The rise of the R-rated rom-com: or, the ‘Sex & the City’ effect
After playing it safe for too long with tame PG-13 fare, Hollywood is learning again this summer that there is a large market for R-rated romantic comedies — for men and women. “Bridesmaids” has hung...
View Article‘Inventing David Geffen’: commerce that enables art
The PBS “American Masters” series usually focuses on a great artist, but the show went in a slightly different direction with “Inventing David Geffen,” a profile of the unusually powerful record, film...
View Article‘MI 5’ reasserts Tom Cruise’s star power
Sustaining his movie stardom for more than three decades, Tom Cruise has survived the rise and fall of various Hollywood fads and trends, and some of the worst personal publicity any star has ever...
View ArticleWhere are Tom Cruise’s early co-stars?
It is depressing to compare the status and durability of leading actors and actresses in Hollywood. Men are still viable as action heroes and romantic leads well into their 50s and 60s while movie...
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