William Friedkin Talks To Cole About “BUG” in CANNES
I spoke with “Billy” Friedkin in the library dining room of a sleek purple and blue yacht floating beside a…
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Revving Up for Cannes
My tux is packed and I’m busy front-loading my deadlines to make way for the two-week spree ahead. I’m looking…
CANNES 2007 LINE-UP
CANNES 2007: OFFICIAL SELECTION OPENING FILM:"My Blueberry Nights," Hong Kong, Wong Kar Wai CLOSING NIGHT FILM:"The Age of Darkness," Canada,…
Essential Rolling Stone
The current issue of Rolling Stone (Issue 1024 – April 19,2007) is essential not just for its naughty cover with…
Cannes Buzz Begins
The Cohen Brothers new movie "No Country For Old Men" has been confirmed, and New Line’s fantasy film "The Golden…
Carice van Houten Talks to Cole Smithey About Making Paul Verhoeven’s “Black Book”
Three Close-Ups at a Good MomentCarice van HoutenBy Cole Smithey Paul Verhoeven’s World War II era masterpiece "Black Book" owes…
GRINDHOUSE GLORY
City Cinemas Village East provided the appropriate venue for the New York premier of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s gloriously…
Little Dieter Needs To Fly
After seeing "Rescue Dawn," I finally got around to pulling down Herzog’s documentary "Little Dieter Needs To Fly," about Viet…
The Passing of a Giant
Premiere Magazine Goes Under It was announced last week that Premiere magazine will be shutting down. As a fan of…
Liam Neeson & Pierce Brosnan
Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan Discuss Their Rugged Western "Seraphim Falls"By Cole Smithey With the 54-year-old Pierce Brosnan hailing from…
The 2007 Academy Award Winners
Best Picture"The Departed" Best ActorForest Whitaker – "The Last King of Scotland" Best ActressHelen Mirren -"The Queen" Best Supporting ActorAlan…
The Best & Worst Movies of 2006
By Cole Smithey Between the splattering failures and the soaring successes of 2006, running themes of torture, surveillance, corporate corruption,…
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett Talks About Playing a "Good German" By Cole Smithey Over the past ten years Catherine Elise Blanchett has…
Heath Ledger on “Candy”
Heath Ledger on “Candy” (Interview) By Cole Smithey Heath Ledger has become a household name alongside his Australian acting peers…
Interview with director Steven Shainberg
Steven Shainberg talks about "Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus."By Cole Smithey Director Steven Shainberg’s long awaited follow-up to…
Cole Smithey’s Top 100 Actors 1996-2006
1) Cate Blanchett 2) Christian Bale 3) George Clooney 4) Charlize Theron 5) Javier Bardem 6) Ed Norton 7) Forest…
HIDING BEHIND INTEGRITY
Devin Faraci at CHUD.com penned this articulate editorial about a destructive element infecting online-film criticism. I share it here with…
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker Makes the Ground Shake as Idi AminForest Whitaker By Cole Smithey The buzz is strong for a Best…
Leonardo DiCaprio
Scorsese’s Lion Roars About His MasterLeonardo DiCaprio By Cole Smithey Ever since Leonardo DiCaprio’s career shot into the celebrity stratosphere…
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