Articles by Patrick Goldstein Page 2

BRAD PITT is getting younger every day.It’s a tantalizing hook for a film, isn’t it? Read more

SHEILA NEVINS vividly recalls her first reaction to “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,” Marina Zenovich’s new documentary about the controversial Oscar-winning filmmaker that premiered on HBO Monday night. Read more

CRAIG ZADAN and Neil Meron have fielded all sorts of congratulatory calls in recent months from people excited to hear that after years of struggle, the veteran producers had finally found a way to get a movie made about Harvey Milk. Read more

IT’S AN open secret in Hollywood that Warner Bros. Read more

YOU KNOW your movie trailer is playing a tough crowd when about 10 seconds into the trailer for “Love Guru,” as Jessica Alba first appears on screen, someone shouts out: “Love interest!” Read more

Ithought Francis Ford Coppola was being cranky last fall when he badmouthed Al Pacino and Robert De Niro – the stars of Coppola’s immortal “Godfather” films – for taking parts for the money and losing their passion for doing great work. Read more

WHEN my wife asked me why I’d been out past midnight the other night on skid row, I told her, “I needed to raise my spirits.” Read more

Iwas pondering the sad plight of critics in America the other day when I saw a review in our Calendar section of two new baseball video games. Read more

JOHN HUGHES hasn’t set foot in Hollywood for years, but his influence has never been more potent. Read more