Yes, No, Maybe So: "Grace of Monaco"
Approaching trailers for movies you're going to see no matter what (i.e. anything with your favorite actor in it) makes the Yes, No Maybe So™ question a strangely hypothetical one. Such is the case...
View ArticleMonologue Special: Four Acceptance Speeches
In the Monologue series (usually on Mondays, oops) we opine on those rare onscreen moments when an actor gets a whole chunk of lines to run with. It's rarer than you'd think unless you're dealing with...
View ArticleOscar Coverage. It's a Wrap!
Still so cold. Perhaps a tropical vacation post Oscar? Whew. We made it through another season (but for one last podcast - see below). Kisses. Hugs. No-Doz. Please stay with us throughout the year as...
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TV Blend Mad Men Season 7 key art features a famous graphic designer - April 13th, y'allMy New Plaid Pants first pic of Dane Dehaan as James Dean in yet another bio of the actor/Film gross... the...
View ArticleBeauty Break: Happy International Women's Day!
But, let's be honest: that's kinda every day here at the Film Experience. Therefore I have nothing special planned for it. Sorry bout it. I'd list my single favorite actress from every country but who...
View ArticleDrag Race: Big Opening Pt 2
Sorry this is so many days late! I promised we'd play along this year. And by play along I don't mind dress up in drag while typing but you can't see me so you'll never know but weekly posts on the...
View Article"Spark"
Illustration Friday is fun internet exercize for artists and though most of the participants seem to be professional, which I am not, I'm trying it again to celebrate my first iPad (which is much...
View ArticleChildren of a Linker God
New York Times the miniature model (so edible looking!) of The Grand Budapest Hotel Interview talks to Jeff Goldblum - I didn't realize how much I missed him until his scenes in the new Wes Anderson...
View ArticleIf you've ever danced around in your underwear...
If you've ever danced around in your underwear...If you've ever wanted to forget a love affair...If you've ever loved digging into a movie with other movie geeks... Than you owe it to yourself to...
View ArticleHappy Binoche Day
Our favorite French Oscar winner celebrated the big 5-0 today. Better news: Several movies on the way! In both the would be blockbuster Godzilla and Olivier Assayas' Clouds of Sils Maria, both...
View ArticleAnd The Podcast Goes To... The Oscars
Season FinaleNathaniel R, Katey Rich, Nick Davis, and Joe Reid discuss Oscar night in detail, with lots of commentary on all the stars and a few reader questions to help guide us 00:00 Introductions...
View ArticleWomen's History Month: Ingrid Bergman's Joan of Arc
For Women's History Month ocassional portraits of actresses portraying iconic real women. Here is abstew with Ingrid Bergman as film's favorite saintly female warrior. Born: January 6, 1412 (the exact...
View ArticleBeauty Vs Beast - SlayerFest 2014
JA from MNPP here with this week's new edition of Beauty Vs. Beast! As I noted over at my site last week, today is the 17th anniversary of the first ever episode of Joss Whedon's televisual masterpiece...
View ArticleBox Office: "Budapest" En Route to Becoming Anderson's Best?
Amir here with the weekend’s box office report, or the interesting part of it at least. As expected, 300: Rise of Even More CGI and Mr. Peabody and Sherman and Non-Stop topped the charts, so we’ll skip...
View Article"True Looking," HBO Finales
With two HBO series ending their first season runs last night, I thought an open thread to discuss both was in order. Mass reactions to both "True Detective" and "Looking" have been somewhat mystifying...
View ArticleHappy 25th: Uma Thurman in a Half Shell
Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, also known as Uma Thurman Being a Literal Goddess For the First Time, opened 25 years ago today. Now, it's not technically true that this was Uma's...
View ArticleCurio: Matryoshka Movie Night
Alexa here. The other night, as I watched my daughter play with a set of nesting dolls while watching Ponyo, I realized that it would be great to have a set inspired by the film (with all the...
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Change.org a petition to get Lupita Nyong'o cast as Storm in the next X-Men movie. Too bad there's still one more round of Halle Berry!Ellen TV somehow I hadn't see Cate Blanchett's post Oscar win...
View Article'The World is Round, People!' But Can It Spin a Little Differently?
Blue Jasmine was one of Woody Allen's biggest hits, earning $94 million globallyGeena Davis and I have been harping on gender disparity in film for ever and I've also spent a lot of time on its sister...
View ArticleIt's Happening Again... Dates For The Next Awards Season
Just when you thought you were safe... it's happening again. No sooner has Oscar season ended than the powers that be are setting dates for next season. Dates which will determine the schedules of...
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