Film Review: ‘Mechanic: Resurrection’
“You’re different!” So says an old colleague (Michelle Yeoh) who hasn’t seen Arthur Bishop, the mission-improbable hitman in “Mechanic: Resurrection,” for a long time. “Older,” he replies, coming out…
“You’re different!” So says an old colleague (Michelle Yeoh) who hasn’t seen Arthur Bishop, the mission-improbable hitman in “Mechanic: Resurrection,” for a long time. “Older,” he replies, coming out…
Leslye Headland's attempt to write a neo-noir erotic thriller (think "Body Heat") comes up lame in "The Layover." Despite the fine sexual chemistry generated by Annie Parisse and Adam Rothenberg as…
In a pre-Toronto Film Festival move, year-old Covert Media has launched Lexica Films as an international sales label for foreign-language feature film titles for the worldwide marketplace. Covert is…
To the business world, last week’s legal settlement that replaced Philippe Dauman as CEO of Viacom with his long-time lieutenant, COO Thomas Dooley, brought an end to the long-running courtroom saga…
Sam Mendes is in “very early” negotiations with Disney to direct a live-action version of “James And The Giant Peach.” Nick Hornby is also in preliminary talks to write the screenplay for the…
There's a reason why petits fours are a patisserie staple, and grands fours are not: what's puffily perfect at bite size can turn cloying in a larger slice.
State-owned media in China this week have lobbied against the so-called 'blackout period' in mid-summer in which Hollywood movies are not allowed to receive mainstream theatrical releases. "It has…
With less than a month to go until “Empire” returns with its third season, the cast and crew behind Fox’s hit drama are gearing up for another drama-packed year. Season 2 left off with a major cast…
Marvin Kaplan, a character actor known for the sitcom “Alice” and his voice-over work as Choo-Choo on the animated series “Top Cat,” has died. He was 89. He died of natural causes on Wednesday in his…
Eli Roth is bringing the scares to Universal Studios Hollywood. The horror director and his digital network Crypt TV will take the helm of Universal Studio’s infamous "Terror Tram" — part of the park…
“The Hollars,” which debuts on Friday, takes a comedic look at a very emotional situation in a family that is, for better or for worse, a little disjointed. John Krasinski is in both the actor’s and…