Film Festivals
John Travolta’s Gotti Counters 0% Rotten Tomatoes Score with Bizarre Attack Ad
The critically panned biopic is trying to save face with a new ad strategy: accusing critics of being trolls hiding behind keyboards.<p><i>Gotti</i> was supposed to be <b>John Travolta’s</b> <i>Goodfellas</i>, <i>Godfather</i>, and <i>Casino</i> combined. It was supposed to pick him up from a career lull and launch him straight into next …
Celebrity NewsVictoria Beckham spotted with new engagement ring
Victoria Beckham is renowned for her huge collection of engagement rings, which are said to have all been gifted to her by husband David throughout their 19-year marriage. And now, the designer has been spotted wearing a beautiful new ring on that finger, which actually marks the 14th engagement …
Engagement RingsSeveral New ‘Star Trek’ Shows May Be Coming, Possibly Including Patrick Stewart, With Alex Kurtzman’s New Deal
When asked about the possibility of Quentin Tarantino directing a <i>Star Trek</i> film, <i>The Next Generation</i>‘s Patrick Stewart revealed he was open to reprising the Jean-Luc Picard role. “To be in a Tarantino film would give me so much satisfaction,” he said at the Dubai International Film Festival. “So, if …
EntertainmentSee How Johnny Rotten Started Over in Public Image Ltd. Doc Trailer
Four decades ago this past January, the Sex Pistols broke up in a blaze of glory at the conclusion of their first U.S. tour. Before 1978 was over, …
Tribeca Film FestivalWatching films breaks barriers of language, culture: Rajyavardhan Rathore
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore recently inaugurated the European Union Film Festival. The fest is organised by the …
Entertainment (India)Tarantino says won't be intimidated over movie boycott calls | Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Quentin Tarantino said on Tuesday he would not be intimidated by police unions who have called for a boycott of his movies over remarks he made at a rally against police brutality.<p>Director Quentin Tarantino poses on the red carpet as he arrives at the closing …
Red CarpetPuzzle review – Kelly Macdonald sees the big picture in jigsaw indie
Compare how vital Kelly Macdonald was to 1996’s Trainspotting with her cursory presence in 2017’s boysy sequel, and you’ll have some sense of how the British film industry has underestimated her. Macdonald has always been a supremely sympathetic performer, but her mousy air may have been seen as a …
Jigsaw PuzzlesCarney, Essex Out To Build A Federation
Move Over Sir Martin, you’re not the only one in the Adland empire building business.<p>You have company in the form of MT Carney and Andrew Essex, who …
Social Media Marketing'Lost, Found': Film Review | Shanghai 2018
Yao Chen and Ma Yili electrify the twin dramas of an abducted child and a sick little girl.<p>Two extraordinary actresses bring emotional depth to <i>Lost,</i> …
Film FestivalsMore Rumors About the Return of an Old Hero in Star Wars: Episode IX
There’s wild rumors abound for a surprising supporting role in the Joker origin movie. Michael Douglas spills the beans on how Janet Van Dyne returns …
GeekHow Director Jennifer Fox Found a Safe Way to Shoot Harrowing Underage Sex Scene in 'The Tale'
“It was important to not blur the ordinary horror of child sexual abuse,” filmmaker says<p>As a director shooting the HBO movie “The Tale” based on her …
Entertainment46 celebrities you didn't know went to school together
1/<p>Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, and Dylan Sprouse<p>Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images, Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images, and Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images<p>Before …
Jada Pinkett SmithRapper Jimmy Wopo shot and killed in Pittsburgh at age 21
Jimmy Wopo, an up-and-coming rapper from Pittsburgh, was shot and killed Monday.<p>Police told the Associated Press that Wopo, whose real name was Travon Smart, was killed and another man injured when someone opened fire on their car in the city’s Hill District Monday afternoon. He was 21.<p>He was …
Civil RightsHow blind filmmaker Adam Morse made his debut feature ‘Lucid’
The psychological thriller will be premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival on June 23.<p>Ahead of the word premiere of his debut feature <i>Lucid</i> at the …
Framing'Anything' takes top prizes at FilmOut's San Diego LGBT Film Festival 2018
