James Gandolfini

Scandals overshadow joy as NCAA prepares to celebrate Final Four

2013-04-03 13:59:00

The NCAA tournament, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is desperately hoping to get to this weekend’s Final Four before another scandal breaks. The odds right now in Las Vegas, where the Pac-12 Conference recently held its postseason...

Review: 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone's' title oversells movie

2013-03-14 14:16:00

What is it with Hollywood and hyperbole these days? Last week saw "Oz the Great and Powerful" and now we have "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone." Calling it "The Mildly Diverting Burt Wonderstone" would have been more accurate, but how many tickets is that...

'Animal Rescue': James Gandolfini gets involved with the mob

2013-03-11 15:03:00

Is there an actor who’s been taking on more colorful roles lately than James Gandolfini? In the last few months he’s been a blitzed-out hit man (“Killing Them Softly”), self-promoting casino magnate (this weekend’s “The...

D.C. is an issue in Oscar campaigns

2013-02-09 05:00:00

Hollywood director David O. Russell took a meeting this week to talk about a movie. But the man in the room with him wasn't a studio executive or an actor hoping for a role — he was Vice President Joe Biden. Russell met Biden and spoke on the...

Yasmina Reza publishes new novel in France

2013-01-16 08:05:00

Yasmina Reza, the Tony Award-winning French dramatist whose stage hits include "Art" and "God of Carnage," has a new work out this month but it isn't a play. Reza has published a new novel in France titled "Heureux les Heureux." The 190-page book...

Jessica Chastain gets her character in 'Zero Dark Thirty'

2012-12-20 06:00:00

As the overstressed beating heart of "Zero Dark Thirty," a CIA analyst named Maya who relentlessly chases after the hated phantom that was Osama bin Laden, Jessica Chastain is at times steely, at times shattered, potty-mouthed but somehow girlish,...

James Gandolfini's 'Not Fade Away' performance honors late father

2012-12-21 16:40:00

Daytime at the Roxy nightclub on Sunset Boulevard is like being on a Disneyland ride when the lights go on and the carefully constructed illusion is exposed. It's the slightly surreal setting for James Gandolfini to talk about his recent collaboration...

'Twilight' and 'Skyfall' fight for top spot. News Corp.'s new look.

2012-12-03 07:23:00

After the coffee. Before prepping my bid for the Batmobile. The Skinny: I saw documentary "Central Park Five" over the weekend and strongly recommend it, especially to anyone who was living in New York City at the time of the Central Park rape. It's a...

'Killing Them Softly' has deft cast, heavy hand, critics say

2012-11-30 10:19:00

One look at Brad Pitt's slick hair, black leather jacket and gleaming shotgun might give you the impression that his new film, "Killing Them Softly," is a gritty, cold-blooded gangster flick — which it is. But as directed by�Andrew Dominik, who also...

Soft start likely for 'Killing Them Softly'; Zucker's CNN challenge.

2012-11-30 08:05:00

After the coffee. Before finding some zebras and building an ark! The Skinny: I know I said yesterday I like the rain but I don't like guests that overstay their welcome. Time for some sun. Friday's headlines include a preview of the weekend box office,...

Review: Brad Pitt is smooth, but 'Killing Them Softly' isn't

2012-11-29 15:15:00

News reports of economic woes and misbegotten corporate schemes play like a soundtrack in "Killing Them Softly," a moody crime noir starring Brad Pitt as a New Orleans hit man dealing with a down market, bad bets and loose change. Though the notion of...

Tony Scott dies at 68; a film career in retrospective

2012-08-20 00:08:00

Director-producer Tony Scott, who apparently committed suicide Sunday in San Pedro at age 68, left behind a lengthy filmography. One of the first directors to make the transition from commercials to features, he helmed movies including "Top Gun,”...

Tom Hardy, left, and James Gandolfini film on location for "Animal Rescue" in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

2013-03-27 00:00:00

PG-13; 1:40 running time Steve Carell. Steve Buscemi. Jim Carrey. Alan Arkin. James Gandolfini. Olivia Wilde. Good start, right? But the more you like the performers featured in "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone," the harder it is to sit back, relax and enjoy.

2013-03-14 08:48:00

Director: Don Scardino. Story by Chad Kultgen & Tyler Mitchell and Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley.

2013-03-04 22:34:24