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For the uninitiated, Slavoj Žižek is the closest thing academia has to a rock star: a Slovenian philosopher who has spent four decades smuggling Hegel, Lacan…

Roughly two-thirds through “Misty Green,” Rosalind Eleazar takes a breath and lets a rendition of “One Night Only,” from the musical “Dreamgirls,” rip. The characters around…

Jeremy Thomas, the British film producer known for his work on the 1987 Oscar-winning film The Last Emperor, has died. He was 77. Thomas’ team announced…

Sometimes, history repeats itself. Exactly a half-century ago, in the year of the American bicentennial, a low-profile film — the story of a small-time boxer who,…

I have to confess I am a sucker for down-on-your-luck Hollywood stories, especially movies about actresses who once had success and are now scraping the bottom.…

The title character of “Misty Green,” Chris Rock’s explosively entertaining, savagely authentic drama about life in the Hollywood of today, is a television actress who had…

From animated holiday musicals to nuanced indie dramedies, Adam Sandler has built a catalog packed with hidden highlights that deserve immediate lineup spots.Adam Sandler turned a…

Anthony Ippolito, who stars as a young Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky, opened up about speaking with the action star in preparation for the biopic. …

Seth Rogen has starred in films that mirror his life, but none have hit as close to home as Babies.  Directed and written by Lauren Miller…

Alan Ritchson and his wife, Catherine Ritchson, are ending their marriage after two decades together. The couple announced their separation Saturday in a joint message on social…