SAG Carpet Pt 2: Classic Penguin & Effortless Amanda
previously on SAG Red Carpet, Kurt and I discussed the huggability of Sally Field and which Best Actress we preferred. Now we're on to other more varied cloth. NATHANIEL:We move on now to Screen Actor...
View ArticleBurning Questions: Is Michel Gondry Lost In The Clouds?
Kate Winslet with Michel Gondry filming Eternal Sunshine Michael C. here back with the return of Burning Questions, the weekly column where I answer all the most pressing film issues of the day, and,...
View ArticleOscar Can You Link Me?
Big Screen The Advocate Barbra Streisand to sing at the Oscars for the first time in 36 years - she'll do "The Way We Were" over the in memoriam segment. There sure are going to be a lot of musical...
View ArticleJanuary. It's a Wrap
I always lose January in a rush of movie and work demands and previous year spillover. It's over already? Here were 10 highlights from the month that was: Biggest Celebrity Crushes Of the Moment:...
View ArticlePosterized: The Oscar Nominees (In Order of Release)
Since you all were happy about the return of "Posterized" last week, we should do it weekly as intended. So herewith, the current Oscar nominated field (links go to reviews or articles of note or Oscar...
View Article"Cabaret" Old Chums!
Come taste the wine... Come hear the band... Come right this way start celebrating... ♫ Michael York, Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey & Marisa Berenson. Photo via Daily Mail That's Michael York, Liza...
View ArticleCharlize. Tough Chick Chic
Is it even possible for Charlize Theron to not look spectacular? (Her hair was all buzzed off for the Mad Max reboot with Tom Hardy but she's made the most of it here). Next up for Charlize: Mad Max:...
View ArticleWhich Character Do You Play When You Play "Clue"?
poll by twiigs.com And is that the same as your favorite character from the movie?
View ArticleViola Winning. Quvenzhané Accepting. Kerry Collecting.
I didn't want to let this little awards factoid get lost in the hubbub surrounding this year's Oscar nominees but here this: Viola Davis, last year's shouldawon Oscar casualty who handed Daniel Day...
View ArticleWhat Should Ryan Gosling Spend All This Cash On?
Suggest some purchases in the comments... Just don't say "a shirt" because no one needs Gosling to wear those! What would we do without his "pets"? I'm posting this picture from the upcoming The Place...
View Article♩To see- to sell- to get- to bring- to make- to LINK- to go to the Festival!...
Slate Why do people hate Anne Hathaway? Might it be sexism?Yahoo Movies Roundtable on the Supporting Actress. I'm quoted here defending Hathaway naturally. One person even disses her for being so...
View ArticleMaking Peace With "Argo". How Many Oscars Will It Win?
When Best Picture locks up each year -- which usually happens sooner than February 2nd so we should count our blessings that this year had more drama! -- the best thing that one can do is find a way to...
View ArticleLawrence & Hoult Reunited... At the Box Office
Jennifer Lawrence recently split from X-Man boyfriend Nicolas Hoult and now they're reunited ...sort of... at the box office. He's a sort of dead heartthrob with a thing for a charismatic blonde in...
View Article21 Days 'til Oscar: The Animated Shorts
Amir here. Every year I promise myself to try harder to keep in the loop with short films. Then, on this weekend I realize just how badly I've failed and console myself by watching the few that are...
View ArticleLink Bowl
AP the inventor of Etch-a-Sketch has died. If I still had one still, i would draw you the saddest frown right now. Unhappy about this!YouTube "Upside Downton Abbey" via Sesame StreetPlaybill interviews...
View Article"Bunheads" And Its Movie-Referencing Siblings
[Editor's Note: I keep forgetting to write about Bunheads so my friend Susan offered to step in. We both watch the show religiously so here's Susan with a take I mostly agree with -- if enough of you...
View Article20 Days 'til Oscar: The Live Action Shorts
Amir here. Yesterday we had a look at the animated short films nominated for an Oscar this year. Today we’re moving on to the live action shorts. In a nice bit of symmetry with the animation category,...
View ArticleBurning Questions: What Kind of Sequels Should Be Made?
I've hijacked Michael C's column this week because I have a burning question of my own to ask. With that hot buzz for Before Midnight from Sundance warming the expectant hearts of even the coldest...
View ArticleBeasts of the Southern Secret Garden
JA from MNPP here, taking a look at the news of the day - newly Oscar nominated writer Lucy Alibar, who adapted her play into the movie Beasts of the Southern Wild, has just been announced as the...
View ArticleFilm Bitch Awards Best Supporting Actress Prizes (2000-2011)
I'll announce 2012's nominees the second the write-ups are done (working on them this week). But until then another listy flashblack to year's past here at The Film Experience. My opinions have changed...
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