Why 2013 Was Undoubtedly Robert De Niro’s Worst Year at the Movies

In 2013, Robert De Niro left his sixth decade behind when he turned 70 in August. He also left behind six movies of varying quality, though five of those six 2013 films vary from “awful” to “really awful.” De Niro’s role choices in recent years have made him an easy

2013: The Year of Shakespeare in New York

Based on how much Shakespeare that was being done in New York in 2013, one would never suspect that the Bard has been dead for nearly four hundred years.  While Shakespeare in the Park is an annual summer tradition in New York, this year’s Love’s Labor Lost was just the

PREVIEW: ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ on Broadway

I had the opportunity to attend media event featuring the cast from the upcoming Broadway musical adaptation of the best selling novel The Bridges of Madison County at the New 42nd Street Studios.  The cast — including stars Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale — performed three songs from the musical,

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is Forbes’ Highest Grossing Actor of 2013

There’s a reason why you don’t see Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in a wrestling ring much anymore: he’s traded in his wrestling championships to become the 2013 box office champion as the highest grossing actor of 2013 according to Forbes. Johnson had two major hits in the past year (Fast

Shia LaBeouf Admits to Plagiarizing Comic Story for Short Film

2013 just hasn’t been Shia LaBeouf‘s year, but it’s hard to argue that it isn’t mostly because of his own missteps.  I admit being tough on him back in March because of the way he handled his firing from the Broadway play Orphans by making private e-mails public, but that’s

How the Cats Were Trained for ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’

Anyone who has worked with animals on a set or stage will tell you that training a dog for a scene is one thing. Training a cat is another matter entirely — just ask the animal trainers for this year’s Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany’s.  So there were certainly

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