I recently argued that the Oscar races for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress are effectively over, explaining five reasons why Bradley Cooper in “Maestro” and Danielle Brooks in “The Color Purple” have those respective categories virtually locked up.
I had been reluctant to call another acting contest, especially one in which there’s already a solid frontrunner. I was truly hoping for some serious suspense, with a major surprise awaiting us at the Academy Awards ceremony in March.
Unfortunately, I have no choice but to finally jump on an already crowded bandwagon. Here are five reasons why Robert Downey Jr. is almost certain to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for “Oppenheimer.”
1. He’s someone whom the academy really wants to honor.
He became a major young star in the 1980’s, with appearances in films like “Weird Science,” “Back to School,” “The Pick-Up Artist” and “Less Than Zero.” He...
I had been reluctant to call another acting contest, especially one in which there’s already a solid frontrunner. I was truly hoping for some serious suspense, with a major surprise awaiting us at the Academy Awards ceremony in March.
Unfortunately, I have no choice but to finally jump on an already crowded bandwagon. Here are five reasons why Robert Downey Jr. is almost certain to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for “Oppenheimer.”
1. He’s someone whom the academy really wants to honor.
He became a major young star in the 1980’s, with appearances in films like “Weird Science,” “Back to School,” “The Pick-Up Artist” and “Less Than Zero.” He...
- 12/21/2023
- by Tariq Khan
- Gold Derby
If you’re a fan of Mel Gibson’s classic action flicks, be sure to stream them before they leave Max at the end of August.
All four “Lethal Weapon” movies and “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” starring the late, great Tina Turner, will be leaving the streaming service. Luckily, you’ll have all month to watch them.
Watching the new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” animated movie in theaters? Max has several films featuring the radical reptilians: the live-action “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze” (1991)
and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III” (1993), as well as the animated “Tmnt” (2007).
Kaiju fans will want to check out “Godzilla” (2014), “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” (2019), “King Kong” (1933) and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” (2012).
Finally, if horror is your thing, six “Hellraiser” films and “The Ring Two” make great summer scares.
Here’s everything leaving Max in August 2023
August 5
Hard Knocks:...
All four “Lethal Weapon” movies and “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” starring the late, great Tina Turner, will be leaving the streaming service. Luckily, you’ll have all month to watch them.
Watching the new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” animated movie in theaters? Max has several films featuring the radical reptilians: the live-action “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze” (1991)
and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III” (1993), as well as the animated “Tmnt” (2007).
Kaiju fans will want to check out “Godzilla” (2014), “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” (2019), “King Kong” (1933) and “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” (2012).
Finally, if horror is your thing, six “Hellraiser” films and “The Ring Two” make great summer scares.
Here’s everything leaving Max in August 2023
August 5
Hard Knocks:...
- 8/1/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Molly Ringwald was the queen of eighties teen movies. Her films with John Hughes, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink have all stood the test of time and are just as believed by audiences in 2023 as they were nearly forty years ago. But, despite being one of the biggest names of the decade, Ringwald found herself typecast for many years, with more adult roles in movies like Fresh Horses and The Pick-Up Artist falling flat. She also, notoriously, turned down the lead in Pretty Woman, the movie which made Julia Roberts a household name.
In the nineties, Ringwald struggled to break free of the Brat Pack label, even if she was never actually a part of that clique, but eventually embraced her place in the pop culture with a well-received cameo in Not Another Teen Movie (which people forget starred Chris Evans). More recently, Ringwald has developed...
In the nineties, Ringwald struggled to break free of the Brat Pack label, even if she was never actually a part of that clique, but eventually embraced her place in the pop culture with a well-received cameo in Not Another Teen Movie (which people forget starred Chris Evans). More recently, Ringwald has developed...
- 7/28/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce presented Vanessa Williams with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award Thursday at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, Calif.
The event, co-sponsored by Variety and the Hollywood Museum in the Historic Max Factor Building, honored Williams and unveiled her portrait to mark the occasion. Leron Gubler, president and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, explained that the luncheon was created in 2000 to “recognize celebrities who’ve made a difference in Hollywood.” Steve Allen, the original host of “The Tonight Show,” was the first to be honored at the event.
“I ended up doing musical theater in high school and some theater in college and Broadway was the tangible goal for me,” Williams said as she accepted her award. “Hollywood was never on the radar because it was one of those things that was unattainable.”
She said how she went on to exceed her...
The event, co-sponsored by Variety and the Hollywood Museum in the Historic Max Factor Building, honored Williams and unveiled her portrait to mark the occasion. Leron Gubler, president and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, explained that the luncheon was created in 2000 to “recognize celebrities who’ve made a difference in Hollywood.” Steve Allen, the original host of “The Tonight Show,” was the first to be honored at the event.
“I ended up doing musical theater in high school and some theater in college and Broadway was the tangible goal for me,” Williams said as she accepted her award. “Hollywood was never on the radar because it was one of those things that was unattainable.”
She said how she went on to exceed her...
- 4/13/2018
- by Ariana Brockington
- Variety Film + TV
Alec Baldwin is opening up about his own negative behavior toward women in the past, as part of a call to action against the pervasive culture of sexism and sexual harassment in Hollywood.
The actor received an honor from the The Paley Center for Media on Thursday, which included a discussion with Tonight Show announcer Steve Higgins, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Baldwin addressed the spate of sexual misconduct scandals that have been rocking Hollywood in recent weeks, and admitted to having treated women badly at various points in his career.
"I certainly have treated women in a very sexist way. I’ve bullied women. I’ve overlooked women. I’ve underestimated women," Baldwin said. "Not as a rule, [but] from time to time, I’ve done what a lot of men do, which is … when you don’t treat women the same way you treat men."
"I'm from a...
The actor received an honor from the The Paley Center for Media on Thursday, which included a discussion with Tonight Show announcer Steve Higgins, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Baldwin addressed the spate of sexual misconduct scandals that have been rocking Hollywood in recent weeks, and admitted to having treated women badly at various points in his career.
"I certainly have treated women in a very sexist way. I’ve bullied women. I’ve overlooked women. I’ve underestimated women," Baldwin said. "Not as a rule, [but] from time to time, I’ve done what a lot of men do, which is … when you don’t treat women the same way you treat men."
