John Waters
  • Oscars: At Elton John's Academy Awards party, Chris Colfer is this year's Betty White

    ...Dancy, and a super sweet Dave Annable and Odette Yustman. Also watching the awards with Elton: Steven Tyler, John Waters, Hayden Panettiere and Cheyenne Jackson. Stay with The Ministry for updates on big winners and the best parties......

  • Justin Bieber meets John Waters, falls in love with pencil-thin 'stache

    In what might be one of the most gloriously bizarre photo-ops we've ever seen, Justin Bieber recently met director John Waters while filming an episode of Britain's "The Graham Norton Show."...

  • 'Hairspray' Star Befriends 'Ugly Betty'

    ...earlier this year, following her storybook casting in "Hairspray," based on the Broadway musical that was based on John Waters ' earlier film. Her other credits include the indie film "Harold" and "Waiting for Forever," which is due for......

  • New Line Applies More 'Hairspray'

    ...Nothing helps a studio look its best like a new coat of 'Hairspray.' According to Variety, New Line has asked John Waters to write a treatment for a sequel to the 2007 hit musical based on the hit Broadway show based on his 1988 film......

  • Monty Python Comes to BBC America

    ...sitcom "Not Going Out," starring comedian Lee Mack. Norton's show, featuring guests like Courtney Love , John Waters , Elle McPherson and Rufus Wainwright , premieres Saturday, April 26, and "Not Going Out" debuts Friday......

  • DVD Review: 'Hairspray'

    Although purists will prefer John Waters ' original 1988 version of "Hairspray" or even yearn...When these former dancers had a reunion, filmmaker John Waters was inspired to write the film that became 1988's......

  • 'Hairspray'

    ...stage musical that was based on John Waters ' edgy but family-friendly...performance in it. It's 1962 in John Waters' hometown of Baltimore -- pre...today, it's amazing how much of John Waters' comic shock value made it from......

  • Zac Efron Dances to 'Footloose' Remake

    ...ll next be seen on the big screen in New Line's "Hairspray," a movie version of the Broadway musical based on John Waters ' film. The trade paper also says that a third installment of the insanely popular "High School Musical" is......

  • Get a Whiff of 'Earl' for Sweeps

    ...of TV Guide that week. Giving viewers smells as well as sights has been tried in the past, notably in John Waters ' 1981 movie "Polyester." That movie was presented in "Odorama," and Waters being Waters, a number of the......

  • Keibler Dances to 'What About Brian'

    ...is a result of that and will be her first significant acting gig (she's had minor roles in "Bubble Boy" and John Waters ' "Pecker"). Szohr is also a relative newcomer -- her credits include guest appearances on "That's So......

  • Dawson's 'Descent' Eyes Spring Release, NC-17 Rating

    ...unsimulated footage of the two leads having sexual intercourse, "Young Adam" starring Ewan McGregor and John Waters ' raunchy sexfest "A Dirty Shame." Other films that were initially rated NC-17 went back to do some creative......

  • 'This Film Is Not Yet Rated'

    ...movie industry lobby organization. In this part of the movie, Dick interviews filmmakers (including Kevin Smith, John Waters and Mary Harron) who have had run-ins with the ratings board, along with the heads of several indie studios......

  • Dick Attacks the Ratings System

    ...s pretty much accepted.'" Ultimately, filmmakers like Kevin Smith, Matt Stone , Kimberly Peirce and John Waters were willing to talk to Dick about the Motion Picture Association of America's ratings system, an allegedly voluntary......

  • Janney Wings It to 'Hairspray'

    ...of Amanda Bynes ' Penny in the Adam Shankman -directed adaptation of the Broadway play based on the John Waters movie. Production on "Hairspray," New Line's big hopeful for the summer of 2007, will begin in September......

  • Patty Hearst Joins 'Veronica Mars' Army

    ...college, some new characters will work their way into the show as well. Hearst, who's appeared in several John Waters films and on episodes of "Boston Common" and "Son of the Beach," won't exactly be playing herself in......