Meryl Streep is... Iron Lady
The first picture of Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher is out. Courtesy of the BBC. Meryl Streep and Margaret Thatcher, The Iron Lady Upgrade! poll by twiigs.com I worry about this biopic given that...
View ArticleMove Over Natalie, Rodarte's Dressing Elle Fanning Now.
Rodarte aka the Mulleavey sisters,who recently won lots of press (some of it unwanted) for their featherly jeweled contributions to Black Swan, continue to make Hollywood inroads. Elle Fanning is now...
View ArticleCurio: Dishes I'd Rather Be Doing
Alexa here. If Valentine's Day finds you alone, crying over your Netflixed copy of Never Let Me Go while eating a specially made meal for one, here's something to pick up your evening. How about...
View ArticleMy First Dean
JA from MNPP here with my first post in Nathaniel's renovated home. Over at my own, I just asked the simplest of queries about James Dean on this here 80th woulda-been birthday of his - that is, which...
View ArticleReader Writes: David O. Russell and Keira Knightley *LIVE*
Wanted to share two recent e-mails I got from longtime TFE readers about their own cinematic-adjacent adventures seeing the stars live. BBats recently took in a double feature of Citizen Ruth and...
View ArticleLinks Episode 14,000,000,000
Film "How classicaly trained are this year's acting nominees?" Cool topic, don't you think?Austin Translation. Cuteness. Pixar was laying down new cement and they let their employees leave a permanent...
View Article"Certificate of Nomination For Award"
How oddly worded "Be it known that..." But ain't it pretty? Toy Story 3's director Lee Unkrich posted it on Twitter.
View ArticleHow To Be Nice To Your Dragon
Here's an awards curveball for ya. We don't often hear about the Genesis Awards but this is their 25th year. They award media that promotes fair and kind treatment to animals. There are categories...
View ArticleAsk Nathaniel...
I've had allergies or a cold or something all week so i'm slooooow with the writings and the thinkings and the typings and the abilities to do sentence endings due to my whiny hypochondria...
View ArticleTIFF: A Funny Man, Love and Bruises,... Anatolia
Amir, here, back with more coverage of new TIFF films. The Toronto International Film Festival is winding down but luckily I have a couple of big name movies still scheduled. Here's a few from the last...
View ArticleGet Link Soon
Being sick would be awesome if one didn't feel like crap whilst staying in bed all day watching movies, reading blogs, playing iPhone games, and snuggling with the cat. IndieWire has an interesting...
View ArticleTIFF: "Jeff...," "Hysteria", "Take Shelter" and "Amy George."
[Editor's Note: Apologies from Nathaniel, I've been under the weather and Paolo, who has been so dependable at sending capsules and reviews our way, now has a log jam of them. So many movies to...
View ArticleOpen Thread (The Non DRIVE Edition)
What's on your cinematic mind? Besides DRIVE I mean. We'll talk about that in the morning so save your thoughts (or rush out to see it tomorrow so that you can have some!). I'm almost done with my...
View ArticleTIFF: "Himizu," "Lovely Molly," "...Nightmare" and "Union Square."
Paolo here, back with yet more TIFF films from the final weekend. The first film today is Sion Sino's HIMIZU, using the backdrop of the March 11 earthquake to tell the story of fifteen year old Yuichi...
View ArticleTIFF Award Winners
The list as they came in [thanks to The Lost Boy] BEST CANADIAN FIRST FEATURE Edwin Boyd, directed by Nathan Morlando (Paolo's review, Amir's review)BEST CANADIAN FEATURE Monsieur Lazhar, directed by...
View ArticleEmmy Live Blog 2011
Arrivals and the Show, All Live-Blogged. Excuse Typos. Things Happen Fast 06:05 This does not bode well, the first arriving guest is a Nina Somebody from The Vampire Diaries who is quite possibly the...
View ArticleReview: The Self Possession of "Drive"
There's 100,000 streets. You don't need to know the route." The Driver is alone in a hotel room. Looking out over the city at night, negotiating on a cel phone he'll abandon immediately. We never...
View ArticleTIFF Finale Pt. 1: "Silver Cliff" and People's Choice Winner "Where Do We Go...
Paolo here back with...wait, there are more movies after the awards were announced? Yes, but before we get to that, I was unfortunately reminded by Amir that I saw Love and Bruises. It's a movie about...
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