Antonio Banderas Gossip

The Hollywood Film Awards don’t really mean anything in that even though they happen during award season – and we are firmly in award season now – they don’t predict real awards. Winning a Hollywood Film Awards doesn’t increase your chances at an Oscar. Showing up at the Hollywood Film Awards, however, is definitely an award season requirement, which is why it’s always well-attended. Full Story

So far, The Laundromat is my biggest TIFF disappointment. I was looking forward to this film for a few reasons, but only one of them proved out—Meryl Streep’s bucket hat is very jaunty, indeed. Full Story

Before the start of Adam Sandler's Uncut Gems at its big TIFF premiere on Monday, somebody shouted out "Oscar for the Sandman!" People laughed nervously and clapped, because they did not know what they were in for from the uncomfortably tense and dark dramedy about a gambling jeweler who is struggling to pay his debts. Full Story

Meryl Streep is receiving the TIFF Tribute Actor Award at this year’s film festival, to go along with the North American premiere of her new film, The Laundromat, directed by Steven Soderbergh. I’m not going to lie, when I first heard Soderbergh made a movie starring Meryl Streep called The Laundromat, I assumed it would be one of his interesting iPhone projects about a laundromat. Full Story

Chances are you haven’t seen Life Itself. The reviews are dismal. Life Itself is currently sitting at 11% on Rotten Tomatoes. If you haven’t seen it, please know that I saw it for you at TIFF. And 11% is generous. Which is super disappointing. Because of the cast. On paper, that cast – Annette Bening Full Story

In 2010, the world was captivated by the real life drama of thirty-three Chilean miners trapped underground in a collapsed gold and copper mine. Sixty-nine days later a miracle was achieved when all thirty-three men were rescued, starved but alive. Interviews, television appearances, and books followed, and a film adaptation was inevitable. Full Story

There’s JLO’s version of a single summer…and then there’s Antonio Banderas who for sure, for sure, for sure is no longer with Melanie Griffith because she’s removing the tat of his name across her arm. They tried though. They really did. They tried for a long time. Full Story

Melanie Griffith is in Italy for the Taormina Film Festival. She wore a sleeveless dress on the carpet last night. As you know, Melanie and Antonio Banderas are divorcing. So she tried to divorce him off her arm with makeup… Johnny Depp did the same, permanently, when he turned “Winona Forever” into “Wino Forever”. Full Story

TMZ reports that Melanie Griffifth and Antonio Banderas are divorcing. She’s filed the papers requesting spousal support and custody of their daughter and supposedly it’s amicable…even though there’s a lot of land to divide. Full Story

Have you seen this Paramount Vanity Fair photo yet? In celebration of its 100th anniversary, 116 of the studios “greatest talents” gathered for a class photo. You can see the image here, with a zoom feature to closely analyse every expression. Full Story