March 20, 2008
Clint Eastwood Directing, Starring in Gran Torino
For a guy who's continually rumored to be done with acting, Clint Eastwood is doing a pretty good job of staying busy in front of the camera. More...

May 24, 2007
Screenwriter Paul Haggis Enticed Back to "Bond 22"
If you liked "Casino Royale," (and who didn't?) you'll be happy to know that the screenwriting trio is now back in action for the 22nd Bond flick. More...

February 26, 2007
How Does "The Departed" Rank Among Oscar's Best?
So Martin Scorsese finally has his long-overdue, much-deserved Oscar. But where does "The Departed" stack up in the annals of Academy history? More...

December 21, 2006
Box Office Guru Preview: Museum Open For Business Over Crowded Christmas Weekend
Moviegoers will have plenty to choose from over the long Christmas holiday weekend as four new star-driven wide releases hit the marketplace adding to an already crowded marquee. More...

October 19, 2006
Box Office Guru Preview: Eastwood vs. Scorsese - Round 2
Hollywood sure loves to dwell on yesteryear. Another wave of historical films hits the multiplexes on Friday led by the World War II drama "Flags of our Fathers" directed by Clint Eastwood. More...

October 19, 2006
Critical Consensus: "Flags" Flies High; "The Prestige" Is Magic; "Flicka" Is A Pretty Good Ride; "Marie Antoinette" Spared Critical Guillotine
This week at the movies, we've got a complex tale of heroism (Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers," starring Ryan Phillippe), a story of dueling magicians (Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige," starring Christian Bale,... More...

April 12, 2006
"Scary Movie 4": RT Talks With David Zucker
A few weekends ago RT got the inside scoop on "Scary Movie 4" from its director, legendary comic trailblazer David Zucker ("Airplane!," "The Naked Gun"), and castmembers Anna Faris, Regina Hall and Craig Bierko. Read... More...

March 13, 2006
Haggis To Direct And Produce "Enemies"
As negotiations with Columbia Pictures wrap up, multiple award-winning hyphenate Paul Haggis is adding another project to his plate: "Against All Enemies," based on former counterterrorism agent Richard A. Clarke's best-selling memoir. More...

February 01, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Scary Movie 4
Think there's still some juice to be squeezed out of the "Scary Movie" concept? Those Weinstein brothers sure do, which is why we'll see more of Anna Faris bopping through numerous flick parodieson her way to a solid opening weekend and... More...

October 17, 2005
Eastwood to Tackle TWO Separate Iwo Jima Films
You're probably already a bit familiar with master filmmaker Clint Eastwood's upcoming project, "Flags of Our Fathers," but Time Magazine brings us a fascinating new wrinkle on the story. Seems that Mr. Eastwood is not content with... More...

August 30, 2005
"Million Dollar" Screenwriter Takes a Trip to Bond's "Casino"
The Hollywood Reporter indicates that the very busy screenwriter Paul Haggis is just about to get a bit busier, mainly because he's been tapped by producers to do a rewrite on "Casino Royale," which is (reportedly) the next James Bond... More...

July 07, 2005
Eastwood Drafts Three Soldiers for "Flag" Duty
Legendary filmmaker Clint Eastwood ("The Outlaw Josey Wales," "Million Dollar Baby") has just started casting his next project, which is a WWII drama entitled "Flags of Our Fathers." Recently enlisted were Ryan... More...

July 01, 2005
Gosling & Mackie to Deliver a "Half Nelson"
Variety brings some indie news: Ryan Gosling ("The Notebook") and Anthony Mackie ("Million Dollar Baby") will co-star in "Half Nelson," an independent drama that starts production this week in New York. More...

June 02, 2005
Critical Consensus: "Cinderella Man" is No Pumpkin; "Pants" Looks Good
Skaters! Pants! The Great Depression! This week at the movies has it all. Will “Cinderella Man” win the battle for critical accolades? Will “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” be a good fit with the critics? Will “Lords of Dogtown” make a perfect... More...

March 26, 2005
Box Office: “Guess Who” Topped The Box Office?
Two comedies battled for box office supremacy this Easter weekend and the interracial romantic comedy “Guess Who,” starring Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac, handily defeated “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous,” starring Sandra Bullock. More...

