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Madonna on Sean Penn Abuse: Is She Lying Now, Or Was She Lying Then?

Madonna may be helping Sean Penn rewrite history in his defamation lawsuit against Lee Daniels. She filed an affidavit in the case claiming Penn never “struck me, tied me up, or physically assaulted me” during their marriage. But the claims don’t square with the public record. The court document is being used to support Penn’s contention that Daniels defamed him when he compared Penn to actor Terrence Howard. Howard has admitted abusing his wife and other women. ...

Will Robert Pattinson Film Explore James Dean’s Secret Gay Life?

Robert Pattinson’s new movie about the relationship between ’50s film icon James Dean and celebrity photographer Dennis Stock would be remiss if it didn’t explore Dean’s homosexuality. But so far no word on whether that topic will be included. Dean personally kept his sexuality clouded during his short Hollywood career. He even had a high profile romance with actress Pier Angeli. But privately, especially before he became famous, Dean was linked to affairs with a number of men...

Man of Steel: Script So-So, But Great Acting Lifts Film

“Man of Steel” is a stunningly good story… for the first third of the movie. It’s punctuated by great performances from Henry Cavill, Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe, and Amy Adams. Costner’s so good as Superman’s earth dad, he could nab a Best Supporting Oscar nom....
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Zack Snyder Superman Trailers Moody, Contemplative (watch)

Zack Snyder’s new trailer for “Man of Steel,” looks like a meditative thumbsucker about Superman, with dark, moody shots of young Clark Kent adrift in the world, not knowing quite what to make of his superpowers or his place in life. Henry Cavill, who was a dark horse for the role of Superman, and brings his dark, brooding good looks to the part. Russell Crowe has the cameo as Superman’s Krypton father Jor-El, a part played by a fey Marlon Brando in the 1978 “Superman” film, with Christopher Reeve ...