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It is no secret that Adam Sandler has real chops as an actor. Don’t let his legion of broad comedy movies fool you. We saw it, as did Paul Thomas Anderson, in Punch Drunk Love. We saw it, as the Safdie Brothers did, in Uncut Gems, for which his universally praised performance was robbed at Oscar nomination time. And…

Tom Epperson and his wife Stefani Ames are leaving town, heading to Santa Fe in early May—another player from the movie era of the 90's and early 2000's soon gone. They've been scattering for a while now, to Long Island, Palm Springs, D. C., Serbia, anywhere but Los Angeles. The local climate is still good. But the…

Scott Cooper’s Netflix film The Pale Blue Eye has fleshed out its cast, with two-time Emmy winner Gillian Anderson (The Crown), Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Antichrist), Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Toby Jones (First Cow), Harry Lawtey (Industry), Simon McBurney (Carnival Row), five-time…

During the Texas shoot for 12 Mighty Orphans, Martin Sheen was reunited onscreen for the first time with his Apocalypse Now co-star Robert Duvall. Since working together on that 1979 classic, Sheen had stayed in touch with the Oscar winner to some extent. But they hadn't spoken, prior to their time together on the…

12 Mighty Orphans, a Spotlight Narrative entry at Tribeca Fest, is a film that looks and feels like it might have been made in the 1930s Depression era in which it is set. You half expect Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney to show up any minute, like in Boys Town. In the cynical exploitative social media-driven world we…

EXCLUSIVE: Ed Harris has set Robert Duvall and Garret Hedlund to star in The Ploughmen. This will be the third film that Harris directs, after Pollock and Appaloosa. Harris wrote the screenplay, adapted from Kim Zupan's 2014 debut novel. Amy Madigan and newcomer Lily Harris are also set for the film. Pic is slated to…

EXCLUSIVE: Queen Latifah, Oscar winner Robert Duvall, and Ben Foster will star opposite Adam Sandler in Hustle, the Netflix basketball feature which is being directed by Jeremiah Zagar. Sandler, who earlier this year extended his production deal with the streamer, will produce under Happy Madison banner, with LeBron…

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen have joined 12 Mighty Orphans, the drama that stars Luke Wilson as legendary Texas football coach Rusty Russell. Ty Roberts is directing from a script he wrote with Lane Garrison from the acclaimed book by Jim Dent. At an orphanage perched atop a hill overlooking Fort Worth…

BREAKING: Oscar winner Robert Duvall is the latest to join New Regency’s Steve McQueen-helmed heist thriller Widows. The acting legend’s addition bolsters an already-strong cast that includes Viola Davis, Colin Farrell, Liam Neeson, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Erivo, Elizabeth Debicki and Daniel Kaluuya. Scripted by…

James Franco is returning to the Venice Film Festival this weekend with his most recent directorial effort, In Dubious Battle. The film falls in line with the multihyphenate's penchant for adapting works by classic American authors, and after tackling William Faulkner, he's on to John Steinbeck. Originally published…

Voting for Best Picture is an engaging exercise — except during those years when there is no clear best picture. Talk to Oscar voters (I am one) and you get the feeling that this is one of those years. Today’s Academy Award nominations and the maelstrom of guild and globes reflect a study in mixed signals. The Best…

EXCLUSIVE: Being at the center of a distribution legal battle was probably not the launch the Oscar winner wanted for his latest directorial feature effort before its world premiere next week at this year's SXSW. But with a Breach of Contract complaint filed today in L.A. Superior Court, that is what Robert Duvall and…