PoliWood Asks: Should Celebs Get Political?


Updated 05/05/09 6:19 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 3 comments

Barry Levinson's New PoliWood Documentary Explores the Intersection Between Celebrity and Politics

Wag the Dog director Barry Levinson has tongues wagging at the Tribeca Film Festival with a new documentary called Poliwood, which premiered this weekend. As the name suggests, the film explores what happens when Hollywood celebrity gets all smooshed together with DC politics. Featuring celeb cameos from Spike Lee, Josh Lucas, Anne Hathaway, and more, the doc goes behind the scenes of the 2008 Read more

Robert Redford to Take Bill Bryson's Walk in the Woods


Updated 06/18/10 2:37 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 17 comments

Robert Redford to Take Bill Bryson's Walk in the Woods

There's a lot of great post-Sundance news out there, but this story is really making me smile: Festival founder Robert Redford has said that his next project will be an adaptation of A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson's best-selling book about an attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail. Redford plans to play Bryson, and Barry Levinson is expected to direct the film. I'm getting a kick out of the Read more