"I'm from a...
- 11/3/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Alec Baldwin is admitting to his own past mistreatment of women while calling for a change in Hollywood and beyond.
The Emmy Award winner made the remarks while receiving a career honor from The Paley Center for Media on Thursday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Speaking about the sexual misconduct allegations that have permeated the film industry this month, Baldwin reportedly said, “I certainly have treated women in a very sexist way.”
He added, “I’ve bullied women. I’ve overlooked women. I’ve underestimated women. Not as a rule, from time to time I’ve done what a lot of men do,...
The Emmy Award winner made the remarks while receiving a career honor from The Paley Center for Media on Thursday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Speaking about the sexual misconduct allegations that have permeated the film industry this month, Baldwin reportedly said, “I certainly have treated women in a very sexist way.”
He added, “I’ve bullied women. I’ve overlooked women. I’ve underestimated women. Not as a rule, from time to time I’ve done what a lot of men do,...
- 11/2/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
James Toback Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri
James Toback, director of Tyson and Black And White, has been accused of sexual harassment by 38 women, according to an article in yesterday's Los Angeles Times. The claims are remarkably similar in nature and allege that the director approached women in New York, persuaded them to accompany him to secluded places for auditions, then asked them explicit sexual questions and proceeded to masturbate in front of them.
Toback, 72, denies all the claims, saying that he doesn't remember meeting any of the women. He asserted that health issues would have made it impossible for him to behave as described.
Toback was proud of his flirtatiousness and titled a film based on his own life The Pick-Up Artist. He also directed 2013 documentary Seduced And Abandoned, which sets out to expose the way films are made and is rife with casual sexism, including a deeply uncomfortable...
James Toback, director of Tyson and Black And White, has been accused of sexual harassment by 38 women, according to an article in yesterday's Los Angeles Times. The claims are remarkably similar in nature and allege that the director approached women in New York, persuaded them to accompany him to secluded places for auditions, then asked them explicit sexual questions and proceeded to masturbate in front of them.
Toback, 72, denies all the claims, saying that he doesn't remember meeting any of the women. He asserted that health issues would have made it impossible for him to behave as described.
Toback was proud of his flirtatiousness and titled a film based on his own life The Pick-Up Artist. He also directed 2013 documentary Seduced And Abandoned, which sets out to expose the way films are made and is rife with casual sexism, including a deeply uncomfortable...
- 10/23/2017
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Following today’s Los Angeles Times report on 38 women accusing James Toback of sexual harassment, “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn has written a lengthy Facebook post saying he’s “personally met at least Fifteen Women, probably more, who say that he’s accosted them.” That includes three women Gunn has dated, two of his close friends, and even a family member.
Read More:James Toback Accused of Sexual Harassment by Nearly 40 Women
“It’s important to say, I don’t have any firsthand information about any of this,” writes Gunn. “But the stories are so eerily similar, and I’ve heard them again and again from some of the people I trust most in the world, I know the chances of them being untrue… well, it would just be impossible.” The report on Toback, whose films include “The Gambler” and “The Pick-up Artist,” follows the accounts of dozens...
Read More:James Toback Accused of Sexual Harassment by Nearly 40 Women
“It’s important to say, I don’t have any firsthand information about any of this,” writes Gunn. “But the stories are so eerily similar, and I’ve heard them again and again from some of the people I trust most in the world, I know the chances of them being untrue… well, it would just be impossible.” The report on Toback, whose films include “The Gambler” and “The Pick-up Artist,” follows the accounts of dozens...
- 10/22/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
More than 30 women have come forward to accuse director James Toback of sexual harassment. The Los Angeles Times broke the story, which is based on interviews with accusers whose accounts take place over several decades.
Toback, 72, has denied all allegations, telling the Times that he has either never met any of the women or, if he has, it “was for five minutes and have no recollection”; he also says it’s been “biologically impossible” for him to do anything he’s been accused of for the last 22 years due to diabetes and a heart condition.
Read More:Roman Polanski Accused of Molesting a 10-Year-Old Girl
31 of the 38 women spoke on the record about Toback, whose films include “The Gambler” and “The Pick-up Artist.” His most recent movie, “The Private Life of a Modern Woman,” stars Sienna Miller and premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
Many of the stories...
Toback, 72, has denied all allegations, telling the Times that he has either never met any of the women or, if he has, it “was for five minutes and have no recollection”; he also says it’s been “biologically impossible” for him to do anything he’s been accused of for the last 22 years due to diabetes and a heart condition.
Read More:Roman Polanski Accused of Molesting a 10-Year-Old Girl
31 of the 38 women spoke on the record about Toback, whose films include “The Gambler” and “The Pick-up Artist.” His most recent movie, “The Private Life of a Modern Woman,” stars Sienna Miller and premiered at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
Many of the stories...
- 10/22/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Director James Toback -- famous for films like "Two Girls and a Guy" -- has been accused of sexual harassment by over 30 women ... this in the wake of Weinstein. The Los Angeles Times posted the story Sunday, in which 38 women accuse Toback of decades-long sexual harassment ... much of it similar in nature to the accusations against Harvey Weinstein. According to the report, Toback would bring young women into a private space on the pretense of...
- 10/22/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Melissa McCarthy is truly a gift to us all. And now, thanks to her work as Sean Spicer on the past season of Saturday Night Live, the comedic genius just nabbed this year’s outstanding guest actress in a comedy series Emmy.
These quick-and-beautiful McCarthy moments below are guaranteed to provide you with your daily fix of the giggles, and make you love the star even more than you already do (if that’s possible).
1. Her Sean Spicer impression.
In February, the funnywoman made a surprise Saturday Night Live appearance to deliver an uncanny portrayal of now-resigned White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.
These quick-and-beautiful McCarthy moments below are guaranteed to provide you with your daily fix of the giggles, and make you love the star even more than you already do (if that’s possible).
1. Her Sean Spicer impression.
In February, the funnywoman made a surprise Saturday Night Live appearance to deliver an uncanny portrayal of now-resigned White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.
