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MUBI Maria Scheider of the infamous Last Tango in Paris has passed away. RIP.My New Plaid Pants The Golden Trouser awards continue to be completely amusing. I'm totally LOL'ing.Scanners "The...
View ArticleHow I Feel / How I Wish I Felt
As demonstrated vibrantly by Mr. James Franco. I'm not going to have to saw off my arm but I feel like I'm going to have to make some major sacrifice (gulp) because things just aren't going well. Long...
View ArticleKristen Stewart as Snow White? Quick, Grab an Apple.
If there's anything good to say about Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and its billion dollar gross, it's that it might make Hollywood a safer place for female-driven magical tales. Disney's Tangled...
View ArticleChris Evans as Captain America
A few pictures have made the rounds but the new Empire magazine has several new good ones. The strange thing is that this particular picture doesn't look a thing like Chris Evans to me, though the...
View ArticleS**g You!
Jose here. Remember how last year the Academy got rid of the Best Original Song performances and in the process denied us the chance to drool at Marion Cotillard's sexy striptease and, eventual winner,...
View Article20:10 In Utah No One Can Hear You Scream.
To celebrate the movies of 2010Â - the film year ends on Oscar night -- we're freezing the movies at the 20th minute and 10th second to see what's happening. Here is 127 Hours....
View ArticleLooking Beyond 'The Town' with Ben Affleck
Shooting the shooting in The TownKurt here from Your Movie Buddy. Ben Affleck may have been just fine in The Company Men (a film that eluded me, seeing as it lives in that imaginary void between 2010...
View ArticleBest Actress. My Ballot and Time Capsule.
Time is a funny thing. It shifts our feelings, sorts them out. Awards are a product of time, a time capsule. They're equally funny. If you'd told me back in January 2010 when I first saw Blue Valentine...
View ArticleMeanwhile in Regular Awardage...
Nicole Kidman arrives at SBIFF. [photo via Scott Feinberg]Busy night for gongs last night. Nicole Kidman accepted her Vanguard award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. [Photo left via...
View ArticleYes, No, Maybe So: "Bridesmaids"
Serious Film's Michael C. here for this episode of Yes, No, Maybe So wherein we make a snap judgment on BRIDESMAIDS, Hollywood’s attempt to give female audiences a Hangover of their very own. Women...
View ArticleRonald Reagan Centennial
It's a big day for USA history today. 100 years ago today in 1911 Ronald Reagan was born in Illinois. He lived there until his college graduation in the early 30s. By 1937, after a brief dip in Iowa,...
View ArticleFinding Linker-Land
The Film Doctor 10 questions regarding 127 HoursCinebeats Tura Satana (RIP)Slant new book on Spike Lee's classic Do the Right Thing.Latino Review EEEeeeee. "Ursa" could be the villainess of the...
View ArticleYay!
Serial Mom reunion Kathleen Turner and John Waters beaming with Happy at the Writer's Guild Awards. What do you think their Oscar ballots look like? (I'm not sure if they have them but the comment...
View ArticlePodcast: Now With Three Dream Layers
Actually it's just a reg'lar ol' podcast. But Nick, Joe and Katey are three and they're dreamy so that counts. My blog pals are back to discuss the Oscar race with me (if you're new I'm Nathaniel)....
View Article30 Seconds to Summer (Superbowl Leftovers) Pt. 1
As I was confessing on Twitter yesterday, I have literally never watched the Superbowl. Not once. The only football bits I've ever seen were in high school (I hung with the band geeks but was a...
View Article30 Seconds to Summer - THE SEQUEL
We're doing a quickie Yes No Maybe So for the Superbowl movie spots. Aaron Eckhart fights aliens in Battle: Los Angeles In Part One I covered the movies I'd already done some thinking about (usually...
View ArticleAbout That Best Actress Oscar Curse...
I've noticed a raft of articles popping up about the infamous Best Actress Oscar curse which states that your marriage will fall apart if you win Best Actress. Recent Oscar-Winning Divorcees This is...
View ArticleOscar Nominee Luncheon
Oopsie. Misremembered the date on this. Thought it was tomorrow. Guess I should have checked my own calendar right here. Here are my favorite bits from the live stream televised portion James Franco at...
View ArticleEve Stewart on "The King Speech" Lacquering, Mike Leigh Yelling and Marlene...
How's that for a headline? All that is promised shall be delivered. I recently interviewed production designer Eve Stewart, currently enjoying her second Oscar nomination for The King's Speech, and it...
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