the women

Dennis Quaid Thinks Meg Ryan Has Got Some Mouth On Her

7:40AM Kyle Buchanan | After Meg Ryan spiced up her press tour for The Women by dropping infidelity bombs about ex-husband Dennis Quaid, the only question was whether the actor would decline a rebuttal, instead letting his patented “constipation face” speak volumes. Instead, Quaid spoke out to the NY Daily News, and though he didn’t deny the allegations, he did attack Ryan for dredging up the past: More »

America Feels the ‘Burn’

2:40AM STV | It’s a special day for moviegoers — the first time in three weeks those studio jokers didn’t leave the equivalent of a flaming bag of crap on our doorstep Friday morning. Thanks, Hollywood! Their reward? One of the best non-Labor Day September weekends in years, as illustrated by our regular browse through the Monday Morning Box Office:

Coens, Cops and Tyler Perry Take on ‘The Women’ in Fall’s First Battle Royale

2:15AM STV | Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your weekly guide to peaks, valleys and pratfalls among the latest new movies in theatres. And finally, after consecutive weekends when we thought God had up and abandoned us with the feral makers of College and Disaster Movie, we have some real films to write about. So read on for our typically expert preview of what’s what at the box office, including Coen surprises, Alan Ball atrocities, potential ladyfights, timely new DVD’s and one melodrama to rule them all. As always, our opinions are our own; you simply can’t fake this kind of refinement, taste and acuity. More »

Critics Insist ‘The Women’ Sets Back Chick Flick’s Rights Several Hundred Years

4:22AM Seth | There’s no good parts for women, the old Hollywood saying goes, and apparently that even holds true for a chick movie featuring only parts for women called, uh, The Women. Hitting theatres tomorrow, the updating of the 1939 classic hasn’t exactly electrified the critical community: Its current Rotten Tomatoes score—hovering there like a pair of neglected ovaries—is 00%. Here’s what some of nation’s reviewers are saying about it: More »