- 9/13/2017
- by Lydia Price
- PEOPLE.com
Thirty years have passed since the release of "Pretty in Pink" (on February 28, 1986), and yet we're still bewildered by the teen romance's climax.
Maybe we need to think of the John Hughes-scripted film as Gen X's own "Casablanca." The ending makes more sense if you think of Duckie (Jon Cryer) as Humphrey Bogart, letting the woman he loves (Molly Ringwald's Andie) go off with the dull-but-decent guy (Andrew McCarthy's Blane) because he's finally admitted to himself that he's a chivalrous romantic who values her happiness above his own. Yeah, it's a stretch, but it's just one of many interpretations to spin out of this Hughes classic.
In honor of the film turning the big three-0, here are 15 surprising facts about the best movie ever named after a Psychedelic Furs song.
1. Hughes wrote the role of Andie Walsh for Ringwald, but even though she'd starred in his...
Maybe we need to think of the John Hughes-scripted film as Gen X's own "Casablanca." The ending makes more sense if you think of Duckie (Jon Cryer) as Humphrey Bogart, letting the woman he loves (Molly Ringwald's Andie) go off with the dull-but-decent guy (Andrew McCarthy's Blane) because he's finally admitted to himself that he's a chivalrous romantic who values her happiness above his own. Yeah, it's a stretch, but it's just one of many interpretations to spin out of this Hughes classic.
In honor of the film turning the big three-0, here are 15 surprising facts about the best movie ever named after a Psychedelic Furs song.
1. Hughes wrote the role of Andie Walsh for Ringwald, but even though she'd starred in his...
- 2/26/2016
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
While making the press rounds earlier this month for Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight," Kurt Russell entered into a heated debate with Hollywood Elsewhere founder Jeffrey Wells over the issue of gun control (he doesn't believe in regulations) and violence in the movies (he doesn't believe it influences real-life violence). You can listen to the audio and read a transcript here for the full context of their conversation. HitFix is an entertainment site, so I won't be tackling Russell's comments about gun control, which I disagree with. His opinions on violence in the movies, however, are fair game. First, here's the relevant portion of his conversation with Wells: Wells: "I think there’s a feeling about shootings and violence right now…I think it’s different in 2015 than it was in the mid ’90s. But Quentin is still playing the same game more or less." Russell: "Well, Quentin does what he does.
- 12/22/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
When MTV teased the opening eight minutes of their "Scream" spinoff series late last month, I described the scene -- which depicted the brutal, jugular-spurting murder of Bella Thorne's character -- as "lazy, gratuitous and boring." I might have added "misogynistic" to the list of descriptors. It's a piece I probably wouldn't have written five years ago. My freshman year of high school, I caught a Friday-night showing of "Halloween" and "Halloween II" back-to-back -- on basic cable, with all the sex and nudity cut out. Because this is America, what remained was the violence: stabbings, impalings, deadly hot-tub scaldings, eyes gouged with hypodermic needles. I loved it all, innocently. I still do, but with less assurance. What is it that draws me to this macabre spectacle? More to the point: should I really feel good about enjoying it? The slasher film, as a rule, is a celebration of violence.
- 7/23/2015
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Before Robert Downey Jr. was Iron Man, he was a Pick-Up Artist. At the age of 22, he played Jack Jericho and was romancing none other than The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink's Molly Ringwald, a fellow member of what was referred to as the Brat Pack of the '80s, in the 1987 romantic comedy The Pick-Up Artist, which was the first movie to feature Downey in a main role. In an interview carried out for what is now E!, Downey, looking adorable in a black T-shirt, talked about making the leap from supporting actor to leading man...and it seemed like he wasn't too comfortable being in the spotlight. "I don't believe in like, supporting casts because I believe everyone is a supporting...
- 4/30/2015
- E! Online
Today, Clive Barker’s wildly imaginative Nightbreed celebrates its 25th anniversary. While that is a remarkable feat in itself, the journey that the film has taken over the years has become the project’s enduring legacy within the horror genre. The recent Director’s Cut release of Nightbreed has been the ultimate vindication for Barker, who saw his vision snapped away decades ago from producers who believed they understood the world of Midian- and all its monsters- better than their creator.
Of course, that wasn’t the case, as Nightbreed received a disastrous response when it arrived in theaters, maligned mostly for its lack of subtlety and nuanced storytelling that was found within the pages of Barker’s original novella, Cabal. When Barker decided to move forward on adapting his work for the big screen, he was quick to rely on his some of his very closest friends to bring...
Of course, that wasn’t the case, as Nightbreed received a disastrous response when it arrived in theaters, maligned mostly for its lack of subtlety and nuanced storytelling that was found within the pages of Barker’s original novella, Cabal. When Barker decided to move forward on adapting his work for the big screen, he was quick to rely on his some of his very closest friends to bring...
- 2/16/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
30 years ago today, John Hughes's teen movie The Breakfast Club opened in the Us, and although it wasn't a runaway box office hit, in the years since it has rightly claimed a place as a screen classic.
Buoyed by brilliant performances, a sharp script and direction from Hughes and that Simple Minds track, this is a film we return to again and again. But what happened to its stars? We go then and now with the cast to find out what happened to the brain, the athlete, the basket case, the princess and the criminal.
Anthony Michael Hall - Brian Johnson
A staple of John Hughes movies in the '80s, Hall brought endearing geeky charm to National Lampoon's Vacation , Sixteen Candles and Weird Science.
As he grew out of child star roles, Hall sought to shed his established screen persona with a diverse selection of character parts across film and TV.
Buoyed by brilliant performances, a sharp script and direction from Hughes and that Simple Minds track, this is a film we return to again and again. But what happened to its stars? We go then and now with the cast to find out what happened to the brain, the athlete, the basket case, the princess and the criminal.
Anthony Michael Hall - Brian Johnson
A staple of John Hughes movies in the '80s, Hall brought endearing geeky charm to National Lampoon's Vacation , Sixteen Candles and Weird Science.
As he grew out of child star roles, Hall sought to shed his established screen persona with a diverse selection of character parts across film and TV.
