Stories By Tim Molloy
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The Rundown
R.I.P. Norman Lloyd, Hollywood’s Oldest Star; D.I.Y. Without CGI; Golden Globes Scapegoated?
May 22, 2021We say goodbye to 106-year-old Norman Lloyd, who worked with everyone from Hitchcock to Apatow; how...
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Movie News
Top Gun: When Tom Cruise Was Mistaken for a Hippie
May 22, 2021Tom Cruise got the role of leather-jacketed tough guy Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Top Gun after...
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Movie News
How Top Gun Director Tony Scott Got Fired Three Times From the Tom Cruise Blockbuster
May 22, 2021Top Gun was released 35 years ago this week, but not without plenty of dog fights...
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Podcasts
Green Knight Trailer; Globes Jockeying; Let’s Decipher Tom Cruise
May 22, 2021The Green Knight trailer reigns; who might benefit from the Golden Gloves mess; let’s try to...
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Movie News
How Spiral Director Darren Lynn Bousman Went From Fired and Broke to Four No. 1 Movies
May 22, 2021Darren Lynn Bousman has a red room in his house where he displays posters from all...
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Movie News
Kevin Hart Is an Adorably Dedicated Single Dad in Netflix’s Fatherhood Trailer (Video)
May 22, 2021Get ready for Kevin Hart to make you cry in Fatherhood. Netflix released the trailer for the...
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The Rundown
Richard Linklater Meets John Waters; Venom 2 Trailer; No Love for HFPA
May 22, 2021A new Venom trailer welcomes Woody Harrelson to the CGI fold; the coming comic-book movie glut;...
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The Rundown
Kids Movie Summit; Coppola Family Movie Recs; What’s Your Favorite Trailer?
May 22, 2021An insightful talk about kids movies with David Oyelowo and Will Gluck; Gia Coppola explores influencers,...
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Movie News
Adam McKay Explains Our Angry Internet: ‘Your Average Citizen Has Never Had Less Power’
May 22, 2021Adam McKay has earned mostly very positive reviews for Death at the Wing, his nuanced new...
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The Rundown
Finding a Black Superman; Verhoeven’s Erotic Nun Movie; Blake Lively: Lady Killer
May 22, 2021Warner Bros. plans a Black Superman film; Blake Lively to play an I Love Lucy-era assassin;...
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Movie News
Spider-Man Denial; Inspired Peabodies; Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal and Trees
May 22, 2021In today’s Movie News Rundown: A flat denial about Spider-Man: No Way Home from ex-Spidey Andrew...
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Movie News
In The Water Man, Actor-Turned-Director David Oyelowo Takes Kids Seriously
May 22, 2021“When you’re a kid,” says David Oyelowo, “reality is close to fantasy, and fantasy is close...
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Interviews
Gia Coppola on Mainstream, Her New Film About An Out-Of-Control Influencer
May 22, 2021Mainstream was born when Gia Coppola caught up with a friend who was managing the YouTube...
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Movie News
Lizzie Olsen Meets Lizzie Borden; Succession Updates; Locked Out in Socks
May 22, 2021Elizabeth Olsen will play a convicted axe murderer; Alexander Skarsgård joins Succession as an aggressive tech guy; Brian...
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Movie News
Eternals Revealed: Marvel Finally Shares Footage of Angelina Jolie and Co. in Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland Follow-Up
May 22, 2021The Eternals has been one of the MCU’s biggest mysteries for years: Built around a lesser-known...
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Movie News
Marvel Gets Emotional; Adam McKay Q&A; Brat Pack Flashback; Paddington FTW
May 22, 2021Marvel reveals the title of Black Panther 2, among other things; Adam McKay talks movies, politics...
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Movie News
Adam McKay Examines the Deaths of His NBA Heroes in Death at the Wing
May 22, 2021Adam McKay grew up loving professional basketball. But even as the NBA began to explode in...
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Podcasts
The MCU Keeps Giving Bad Guys Good Ideas
May 22, 2021The Marvel Universe has a strange habit it keeps repeating, including in The Falcon and the...
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The Rundown
L.A. Hosts In-Person Film Fest; Cronenberg’s Unfinished Business; a Bear
May 22, 2021L.A. welcomes the in-person Micheaux Film Festival today; David Cronenberg’s new film with Viggo Mortensen is...
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The Rundown
Movies to Look Forward To; Chloé Zhao Eternals; Small Movies Wanted
May 22, 20212021 movies to look forward to from Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam McKay, and more; Marvel tells...
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The Rundown
Cloning Bruce Lee; Citizen Kane: Not Perfect; Fun 2019 Movies
May 22, 2021A look at “Bruceploitation” and the failed attempts to mimic Bruce Lee; Citizen Kane loses its...
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Podcasts
When Bruce Lee Died — and Launched the Bruceploitation Genre
May 22, 2021When Bruce Lee died on July 20, 1973, Hollywood and Hong Kong scrambled to replace him,...
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The Rundown
Oscar Ratings Plunge — Blame Un-Fun Movies?
May 22, 2021Oscar ratings are way down, and some prominent pop culture critics blame un-fun movies. These people...
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