Ben Affleck Gives His Honest Review of Ex Jennifer Lopez in Kiss of the Spider Woman

How Vincente Minnelli’s MGM Musicals Inspired ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’s’ Production Design

Director Bill Condon’s vision for adapting “Kiss of the Spider Woman” for the big screen was to draw inspiration from the old MGM musicals. Specifically, Vincente Minnelli’s productions from the golden age of Hollywood. Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel “Kiss of the Spider Woman” was first turned into a movie by director Héctor Babenco in 1985. […]

Jennifer Lopez enduring epic string of flops: Awful movies, canceled concerts and more

The Los keep getting Lo-er and Lo-er. Jennifer Lopez’s new movie “Kiss of the Spider Woman” is expected to open to a measly $2 million in sales by the end of the holiday weekend. Yikes. That’s peanuts. A crushing disappointment. The prestige film, which is based on the Broadway musical by John Kander and Fred Ebb, cost $30 million to make and millions more to market.

Does ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Get Caught in Its Own Celebrity Web?

There have been odder page-to-stage, stage-to-screen, screen-to-song-and-dance-extravaganza case studies than Kiss of the Spider Woman, which began life as Argentine writer Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel about sex, fantasy, and betrayal in prison. Several theatrical productions were mounted before filmmaker Hector Babenco turned the story into an Oscar-winning film starring Raul Julia and William Hurt in 1985; cut to eight years later, when a musical …

Jennifer Lopez goes incognito on set of new Netflix thriller after...

Affleck previously gushed over his "amazing" ex-wife as they reunited at the "Kiss of the Spider Woman" premiere.

Jennifer Lopez on "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and why she still believes in love

Jennifer Lopez joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her highly anticipated film "Kiss of the Spider Woman," where she plays multiple characters imagined by a prisoner in Argentina. Lopez also shares her thoughts on Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl halftime show and why she still considers herself a hopeful romantic.

Casting Director Bernard Telsey, After Hamptons Film Fest Award, Reflects On Playing “Detective” In Social Media Age

Bernie Telsey, a veteran casting director whose credits include the most recent film versions of Kiss of the Spider Woman and Wicked, says social media has only enhanced the role he and his peers play. “Are casting directors needed even more so now? Yes,” he told Deadline in an interview. Given the rise of digital platforms and their ability to consistently mint truly global stars, Telsey said the art of matching talent to roles is “like havin…