Madonna & Sean
The definitive couple of the 80s?It was 25 years ago today that Madonna and Sean Penn were married in Malibu. It was Madonna's birthday (she was turning 27). Sean's birthday was the following day (he...
View ArticleCurio: Film and a Felt-Tip
Alexa here with more film arts and crafts. Jessica Mae Hendrickson's doodles may just be proof that it's impossible not to have fun with markers. I came across her etsy shop recently, and even though...
View Article'We are Link Bob-Omb'
Today is Irish beauty and movie star Maureen O'Hara's 90th birthday. Oh, don't look so surprised Maureen! Ya know I love you though it's true I rarely talk about you herein. Hmmm, how to remedy? I'm...
View ArticleYes, No, Maybe So: Love and Other Drugs
The buzzy romantic dramedy set in the Viagra sales world known as Love and Other Drugs has a full trailer now. Let's give it our trademark 'Yes No Maybe So' treatment. You do the same in the comments....
View ArticleJulia's Men: Broken Billy and Brother Eric
A steep box office drop off for Eat Pray Love (which opened well thanks to Julia Roberts and the memoir's popularity) or its generally blah reviews could easily kill it, but Richard Jenkins has a slam...
View ArticleYES, No, Maybe So: Black Swan
The gorgeous Black Swan trailer has arrived in glorious quicktime. But here it is in YouTube though, really, go watch it at Apple Trailers where you can blow it up big and be amaze-ed.I can barely type...
View ArticleBreakfast with... Claudette and Clark
Rise and shine, Claudette!Clark's making breakfast. He's really a catch even if you haven't quite figured it out yet. In your defense he is gruff, middle class, conceited and terribly bossy. But he's...
View ArticleWho's That Girl? (Episode 9)
Five beautiful honeys. Can you name the girl and the film?A [Highlight for the answer] Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday guessed by JulienB [Highlight for answer] Uma Thurman in Paycheck guessed by...
View ArticleJoseph Gordon-Levitt, A Natural Woman
Dear Joe,Every year I love you more. Please stop it! You're torturing me.Love, Nathaniel[hat tip]P.S. Please make a musical.
View ArticleWhat do you look for in a movie?
The day I signed up to formspring (as an experiment) someone asked me the following question. Can you articulate what you always search for in movies? I realized I probably couldn't do it in 140...
View ArticleHit Me With Your Best Shot: Black Narcissus
In this series, we choose our favorite single image from a pre-determined movie. It can be because it's the most beautiful, resonant, telling or unusual. It can be deemed the "best shot" for any reason...
View ArticleFirst and Last, 4.10
the first image from a motion picture (after the opening credits) and...the last line of dialogue"I've had a day you wouldn't believe. Can we talk?"*
View ArticlePocahontas and "Ethnic Make-up"
I saw this on Sociological Images which I visit (and quite enjoy) from time to time. Because I kinda deeply dig Pocahontas (1995) whatever its flaws (why do I never talk about it on this blog? Hmmm)...
View ArticleLink Narcissustic
Box Office Mojo The Tourist with Depp & Jolie will be opening in 2010. Time to adjust those Oscar charts? Yeah, yeah. I'll try to start this weekend.Rope of Silicon mixes Inception music over Black...
View ArticleModern Maestros: Woody Allen
Robert here, back with another entry in my series on great contemporary directors.Maestro: Woody AllenKnown For: witty comedies about life, dramas about love, often though not exclusively set in New...
View ArticleF&L 4.11
the first and last image from a motion picture (excluding credit sequences)and the first and last lines of dialogue.first ~ "I love sex."last ~ "I dare you." Can you guess the movie?**
View ArticleA Stupid Question That Netflix Just Asked Me
Have we met? I've only been a member since you opened.*
View ArticleRandomness: Drew, Deneuve, Emmys
<---- A photo from the premiere of Going the Distance that I saw at I Need My Fix. Is this pose, caught foregrounded against a rainbow subtle "Box Office" halo, some sort of sign from god that this...
View ArticlePosterized: Dame Emma Thompson
Okay, so she's not a Dame yet. Shut up. It's only a matter of time!Nanny McPhee costar Maggie Gyllenhaal at Emma's star ceremonyfor Hollywood's Walk of Fame earlier this month.Nanny McPhee Returns is...
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