A Steve McQueen Biopic Is Coming, and Ryan Gosling and Channing Tatum Are...
Few actors have reached the same masculinity-defining icon status as Steve McQueen. Thus, as seems to be the case when anyone leaves a legacy nowadays, it was inevitable that eventually a biopic would...
View ArticleIn Defense of Ryan Gosling’s Flawed But Fascinating ‘Lost River’
Hollywood studios are not exactly in the business of taking risks these days. When Warner Brothers handed Ryan Gosling $3 million for distribution rights to his debut film as writer/director, Lost...
View ArticleRyan Gosling May Star in Guillermo Del Toro’s Disney Ride-Based ‘Haunted...
Remember when Disney made their Haunted Mansion ride into an Eddie Murphy movie and you found yourself thinking, “Is this the beginning of the end?! They’re having to resort to theme park rides for...
View ArticleEmma Stone and Ryan Gosling May Reteam for ‘Whiplash’ Director
You might want to sit down for this. Writer/director Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash follow-up, a contemporary L.A. romance titled La La Land is circling a pair of swoon-worthy marquee players, as Emma...
View ArticleEmma Stone Declined to Bust Ghosts, Will Instead Bust a Move in ‘La La Land’
In a cover story profile of Emma Stone in the Wall Street Journal Magazine — in which she glows about the people she’s worked with, and they glow even more about her — there was one marked, glowing...
View ArticleWatch Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn Gamble and Scheme in the ‘Mississippi...
Filmmakers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck have struggled a bit to capitalize on the indie success of their 2006 hit Half Nelson (the stunning drama that brought Ryan Gosling an Oscar nomination). Their...
View ArticleWatch: Brad Pitt, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Christian Bale Are “Pissed...
Paramount has surprise-released the trailer for Anchorman director Adam McKay’s star-stuffed dramatic banking takedown, The Big Short. It also accompanies the surprise announcement of the film’s debut...
View ArticleRidley Scott Reveals Exactly How ‘Blade Runner 2’ Will Start
It’s been a big week for Blade Runner fans. First, Ryan Gosling said he’s going to be the movie, de facto-confirming a rumor that he’s playing the starring role. Now, fans are getting an actual taste...
View ArticleR2D2 is Tina Fey’s Current Bra Size: Links You Need To See
Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens will more than likely crush Sisters at the box office on their opening weekend, but Tina Fey and company are here to remind you that #youcanseethemboth! Or...
View ArticleUpright Citizens and Nice Guys: Links You Need to See
One of the main attractions of NBC’s newest comedy streaming service — Seeso — is the UCB Show, taped live at the famed comedy company’s Hollywood location. Hosted by Upright Citizens Brigade founders...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst of Last Night’s ‘SNL’ with Ryan Gosling
Ryan Gosling couldn’t stop laughing on last night’s SNL, which was refreshing coming from a serious actor who has the most earnest memes in pop culture. The women of SNL were on point in nearly every...
View Article‘The Big Short’ Is High Risk, Yields High Rewards
“So, who was that movie for?” my friend asked on the way out of our screening of The Big Short, and I gotta tell you, I didn’t really have an answer for him. After all, the main audience for a deep...
View ArticleCan ‘The Big Short’ Use Humor to Remind Us About the Mortgage Bubble and the...
Almost eight years have passed since the mortgage bubble burst, many ordinary Americans lost their homes, and the “great recession” began. A great deal of fraud, corruption, and sheer bungling created...
View ArticleFlavorwire’s 25 Most Anticipated Movies of 2016
Make no mistake: these days, movies are all about anticipation. Marvel’s “Phase” announcements are staged and presented like Apple product launches – which, y’know, is basically what they are – while...
View ArticleSurprise: The Weeknd, Pharrell, and More Scheduled to Appear at Oscars
Surprise, surprise: as a part of the Film Academy’s continued effort to address the Academy Awards’ systemic underrepresentation of diverse filmmakers that has lead to the creation of this year’s...
View ArticleThe ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel Might Not Have a Name, But It Has a Release Date
Have you heard? Ryan Gosling is starring in a Ridley Scott-produced Blade Runner sequel, and Harrison Ford is reprising his role as Rick Deckard. The title? Oh, who cares about a title when it’s got a...
View ArticleWatch Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander in the Trailer for ‘The Light...
Real-life couple Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander are living in a lighthouse, chilling on the rocky seaside, heads in each other’s hands, when a ship washes ashore. They hear a baby screaming,...
View ArticleThe 6 Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week: ‘Carol,’ ‘Brooklyn,’ ‘The Big...
Holy cow, what a week. We’ve had a couple of rather lean Tuesdays recently, and from the look of today’s slate, the studios were saving them up: two great flicks nominated for Best Picture, one that...
View ArticleRyan Gosling and Russell Crowe’s Dad Bod Crack Wise in ‘The Nice Guys’ Trailer
The Nice Guys is the latest kinda crime flick from Shane Black, who brought us Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3, two very different films starring Robert Downey Jr. This one stars Ryan Gosling and...
View ArticleRobin Wright, Actor You’d Most Want to See in a ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel, Joins...
A Blade Runner sequel might have at one point sounded like a terrible idea — but as people you’d really want to see in or behind a Blade Runner sequel keep adding up, it’s getting mighty hard to be a...
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