According to the London Times, John Hurt (pictured) will reprise one of his most famous roles 33 years on when he dons Quentin Crisp’s cravat once more in a sequel to “The Naked Civil Servant.” ITV is to produce “An Englishman in New York,” a … Read more »
Writer Michael Cunningham has just announced that he’s working on a screenplay about ’60s singer Dusty Springfield, and that Nicole Kidman will be playing her. The last time Kidman played a queer artist in a story hatched by Cunningham (”The Hours”), she won an Academy … Read more »
I have to admit it: Madonna’s single “4 Minutes,” from the “Hard Candy” album that’s released today, is disposable pop music at its best. I’ll probably be sick of the tune in another week or so, but until then I’ll keep bopping.
According to Variety:
Mel Gibson is starring in Edge of Darkness, his first leading feature role since 2002. The project is a movie adaptation of the six-hour 1985 BBC miniseries about a straitlaced police investigator (Gibson) who investigates his daughter’s murder and uncovers systemic corruption that … Read more »
The reviews for “Iron Man,” the first-out-of-the-gate summer blockbuster, are shaping up very well. I’m still not sure I’m willing to brave the endlessly chatting, endlessly texting, endlessly eating, endlessly annoying crowds of a Manhattan movie theater to watch this Robert Downey, Jr. (pictured) superhero … Read more »
Director Stephen Daldry (pictured) is bringing his cinema-to-stage musical adaptation of “Billy Elliot” to Broadway this fall. But, according to the New York Daily News, next he wants to bring his hit 2002 film “The Hours” — which is based on Michael Cunningham’s luminous novel … Read more »
Here’s a shot from Woody Allen’s latest old-man-letching-after-young-woman movie, which is currently shooting in New York. The flick’s stars are pictured: Evan Rachel Wood and Larry David.
The musical version of “Gone with the Wind” has opened in London, starring Darius Danesh and Jill Paice (pictured). Running time: three hours and 40 minutes. Here’s one of the reviews, which by and large don’t give a damn.