vogue", visits the Condé Nast archives with Tonne Goodman, comments in a live blog with Maureen Dowd...
Kate Novack's all embracing The Gospel According To André, produced by Andrew Rossi and Josh Braun, features interviews with Tom Ford, Anna Wintour, Marc Jacobs, Valentino Garavani, will.i.am, and Manolo Blahnik on the bigger than life André Leon Talley. Fran Lebowitz has more than one funny anecdote on Talley when he worked at Andy Warhol's Interview magazine.
On André Leon Talley at his house: "He is this quiet, serene, gentle soul and that was really surprising." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The man who invented himself with style and grace, talks about the great importance of Diana Vreeland, states "I loved seeing Pat Cleveland in Vogue", visits the Condé Nast archives with Tonne Goodman, comments in a live blog with Maureen Dowd...
- 5/1/2018
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
In a sweeping interview with The New York Times, Iac chairman Barry Diller says The Shape of Water is "beautiful but silly," that he hopes for “some form of reconciliation” between men and women in the post-MeToo era, and that Donald Trump “was a man of bad character from the moment he entered adulthood, if not before. Pure, bad character.” Interviewed by The Times‘ Maureen Dowd <a…...
- 3/24/2018
- Deadline
In a sweeping interview with The New York Times, Iac chairman Barry Diller says The Shape of Water is "beautiful but silly," that he hopes for “some form of reconciliation” between men and women in the post-MeToo era, and that Donald Trump “was a man of bad character from the moment he entered adulthood, if not before. Pure, bad character.” Interviewed by The Times‘ Maureen Dowd <a…...
- 3/24/2018
- Deadline TV
Quentin Tarantino started the week in bad shape, and it only got worse. First, he was at the center of a Maureen Dowd story in the New York Times in which Uma Thurman spoke about Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulting her, in addition to her horrifying crash on the set of “Kill Bill,” when Tarantino forced her to drive a vehicle under dangerous circumstances. He had barely issued an apology for that instance when an old interview from Howard Stern resurfaced where Tarantino claimed that Roman Polanski hadn’t raped Samantha Geimer. He apologized for that one, too.
Where does that leave the director now, as he prepares for his next big project? That’s one of the topics tackled in this week’s episode of Screen Talk. Co-hosts Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson also recap a busy week of awards news, from the DGA winners to the Oscar nominees lunch.
Where does that leave the director now, as he prepares for his next big project? That’s one of the topics tackled in this week’s episode of Screen Talk. Co-hosts Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson also recap a busy week of awards news, from the DGA winners to the Oscar nominees lunch.
- 2/9/2018
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
Quentin Tarantino is issuing a mea culpa after old comments he made live on the air about Roman Polanski's child rape victim were met with rage. Tarantino issued a statement Thursday, apologizing to Polanski's then-13-year-old victim, Samantha Geimer, after a 2003 interview with Howard Stern surfaced, during which he said the sex was "not rape" ... and that Geimer "wanted to have it." [[tmz:video id="0_haj322og"]] Geimer addressed the controversy Tuesday, saying Tarantino's comments were "wrong" and "I bet he knows it.
- 2/8/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Writer-director Quentin Tarantino has lived something of a charmed life. He’s a master auteur who, ever since Miramax Films picked up 1992’s “Reservoir Dogs,” was backed, supported, and nourished by one powerful patron: Harvey Weinstein. In some ways, Tarantino made movies in a bubble.
As Weinstein fell, Tarantino entered the real world in more ways than one. After asking for time to process, Tarantino had to acknowledge that when he dated then-girlfriend Mira Sorvino, she told him she had been assaulted by Weinstein. And so he did, in the New York Times last October, effectively distancing himself from his long-time mentor.
Now, Tarantino is forced to face his own behavior — not only with his muse Uma Thurman on the set of “Kill Bill,” but also on the promotional circuit for that film in 2003, when he insisted on telling Howard Stern that Roman Polanski rape victim was a “party girl.
As Weinstein fell, Tarantino entered the real world in more ways than one. After asking for time to process, Tarantino had to acknowledge that when he dated then-girlfriend Mira Sorvino, she told him she had been assaulted by Weinstein. And so he did, in the New York Times last October, effectively distancing himself from his long-time mentor.
Now, Tarantino is forced to face his own behavior — not only with his muse Uma Thurman on the set of “Kill Bill,” but also on the promotional circuit for that film in 2003, when he insisted on telling Howard Stern that Roman Polanski rape victim was a “party girl.
- 2/8/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Writer-director Quentin Tarantino has lived something of a charmed life. He’s a master auteur who, ever since Miramax Films picked up 1992’s “Reservoir Dogs,” was backed, supported, and nourished by one powerful patron: Harvey Weinstein. In some ways, Tarantino made movies in a bubble.
As Weinstein fell, Tarantino entered the real world in more ways than one. After asking for time to process, Tarantino had to acknowledge that when he dated then-girlfriend Mira Sorvino, she told him she had been assaulted by Weinstein. And so he did, in the New York Times last October, effectively distancing himself from his long-time mentor.
Now, Tarantino is forced to face his own behavior — not only with his muse Uma Thurman on the set of “Kill Bill,” but also on the promotional circuit for that film in 2003, when he insisted on telling Howard Stern that Roman Polanski rape victim was a “party girl.
