Salva was convicted in 1988 of sexual misconduct involving a 12-year-old boy from his movie Clownhouse. He also pleaded guilty to lewd and lascivious conduct, oral sex with a person under 14-years-old, and procuring a child for pornography, and was sentenced to three years in prison.
Right about the midpoint of David Lynch's 1986 breakthrough "Blue Velvet" - and given Lynch's structural obsessions, it may literally be the midpoint - there is a brief sequence that captures this powerful, disorienting film and all its themes in miniature. It begins when Frank Booth, the psychotic, charismatic antihero played by Dennis Hopper, turns and looks at the audience and announces, "I'll fuck anything that moves!" Then Frank disappears, literally.
The literary world suffered a significant loss over the weekend when Michigan author and writer Jim Harrison passed away at the age of 78 at his home in Arizona. He achieved mainstream success when his novella Legends of the Fall was made into a feature film starring Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt in 1994.
Appearing at WonderCon this weekend, producer Donald DeLine spoke briefly with Slashfilm about the Steven Spielberg-directed film adaptation of the acclaimed Ernie Cline novel "Ready Player One". The story is set in the future, a time when multiplayer gaming has become a virtual universe.
Theatre Under The Stars has introduced the cast of Oliver! This classic comes to life on the stage from April 5 - 17, 2016 in Sarofim Hall at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Oliver! combines classic literature with an array of well-loved songs, from "Consider Yourself" to "Food, Glorious Food," telling the heartbreaking story of an orphaned young boy navigating the questionable characters and perils of Victorian London.
It is really possible that Zack Snyder's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" already earned "underrated" status after its record-breaking weekend at the box office? Seems like critics and some fanboys had it in for the new flick pitting DC Comics biggest superheroes against each other for the first time ever on the big screen, which gave it little to no chance once they finally saw the movie. Even some of the pre-haters caught themselves defending aspects of it when they realized they spoke too soon, judging the book by its cover without considering the context and judging the movie as a whole.
Production continues on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Zoe Saldana has taken to Facebook to share some behind-the-scenes photos, one of her on the set of the Milano and another in her trailer, in full costume! Check them out in the gallery below! Written and directed by James Gunn , the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
Hollywood for many years now, appearing in a whole host of hit movies along the way, giving us some fantastic performances as she goes. While there has been a lot of talk about the fact that Kate is reprising her role for the new movie Underworld 5, she also has a role in the upcoming new film Love & Friendship , which she is clearly very excited about.
"It smells like religion," Keith Urban says, as he leads us through the massive room in Los Angeles's East West Studio where Frank Sinatra recorded hits including "My Way." The country singer has been finishing tracks here for several weeks, while also filming the remaining episodes of American Idol 's final season.