This year was the 20th Anniversary of the San Diego LGBT Film Festival and some people thought it was the best one ever. There were some highly …
LGBTQIParis Hilton Will Not Be Inviting Lindsay Lohan to Her Wedding
In many ways, the world we live in today couldn't be more different from the one we inhabited a decade ago; one thing that hasn't changed: Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan's feud. Ever since 2006, when a video of the heiress laughing at her friend Brandon Davis calling the actress a "fire crotch" …
FashionFormer turnaround exec Bozoma Saint John: Uber had become 'the poster child for everything gone wrong'
Former Uber executive Bozoma Saint John told CNBC on Tuesday the company is "on its way to being great. It's not there yet."<p>Saint John had been in …
Sexual Harassment104 Generation Zs reveal what it's like to be a teen in 2018
Generation Z is the most ethnically-diverse and largest generation in American history.<p>And they're the youngest — Pew Research Center defined them recently as everyone born after 1997.<p>We usually view teens and the younger generations with a tinge of derision. And Gen Zs, with their obsession over …
BusinessCarlo Chatrian to Head Berlin Film Festival (Report)
Locarno's artistic director has been picked to replace outgoing Berlinale boss Dieter Kosslick, German media report.<p>Carlo Chatrian, artistic director …
Germany11 Screenwriters Who Hated Their Own Movies
Even the most successful screenwriters don’t always get what they want after a film is completed. Here are 11 scribes who didn't hold back when it …
Action HeroTaylor Sheridan Has Become Our Generation's Greatest Western Storyteller
This century's John Ford has reinvented the genre for an era in which drug cartels, developers, and fracking companies divide the riches.<p>Deadlines loomed. Episodes needed editing. The L.A. suits expected callbacks. But first, we rode. Or rather, Taylor Sheridan straddled a sleek quarter horse named …
EntertainmentGoogle's 360-degree tours give you deeper view of Great Barrier Reef
Thousands of images from Australia's Great Barrier Reef and other coral locales are being stitched together into an eye-popping array of 360-degree panoramas for Google Maps' Street View feature — but this million-dollar-plus project isn't just about pretty pictures. It's about sharing the wonders …
Great Barrier ReefI enjoy sharing my experiences with people: Annup Sonii
By HTMumbai, June 20 -- Not many know that apart from acting, Annup Sonii also enjoys public speaking and has given motivational speeches on various …
Uttar PradeshParis Hilton: Ex-BFF, Lindsay Lohan, Won’t Receive Invite To Wedding With Chris Zylka, Per ‘Us Weekly’
Lindsay Lohan is excluded from the guest list for Paris Hilton's upcoming wedding to Chris Zylka.<p>The Paris Hilton-Lindsay Lohan feud is apparently …
Red CarpetMoviePass invested in the awful “Gotti,” and then paid for it at the box office
MoviePass has shown it can persuade its members to see movies they wouldn’t otherwise watch by offering them virtually free movie tickets. Unfortunately, now that it is investing in movies like <i>Gotti</i>, that means paying for those movies <i>and</i> for people to watch them.<p><i>Gotti</i> is the second film that …
Box OfficeAsia Argento back at work after Anthony Bourdain suicide
Asia Argento is getting back to work on Italy’s “X Factor” in the wake of boyfriend Anthony Bourdain‘s suicide death.<p>The Italian actress and singer …
Social MediaSix awards unveiled at SCO film event
Six awards were unveiled at the first Shanghai Cooperation Organization Film Festival, which concluded on Sunday night in Qingdao, East China's …
News (China)‘Grand Canyon’ Was the White Wokeness Film of 1991, and Its Praise Has Aged Poorly
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that <i>Grand Canyon</i>, the 1991 anxiety-prone yuppie drama directed by Lawrence Kasdan, hasn’t aged particularly well. It …
Grand CanyonDisney names new Animation, Pixar chiefs post-Lasseter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn says Tuesday that Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter are taking over for former Disney animation and Pixar chief John Lasseter, who is departing Disney at the end of the year following misconduct allegations.<p>Both Oscar-winners and veterans of the …
AnimationUnited by film
June 18, 2018<p>Piriatí, Panama<p>The Guna, Emberá and cattle-ranching communities of eastern Panama share the same threatened landscape but have been …
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