Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2017): Tyrnauer’s Gossipy, Occasionally Illuminating Docu (LGBTQ, Gay, Lesbian)
As is well known, Scotty Bowers acted as an unpaid pimp in Hollywood from the 1940s to the late 1970s.
Hollywood 2021: Studios and Streamers Circling George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jon Watts Film
Studios and Streamers Circling George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jon Watts Film
Fabulous Allan Carr, The (2017): Jeffrey Schwarz’s Docu about Producer of Grease (Hollywood, LGBTQ, Gay)
From Our Archives: Hollywood on Hollywood per Hollywood–The Fabulous Allan Carr.
Macbeth: Corey Hawkins as Macduff
Joel Coen’s sets are so well run. Everything is planned out and everybody comes prepared because you have to be.
Chris Cuomo: Brother of Disgraced Governor Andrew, Accused of Sexual Harassment
Shelley Ross writes in a New York Times column that the CNN anchor harassed her at a work party, in front of her husband, in 2005.
Young Girls of Rochefort, The (1967): Jacques Demy’s Followed Up Musical to Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Starring real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac
Jacques Demy followed up his seminal musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg with The Young Girls of Rochefort (French: Les Demoiselles de Rochefort), a musical comedy, toplined by real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac. The all star international cast includes Gene Kelly, and features Jacques Perrin, Michel Piccoli, Danielle Darrieux, George Chakiris, and Grover Dale. […]
Roger Michell: Director of Notting Hill, Venus, Dies at 65
Roger Michell, the director of such films as Notting Hill, Venus and My Cousin Rachel, died on Wednesday, Sep 22. He was 65.
New York Film Fest 2021: Event Returns Live and In-Person With Some Changes
Instead of unfolding solely at Lincoln Center, the celebration of film will extend beyond the Upper West Side, with screenings at the East Village’s Anthology Film Archives, the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Harlem’s Maysles Documentary Center.
Netflix: Acquisition of the Roald Dahl Story Company
Into the Wonka: Behind Netflix’s Massive Roald Dahl Deal
Isle of the Dead{ Mark Robson’s Horror Film, Starring Boris Karloff
Written by frequent Lewton collaborator Ardel Wray, Isle of the Dead was the second of 3 films Lewton made with Karloff,and the fourth of 5 pictures Robson directed for Lewton.
Johnny Depp on Cancel Culture: ‘No One Is Safe. Not One of You’
It takes just one sentence and there is no more ground. The carpet has been pulled–Johnny Depp
Melvin Van Peebles: Pioneering Director of New Black Cinema (Watermelon Man), Dies at 89
The pioneering Black director made some seminal 1970s films, Watermelon Man and Seet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.
Tragedy of Macbeth, The: Trailer of Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in New Version of Shakespeare
Shot in black-and-white, Coen’s take on the Scottish Play stars Denzel Washington as Lord Macbeth and Frances McDormand as Lady Macbeth.
Willie Garson: ‘Sex and the City’ Actor, Dies at 57
Willie Garson, best known for his role as Stanford Blatch on Sex and the City, has died. He was 57.
I’m Your Man: Directed by Maria Schrader
Director Maria Schrader first encountered I’m Your Man’s source material, the short story “Ich bin dein Mensch” by Emma Braslavsky, from her agency. “I had heard from afar about a short story that was being adapted for film,” she says. “I didn’t know anything more about it than ‘woman meets robot,’ but that was enough […]
Comeback Girl, The: Kathryn Hahn to Play Comedy Icon Joan Rivers in Showtime Limited Series
Kathryn Hahn to Play Comedy Icon Joan Rivers in ‘The Comeback Girl,’ a Limited Series in the Works at Showtime
Playmates (1941): David Butler’s Comedy with Music, Starring John Barrymore, Lupe Velez, May Robson
David Butler directed Playmates, a comedy written by James V. Kern and starring Kay Kyser, John Barrymore, Lupe Vélez, Ginny Simms, May Robson and Patsy Kelly.
Pose: Co-Creator Steven Canals Shares Planned Emmy Speech: “To Be Queer is a Gift”
Steven Canals, who created Pose with Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, planned on saluting icons, honoring collaborators and cheering on LGBTQ+ people as cultural leaders and makers.
American History: George Holliday, Man Who Filmed the L.A.P.D Beating Rodney King, Dies of COVID-19, at 61
He was described “as the Jackie Robinson of police videos,” by the Rev. Al Sharpton.
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