As Weinstein fell, Tarantino entered the real world in more ways than one. After asking for time to process, Tarantino had to acknowledge that when he dated then-girlfriend Mira Sorvino, she told him she had been assaulted by Weinstein. And so he did, in the New York Times last October, effectively distancing himself from his long-time mentor.
Now, Tarantino is forced to face his own behavior — not only with his muse Uma Thurman on the set of “Kill Bill,” but also on the promotional circuit for that film in 2003, when he insisted on telling Howard Stern that Roman Polanski rape victim was a “party girl.
- 2/8/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Hollywood stars have spoken out against Quentin Tarantino in the wake of Uma Thurman‘s bombshell revelation that the Kill Bill director forced her to do a stunt in the 2003 movie that allegedly nearly killed her.
But Diane Kruger is not one of them.
The 41-year-old German-American actress had nothing but praise for Tarantino on Tuesday, sharing a still of herself from Inglourious Basterds — the movie they worked on together — and defending him in the comments section.
“My work experience with Quentin Tarantino was pure joy,” Kurger wrote. “He treated me with utter respect and never abused his power or...
But Diane Kruger is not one of them.
The 41-year-old German-American actress had nothing but praise for Tarantino on Tuesday, sharing a still of herself from Inglourious Basterds — the movie they worked on together — and defending him in the comments section.
“My work experience with Quentin Tarantino was pure joy,” Kurger wrote. “He treated me with utter respect and never abused his power or...
- 2/6/2018
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
This past Saturday, The New York Times published an article written by Times writer Maureen Dowd entitled "This Is Why Uma Thurman Is Angry." Throughout the lengthy and detailed piece, Thurman describes an incident of assault she'd encountered at the hands of Harvey Weinstein, in addition to a series of unfortunate events involving Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill writer/director... Read More...
- 2/6/2018
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Busy Philipps angrily recalled auditioning for Quentin Tarantino in the past and expressed her regrets.
The 38-year-old actress took to her Twitter on Monday in reaction to resurfaced audio from a 2003 Howard Stern interview in which Tarantino, 54, seems to defend Roman Polanski in the wake of his infamous statutory rape case. The actress said she was “embarrassed” she auditioned for the director in the past following the release of the audio and the allegations Uma Thurman made against him in a New York Times article.
“Like f—ing spiting on an actresses face and choking her wasn’t enough,” Philipps said,...
The 38-year-old actress took to her Twitter on Monday in reaction to resurfaced audio from a 2003 Howard Stern interview in which Tarantino, 54, seems to defend Roman Polanski in the wake of his infamous statutory rape case. The actress said she was “embarrassed” she auditioned for the director in the past following the release of the audio and the allegations Uma Thurman made against him in a New York Times article.
“Like f—ing spiting on an actresses face and choking her wasn’t enough,” Philipps said,...
- 2/6/2018
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
As you may have heard, Uma Thurman recently shared her terrible experience involving Harvey Weinstein and also talked about an experience she had during the production of Kill Bill. In her initial statement, she said that director Quentin Tarantino didn't do enough to protect her from an accident that occurred. She explained that she was forced to drive a car that was deemed unsafe on a sandy and twisty road for one of the scenes and she ended up crashing into a tree.
That footage found it's way online and Uma Thurman recently shared it on Instagram with a note explaining the situation and it says that director Quentin Tarantino was "deeply regretful and remains remorseful about this sorry event."
Thurman explained that Tarantino is the one who gave her the footage so that she could eventually expose it when it came time. She went on to say that he...
That footage found it's way online and Uma Thurman recently shared it on Instagram with a note explaining the situation and it says that director Quentin Tarantino was "deeply regretful and remains remorseful about this sorry event."
Thurman explained that Tarantino is the one who gave her the footage so that she could eventually expose it when it came time. She went on to say that he...
- 2/6/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Actress blames producers in new Instagram post.
Source: Wiki Commons
Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman has defended Quentin Tarantino over his role in her much-publicised car crash on the set of Kill Bill Vol. 1.
The actress revealed in an interview with The New York Times that she was pressured into driving an unsafe stunt car during the production, and subsequently crashed into a palm tree.
Tarantino has since faced criticism for the incident, but in a new Instagram post (see below), alongside footage of the crash, Thurman said she doesn’t blame the director.
She said: “The Cover Up after the fact is Unforgivable. For this I hold [producers] Lawrence Bender, E. Bennett Walsh, and the notorious Harvey Weinstein solely responsible. They lied, destroyed evidence, and continue to lie about the permanent harm they caused and then chose to suppress. The cover up did have malicious intent, and shame on these three for all eternity.”
She adds: “Quentin...
Source: Wiki Commons
Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman has defended Quentin Tarantino over his role in her much-publicised car crash on the set of Kill Bill Vol. 1.
The actress revealed in an interview with The New York Times that she was pressured into driving an unsafe stunt car during the production, and subsequently crashed into a palm tree.
Tarantino has since faced criticism for the incident, but in a new Instagram post (see below), alongside footage of the crash, Thurman said she doesn’t blame the director.
She said: “The Cover Up after the fact is Unforgivable. For this I hold [producers] Lawrence Bender, E. Bennett Walsh, and the notorious Harvey Weinstein solely responsible. They lied, destroyed evidence, and continue to lie about the permanent harm they caused and then chose to suppress. The cover up did have malicious intent, and shame on these three for all eternity.”
She adds: “Quentin...
- 2/6/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
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