Thompson on Hollywood

Summer Line-Up Lacks Women: Thank God for Paul Feig's 'The Heat' and Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine' (Trailers)

Box Office

We all know Hollywood ignores the female audience, because half of the moviegoing public supposedly can't be counted on to show up in vast numbers on opening weekends. But the male bias also exists on the media side: check out EW's May 17 forecast of the top ten box office movies of the summer.

By Anne Thompson
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June 12, 2013 4:28 PM
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Cannes Deal: Weinstein Co. Nabs Todd Haynes' 'Carol,' Starring Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska

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In one of their final deals at Cannes, the Weinstein Company has snapped up US rights to "Carol," set to be directed by Todd Haynes (HBO's "Mildred Pierce") and starring Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska. The film is a new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novella of the same title.

By Beth Hanna
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May 28, 2013 2:40 PM
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Woody Allen Returns to France for Next Film Starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone

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Woody Allen is returning to Europe this summer for the eighth time to shoot his next typically untitled comedy in southern France. British star Colin Firth and American actress Emma Stone topline the cast.

By Anne Thompson
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April 30, 2013 3:06 PM
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Disney Wants Kenneth Branagh to Take 'Cinderella' to the Ball

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Actor-directors are in demand right now.

By Beth Hanna
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February 1, 2013 12:49 PM
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Weekend Recap: Coppola's 'Charles Swan' Trailer, Jon Hamm's Next Comedy, and 'Homeland's Damian Lewis Sings 'White Wedding'

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- The trailer for Roman Coppola's high-style comedy "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" (here and below) features Charlie Sheen, Bill Murray, and Jason Schwartzman sporting a major Afro. It's clear that working with Wes Anderson has had a strong influence on Coppola's second feature. - Jon Hamm is considering starring in "Epic Fail," a Kevin Costello written comedy about a high school teacher who attempts to fake some heroism by hiring two of his students to stage a kidnapping of his wife.

By Maggie Lange
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December 3, 2012 7:00 AM
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Blanchett Heads Dubai Fest Filmmaker Award Jury; Awards $100K to Arabian Peninsula Filmmaker Projects

Festivals

Cate Blanchett will head the jury for the IWC Shaffhausen International Filmmaker Award at the Dubai International Film Festival (December 9-16). The shortlist for the award includes four feature-length projects from established or up-and-coming filmmakers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain.

By Beth Hanna
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November 6, 2012 12:30 PM
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Barbra Streisand Returns to Directing with Cate Blanchett & Colin Firth in 'Skinny and Cat'

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Colin Firth and Cate Blanchett are set to star in Barbra Streisand's "Skinny and Cat," her return to directing after sixteen years ("The Mirror Has Two Faces" was in 1996, "Prince of Tides" in 1991 and "Yentl" in 1983). The epic love story...

By Sophia Savage
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June 21, 2012 5:20 PM
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IN THE WORKS: 'Blade Runner' Sequel, Blanchett-Wasikowska Lesbian Romance, Paltrow for Picasso & Dujardin's Next

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Ridley Scott has an idea for a sequel to his classic 1982 film "Blade Runner," and the original's writer Hampton Fancher is in talks to put it into action on paper. Scott and Alcon Entertainment say only that the story would pick up "some years after the first film concluded."