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No one can stop talking about Mo’Nique’s flash of hairy legs at the Golden Globes, according to stylist. Or perhaps because too many uppity broads have gotten the idea that because a two-day growth of facial hair on a dude = sexy, they can go around au naturel, too. The notion that women are human … more…
Fashion designer Tom Ford has made the cinematic equivalent of a fashion magazine spread…
Item: NBC will pay Conan O’Brien a severance of $40 million— no, wait, maybe it’s $45 million. Well, some of the dough will go to O’Brien’s laid-off staffers, but still: that’s a ton of money to not work. Item: NBC is going to lose hundreds of millions of dollars broadcasting the Winter Olympics next month. … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Fantastic: another remake of a 1970s horror movie. The 1973 original was by George Romero, so surely it’s still worth watching today. What’s the point of a remake? How is this not like every other damn movie about infection we’ve ever seen? The ordinary folk getting sick. … more…
Over the past two weeks, the members of the Online Film Critics Society were polled about which performances we thought will be the Oscar nominees for Best Actress and Best Actor. These are the performances we collectively predicted (in alphabetical order; links go to my reviews): Best Actress Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Vera Farmiga, … more…
…over which the “worst performing” movies merely didn’t drop at all: 1. Avatar: £5.5 million 2. Sherlock Holmes: £2 million (4th week; drops 0%) 3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: £1.4 million (4th week; up 26%) 4. It’s Complicated: £1.3 million (2nd week; up 18%) 5. Up in the Air: £1.3 million (NEW) (actual … more…
…for biggest movie ever: 1. Avatar: $54.4 million 2. The Book of Eli: $38.4 million (NEW) 3. The Lovely Bones: $19.9 million (NEW in wide release) 4. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: $15.3 million (3rd week; drops 8%) 5. The Spy Next Door: $12.9 million (NEW) actual numbers, not estimates, for the 4-day weekend … more…
Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie or TV show and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. Smokin’ aces: IFC Films tells us about the film, part of a trilogy: Sure to be one of the cinematic events of the year, … more…
One of my early exposures to the art of film criticism:
Hustler is going to produce a porno version of Avatar, according to Empire. Or perhaps because everyone really does want to screw a Na’vi. This has been your WTF Thought for the Day.
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