John Goodman

L.A. Film Festival adds 'Man of Steel,' Spike Jonze and monsters

2013-05-08 10:00:00

A trio of splashy, late entries to the Los Angeles Film Festival were announced Wednesday: the mega-budget summer movies “Man of Steel” and “Monsters University,” as well as an in-person discussion with indie auteur Spike Jonze...

Amazon pilots (Part 3): The comedies

2013-04-28 14:19:00

In two previous posts, I discussed the Amazon pilots, a slate of proposed series by the cyberspace bookseller turned virtual moving-picture studio, now streaming online for viewer comment and ratings. (Thousands have already chimed in.) The first post was...

Amazon's big TV push reflects reality of a swiftly changing business

2013-05-08 06:00:00

Amazon, the online retailer, recently posted 14 original "TV pilots" on the Web for public viewing and reviewing. In an instant, and before a single show has officially debuted, it has established a brand. Television is changing fast, so fast that it is...

Amazon 'TV pilots' are set to fly (Part 1)

2013-04-23 07:07:00

Amazon, the online bookseller turned online department store, turned e-book-reader manufacturer, turned publisher, turned video streaming service, turning movie-and-TV studio, has posted its first 14 "TV pilots" -- six kids' shows and eight grown-up...

Disney trots out 'Monsters University,' Johnny Depp in Las Vegas

2013-04-17 15:08:00

LAS VEGAS -- The cavalcade of A-list stars continued to descend upon Caesars Palace here Wednesday, as Johnny Depp turned up to wow movie theater owners at CinemaCon, days after Brad Pitt put in a surprise appearance. Depp's arrival to tout Disney's...

Amazon premieres 14 new television pilots (online)

2013-04-19 07:24:00

Amazon is turning to its consumers to help decide which of the new television shows premiering Friday to add to its programming lineup, democratizing a process that was once reserved for a rarefied group of network executives. The online retailer will...

Amazon asks viewers to vote on its next original series

2013-04-19 12:01:00

Amazon, the online retailing giant, is following Netflix and Hulu into the world of original online content. But unlike the other outlets, which have been selecting their programs the old-fashioned way (that is, executives putting their reps on the line...

'The Hangover Part III' trailer: The boys return to Sin City

2013-03-07 16:15:00

"The Hangover Part III" trailer promises plenty of mayhem as we see the return of Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Ken Jeong for the final installment of Todd Phillips' trilogy. The latest trailer includes very few lines of dialogue and...

'Argo' producers show confidence in Affleck, even if Oscar didn't

2013-01-24 06:00:00

Producers George Clooney and Grant Heslov had no idea who was going to direct "Argo." "Maybe I was going to, maybe Grant would, maybe somebody else," Clooney said. "We didn't know." But when Ben Affleck called Clooney and Heslov's Detroit hotel in early...

SAG Awards 2013: 'Argo' a go-go; Day-Lewis an Oscar frontrunner

2013-01-28 05:00:00

"Argo" took home a single prize at the 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night, but it was the one that mattered most. Winning the trophy for performance by a cast in a motion picture, Ben Affleck's CIA drama solidified its status as the front-runner...

Monday's TV Talk Shows: Gavin Newsom; Paula and Bobby Deen

2013-02-10 20:00:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 10 - 16, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- CBS This Morning Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.); Nancy O'Dell; Mike Piazza. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Naomi Campbell;...

SAG Awards 2013: 'Argo' cast storms backstage after big win

2013-01-28 10:30:00

You would think nothing could surprise multi-hyphenate Ben Affleck after he'd promoted his CIA thriller "Argo" for the past five months, but the actor-director-producer was clearly stunned Sunday night when the movie nabbed the ensemble prize at the...

They might not have sung an introduction like Catherine Zeta-Jones did for "Les Miserables," but the HFPA earns major points for letting John Goodman and Tony Mendez, the inspiration for "Argo," present the film's clip package.

2013-01-13 19:37:15

Actors John Goodman, Bryan Cranston, Ben Affleck, Clea DuVall, Kerry Bishe and Scoot McNairy, winners of the Hollywood Ensemble Cast Award, pose during the 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala presented by The Los Angeles Times held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.

2012-10-23 15:25:00

The film world is abuzz with "Argo." The political thriller follows the 1979 Iran hostage crisis -- a joint effort by the CIA and Canadian government to rescue U.S. diplomats from the tumultuous nation.

2012-10-04 15:38:00