Smash 1.1 "Pilot"
NBC's new musical drama "Smash", a behind the scenes showbiz drama about Broadway musical theater and our enduring Marilyn Monroe obsession, premieres tonight. If pilot quality and series promise equal...
View ArticleCurio: Oscar Unsheets, Part II
Alexa here. In the weeks up to the Oscars I'm celebrating all the wonderful unsheets (a.k.a. fan-created poster art) inspired by the nominated films that are populating the web. (See last week's post...
View ArticleBurning Questions: Are Franchises Hogging All The Talent?
Michael C. here. I'm feeling left out because I couldn't share in the excitement over the Avengers teaser which played during the Super Bowl Sunday night. In fact, if I’m being honest, it bummed me...
View ArticleA Quick Exchange With "W.E."'s Andrea Riseborough
I don't normally attend roundtable interviews since there's little you can do about every other article on the person having the exact same quotes but to finally meet Madonna (on the W.E. campaign...
View ArticleYes, No, Maybe So: "The Amazing Spider-Man"
Well, look what we have here. A new Spider-Man suit (and trailer). It's very shiny so that our friendly neighborhood do-gooder doesn't get run over at night. With 147 days until web-slinging commences...
View ArticleLinks, Fences, Songs, Brainnnnns
Free Unqualified... The Artist = Anchorman ?SuperPunch for your next horror movie party with friends, zombie chocolates with cherry brainnnnns! Carpetbagger talks to Stuart Craig on the challenges of...
View ArticleOur Favorite BAFTA Tradition
I forgot to mention this goodie but with BAFTA hitting this weekend (we'll live blog) we're quite happy that this is an annual tradition now with BAFTA. Each year they hire illustrators to make Best...
View Article"Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter". Have You Read It?
Yesterday, Entertainment Weekly offered up a new batch of photos for Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter starring Benjamin Walker (aka Meryl Streep's brand new son-in-law, recently married to Mamie Gummer)....
View ArticleGet Swept Away With Mr Lessmore's "Flying Books"
Have you had a chance to see any of Oscar's short film nominees yet? The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore is available for the iPad in interactive format but it's also viewable in its...
View ArticleLA, NY, HI, AE, LINK
The Film Doctor makes a passionate case for Hawaii and The Descendants... but I'm still having trouble. I just don't think it's very good. And also it's hard to be receptive to the arguments when they...
View ArticleJGL + ScarJo ?
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is on his way to becoming an actor/director. His first dual effort behind and in front of the camera will be a romantic comedy. Interesting choice and one we applaud because lord...
View ArticleVES Wins: Hugo, Rango and... "Dior J'Adore!"
Paramount had a big night at the Visual Effects Society awards. We knew that Hugo was bound to do well given that the VES Statue is already Papa Georges friendly (pictured left). But they won in other...
View ArticleWe Love You Too, Sibel
Sibel Kekilli out and about in Germany Love the 'Je T'Aime' tee-shirt. Simple, hot. She's currently our favorite German actress and we want more after Head On (2004) and When We Leave (2009). Currently...
View ArticleDistant Relatives: Sunset Blvd and The Artist
Robert here w/ Distant Relatives, exploring the connections between one classic and one contemporary film. How does one begin to discuss The Artist in terms of just one distant relative? The film is a...
View Article12 Linkeys
Brad to the BoneYahoo Movies Another Oscar roundtable I participated in. This time I'm talking Best Actor with Thelma Adams, Sasha Stone and others. I kick it off with more Brad love.Serious Film on...
View ArticleIgnorance is Bliss
via Only 4 days away! [This gave me quite a chuckle this morning. I doubt it's real but the font is so... gah! It's serving Microsoft Word 10.0 2002 realness.]
View Article20:11 Horrible Captains and The Deathly Pooh Part 1
Year in Review Fun! Herewith the 20th minute and 11th second of the movies of 2011 in chronological order of US release date. It's like flipping channels for snapshots of the film year! For those who...
View ArticleComplete the Sentence... On Oscar Night...
For Oscar Night I'm planning to ___________________________________ . (Aw, c'mon tell us what you're pencilling in.)
View ArticleThree Terrible Ideas Involving Lesbians, Vampires, and Lennons
Hey, Let's Remake a Hitchcock!While some of us enjoyed Gus Van Sant's maligned Psycho (1998) experiment in "recreation" (hey, it's more honest than "reboot") -- generally we're forgiving of artistic...
View ArticleLaura Linky
MovieFone records history: live blogging the midnight showing of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace in 3D.Gawker and other outlets on the shocking appearance of Macauley Culkin. That's a lot of...
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