Artdaily (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
WASHINGTON, DC.- Photographers Katy Grannan, Jocelyn Lee, Ryan McGinley, Steve Pyke, Martin Schoeller and Alec Soth are featured in the National Portrait Gallery 's fourth installation of Portraiture Now. This series presents some of the most creative 21st-century portrait artists. The current installation, titled Feature
A Socialite's Life (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Just as jarring of a transformation undergone by young, golden-haired Marshall Mathers is the one that Brian Hugh Warner made into gothic cradle-robbing rocker Marilyn Manson. That's right, folks. Young, feathered-mullet-sporting Brian here was just a pair of eye contacts and a trip to the MAC make-up store away...
Hollyscoop (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
CNN Heroes aired last night on the network as a special program honoring the top ten men and women of our country who accomplished extraordinary things in their communities and beyond. Several stars were on hand to help honor these ...
The PopCrunch Show (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Christina Aguilera was among the big name stars who joined news anchor Anderson Cooper for a tribute to average Americans making extraordinary contributions in their communities during CNN’s annual “10 CNN Heroes of 2008″ ceremony at Hollywood’s Kodak Theater on Thanksgiving night. Award presenters included Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Cameron Diaz, Salma Hayek, Terrence Howard, Selena [...]
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Here is a quick but informative interview by io9 with Baz Luhrmann toying with the idea of filming a classic futuristic tale. Luhrmann at the Australia premiere acknowledged he’d contemplated switching from movies set in the past to creating stories set in the future. Baz believes the future has gotten a bit old-fashioned, but he’s [...]
The View From (Ab)Normal Heights (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
“I have always held the belief that all people, no matter race, religion or sexual orientation, are entitled to equal rights. As many know, I consider myself a devout and faithful Mormon. I prefer to keep the details around my contribution through my church a private matter. But I am profoundly sorry for the [...]
Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Hollywood industry officials say the U.S. entertainment industry has been in turmoil since California passed Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage. Film distributor Howard Cohen said the Election Day outcome left Hollywood filled with conflict between those who supported the ban and those who opposed it as a violation of civil rights, the Los Angeles Times said [...]
LA Times (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Raddon, a Mormon, steps down over reaction to his financial support of Prop. 8. Richard Raddon, the director of the Los Angeles Film Festival who has been at the center of controversy ever since it was revealed almost two weeks ago that he had contributed $1,500 to the campaign to ban gay marriage in California, resigned from his post over the weekend.
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
The day we announced that Sylvester Stallone was making The Expendables, a veritable "homecoming of tough guys" as Stallone himself now calls it, we thought it couldn't get any better than that - Jason Statham, Jet Li, and Stallone all starring together in an action extravaganza. Besides mentioning at one point that Forest Whitaker might also join the cast, Stallone also just told Review Nation that...
Music Is Art (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
‘Crying Men’ is a collection of photographic portraits of famous film actors by London’s Sam Taylor-Wood sharing the true emotion and vulnerability of what it looks like when men cry. Music is Art posted a few photos of this series back when it started in 2006 but over the years, this beautiful project has grown [...]
Best Movies 2008 (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
What the f*** is this? Morever, what does the adjective “uncaged” mean to you, Mr. 2008? As it pertains to the sometimes actor/hair model, Nicolas Cage, does it mean that he is as enslaved by his fictional surname as much as he seemingly was—like so many creatives—by “Coppola?” The horror. Does it mean that he’ll [...]
Big Action! (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
It's no "Twilight," I grant you, but tomorrow's the series finale for a show I really like and no one else (except maybe my brother) watches: "The Shield." More swearing and "strong content" than any show (which I'm amazed they...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 23/11/2008
After the passage of Proposition 8, some are calling for boycotts and firings. Others worry about free speech rights being trampled. Should there be boycotts, blacklists, firings or de-facto shunning of those who supported Proposition 8?
LA Times (Free subscription) | 23/11/2008
After the passage of Proposition 8, some are calling for boycotts and firings. Others worry about free speech rights being trampled. Should there be boycotts, blacklists, firings or de-facto shunning of those who supported Proposition 8?
LA Times (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
FX's gritty police drama has been an arresting experience for its actors as well as its viewers. Its finale is Tuesday. Viewers tuning in to the finale of FX's groundbreaking cop drama “The Shield” on Tuesday can count on a few things: There will be no parking difficulties, no plate of onion rings, no Journey song, and no sudden cut to black.
