Rollo Ross
By Rollo Ross
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The Schmooze ‘Amy’ Filmmaker Defends Documentary Despite Criticism
A much-anticipated documentary about the late British singer Amy Winehouse hits cinemas next week amid a dispute between its makers and her father, who has called the film misleading. Mitch Winehouse has disassociated himself from “AMY,” which follows the Grammy Award winner from her childhood to her death. The biopic uses home videos, photos, reports…
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Culture Natalie Portman Says Directing Debut Was Challenge
Natalie Portman played a ballerina in the grip of psychological trauma in “Black Swan,” but the Israeli actress said she had lots of support while directing her first film, about the childhood of Israeli intellectual Amos Oz, shown in Cannes. Portman both directs and stars in “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” based on Oz’s…
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