George Clooney Wanted Adam Sandler to Be Taken Seriously on the Set of ‘Jay Kelly’ and Not Be “Making Fun of His Incredible Talent”

George Clooney Wanted Adam Sandler to Be Taken Seriously on the Set of ‘Jay Kelly’ and Not Be “Making Fun of His Incredible Talent”

For their new movie, Jay Kelly, George Clooney had a special rule on set: he didn’t want the cast referring to Adam Sandler by his nickname “Sandman,” in an effort to take the comedian more seriously as an actor. At the film’s AFI Fest premiere on Thursday, Clooney explained that reasoning to The Hollywood Reporter,…

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America Ferrera Calls on Hollywood to “Find Our Courage” in Current Political Moment: “Be as Brave as the Characters We Write”

America Ferrera Calls on Hollywood to “Find Our Courage” in Current Political Moment: “Be as Brave as the Characters We Write”

The Critics Choice Association held its 5th annual Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television in L.A. on Friday, coming at a particularly fraught time for a community that is being specifically targeted by the Trump administration. That was the subject of several of the luncheon’s acceptance speeches, as America Ferrera, Andy Garcia, Oscar Isaac, Anthony…

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Bruce Springsteen “Couldn’t Tell on a Couple” of Recordings Whether It Was Him or Jeremy Allen White Singing

Bruce Springsteen “Couldn’t Tell on a Couple” of Recordings Whether It Was Him or Jeremy Allen White Singing

Jeremy Allen White‘s performance in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is so convincing that it apparently even had Bruce Springsteen fooled at moments. After a worldwide promotional tour, the biopic served as the opening film at AFI Fest in Hollywood on Wednesday, where co-star Marc Maron told The Hollywood Reporter that hearing White sing as…

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George R.R. Martin on Helping Robert Redford Get ‘Dark Winds’ to TV and Status of ‘Wild Cards’ Series: “Maybe Eventually, but Not Today”

George R.R. Martin on Helping Robert Redford Get ‘Dark Winds’ to TV and Status of ‘Wild Cards’ Series: “Maybe Eventually, but Not Today”

George R.R. Martin told a packed New York crowd that the in-development adaptation of his Wild Card series will “maybe happen, but not today.” Martin gave the update while answering a question from moderator and horror author Joe Hill about the series’ status as part of a spotlight panel hosted on Saturday at New York…

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Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Female and Nonbinary Artists

Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Female and Nonbinary Artists

On a Thursday evening in the penthouse of New York’s Greenwich Hotel, Jane Rosenthal stood in front of a small audience — a mix of emerging filmmakers, program alumni, jury members and mentors — for this year’s Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program.  With the room packed in almost shoulder-to-shoulder, and on…

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‘Spinal Tap’ Members Recall Reaction When Pitching Original Film: “You’ve Never Seen More Bewildered Faces in Your Life”

‘Spinal Tap’ Members Recall Reaction When Pitching Original Film: “You’ve Never Seen More Bewildered Faces in Your Life”

Fourty one years after This Is Spinal Tap, the band is back together. The parody rock band made up of Christopher Guest’s Nigel Tufnel, Michael McKean’s David St. Hubbins and Harry Shearer’s Derek Smalls has reunited for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, which sees Rob Reiner’s Marty DiBergi directing a new documentary about the…

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