John Carpenter has never stopped working, but these days his focus has been on things other than directing, the job which made his name. He hasn't directed a movie in almost 10 years.
The famous "mad-as-hell" line from Paddy Chayefsky's "Network" rings out nightly here at the National Theater , where Ivo van Hove's adaptation of the 1976 film is playing to packed houses. Its prophetic evocation of a world in which news is showbiz and showbiz is news seems like a perfect fit for our screen-filled, headline-screaming times.
IT was one of the most successful science fiction adventures ever made, featuring one of John Williams' most iconic musical scores. Jurassic Park transformed the movie-going experience for an entire generation and became the highest-grossing film of all time in 1993, winning three Academy Awards.
True crime in media is a phenomenon. From shows like Netflix's "Making a Murderer" to FX's "American Crime Story," it's fascinating to watch the real stories behind famous crimes.
After the death of the King of Wakanda, his son T'Challa returns to the technologically advanced African nation to take the throne. Also starring Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis.
With love in the air this Valentine's Day, Frank Lee switches gears from writing about Crow Wing County government to providing non-traditional, yet "loved-by-Lee," movie recommendations. Submitted photo I'm a film buff-about the only time the word "buff" has ever been used in association with me-but I have an unadulterated passion for movies that's second only to writing and, lately, working for the Brainerd Dispatch, covering Crow Wing County and writing features for the newspaper.
For someone who has been winning as much as Gary Oldman has these past few months - a Golden Globe, a SAG Awards honor, tributes at the Santa Barbara and Palm Springs film festivals and countless other prizes for his turn as Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour" - the idea of loss never seems far from the 59-year-old actor's mind. Primarily, this wistfulness arrives when thoughts turn to the two sons - Gulliver, 20, and Charlie, 18 - whom he raised as a single parent and who still live with him in Los Feliz but won't for much longer because as he knows, as all parents know, "you have to let them go."
Native Tulsan and actress Heather Langenkamp, seen here during a 2010 Tulsa Christmas parade, faced off with Freddy Krueger in three "A Nightmare on Elm Street" movies. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World Native Tulsan and actress Heather Langenkamp, seen here during a 2010 Tulsa Christmas parade, faced off with Freddy Krueger in three "A Nightmare on Elm Street" movies.
Actor Bill Paxton attends the 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 31, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. Paxton died Feb. 25, 2017 just days after heart surgery.