"I f---ing hate her." Those words launched an idea, a film, and eventually, an egg-filled strata. In 2000, writer-director Thomas Bezucha was making his bed when he heard what would become the character of Amy Stone say that sentence. Instantly, a story unfolded in his mind, one of a rambunctious East Coast family during a fragile time in their lives and the uptight Manhattan executive (with an insanely annoying throat tick) who becomes the target of their anxiety. Read More...
Sports films of their own Everett Collection (2); Darren Michaels/Fox Searchlight We've rounded up a dozen great sports flicks that put female athletes front and center — half of which, by the way, were helmed by women directors. Who says boys get to have all the fun? A League of Their Own (1992) Everett Collection There's no crying in baseball — but there most certainly can be women in it. Read More...
Drugs and prison sidelined Gil Scott-Heron, whom many credit with inventing rap. Now he’s back with his first album in 16 years. His name isn’t as well-known as it once was, but you can still hear Gil Scott-Heron’s music everywhere — in the smooth rhymes of Kanye West, the jazzy rap of Mos Def, and the politically conscious lyrics of Common. He’s been called the Godfather of Rap, the inventor of hip-hop. Read More...