- 2/15/2015
- Digital Spy
The lyrics to the torch song New York, New York leap to mind while listening to Ryan Gosling reflect on his earliest days breaking into acting. "If I can make it there, I.ll make it anywhere" the classic anthem goes. "There," in this instance, just happens to be West Hollywood. Also, if I listened to Gosling and entertained the notion of possibly becoming a professional actor, I.d probably pull a complete 180-degrees and possibly apply for a job in a safe profession. So, who.s hiring? The above clip, shared by The Wrap, is from James Toback and Alec Baldwin.s industry documentary Seduced and Abandoned. Released on HBO back in October, the film follows the 30 Rock star and the director of The Pick-Up Artist and Two Girls and a Guy as they shop a project around Cannes. It.s meant to be a scathing commentary on the...
- 2/21/2014
- cinemablend.com
Karl Pilkington stars in two new deleted scenes from his Sky1 show The Moaning of Life, in a Digital Spy online exclusive.
The first clip - 'The Pick-up Artist' - shows Pilkington being taught how to attract women by a flamboyant man named Vinnie in Las Vegas.
In the second cut scene - 'Robot Entertainment' - the miserly Mancunian is shocked to learn how an 85-year-old Japanese inventor spends his spare time.
"I like to just wander in, ask whatever questions, and then get out - whatever happens, happens," Pilkington said of The Moaning of Life. "If you start worrying about what people might say, I don't see the fun in it."
Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life is now available to buy on DVD and Blu-ray.
> Karl Pilkington talks The Moaning of Life, Botox and Fabergé eggs...
The first clip - 'The Pick-up Artist' - shows Pilkington being taught how to attract women by a flamboyant man named Vinnie in Las Vegas.
In the second cut scene - 'Robot Entertainment' - the miserly Mancunian is shocked to learn how an 85-year-old Japanese inventor spends his spare time.
"I like to just wander in, ask whatever questions, and then get out - whatever happens, happens," Pilkington said of The Moaning of Life. "If you start worrying about what people might say, I don't see the fun in it."
Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life is now available to buy on DVD and Blu-ray.
> Karl Pilkington talks The Moaning of Life, Botox and Fabergé eggs...
- 11/27/2013
- Digital Spy
Director: James Toback; Screenwriter: James Toback; Starring: Alec Baldwin, James Toback, Ryan Gosling, Jessica Chastain, Neve Campbell; Running time: 98 mins; Certificate: 15
According to Alec Baldwin, the movie business is like "the worst girlfriend in the world, you keep going back only to get seduced and abandoned over and over again". It may be tough to imagine a Hollywood sex symbol being treated that way, but this documentary on the business of bankrolling movies is full of self-effacing humour and stark observations, including the notion that Baldwin is considered a mere television actor - not quite big enough to put bums on theatre seats.
His job on this film is as producer, teaming with writer/director James Toback (The Pick-Up Artist) on a cap-in-hand mission to the Cannes Film Festival, schmoozing at premieres and dining on yachts, garrulously pitching an updated version of Last Tango in Paris - set in Iraq.
According to Alec Baldwin, the movie business is like "the worst girlfriend in the world, you keep going back only to get seduced and abandoned over and over again". It may be tough to imagine a Hollywood sex symbol being treated that way, but this documentary on the business of bankrolling movies is full of self-effacing humour and stark observations, including the notion that Baldwin is considered a mere television actor - not quite big enough to put bums on theatre seats.
His job on this film is as producer, teaming with writer/director James Toback (The Pick-Up Artist) on a cap-in-hand mission to the Cannes Film Festival, schmoozing at premieres and dining on yachts, garrulously pitching an updated version of Last Tango in Paris - set in Iraq.
- 11/7/2013
- Digital Spy
It's tremendously fun to talk movies with James Toback. The writer of "Bugsy" and director of "The Pick-up Artist" and "Black and White" and others, Toback is frank, funny, knowledgable, opinionated and appreciative of the talents of others -- and, to be sure, his own. His new documentary "Seduced and Abandoned" is made up of conversations about cinema, between Toback and his partner in crime Alec Baldwin, and between the many people they interview, meet with or try to get money from at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Baldwin and Toback go to the festival to supposedly pitch a $25 million film they describe as an update of a 1970s classic -- "Last Tango In Tikrit" they jokingly call it, and they don't have a script, just Toback's charismatic chutzpah and Baldwin's smart star presence. The pair take meetings with sales agents and with billionaires like Taki Theodoracopulos, and they talk process...
- 10/28/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
On TV this Monday: A Revenge beauty finds herself on The Blacklist, Hart of Dixie picks Bachelor No. 2, Hostages gets a family reunion and Castle conspires. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
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8 pm Hart of Dixie (CW) | Lemon is blacklisted from the Junior League Halloween Masquerade party, but instead lands a date with another of Alabama’s most eligible bachelors (Robert Buckley, One Tree Hill). (You know what they say: Revenge is a...
Related | Is How I Met Your Mother Hurting Barney/Robin? And Many More TV Qs!
8 pm Hart of Dixie (CW) | Lemon is blacklisted from the Junior League Halloween Masquerade party, but instead lands a date with another of Alabama’s most eligible bachelors (Robert Buckley, One Tree Hill). (You know what they say: Revenge is a...
- 10/28/2013
- by riannucci
- TVLine.com
This season’s ‘Catfish: The TV Show,’ which premiered Tuesday, June 25 at 10 p.m. on MTV features so many Omg moments that it is best to analyze each episode with equally expressive reactions. And not just text-based or still image reactions — Gif reactions.
You can’t start the episode heavy breathing and shouting “Go lower, c’mon!” in the classic nondescript hotel room and not make me think certain things are going on. You just can’t.
This week’s story follows Jennifer, a sweet 18-year-old Iowan, who met 22-year-old San Francisco State student Skylar Hazen on an online game/social network.
You can’t start the episode heavy breathing and shouting “Go lower, c’mon!” in the classic nondescript hotel room and not make me think certain things are going on. You just can’t.
This week’s story follows Jennifer, a sweet 18-year-old Iowan, who met 22-year-old San Francisco State student Skylar Hazen on an online game/social network.
