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The Academy Goes One Way; I’ll Go for Zellweger, Lynch
The Academy Award nominees for 2001 reflect a growing eccentricity that amounts to a jumbled consensus combining the tastes of the various critics’ groups, the National Board of Review, the Golden...
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Superb Missing Leaves Nothing Out
From all indications, there is life after Jack Valenti. As president of the Motion Picture Association of America (whatever that is), his moronic ban on VHS and DVD “screeners” for critics this voting...
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Beautiful Minds: Ron, Russ, Akiva
On June 13, 1935, at Madison Square Garden, a miracle happened. On that dreary but fateful day in the heart of the Great Depression, a poverty-stricken Irish dockworker from North Bergen, N.J., made...
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Da Vinci Hoo-Ha Opens Door on Opus Dei
Good-sport superstar Tom Hanks has done his best to detoxify the religious controversies swirling around The Da Vinci Code by appearing on Saturday Night Live to promote the film. When a man in the...
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Hillary’s Theatrical, Political Birthday Party
The illuminated marquee of the Beacon Theater on Wednesday night read “Hillary’s Birthday Party.” But despite the flashiness of Hillary Clinton’s 60th birthday celebration—jokes by Billy Crystal, music...
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Pinkville, Angels & Demons Shelved Due to Strike
Ron Howard’s Da Vinci Code sequel, Angels & Demons, and Oliver Stone’s Pinkville were shelved during the weekend because scribes can’t finish writing the scripts during the strike, according to...
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Earle H. Hagen, TV’s Most Famous Whistler, Dies at 88
From today’s New York Times: “Earle H. Hagen, a onetime big-band trombonist who wrote some of the most famous theme songs in television history, died Monday in Rancho Mirage, Calif., near Palm Springs....
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Will Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon Find Favor With the Academy? ‘He’s Not a Dick,’...
Toward the end of the film Frost/Nixon, based on the Peter Morgan play of the same name, Frank Langella‘s Richard Nixon wonders whether his legacy will prevent young people from aspiring to a life in...
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Opening this Weekend: Beyonce Sings, The Punisher Sucks and Tricky Dick...
We’ve had something on our minds since sitting through box-office smash Four Christmases last weekend. How young is too young to see a PG-13? We realize that with its slapstick humor, baby vomit and...
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Ranking NBC’s New Shows
While NBC still has another two weeks to finalize their fall schedule—fans of Medium, Law & Order and Chuck will have to continue to hold their respective vigils until May 19th, when a decision on...
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Opening this Weekend: Tom Hanks to the Rescue! Plus, Adrien Brody and...
We think even Don Draper would object to the ad campaign for The Road. John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s bleak, end-of-the-world novel doesn’t come out until October 16th (up against New...
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The Week in DVR: Remember Frost/Nixon? Plus, Sexy Alien Ladies and Gossip...
Monday: Gossip Girl There is some wear on these treads—specifically with regards to Blair, who has been spinning her wheels in a swampy mess of weekly plotting and scheming for no real reason other...
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The Wee Hours: Bryce Dallas Howard’s New Film? Canon Fodder
Illo: Zina Saunders Ron Howard fits snugly in the category of people and things that are loved unreservedly, along with pita chips, Gchat and money. So it was not especially surprising that his...
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Arrested Development Revival To Start Shooting Within Four Weeks
Who could have guessed it would finally happen? After many stops and starts, the Netflix Arrested Development revival, a ten-episode mini-season, is apparently ready to shoot. Jason Bateman, who...
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Bluth for a Day! How The Observer Talked Our Way into the Banana Stand
There’s been something quite a-peeling going on this week in New York. A real-life version of the infamous Bluth’s Frozen Banana stand has been touring the city to coincide with the fourth season of...
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Showrunner Emma Frost on ‘The White Princess,’ Writing ‘Zelda’ for Jennifer...
Women rule: 'The White Princess' showrunner-writer-executive producer Emma Frost discusses her dark costume drama.
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‘Star Wars’ Director Shake Up Sends Fans Panicking
Some don’t have faith the acclaimed director Ron Howard will deliver.
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Inside Imagine Entertainment’s $100M TV Deal With Hong Kong’s TVB
The globalization of television continues with Imagine Entertainment's $100 million deal with Hong Kong's TVB.
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