11+ hour, 18+ min ago   (291+ words) Variety Dead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71 Eugene Richard O’Connor, the punk rocker known as Cheetah Chrome and guitarist of the Dead Boys, died Sunday, his bandmates confirmed on Instagram. He was 71. “We are incredibly sad to announce the…...

12+ hour, 27+ min ago   (681+ words) She could have called it “Great Grief,” but that would have been immodest. Sara Bareilles‘ “Good Grief,” her first new studio album in seven years, is one of the year’s finest achievements from a singer-songwriter… and its purely musical delights…...

13+ hour, 45+ min ago   (855+ words) Variety ‘On Behalf of My Son’ Review: A Strained Brazilian Drama About a Mother’s Apology Tour A mysterious bus crash lays the foundation for Gabriel Martins’ unfocused Netflix release, premiering in Toronto's Platform competition. A Brazilian drama with a powerful…...

17+ hour, 49+ min ago   (308+ words) Whatever spell conjured by the witchy Owens sisters, played onscreen by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in two “Practical Magic” movies, wasn’t powerful enough to lure audiences to theaters. “Practical Magic 2” disappointed in its box office debut with $30 million from…...

21+ hour, 59+ min ago   (870+ words) Variety ‘Girl Group’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Bawdy Pop Comedy Is All Fizz and Little Substance Wilson stars as a coach to a crew of singing misfits whose harmony as an ensemble is the movie’s greatest asset. Toward the end of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1016+ words) Just when the victim/villain discourse about sleeper smash “Obsession” was finally beginning to die down, along comes “Everybody Wants to Fuck Me” — another story of a young man’s desires getting violently over-satisfied — to start it all up again. Merging…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (484+ words) Maggie Gyllenhaal kicked off her term as Venice jury president by calling out the lack of women filmmakers in the running for the prestigious Golden Lion. And on Saturday night, she concluded it by awarding the prize to the only…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (241+ words) The Oscar-winning producer passed away at the age of 77. Tributes have begun flowing from across the film world for Jeremy Thomas, the legendary British producer who passed away on Friday at the age of 77. “He made great movies and was…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (84+ words) A strong lineup from Taiwan hits the Toronto Intl. Film Festival, with two world premieres in the special presentations strand, a Taiwan-Japan genre title in Midnight Madness, virtual reality, market projects and an international Oscar contender. Feng-I Fiona Roan’s “Happily…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (822+ words) Haynes joins longtime producer Christine Vachon in Lyon, while McDormand will attend the Coen brothers’ lifetime achievement tribute Todd Haynes will make his first visit to Lyon’s Lumière Film Festival, joining Robert Eggers, Zhang Ziyi and Tsui Hark at the…...