- 7/31/2013
- by Maricela Gonzalez
- EW.com - PopWatch
The buzzing environs of the Television Critics Association (TCA) conference on Thursday provided an eerie and apt setting for filmmaker James Toback to proclaim an epitaph for the moviegoing experience as we knew it: “We’re kidding ourselves if we think theatrical movies are part of the future,” he said. “Home entertainment will obliterate theatrical entertainment.” Toback (“The Pick-Up Artist”) was at TCA to promote his documentary “Seduced and Abandoned,” which is a valentine of sorts to film industry die-hards, set at the Cannes Film Festival where it also premiered in May. But he couldn’t resist pointing out the seeming absurdity in today’s environment of traditional movie-houses as a delivery model. “Imagine if someone came up with that idea today,” he posited. “We’re going to build a place that you have to go out to and pay to get there and pay to get in, at a time you may not like,...
- 7/26/2013
- by Amy Dawes
- Thompson on Hollywood
HBO acquired all television rights for the U.S. and Canada to James Toback‘s feature documentary Seduced And Abandoned. Produced by Michael Mailer, Alec Baldwin and Toback and exec-produced by Morris Levy, Alan Helene, Larry Herbert and Neal Schneider, the pic will premiere as a Special Screening in the Official Selection this month at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival. Guided by Baldwin and Toback, Seduced And Abandoned is a cinematic exploration of several interconnected subjects: The Cannes Film Festival and cinema art, money, glamour and death. Shot during the 65th Anniversary Festival in 2012, it features original portraits of Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Ford Coppola, Roman Polanski, Martin Scorsese, Ryan Gosling, Jessica Chastain, Berenice Bejo, Diane Kruger and James Caan. Seduced And Abandoned is produced by Michael Mailer Films. The deal was negotiated with HBO by Jeff Berg at Resolution on behalf of the filmmakers. International sales are being handled by Hanway.
- 5/13/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Before he was Iron Man, "Avengers" star Robert Downey Jr. was a student at Santa Monica High School in California. Not long after this picture was taken, Downey dropped out of high school and moved to back home to New York City to pursue acting.
After a short stint on "Saturday Night Live," the actor starred in a few Brat Pack movies, including "The Pick-Up Artist," opposite teen queen Molly Ringwald. However, Downey soon became notorious for his struggles with substance abuse. He was arrested several times from 1996 to 2001.
Thankfully, after years of treatment and relapse, Downey finally cleaned up his act. In 2008, he starred as billionaire genius Tony Stark in Marvel's "Iron Man," and it was the critical and commercial success that put Downey -- and Marvel's "Avengers" -- back on the map.
However, some things never change. If you look closely at 17-year-old Downey Jr. below, you'll see that even before the fame,...
After a short stint on "Saturday Night Live," the actor starred in a few Brat Pack movies, including "The Pick-Up Artist," opposite teen queen Molly Ringwald. However, Downey soon became notorious for his struggles with substance abuse. He was arrested several times from 1996 to 2001.
Thankfully, after years of treatment and relapse, Downey finally cleaned up his act. In 2008, he starred as billionaire genius Tony Stark in Marvel's "Iron Man," and it was the critical and commercial success that put Downey -- and Marvel's "Avengers" -- back on the map.
However, some things never change. If you look closely at 17-year-old Downey Jr. below, you'll see that even before the fame,...
- 5/4/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
From Fred and Ginger to Jennifer and Ashton, romantic comedies used to be one of the safest bets in Hollywood. But it seems that rom is just not into com any more
Is it the end for the romcom? You can imagine the celebrity mag headlines: "Romcom's relationship on the rocks?" "Com: I'm just not that into Rom" "Rom: Com doesn't make me laugh any more."
After all, who says romance and comedy go together like a horse and carriage? It seems to be a chiselled Hollywood commandment that the two shall be forever conjoined in cinematic matrimony, but perhaps it's time they went their separate ways. Sure, they got off to a great start: in those early years it was all fun and games and sparkling repartee, but recently they haven't quite looked the happy couple; the spark just hasn't been there.
They've been stuck in the same repetitive formula: boy meets girl,...
Is it the end for the romcom? You can imagine the celebrity mag headlines: "Romcom's relationship on the rocks?" "Com: I'm just not that into Rom" "Rom: Com doesn't make me laugh any more."
After all, who says romance and comedy go together like a horse and carriage? It seems to be a chiselled Hollywood commandment that the two shall be forever conjoined in cinematic matrimony, but perhaps it's time they went their separate ways. Sure, they got off to a great start: in those early years it was all fun and games and sparkling repartee, but recently they haven't quite looked the happy couple; the spark just hasn't been there.
They've been stuck in the same repetitive formula: boy meets girl,...
- 2/11/2012
- by Steve Rose, Richard Vine
- The Guardian - Film News
Filed under: Movie News
As if you didn't have enough James Franco news this week, let's drop his name a few more times, shall we? The ubiquitous actor-director-novelist-host and mentor to super-intelligent apes is in negotiations to star in 'The Game,' MGM's adaptation of the best-selling book about picking up women. Franco would star as Mystery, the man who taught author Neil Strauss how to become a successful pick-up artist. The real-life Mystery went on to star in a VH1 reality series called 'The Pick-Up Artist,' which, given Franco's love of all things meta (he's playing himself in 'The Apocalypse' and taught a class on himself), we wouldn't rule out as his next career move.
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As if you didn't have enough James Franco news this week, let's drop his name a few more times, shall we? The ubiquitous actor-director-novelist-host and mentor to super-intelligent apes is in negotiations to star in 'The Game,' MGM's adaptation of the best-selling book about picking up women. Franco would star as Mystery, the man who taught author Neil Strauss how to become a successful pick-up artist. The real-life Mystery went on to star in a VH1 reality series called 'The Pick-Up Artist,' which, given Franco's love of all things meta (he's playing himself in 'The Apocalypse' and taught a class on himself), we wouldn't rule out as his next career move.
