Biopics

Meryl Streep Nails Down Her Next Oscar Nomination In the UK Trailer for ‘The Iron Lady’

Is there really any doubt? With Meryl Streep’s consistent successes and the added bonus of a win for The King’s… Read More

Compare: J. Edger Hoover vs. Leonardo DiCaprio Hoover in ‘J. Edgar’

The first official image of Leonardo DiCaprio playing the gangbusting icon in Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar has been released (as… Read More

The Coen Brothers Will Grow Beards and Learn Guitar For Their Next Movie

Constantly working. Always interesting. The Coen Brothers are creating at a Woody Allen-esque pace, and their next project is apparently… Read More

Martin Scorsese Will Step In Between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s Romance

When it comes to stories about Hollywood, Martin Scorsese is a solid choice as storyteller because of how obsessed he… Read More

Criterion Files #432: The Blood-Splashed Poetry of ‘Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters’

Welcome to the fifth and final installment of Guest Author month at Criterion Files: a month devoted to important classic… Read More

Robert Redford To Get Back Into a Baseball Uniform for Jackie Robinson Biopic

This project just keeps sounding better and better. The Legendary Pictures take on the life of Jackie Robinson just cast… Read More

• Features and Columns

Culture Warrior: Breaking the Movie Mold

A very strange thing happened at this year’s Golden Globes ceremony. Somewhere between Ricky Gervais’ biting monologue/critique and Robert De… Read More

Let Your Soul Glow: Script for Sam Cooke Biopic is Complete

This might be the best news all day. Sam Cooke is such a luminary of the music world, an inspiration… Read More

Look For Him Tomorrow And You’ll Find Orlando Bloom a Graves Man

Were you aware that iconic British poet Robert Graves lived in an open love triangle for many, many years? Are… Read More