More speculation today surrounds the whereabouts of Push, the celebrated, Benjamin Bratt-terrifying drama that won last month's Sundance Film Festival before tumbling into bidding-war lawsuit limbo. We'd really hoped this one would be visiting your neighborhood sooner than later. Alas, Push, featuri...

He lost a million-dollar bet, all but liquidated his company and endured a late, vicious backlash against a film that nobody even thought would reach the Oscars. And he won. That's why he's Harvey Weinstein. The morning after an otherwise forgettable awardscast, count on one particularly strong afte...

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Entertainment Weekly's recent article on The Reader 's Oscar chances featured a funny/sad quote by Harvey Weinstein, in which he compared himself to Billy the Kid. It's been a popular quote! Because it's very silly. When asked if he was responsible for the anti-Slumdog Millionaire backlash, the "ind...

It didn't take much imagination to see Harvey Weinstein wielding the whip hand two weeks ago when theSlumdog Millionaire backlash commenced. At least not as much imagination as Harvey summoned to deny it. EW on Monday outlined the Weinstein Company's strategy for establishing The Reader as a viable ...

Any director worth a damn has faced it: Flop Grief, that five-stage process that varies by studio and box-office disappointment but never gets any easier. Especially if you're Kevin Smith. Last we heard from Smith, he had just dug out of a pot binge a month or so after Zack and Miri Make a Porno had...

In the spirit of fairness for those many times we called the Academy out for its general Oscar-nominating ineptitude, let's all commend its members' fine taste today in snubbing the utterly despicable Revolutionary Road. Apart from a surprise Supporting Actor nod for Michael Shannon's truth-hoarding...

The Oscar nominations are in and The Dark Knight did not make it to best picture. The Reader landed the slot instead, also scoring noms for Stephen Daldry for best director (over The Dark Knight's Chris Nolan), David Hare for adapted screenplay and Kate Winslet (instead of Revolutionary Road). The D...

The Gay Superbowl nominations have been announced. Let's go category by category (well, only for the big ones) and take a look at the surprises and, if we can make such predictions, the likely winners. Best Picture The Reader was a very surprising inclusion, but I guess it teaches us never to undere...

Pat Quinn’s moment is about to arrive – finally. Illinois’ lieutenant governor, who has toiled for decades in the less visible rungs of state politics, will ascend to the state’s top job whenever Rod Blagojevich steps down or is dragged from it. (Does anyone seriously believe that Blagojevic...