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- 1/7/2012
- by Sharon Knolle
- Moviefone
Oh, James Franco, you make the most fun decisions! According to THR, actor-author-writer-director-unsatisfied Oscar host-student-man about town-seeker-performance artist-soap star Franco is in negotiations to star in MGM’s adaptation of Neil Strauss‘s The Game, a “part memoir, part how-to guide” on how to land chicks. Not content to stay in any sort of performance box at all, Franco won’t be starring as the Strauss surrogate, but as Mystery. You know Mystery. Even if you don’t know Mystery, you know Mystery. Mystery is better known as “The Pick-Up Artist,” the self-declared title he uses to shill his lady-getting techniques, the very same that he taught Strauss on his mystical, magical journey to be a dude in demand. Mystery even had his own VH1 reality show! Called, you guessed it, The Pick-Up Artist! Oh, also, he’s not attractive in the least and looks as if he shops almost exclusively at Spencer’s Gifts. I...
- 1/7/2012
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Actor James Franco is in negotiations to take on the lead role in the Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Solitary Man) film adaptation of The Game. The film is based on a book by Neil Strauss which is part memoir, part how-to guide, and "details Strauss's effort to learn the tricks to becoming a successful pick-up artist, even moving into a Sunset Strip mansion filled with other competing players to find love." Yes, the movie is about picking up women. This seems like it role that Franco could have some fun with.
Franco would take on the role of Mystery, a man who serves as Strauss' teacher in the book. According to THR Mystery later starred in a VH1 reality series called The Pick-Up Artist, which is a series that I never watched because I don't watch MTV or VH1.
What do you think about Franco taking on this role?...
Franco would take on the role of Mystery, a man who serves as Strauss' teacher in the book. According to THR Mystery later starred in a VH1 reality series called The Pick-Up Artist, which is a series that I never watched because I don't watch MTV or VH1.
What do you think about Franco taking on this role?...
- 1/6/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
For most women, you're going to have to buy them dinner before you get to neg roll or Fmac them, and at least a couple of drinks are usually involved before she sees you peacock.
Unless you're James Franco, that is, and in which case, we'll pay to watch you do it.
The actor, writer, and director is about to add yet another credit to his resume: guyliner-wearing überdouche ladies' man.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Franco is in talks to star as Mystery, Aka "The Pick-Up Artist" in a film adaptation of Neil Strauss' hit seduction manual "The Game." In the half-memoir, half-manual, Mystery teaches Strauss his infamous "Mystery Method" of attracting women.
Mystery has already earned some small screen fame with his 2007 show, "The Pick-Up Artist" on VH1, in which he taught a group of awkward men how to gel their hair, buy form-fitting Ed Hardy ensembles,...
Unless you're James Franco, that is, and in which case, we'll pay to watch you do it.
The actor, writer, and director is about to add yet another credit to his resume: guyliner-wearing überdouche ladies' man.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Franco is in talks to star as Mystery, Aka "The Pick-Up Artist" in a film adaptation of Neil Strauss' hit seduction manual "The Game." In the half-memoir, half-manual, Mystery teaches Strauss his infamous "Mystery Method" of attracting women.
Mystery has already earned some small screen fame with his 2007 show, "The Pick-Up Artist" on VH1, in which he taught a group of awkward men how to gel their hair, buy form-fitting Ed Hardy ensembles,...
- 1/6/2012
- by Sarah Crow
- NextMovie
James Franco is in talks to star in MGM's big screen adaptation of the bestselling book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss. Franco would not be playing the Strauss character however, but instead the chatacter of Mystery, a master pick-up artist who teaches Neil the tricks of the trade and introduces him into the world of "the game." Some of you might recall that the real life Mystery starred in a VH1 reality series spawned by the success of the book called "The Pick-Up Artist". "Are you just another Afc ('average frustrated chump') trying to meet an Hb ('hot babe')? How would you like to 'full-close' with a Penthouse Pet of the Year? The answers, my friend, are in Neil Strauss' entertaining book The Game." So begins, the Amazon.com [1] description of The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss.
- 1/6/2012
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Filed under: Movie News
On Friday, you will have the opportunity to exchange currency for access to a larger-than-normal-size room that has the new Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey Jr. ('The Pick-Up Artist') projected onto one of the walls. This is not the Sherlock Holmes movie that came out in 2009. This a brand new Sherlock Holmes movie that uses the secondary title, 'A Game of Shadows.' As a service, we answer every question that you could have about 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.'
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On Friday, you will have the opportunity to exchange currency for access to a larger-than-normal-size room that has the new Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey Jr. ('The Pick-Up Artist') projected onto one of the walls. This is not the Sherlock Holmes movie that came out in 2009. This a brand new Sherlock Holmes movie that uses the secondary title, 'A Game of Shadows.' As a service, we answer every question that you could have about 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.'
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- 12/15/2011
- by Mike Ryan
- Moviefone
Neil Strauss published his part memoir, part self-help confidence book, part undercover journalism expose The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists in 2005 and quickly became the master of seduction in the minds of thousands of men out there who turned to him as kind of a guru/dating savior.
Here was this bald, skinny, average-looking borderline geek who was teaching you the techniques he had learnt from the world’s best pick-up artists from secret societies, sharing his experiences with you of the girls he seduced, and was giving you the key of how to get any woman into bed you wanted. And all the time you are looking at this guy and thinking – “Man, if he can do it…so I can I”.
There’s a huge legion of men out there who follow Strauss’ writings and ideas like some kind of bible and if you check out his site,...
Here was this bald, skinny, average-looking borderline geek who was teaching you the techniques he had learnt from the world’s best pick-up artists from secret societies, sharing his experiences with you of the girls he seduced, and was giving you the key of how to get any woman into bed you wanted. And all the time you are looking at this guy and thinking – “Man, if he can do it…so I can I”.
There’s a huge legion of men out there who follow Strauss’ writings and ideas like some kind of bible and if you check out his site,...
- 7/9/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Lindsay Lohan is by no means the first Hollywood star to go off the rails. Here's five more whose careers have been blighted by booze, drugs and illegal activity
Drew Barrymore Part of the Barrymore dynasty, she was acting at five years old, a star at seven, tried drugs at 11, was in rehab by 13 and attempted suicide at 14. She was on the straight and narrow before she'd left her teens, and recently directed her first film, the likable Whip It!
Robert Downey Jr After making his mark in The Pick-up Artist (1987) and Chaplin (1992), Downey Jr's drug addiction began to consume his life. He had spells in jail between 1997 and 1999. Now clean, his comeback was ratified by the Iron Man films.