March 07, 2005
Box Office: Diesel Pacifies Weekend Movie Crowd with Muscular $30.2M
Last weekend, “The Diary of a Mad, Black Woman” surprised the industry by topping the charts with $21.9M in just about 1500 theaters. This weekend, Vin Diesel topped the charts by veering off his normal course of action films and showing his... More...

March 03, 2005
"Million Dollar Baby" Screenwriter to Direct
Two-time Emmy winner and "Million Dollar Baby" screenwriter Paul Haggis will write and direct a new boxing drama, employed once again by Warner Bros. Pictures, Variety reports. More...

February 28, 2005
Box Office: Mad Black Woman Rejects Hitch for $22.7M
This was probably not the best movie weekend to coincide with The Academy Awards, which honored Hollywood’s best of 2004. Three of this weekend’s wide debuts were all below 17% on the Tomatometer. Two of them didn’t even have the guts to be... More...

February 28, 2005
Oscar Night: It's "Baby"!
The race for Best Picture was between "Million Dollar Baby" and "The Aviator" coming in the award show Sunday, but when the night was over, "Million Dollar Baby" emerged with the win. The movie also landed Oscars in... More...

February 22, 2005
"Hitch" Leads B.O. for Second Week
Even though the Will Smith-starrer "Hitch" experienced a 26% drop in its box office take from last weekend, it was still enough to hold off, if barely, Keanu Reeves' supernatural thriller "Constantine," to take the box office... More...

February 14, 2005
"Hitch" Scores Record-Breaking $45.3M
There may not be any aliens in “Hitch,” but that doesn't stop Will Smith from scoring a record-breaking $45.3M this Valentines weekend. If estimates hold, this would make “Hitch” the biggest Valentines weekend opener of all time, besting... More...

February 07, 2005
Scary, 10% "Boogeyman" Tops Box Office
What is it with horror films these days? It doesn't matter how badly they are reviewed, or what they're about; they just keep raking in money at the box office. "Boogeyman," which has a very moldy Tomatometer of 8%, dominated the box... More...

February 07, 2005
Foxx, Swank, Freeman, Blanchett Honored at SAG Awards
Jamie Foxx ("Ray"), Hilary Swank ("Million Dollar Baby"), Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby"), and Cate Blanchett ("The Aviator") were singled out for honors by their peers this past Saturday at the 11th... More...

February 04, 2005
"The Aviator," Others Get Credit Check
"The Aviator" is just one of the movies to see its list of credited producers shortened from four to three for the Oscar race. According to E! Online, this is a rule adopted by the Academy in response to the 1998 episode when five... More...

January 31, 2005
Eastwood Wins Director's Guild Honor
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January 31, 2005
Hide and Seek Scared Up $22M
The versatile Robert Deniro scored another hit with this weekend's horror release Hide and Seek, which scared up an estimated $22M over the weekend. Along with Meet The Fockers, this gives Deniro two films in the top 10. Hide and Seek also stars... More...

January 29, 2005
Friday Estimates: Hide and Seek $8.1M
According to Showbizdata, the versatile Robert Deniro scored another hit with this weekend's horror release Hide and Seek, which grossed $8.1M on Friday. It will likely gross between $23-$25M over the Friday-Sunday weekend. Hide and Seek also... More...

January 25, 2005
Oscar Nominations Announced
It's that time of year again, the moment when the Academy gives its choices for cinematic honors. The 77th Academy Awards were announced, and naturally there will be speculation and endless discussion about the nominees and those left off the ballot. More...

January 11, 2005
"Sideways," "Baby," "Ray" Receive SAG Nominations
Jamie Foxx and the cast of "Sideways" and "Million Dollar Baby" have been recognized in the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations. Foxx was nominated for best actor in "Ray" (the cast of that film received a... More...

January 10, 2005
National Society of Film Critics Adopts Eastwood's "Baby"
Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" was named the National Society of Film Critics' best movie on Saturday. The film beat out Alexander Payne's "Sideways" by a close margin, with "Before Sunset," directed by... More...

January 04, 2005
DFW Film Critics choose Million Dollar Baby
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted Clint Eastwood's character-driven drama "Million Dollar Baby" as the best film of 2004, according to the results of its 11th annual critics' poll. More...