Michael Lerner

Date of Birth

1941-06-22

Date of Death

2023-04-08

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Barton Fink, Godzilla, A Pyromaniac’s Love Story, Elf, The Postman Always Rings Twice

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Omen 4: The Awakening is one of horror’s most bizarre sequels

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Omen 4: The Awakening brought the Antichrist back for a strange TV sequel plagued by production problems

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Michael Lerner, Oscar nominee for Barton Fink, dead at 81

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Michael Lerner, a prolific character actor with credits that include Eight Men Out, Barton Fink and X-Men: Days of Future Past, is dead at 81.

Awfully Good: Blank Check

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Jason Veteran character actor Miguel Ferrer passed away last week. While he’s perhaps best known for roles in ROBOCOP, TWIN PEAKS and other films, I’ll always remember him as the bad guy in… Blank Check (1994) Director: Rupert Wainwright Stars:...

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Awfully Good: Mirror Mirror

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Jason As you prepare for THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER'S WAR, here's another Snow White movie nobody really asked for… Mirror Mirror (2012) Director: Tarsem Stars: Julia Robert, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer The classic Snow White story… Now with...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Elizabeth Banks

Posted 11 years ago

Chris Last time on The Good, The Bad & The Badass, we took a look at the career of actor Woody Harrelson. This week, we look at one of his HUNGER GAMES co-stars… Elizabeth Banks Nobody's having as good a...

Exclusive Interview: Love & Mercy’s John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks & Paul Dano

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Music biographies can be tricky, yet from the very first scene in LOVE & MERCY, you can tell filmmaker Bill Pohlad has crafted something truly special. In this complex and powerful drama, we see the incredibly talented Brian Wilson of...

A new trailer for Love & Mercy hits all the musical biopic cliches

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The music may change, but the arc remains the same. Musician begins bursting with promise and creativity. Musician slices brother in half with machete. Musician hits it big and enjoys new found fame. Musician pushes limits and begins to lose...

John Cusack is one disturbed Beach Boy in the trailer for Love & Mercy

Posted 12 years ago

I know some of you might have missed John Cusack in HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2, but no worries as he'll be on theater screens before you know it! His latest character is that of Beach Boys enigma Brian Wilson....

The UnPopular Opinion: Godzilla (1998)

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Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...