WASHINGTON a Critics of the way President Obama is dealing with the Islamic State should be required to specify what alternative steps they would take - and how their strategies would make a difference. Republican presidential candidates are unanimous in charging that Obama's handling of Iraq and Syria has been all wrong.
Filmmaker John Waters tells Rhode Island School of Design graduates it's their turn to go out in the world and cause artistic trouble. Waters, known for the cult classic "Pink Flamingos" and other films that pushed the boundaries of good taste, was given an honorary doctorate Saturday at the prestigious art school's 132nd commencement.
" Jaws " is set to re-surface in theaters for a 40th anniversary limited re-release event. The prototypical summer blockbuster, "Jaws" original release is regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history.
During her celebrated 46-year career, Susan Sarandon has played a witch, a road-tripping waitress and a nun who leads a campaign to abolish the death penalty. Now she's gone after one of her most elusive characters ever: the tormented mother of the best-known sex symbol in movie history.
This week's cover story is an excerpt from my just-published book The Lives of Robert Ryan , a biography of the Chicago-born actor who starred in The Wild Bunch , The Dirty Dozen , Bad Day at Black Rock , and The Set-Up -the last of which which I'll introduce on Sunday at the Music Box. A Q&A follows with Matthew Hoffman of Park Ridge Classic Film and Lisa Ryan, the actor's daughter.
Bay Street Theater recently announced that Tony Award winner Betty Buckley and Drama Desk Award winner Rachel York will star as Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens, the musical. The show will take place at the theater located at 1 Bay Street in Sag Harbor from August 4 to August 30 as part of a 2015 Mainstage Season Subscription.
George A. Romero, who turned 75 in February, says he expects his involvement in his proposed new zombie TV series will extend far beyond writing the pilot. If the small-screen "Empire of the Dead" project goes to series, "Night of the Living Dead" writer-director George A. Romero says he'll write "probably at least most of the first season" and hopes to "direct a couple."
Drew Barrymore was a wildchild of the '90s. Having emerged from her drug-addled '80s childhood, she made the transition from kid star to adult actress in roles like "Poison Ivy," "Boys on the Side" and "The Wedding Singer."
Mike Mendez has many treats in the works, including the recently announced Don't Kill It and a segment in this year's Tales of Halloween . Today he's announced his latest project, wherein he embarks on a bank robbery of awesome proportions.