Mel Gibson Ironically, Gibson once helped Downey Jr's career, by covering his insurance bond for The Singing Detective. He is in the dumper after a drunken, misogynistic and antisemitic outburst...
Drew Barrymore Part of the Barrymore dynasty, she was acting at five years old, a star at seven, tried drugs at 11, was in rehab by 13 and attempted suicide at 14. She was on the straight and narrow before she'd left her teens, and recently directed her first film, the likable Whip It!
Robert Downey Jr After making his mark in The Pick-up Artist (1987) and Chaplin (1992), Downey Jr's drug addiction began to consume his life. He had spells in jail between 1997 and 1999. Now clean, his comeback was ratified by the Iron Man films.
Mel Gibson Ironically, Gibson once helped Downey Jr's career, by covering his insurance bond for The Singing Detective. He is in the dumper after a drunken, misogynistic and antisemitic outburst...
- 7/7/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
Robert Downey, Jr. has pulled off an incredible feat in his career, going from nearly less than zero for around 25 years to box office hero in the last two. Aside from supporting roles in a few popular movies, Mr. Downey could have been labeled box office poison for most of his career, better known for the poisons he was putting into his system than for his movies. But despite so many commercial strikes, Hollywood kept letting him play, and it finally paid off in 2008. Following supporting work in movies like Back to School and Weird Science, Robert Downey, Jr.'s first at-bat as a leading man was The Pick-Up Artist in 1987, playing a womanizer opposite Molly Ringwald. The comedy wasn't disastrous in its first September weekend, grossing $4.5 million at 1,129 theaters, but it was overshadowed by the debut of Fatal Attraction that same weekend and fizzled out rapidly by the era's standards,...
- 6/10/2010
- by Brandon Gray <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Hell-raising actor and director who created memorable roles in films from Easy Rider to Blue Velvet
Dennis Hopper, who has died of cancer aged 74, was one of Hollywood's great modern outlaws. His persona, on and off the screen, signified the lost idealism of the 1960s. There were stages in Hopper's career when he was deemed unemployable because of his reputation as a hell-raiser and his substance abuse. However, he made spectacular comebacks and managed to kick his dependence on alcohol and cocaine.
Born in Dodge City, Kansas, Hopper, whose father was a post-office manager and mother a lifeguard instructor, expressed an interest in painting and acting at a young age. While still in his teens, he appeared in repertory at Pasadena Playhouse, California, and studied acting with Dorothy McGuire and John Swope at the Old Globe theatre, San Diego.
The year of his 19th birthday, 1955, was extraordinary. Not only did...
Dennis Hopper, who has died of cancer aged 74, was one of Hollywood's great modern outlaws. His persona, on and off the screen, signified the lost idealism of the 1960s. There were stages in Hopper's career when he was deemed unemployable because of his reputation as a hell-raiser and his substance abuse. However, he made spectacular comebacks and managed to kick his dependence on alcohol and cocaine.
Born in Dodge City, Kansas, Hopper, whose father was a post-office manager and mother a lifeguard instructor, expressed an interest in painting and acting at a young age. While still in his teens, he appeared in repertory at Pasadena Playhouse, California, and studied acting with Dorothy McGuire and John Swope at the Old Globe theatre, San Diego.
The year of his 19th birthday, 1955, was extraordinary. Not only did...
- 5/30/2010
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Slowly but surely, Neil Strauss’ The Game has become a generation-defining book. A journalist who was utterly inept with women, Strauss chronicled his adventures in the community of pickup artists, men dedicated to perfecting the pursuit of the fairer sex. The book was such a mesmerizing bildungsroman that you have to believe at least some of it was invented: Strauss became a master seductionist, flirted with Britney Spears, became Courtney Love’s roommate, and bedded roughly half the women in Los Angeles. But five years after its publication, I don’t know any guy my age who hasn’t read it.
- 5/25/2010
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Robert Downey Jr. has dropped out of new movie "Cowboys and Aliens" to concentrate on the "Sherlock Holmes" sequel, according to reports. The Hollywood actor was set to re-team with "Iron Man" director Jon Favreau for the sci-fi adventure, based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name.
But Favreau is now looking for a new star after Downey Jr. quit the project following a schedule clash with a planned follow-up to the detective drama, according to EW.com. Studio bosses are reportedly set to have Downey Jr. back as Holmes in June to start shooting the sequel.
Robert Downey Jr. made a breakthrough when portraying James Spader's sidekick in 1985 film "Tuff Turf". His first lead role was Jack Jericho in 1987 movie "The Pick-up Artist". Several movies he has starred included "Iron Man", "Tropic Thunder" and "Sherlock Holmes".
But Favreau is now looking for a new star after Downey Jr. quit the project following a schedule clash with a planned follow-up to the detective drama, according to EW.com. Studio bosses are reportedly set to have Downey Jr. back as Holmes in June to start shooting the sequel.
Robert Downey Jr. made a breakthrough when portraying James Spader's sidekick in 1985 film "Tuff Turf". His first lead role was Jack Jericho in 1987 movie "The Pick-up Artist". Several movies he has starred included "Iron Man", "Tropic Thunder" and "Sherlock Holmes".
- 1/13/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Celebrating cinematic folk, born on this day 11/23. Get out your kazoos.
Franco, Maxwell and Harpo. Half of the fun of building these posts
is these completely nonsensical groupings!
1859 Billy the Kid, outlaw. I've always thought it a mystery as to exactly why people routinely idolize characters whom they would never want to meet in real life. Murderers, criminals, thieves, (especially gangsters)... they all get the silver screen pedestal treatment. Billy has been portrayed dozens of times and Val Kilmer, Emilio Estevez, Kris Kristofferson, Buster Crabbe and Paul Newman have all done the job.
1888 Harpo Marx I'm embarrassed to say this but I can never remember which Marx Bros is which. When I watch 30s comedies, I almost always select a screwball romance.
1892 Erté artist over whom wee Nathaniel obsessed, wanting a whole animated movie to spring forth from his theatrical illustrations of ladies in elaborate headdresses and fab gowns.
