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15 Years Ago, ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Transformed Meryl Streep Into a New Kind of Icon

In 2003, Lauren Weisberger released her debut novel, The Devil Wears Prada, a comedy about a young woman hired to be the personal assistant of a powerful and notoriously harsh fashion magazine editor. Upon its publication The Devil Wears Prada attracted attention because Weisberger had worked for Anna Wintour, the somewhat infamous editor-in-chief of American […]

‘The Woman in the Window’ Marks the End of the Old Hollywood System

“The Woman in the Window” is many things. But this star-studded, twisty Hitchcockian thriller was never intended to debut on May 14 on Netflix with a 40 Metascore. That was hardly the original plan for this handsome, well-appointed New York whodunit, cast with Oscar perennials like Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, and Julianne Moore, which was […]

From ‘Supernova’ to a Viral Video, Stanley Tucci Is Having a Moment

Stanley Tucci has been a professional actor for nearly 40 years. He’s earned three Emmy Awards, been nominated for an Oscar and a Tony, held his own with Meryl Streep twice and stolen scenes in everything from tiny indies to giant blockbusters. And then, in his words, “I made a cocktail on the internet.”It wasn’t […]

Reese Witherspoon to Star in Pair of Romantic Comedies for Netflix

Reese Witherspoon knows how to read the room. In the middle of a pandemic that has ground America’s dating scene to a halt, the Oscar-winning actress has signed on to star in a pair of romantic comedies for Netflix, and frankly, I love it. People want to feel good right now, and what genre gives […]

Sigourney Weaver, Margaret Qualley to Star in ‘My Salinger Year’ (Exclusive)

Sigourney Weaver and Margaret Qualley are set to co-star in “My Salinger Year,” the big-screen adaptation of Joanna Rakoff’s international bestseller, which will be directed by Oscar-nominated Canadian director Philippe Falardeau.Memento Films International (“Call Me by Your Name”) has come on board to handle international sales and is co-representing the U.S. rights with UTA Independent […]

Reese Witherspoon to Produce ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Adaptation for Fox 2000 (Exclusive)

Fox 2000 has acquired the best-selling novel “Where the Crawdads Sing” and has tapped Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine to produce a feature film adaptation.Witherspoon’s involvement is not a great surprise. The Oscar winner has been a champion of the book, selecting it for inclusion in her Reese’s Book Club. “Where the Crawdads Sing,” Delia Owens’ […]

‘Breath’ Review: A Wistful Coming of Age Story about Surfing, Surrender, and Erotic Asphyxiation

“Breath” is a wistful and wounded coming-of-age story about surfing, surrender, and the sordid experience of losing your virginity to a married older woman who’s got a thing for erotic asphyxiation. The movie is able to ride a line right through so many of its genre’s worst clichés because it never stops negotiating between fear […]

I Feel Pretty review – Amy Schumer’s body-image romcom is light on laughs

The Trainwreck star is never able to reach her toe-curling best in this tale of an office worker who suddenly sees herself anewOn paper, this should be the perfect showcase for Amy Schumer: the title is taken from that girlishly hopeful song in the 1961 musical West Side Story delivered by Natalie Wood, whose gamine […]

Paramount Players Sets Female-Driven Comedy From Aline Brosh McKenna & ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Writers

Exclusive: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna and two of her writer-producers on the CW musical comedy series, Rachel Specter and Audrey Wauchope, have closed a deal with Paramount Players for a female-driven comedy set in the world of law enforcement. Specter and Wauchope will pen the untitled project with Brosh McKenna producing. No further […]