There are two types of Ron Howard movies: those that are clearly award bait, (“Apollo 13,” “Frost/Nixon,” “A Beautiful Mind,”) and those that are not, (“The Paper,” “Ransom,” and “The Grinch.”) His most recent movie, an adaptation of Dan Brown’s best selling book, “Angels & Demons” is one of the later.
A group of filmmakers are calling for the release of Roman Polanski. Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and David Lynch are among the directors who signed a petition asking for the release of director Roman Polanski. Polanski was arrested this past weekend in Switzerland in connection with the 1977 rape charge that led to his fleeing …
Ewan McGregor has signed on to co-star in the upcoming Amelia Earhart biopic. Mira Nair is helming the film, which stars Richard Gere, Virginia Madsen, and Hillary Swank. Swank stars as the title role. The film will tell the story of her rise to fame, her marriage to publisher George Putnam, and affair with Gene …