Universal Unveils 100th Anniversary Logo, Plans to Restore Classic Films
Universal is turning 100 and to mark the milestone, the studio is rolling out a snazzy new logo and restoring classic films such as "Jaws" and "To Kill a Mockingbird." The yearlong campaign will also...
View Article‘Schindler’s List’ Producer: My Dreams for Israel and the President’s Seem at...
My dreams for Israel and President Obama's are seemingly at odds. When we are long gone from this earth, most of us will be remembered for one, maybe two things we did during our lifetime. Although I...
View Article‘Schindler’s List’ Red Coat Girl Was ‘Horrified’ By Spielberg’s Film Before...
Oliwia Dabrowska, the polish actress who played Red Genia — otherwise known as the little girl in the red coat — in "Schindler's List," really wishes she had taken director Steven Spielberg's advice...
View ArticleOlympics: Is Julia Lipnitskaia’s Routine ‘Schindler’s List: On Ice’? Good
Russian skater Julia Lipnitskaia’s gold-medal winning performance to John Williams’ theme from “Schindler’s List” has been knocked in some circles as “Schindler’s List: On Ice.” But what would be wrong...
View ArticleLiam Neeson on ’60 Minutes': Why The ‘Non-Stop’ Star Makes All Those Action...
At 61, Liam Neeson says he is “a wee bit embarrassed” to be an action star. But the reason why he keeps making action films like “Non-Stop” (in theaters Feb. 28) isn’t just for the money. It helps him...
View ArticleRidley Scott’s New ‘Halo’ Digital Project Recruits ‘Battlestar Galactica’...
Veteran TV director Sergio Mimica-Gezzan is set to direct a new chaptered “Halo” digital feature project for 343 Industries, Xbox Entertainment Studios and Scott Free Productions, TheWrap has learned....
View ArticleJohn Turturro Replacing Robert De Niro (Who Replaced James Gandolfini) in...
John Turturro is replacing Robert De Niro in the HBO miniseries “Criminal Justice,” which was to have starred the late James Gandolfini. De Niro replaced Gandolfini on the drama after “The Sopranos”...
View ArticleSteven Spielberg’s Next Movie Will Be Tom Hanks’ Cold War Thriller; ‘The BFG’...
Steven Spielberg is attached to direct an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved novel “The BFG” for DreamWorks, but his next film will be an untitled Cold War thriller starring Tom Hanks that is slated to...
View Article9 Movies for Mature Audiences That Made a Difference
These days, mature audiences play a role in the success or failure of the majority of movies released. Even summer movies based on comic book superheroes like “Iron Man” and the “Avengers” couldn’t...
View ArticleCannes Parties: 12 Top Invites for 2015 Festival
The planes are already landing at Nice airport and the slips in the port are full. So are the guestlists. As the face of Ingrid Bergman (who would have turned 100 this year) adorns the Palais and 19...
View ArticleJulie Kirkham, Producer of ‘Black Rain’ and ‘Anna and the King,’ Dead at 61
Julie Kirkham, a studio executive and script consultant who produced such films as “Black Rain” and “Anna and the King,” died June 10. She was 61. She was recently diagnosed with multiple myeloma....
View ArticleRead Steven Spielberg’s Letter to Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson: ‘Great Job,...
Even the biggest stars — 6’5” and 260 pounds big — can get star-struck from time to time. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson confessed in an interview with Esquire that he was reduced to grinning “like a big...
View ArticleLiam Neeson’s Greatest Hits: Where to Stream His Best Fights (Videos)
“I don’t have money, but I do have a special set of streaming passwords and an inordinate amount of time.” This weekend Liam Neeson’s “The Commuter,” a.k.a. “Taken on a Train,” opens in theaters. It...
View ArticleGerman Olympic Figure Skater Ripped for Using ‘Schindler’s List’ Score: ‘Bad...
(Spoiler alert: This post includes details of the Winter Olympics from PyeongChang not yet aired in the U.S.) German figure skater Nicole Schott’s decision to perform to the score from Steven...
View ArticleHere’s a True Story About Slavery You’ve Never Heard: ‘Django Unchained’...
In 1862, at the height of the Civil War, a 23-year-old slave named Robert Smalls pulled off one of the boldest escapes in history: He seized a Confederate ship from its wharf near Fort Sumter, South...
View ArticleBranko Lustig, Two-Time Oscar-Winning Producer of ‘Schindler’s List’ and...
Branko Lustig, an Oscar-winning producer of the Best Picture winners “Schindler’s List” and “Gladiator,” has died, according to an announcement Thursday via the Festival of Tolerance. He was 87....
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