Summer movies: the worst of the worst
Tim here. Oscar Season is about ready to officially kick off, with the first Gurus of Gold listing landing today, and the massively important Venice, Telluride , and Toronto film festivals all starting...
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Last night on Twitter when the news broke that Ben Affleck was cast as Batman for the inevitable Batman vs. Superman movie, Ben Affleck and the internet reenacted that scene from The Dark Knight Rises...
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Happy Weekend Everyone. Make Good Choices.
I've been struggling with a thrown back this week but I hope to be up to my best speed again soon since I know the posting has been a bit thin of late. Fall Movie Season is just a week or so away but...
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"Spectacular! Spectacular!" ...Now With a Third "Spectacular!"?
Have you heard that Baz Luhrmann wants to convert Moulin Rouge! to 3D? On principal we should tsk tsk this because sensible people hate what 3-D hath wrought (ticket price inflation and obsessive...
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Link Spot
LA Times on the 20 year road to get Dallas Buyers Club made. Pajiba on the "Fred"'s aka Lucas Cruikshank's adorable coming outCrikey a review of Pain & Gain that actually makes me want to see the...
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Una Noche, Kill Your Darlings and the Problem with Gay Films at the Box Office
Glenn here. I read an article the other day at IndieWire asking "why don't LGBT movies make money at the box office anymore?" It's a worthy question to ask since I know I'd love for films focusing on...
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Remember When...
...it seemed like Emile Hirsch was going to happen? How can 2007 be so long ago now? Who would you say is in the Emile Hirsch position right now? I want to say Alden Ehrenreich. Any other suggestions?
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Review: Short Term 12
An abridged version of this review was previously published in my column at Towleroad The movies that hit us hardest can be the toughest to talk about. Sometimes that's because they're personal,...
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Cue the Music!
Drumroll please. We're almost there... Daily Nooners with The Supporting Actresses of 1952 begin tomorrow culminating in this Saturday's Official Supporting Actress Smackdown Revival with emcee...
View ArticleOpen Thread
We haven't done one of these in a while. What's on your cinematic mind? Purge those thoughts in the comments to make room for this weekend's podcast!
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Box Office: Got Bank? The Butler Will Get That For You.
With the major success of Lee Daniels' The Butler, second week at the top and already his highest grosser, one senses that Crazy Daniels can do whatever he wants next, carte blanche. Will it be that...
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Podcast: The Spectacular Now & Lovelace
On this week's podcast -- four in a row bitches! (bet you thought we'd falter by now) -- Katey, Joe, Nick and Nathaniel discuss Amanda Seyfried's VOD title Lovelace and "research" on Deep Throat. We...
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Lady Gaga's "Applause"... In Which She Won't Stop Encoring
This will likely be the only post on the VMAs... and it's barely that. Yet the opening performance by Lady Gaga last night at MTV's annual fundraiser for the eradication of old people (anyone over,...
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Familiar Faces: Woody Allen's Cast Hierarchy
Several Woody Allen's ago we began a very short lived series called "Familiar Faces" in which I surveyed repeat usages of the same actors in a director's ouevre. The series was short lived because my...
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Wanted: Yankee Bandits
Are you joining us for this week's Hit Me With Your Best Shot movie? It's the penultimate episode of Season 4 and we're looking at the Best Cinematography winner of 1969, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance...
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Jessica + Cate, Mary Music, and Other Linkables
Awards Circuit I guest starred on their podcast Power Hour this week. We talk Oscar's actress categories and Ben AffleckFilm School Rejects Diana gets a November release dateHuffPo interviews Eric Bana...
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Stage Door: Asher Lev, The Jungle Book, Love's Labour's Lost
How has "My Name is Asher Lev" never been made into a movie? The novel by Chaim Potok, about a young Hassidic Jew who becomes a controversial and successful fine artist (painting crucifixations of all...
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Curio: Murat Palta's Classic Film Miniatures
Alexa here. I realized recently that I've been remiss, that I've failed to post on the amazing work of Murat Palta in this column. Well, today I'll make up for it! For his senior thesis, the Turkish...
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Introducing... Five Nominees From 1952
I've always been interested in the way characters / stars are introduced within their films. Sometimes you can feel the filmmaking underlining the moment: look here, you will love this character! At...
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Yes, No, Maybe So: Dallas Buyers Club
We've been waiting for this one. Jean-Marc Vallée's biodrama about rebel cowboy Ron Woodroff who started an illegal drug ring for AIDS victims in the 80s has long had Oscar buzz for the emaciated slip...
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