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Heath Ledger's sister says it took blessing from Michelle Williams to get new documentary made
Heath Ledger’s arrival in Hollywood gave little indication he would become a transformational actor whose short career would leave such an indelible impression. Tall, blond and surf-buffed, just barely out of boyhood but already a TV star at home, Ledger hitched a ride from Australia on the arm of an alluring older woman and quickly made his big-screen debut at 19 as the bad-boy heartthrob in 1999’s “Ten Things I Hate About You.”
The role was catnip for commodification, a potential trap that in less searching hands could have consigned Ledger to a career as the pot of gold at the end of every rom-com rainbow Hollywood plotted over the next decade.
By the time of his abrupt...
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Heath Ledger's sister says it took blessing from Michelle Williams to get new documentary made
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John le Carré is writing a new novel featuring his famed spy George Smiley
John le Carré, the master of the Cold War thriller, is bringing back his most famous spy, George Smiley, in a new book.
Smile, the intelligence officer who was a pivotal character in Le Carré's “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “The Honourable...
Ten movies we could be talking about at the 2018 Oscars
Over a dinner interview in November, “Moonlight” writer-director Barry Jenkins had a question of his own for me.
“How did you know?”
Jenkins wanted to learn why, back in March 2016, I put “Moonlight” on my list of “10 movies we might be talking...
'Split' leads box office for third week, tops 'Rings' and 'The Space Between Us'
For the third week in a row, Universal’s “Split” landed in the No. 1 box office spot, beating out new releases, Paramount’s “Rings,” STX Entertainment's “The Space Between Us” and Sony’s “The Comedian.” In fact, holdovers dominated on a relatively slow...
'Rings' takes top spot at Friday box office, with 'Split' a close second
Movie theaters might be expecting a slow Super Bowl weekend, but Paramount was seeing ring bling at the box Saturday morning.
The studio’s horror reboot “Rings” took the top spot at the box office on Friday, grossing $5.6 million. The franchise, about...
Martian melodrama 'The Space Between Us' crashes to Earth
There are movies about the wonders of space travel — a short list would include “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Solaris” and “Interstellar” — that seek to test the audience’s perceptual limits, altering our sense of time and place so as to usher us into the...
John Hurt, Oscar-nominated actor who starred in 'The Elephant Man,' dies at 77
The versatile actor Sir John Hurt, who could move audiences to tears in “The Elephant Man,” terrified them in “Alien,” and spoofed that very same scene in “Spaceballs,” has died. He was 77.
Hurt, who battled pancreatic cancer, died Friday in London,...
John Hurt, Oscar-nominated actor who starred in 'The Elephant Man,' dies at 77
The versatile actor Sir John Hurt, who could move audiences to tears in "The Elephant Man," terrify them in "Alien," and spoof that very same scene in "Spaceballs," has died. He was 77.
Hurt, who battled pancreatic cancer, died Friday in London,...
Listing a winter's worth of movies
Below are the films opening theatrically through April 21. Release dates and other details are subject to change. Sadly, “Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies” (Jan. 13) and “My Entire High School is Sinking Into the Sea” (2017 TBA) fall outside this window....
Grammy nominee Gaby Moreno on genre bending, her Bowie tribute and how the blues taught her English
Pick up an album by Gaby Moreno and you’re liable to find some songs that echo Latin American folk, others that channel gritty blues and a voice that aches with sweet melancholy. Think a pop Madeleine Peyroux singing in Spanglish. (The Telegraph in London...
‘Man Down,’ though messy, delivers a powerful message of war
Director Dito Montiel gets points for aiming beyond his usual New York-set crime dramas, but the final product of “Man Down” never reaches its ambitions.
The thriller spans three time periods, features a score from Darren Aronofsky favorite Clint...
Artists, collaborators plan David Bowie 70th-birthday celebrations
A sprawling group of David Bowie’s friends, peers and admirers will perform at celebrations around the world next year on what would have been the late singer’s 70th birthday.
The main “Celebrating David Bowie” concert, inspired by the New York...
Marilyn Manson's unsettling answers about sucking leeches and making sausage for his new 'Salem' role
Apparently basing an entire television series on the horrors of 17th century witch trials wasn’t disturbing enough. So when “Salem” returns for a third season on Wednesday, it will do so with macabre rocker Marilyn Manson playing a sadistic...
Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'Speechless' on ABC
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Blindspot Weller (Sullivan Stapleton) and the team join forces with a U.S. marshal (guest star Trieste Kelly Dunn) to stop a mob leader after a failed attempt to assassinate a politician during a rally. Jaimie Alexander, Rob Brown, Archie...
Michael Gambon is the Churchill of all Churchills in 'Masterpiece's' powerful 'Secret'
Albert Finney, Richard Burton, Bob Hoskins, Timothy Spall, Peter Sellers, Ian McNeice — these are just a few of the actors who have played Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill on film and television. Two upcoming feature films will add Gary Oldman and...
Netflix is remaking 'Lost in Space'
Netflix has ordered up a 10-episode remake of the 1960s series “Lost in Space” from Legendary TV. But will they keep their silvery space suits and robot?
Announced via press release, writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (“Dracula Untold,” “Gods of...
'The Jungle Book' lands second highest April opening ever with $103.6 million
When Disney takes one of its animated fairy tales and creates a modern, live-action version, the result is usually box office gold. With “The Jungle Book,” the trend continues.
The film, starring newcomer Neel Sethi, grossed an estimated $103.6 million...
Kevin Costner plays against type in the Frankenstein-ish 'Criminal'
"Criminal" is more violent than it needs to be, but it also has some unexpectedly involving elements. Half science-fiction tale, half espionage thriller, it's a pleasantly far-fetched endeavor that moves along so briskly that it leaves no time to consider...
Published in Los Angeles Times on April 15, 2016 — Print headline: "Of two minds - literally - Kevin Costner plays against type in the involving, Frankenstein-ish `Criminal' - REVIEW"