1913 Michael Gough,...
Franco, Maxwell and Harpo. Half of the fun of building these posts
is these completely nonsensical groupings!
1859 Billy the Kid, outlaw. I've always thought it a mystery as to exactly why people routinely idolize characters whom they would never want to meet in real life. Murderers, criminals, thieves, (especially gangsters)... they all get the silver screen pedestal treatment. Billy has been portrayed dozens of times and Val Kilmer, Emilio Estevez, Kris Kristofferson, Buster Crabbe and Paul Newman have all done the job.
1888 Harpo Marx I'm embarrassed to say this but I can never remember which Marx Bros is which. When I watch 30s comedies, I almost always select a screwball romance.
1892 Erté artist over whom wee Nathaniel obsessed, wanting a whole animated movie to spring forth from his theatrical illustrations of ladies in elaborate headdresses and fab gowns.
1913 Michael Gough,...
- 11/23/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
"I had no idea that he was carrying so much fear around with him."
By Jordan Riefe
“Write what you know,” goes the mantra. If you’re James Toback, you know writing, gambling and boxing. The Oscar-nominated scribe (“Bugsy”) wrote the screenplay to Karel Reisz’s 1974 “The Gambler,” an autobiographical account of a Nyu lit professor who is also a compulsive gambler.
Following “Fingers,” his promising 1978 directorial debut starring Harvey Keitel as a hitman, Toback’s career has moved in fits and starts, including “The Pick-Up Artist” and "Two Girls and a G...
By Jordan Riefe
“Write what you know,” goes the mantra. If you’re James Toback, you know writing, gambling and boxing. The Oscar-nominated scribe (“Bugsy”) wrote the screenplay to Karel Reisz’s 1974 “The Gambler,” an autobiographical account of a Nyu lit professor who is also a compulsive gambler.
Following “Fingers,” his promising 1978 directorial debut starring Harvey Keitel as a hitman, Toback’s career has moved in fits and starts, including “The Pick-Up Artist” and "Two Girls and a G...
- 8/16/2009
- by Michael Speier
- The Wrap
James Toback is celebrated for his narrative films such as The Pick-Up Artist, Two Girls and a Guy, and Black & White, each of which star Robert Downey, the DeNiro to Toback’s Scorsese. His new film, though, is a documentary on the epic life of his friend Mike Tyson. Notably, not a single other person besides Tyson himself is interviewed, which makes for an intriguing—and intense—hour and a half. Paste caught up with Toback about the film, improvisation, and whether Tyson would have beaten Muhammed Ali.
- 6/1/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
You can already read Neil's review of Tyson here, which I think is spot on, but on Saturday I had the chance to see the movie introduced extensively by the film's director, James Toback, which offered me an uneasy perception of the film—largely because during the Q&A, Toback painted himself as a biased and somewhat unreliable source.
Toback was present at the Festival to receive the Kanbar Award, which acknowledges excellence in screenwriting. Toback has certainly reached a level worthy of recognition with three decades of work from 1974's The Gambler starring James Caan, to the Oscar contender Bugsy, to 2004's Neve Campbell vehicle When Will I Be Loved.
He has a way with dialogue, though he has an unusual method of writing. Toback admitted to having a hard time writing stuff down, preferring to dictate his screenplays to a transcriber.
His latest film Tyson is a documentary...
Toback was present at the Festival to receive the Kanbar Award, which acknowledges excellence in screenwriting. Toback has certainly reached a level worthy of recognition with three decades of work from 1974's The Gambler starring James Caan, to the Oscar contender Bugsy, to 2004's Neve Campbell vehicle When Will I Be Loved.
He has a way with dialogue, though he has an unusual method of writing. Toback admitted to having a hard time writing stuff down, preferring to dictate his screenplays to a transcriber.
His latest film Tyson is a documentary...
- 5/4/2009
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
Director James Toback has always been somewhat of an enigma in Hollywood, considered by some to be a recluse. Even so, he has many fans among cinephiles despite being far less prolific than many of his peers, directing a mere ten movies in the thirty years he's been making films. While Toback's reputation certainly grew by leaps and bounds in 1991 when his screenplay for Warren Beatty's biopic Bugsy was nominated for an Oscar, years later, he had turned his back on the studio system to make independent films that deal with difficult subject matter. To his credit, Toback was one of the first filmmakers to see the potential in Robert Downey Jr. as a leading man when he cast him opposite Molly Ringwald in 1987's The Pick-up Artist ; the two would collaborate again on two of...
- 4/23/2009
- Comingsoon.net
The old chestnut is that opposites attract, which might explain how maverick filmmaker James Toback ("Fingers," "Two Girls and a Guy") became such good buddies with Mike Tyson in 1985, long before the boxing legend had his face tattooed or threatened to eat anyone's children. Toback even went so far as to give Iron Mike cameo roles in two of his films, "Black and White" and "When Will I Be Loved," setting the stage for Toback's ultimate cinematic gift to his friend: an eponymous documentary. More first-person confessional than standard doc portrait, "Tyson" does feature ring footage and other archival memories, but it mostly focuses on the champ, here and now, poignantly chronicling his own life to the camera. Recalling his troubled youth, his meteoric rise to the championship, his relationship with beloved mentor and coach Cus D'Amato, and even the ugly stuff (including his tumultuous marriage to Robin Givens, his...
- 4/16/2009
- by Aaron Hillis
- ifc.com
Cinematical has just received this exclusive poster for Tyson, a much buzzed-about documentary about former boxing champion Mike Tyson that's been making the festival rounds and is now ready to hit theaters on April 24. Directed by James Toback (The Pick-Up Artist, Bugsy), Tyson follows the life experiences of Mike Tyson through a mixture of original interviews, archival footage and photographs. As James tells us in his Cannes review of the film from last year, Tyson "is older, sadder, sober, off drugs and out of the fight game, trying to battle things you cannot simply strike with your fists." He later adds, "Tyson isn't just a look at the hitting and hitting back of boxing and a champion who defeated almost everyone who faced him; in its finest moments, it shows us a man determined to stop defeating himself." Meanwhile, I just wanna know why he covered half his face with that wacky tattoo?...
- 3/10/2009
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
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