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Doug Liman

  1. the action edition
    Picking His FightsThe twists and turns of Jake Gyllenhaal’s unlikely, unsettling action career have brought him to Road House.
  2. movie review
    A New Road House by Way of Looney TunesJake Gyllenhaal is better at oddballs than heroes — thank God he’s playing one of the former in this Road House remake.
  3. profile
    Put Maya Erskine in EverythingPEN15 introduced her as a gonzo comedic talent. Mr. & Mrs. Smith makes a convincing case for her as a rom-com lead.
  4. bar rescue
    Jake Gyllenhaal’s Guarding the Road HouseStarring in the Prime Video reboot.
  5. park city confidential
    Sundance, Day Two: FBI Cover-Ups and White Claw Police RaidsFrom a Real Housewife’s boutique to Rupi Kaur’s pita-chips poetry. Also: a documentary.
  6. to to to to the moon
    Tom Cruise to ‘Yes, And’ Himself Off the Face of the EarthHe plans to film an action movie on the ISS (International Stunt Station).
  7. the unforgettable year
    A Year of Watching Movies About Being Stuck at Home (While Being Stuck at Home)COVID cinema arrived not long after the virus did — but what do we want from movies about a pandemic we’re all still experiencing?
  8. movie review
    Chaos Walking Needs More Chaos, Less WalkingTom Holland and Daisy Ridley on the run from Mads Mikkelsen and his son Nick Jonas. Why isn’t this a masterpiece?
  9. why not?
    How Locked Down Convinced Harrods to Let a Film Crew Into Its VaultsDoug Liman’s COVID heist movie began with a dare: write a screenplay, land financing, and rush into production, all while in quarantine.
  10. trailer mix
    Chaos Walking Trailer: Daisy Ridley and Wig Crash Land Into Tom Holland’s LifeThe long-delayed film is set to premiere in 2021.
  11. casting
    Anne Hathaway in Talks for COVID Rom-Com and We Can’t Wait for the Mask-ActingCongratulations to those having meet-cutes during a global crisis.
  12. American Made Is the Best Tom Cruise Has Been in YearsThe insane tale of a CIA operative/drug smuggler finds the actor at his manic best.
  13. superhero movies
    Doug Liman Leaves Gambit for Justice League DarkGambit just can’t get a win.
  14. directors chair
    Doug Liman Is in Final Talks to Direct Channing Tatum in GambitIt’s a wild card!
  15. movie review
    Edelstein: Edge of Tomorrow Is Fun, Even If the Seams ShowA group of high-paid screenwriters clearly had a hell of a time figuring out how much repetition we can take.
  16. directors chair
    Doug Liman in Talks for Splinter Cell MovieTom Hardy, get ready for your Bourne Identity moment.
  17. all growns up
    Read an Extensive Oral History of Swingers“I remember them shooting and I actually thought, at the time, This is so embarrassing for them.”
  18. casting
    Tom Hardy Is Doug Liman’s Mountain ManThe Dark Knight Rises actor will star in Everest.
  19. exclusive
    WB Wants Brad Pitt for Doug Liman Film After Luna CratersThe manga based ‘All You Need Is Kill.’
  20. chat room
    Doug Liman on Fair Game, Bourne, and Why Real Spies Don’t Have Sex“Strong women in movies can be immediately dismissed as b****es. It’s sexist.”
  21. party lines
    Doug Liman at Fair GamePlus: Katie Couric, Julian Schnabel, Dan Abrams …
  22. hip stars
    Is MTV Aiming to Seem More Hip and Less Hills?They’re filming in Williamsburg this week.
  23. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Alba, StillerPlus: Ben Stiller to star in Brett Ratner heist film.
  24. trailer mix
    Fair Game Trailer: The Boring IdentityWhat’s with the music here?
  25. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Ferrell, Wright, SkarsgardPlus: Joan Holloway to play a teacher who romances Adrien Brody.
  26. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Russell, gargoylesPlus: Doug Limon takes on ‘Amazon.’
  27. the three musketeers
    Outlook For Liman’s Three Musketeers Not Good’Bourne’ director may tackle ‘All You Need Is Kill’ adaptation.
  28. cannes 2010
    Sean Penn’s Fair Game Is Unlikely to Conquer CannesBased on the Valerie Plame affair, the movie underwhelms this viewer.
  29. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Hopkins, Butler, MonaghanPlus: Maxwell and Jill Scott embark on a tour.
  30. simulacra
    David Axelrod Explains That Fictional Presidents Are Different Than Real PresidentsAnd Doug Liman is still making ‘Survivor’ jokes.
  31. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Ben Stiller and Noah BaumbachPlus: Clay and Ruben to tour together!
  32. the industry
    Wiig Lands First Leading RolePlus: Doug Liman to direct Geoffrey Fletcher script.
  33. the industry
    Woody Allen Liked Slumdog Millionaire, TooPlus: Yep, ‘Melrose Place’ is back.
  34. the industry
    The Hold Steady Prep Their Very Own Rock DocPlus, Pacino does Shakespeare.
  35. the industry
    Reese Witherspoon and Ben Stiller Are Cameron Crowe’s New Kirsten Dunst and Orlando BloomPlus: ‘The Seagull’ is coming to Broadway, and Leonardo DiCaprio will at last play the man who invented Chuck E. Cheese.
  36. gossipmonger
    Alex P. Keaton May Have Made a Sex TapeWeird wiretapper Anthony Pellicano says he knows what Michael J. Fox did back in 1990. Plus, Ashlee Simpson pregnancy rumors persist, Adrian Grenier gets a girlfriend, and more in our daily squeeze of the juice from New York gossip columns.
  37. gossipmonger
    For ‘Lipstick Jungle’ Star, Life Imitates ArtLipstick Jungle actress Lindsay Price met LSV Advisors’ David Tisch at the Cynthia Rowley show last week, and they’ve been dating since. Scarlett Johansson refused to talk to an Us Weekly reporter because of the plastic-surgery cover they did of her. Bruce Willis hung out with Victoria’s Secret model Emma Heming at Marquee for Lauren Kucerak’s birthday party, where he tipped $100 a drink. Justin Timberlake was spotted shopping at Tiffany & Co. Natalie Portman showed up 45 minutes late to a vegan-shoe launch she was doing in Soho and only answered questions for five minutes.
  38. the early-evening news
    Nicole Kidman’s Cover BlownPlus: New Kanye video!
  39. quote machine
    Brian Austin Green Is Uniquely Qualified for His Role on ‘Terminator’Plus: Ian McEwan!
  40. the industry
    Star of Greatest-Ever Movie to Make New MoviePlus: News about Ving Rhames and Ozzy Osbourne!
  41. the industry
    The Next Stage in David Hasselhoff’s Career Resurrection Has BegunPlus industry news on Robert Redford, Martin Scorsese, and Snoop Dogg.
  42. news reel
    Adam Carolla Recalls His Low Blow to Ann Coulter