Chinese moviegoers also love foreign films”Transformers: Age of Extinction,” which was shot extensively in China, was a smash success. But it remains a tricky place for foreign filmmakers. Chinese regulators…
William Shatner played Captain Kirk opposite Leonard Nimoy’s Mr. Spock on the “Star Trek” television series and in multiple feature films. Following Nimoy’s death on Friday, Shatner released a statement…
Spring is just around the corner, but it hasn’t arrived quite yet. Before basking in some much-needed sunshine come April, spend the final cold weeks under a blanket with these…
But, in something of a semi-split decision, “Boyhood’s” Richard Linklater was the victor in the best directing competition, and his film also earned Patricia Arquette the best supporting actress award….
But, in something of a semi-split decision, “Boyhood’s” Richard Linklater was the victor in the best directing competition, and his film also earned Patricia Arquette the best supporting actress award….
But, in something of a semi-split decision, “Boyhood’s” Richard Linklater was the victor in the best directing competition, and his film also earned Patricia Arquette the best supporting actress award….
It’s been 14 years since a U.S. Latino actor last took home an Academy Award. No one knows when that will happen again, but it certainly won’t be this Sunday….
At the 2014 Academy Awards, Best Actress winner Cate Blanchett railed at Hollywood’s predilection for male-centric filmmaking, sparking a debate about women in film that sent ripples throughout the industry….
At the 2014 Academy Awards, Best Actress winner Cate Blanchett railed at Hollywood’s predilection for male-centric filmmaking, sparking a debate about women in film that sent ripples throughout the industry….
While “Fifty Shades Of Grey” fans might not be surprised to see Anastasia Steele donning a full bush in the upcoming film adaptation, those unfamiliar may be taken aback —…
The question of whether or not the BDSM sex of “Fifty Shades Of Grey” depicts a woman exercising her agency or submitting to sexual violence continues to dominate the media…
Ed Sabol, the NFL Films founder who revolutionized sports broadcasting and reimagined pro football from an up-and-coming league to must-watch theater, has died. He was 98. Sabol died Monday at…
BERLIN — Werner Herzog has made films about swashbuckling men contending with some of the most extreme environments on earth, from the Amazon to Antarctica. But with “Queen of the…
This year’s South by Southwest Film Festival lineup will include some of the biggest names in Hollywood: Melissa McCarthy, Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Judd Apatow, Ryan Gosling, Paul Feig, Oscar…
It’s easy to call “The Duke of Burgundy” a period drama about a lesbian S&M relationship, or perhaps even describe it as “Blue Is the Warmest Color” meets “Fifty Shades…
Saoirse Ronan speaks with a lovely lullaby accent and is up for talking about pretty much anything — how she used to think L.A. was “kind of shit,” how she…
The show will debut this summer and tell the “story of the first day of Camp Firewood’s famous summer season,” 14 years after the film’s debut in 2001. The movie…
Deflategate is a thing we all really care about right now, but will forget about next month. Which doesn’t make jokes about the New England Patriots’ balls any less funny…
Ewan McGregor played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the “Star Wars” prequels, and while he won’t appear in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the erstwhile Jedi has some thoughts on the film’s…
Disney confirmed the news. The film will be directed by Bill Condon (“Gods and Monsters,” the final two “Twilight” films). According to the Internet Movie Database, Stephen Chbosky (“The Perks…
Every few years TheBacklot asks readers to name their favorite gay films and we sort through the tens of thousands of submissions to compile an up-to-date list of the Top…
More than most other black filmmakers in Hollywood today, Ava DuVernay elicits a certain giddiness in black moviegoers. Her path to stardom as the director of the Oscar-nominated Martin Luther…
HuffPost Entertainment has landed in Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival, which kicked off Thursday night with the premieres of the new Nina Simone documentary and the comedy…
In one of the few things in common they have with Adam Sandler, the Duplass brothers today signed a contract with Netflix to provide the streaming service with four original…
The 1970s were incredibly busy for Hollywood actress Ali MacGraw. Professionally, she had skyrocketed to international fame in the movie “Love Story,” and went on to star in two more…
Every year the Sundance Film Festival premieres some of the best independent black films around, and it looks as if 2015 will be no different. Viola Davis, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rick…
His new memoir, Silver Screen Fiend: Learning about Life from An Addiction To Film, recounts a period of his life guided by a steady flow of celluloid and popcorn, while…
A lack of known popular films was arguably one of the reasons the Academy expanded the Best Picture field from 5 to a possible 10 nominated films in 2009. –…
It’s a strange year for the Academy Awards, where the divide between blockbusters and critic-friendly movies continues to grow. Of all the likely major-category nominees, only “Gone Girl” and “Into…
But it was a long road for the British actor who was faced with everything from being little known beyond small parts in films like “The Last King of Scotland”…