Joe Eszterhas: Last News

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticWhen “Showgirls” opened in the fall of 1995, it was mocked and damned with more derision than the usual movie debacle (“John Carter,” “Gigli”). That’s because, according to the conventional view, it was not just a bad movie but an unspeakably vulgar bad movie.

Even as he collected his martini, the burly stranger who introduced himself as “Joe” exuded an aura of belligerence. We were standing on the fringe of a post-screening reception, so, hand extended, I blurted, “Did the movie work for you?”

told her to have sex with Baldwin during filming of their 1993 movie “Sliver” to improve his lousy screen performance.But the ugly fight goes back more than 30 years.During the fraught production of the sexually charged thriller, the pair quickly developed an antipathy for one another.“Thin lips, OK breath,” Baldwin, Alec Baldwin’s brother, reportedly said after shooting a love scene with the “Basic Instinct” star, according to Entertainment Weekly.The hatred was mutual.“He’s a boy,” Stone complained, according to “Sliver” screenwriter Joe Eszterhas in his book “American Rhapsody.” “Give me a man. Give me Alec.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic What The Weeknd wants, The Weeknd gets in “The Idol,” a skintastic, dark-side-of-showbiz fable that perpetuates the myth that pop stars are corporate puppets with no say in their own image-making, even as it allows hit-maker The Weeknd to call the shots (and reshoots, apparently, since the five-part HBO series was overhauled late in production to suit him). Picture “Blonde” as Joe Eszterhas might have written it, but with better music. After making a toe-dip cameo as himself in A24’s “Uncut Gems,” the R&B phenom-turned-TV producer plunges head-first into acting here, teaming with “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson to imagine a shady super-predator just looking to corrupt an unsuspecting young pop singer. The edgy, high-gloss HBO series, which premiered the first two of its five episodes at the Cannes Film Festival, demands a lot of star Lily-Rose Depp. She plays “rags-to-riches, trailers-to-mansions” Jocelyn, a mono-monikered Britney or Miley type who seems empowered one moment, impressionable the next.

Showgirls veteran Elizabeth Berkley, 48, made a rare red carpet appearance with husband of 15 years, artist Greg Lauren, on Thursday for the Ralph Lauren Spring 2023 Fashion Experience event in San Marino, California.The blonde beauty - who came to fame on Saved By The Bell and went on to star in Showgirls and CSI: Miami - sizzled in a plunging white top that made the most of her curves as she added a black jacket and slacks. Black platform heels added seven inches to her height.Together the power couple have one child, 10-year-old son Sky Cole Lauren.  Elegant: Showgirls veteran Elizabeth Berkley, 48, made a rare red carpet appearance with husband of 15 years, artist Greg Lauren, on Thursday for the Ralph Lauren Spring 2023 Fashion Experience event in San Marino, California  Smart set: The blonde beauty - who came to fame on Saved By The Bell and went on to star in Showgirls and CSI: Miami - sizzled in a plunging white top that made the most of her curves as she added a black jacket and slacksElizabeth rose to prominence on Saved By The Bell as high school girl Jessie Spano, a role tailored especially to her strengths.

Showgirls star Elizabeth Berkley looked almost unrecognizable as she stepped out for a very casual outing in Los Angeles, California on Thursday.The 50-year-old actress - who shot to fame on Saved By The Bell and is known for her glam appearances - appeared to be off-duty and dressed down for her day out in LA.Teaming a simple black tank top with a matching pair of trousers, she wore her signature blonde hair back and kept her mask on. Stepping out: Showgirls star Elizabeth Berkley was spotted enjoying a stroll as she surfaced in Santa Monica this ThursdayElizabeth rose to prominence on Saved By The Bell as high school girl Jessie Spano, a role tailored especially to her strengths.She and Tiffani Amber Thiessen had both auditioned for one of the other roles, and after Tiffani got that part, the character of Jessie was created for Elizabeth.The show ran from 1989 to 1993, after which Elizabeth secured the most infamous gig of her career - the 1995 movie Showgirls.Showgirls was directed by Paul Verhoeven from a script by Joe Eszterhas, after the two men collaborated on the hit erotic thriller Basic Instinct.

You Don’t Nomi (★★★☆☆) comes generously prepared to deconstruct the flop, the filth, the legend that is Showgirls. The scandalous 1995 film, spawned from the fevered ids of creators Paul Verhoeven and Joe Eszterhas — director and writer of Oscar-nominated hit Basic Instinct — might be one of the most compellingly trashy movies ever made.Taking its title from Showgirls vixen Nomi Malone, who stomps and shoves her way to Vegas stardom, You Don’t Nomi traces the notorious ’90s bomb through its pre-release buildup and ignominious box office run, critical pounding, and ultimate rise from the ashes as an enduring cult classic.