The Monuments Men review: saving private collections (and public art)
As jaunty as Jean Dujardin’s beret, but in a sincere, old-fashioned kind of way. It could almost have been rediscovered from the 1940s…
George Clooney
this is what it looks like on a film premiere red carpet
Very intimidating! Especially when you know that everyone on the other side of the barriers is thinking, Who the hell is that? Should I know who she is?
women at the Golden Globes = “too much estrogen”
Marvel at the terror of a man seeing the dominance of his privilege challenged on unwitting display.
Gravity movie review: nowhere to go but down (London Film Festival)
Stunningly accomplished space survival adventure: heartstopping and heartbreaking; the best film of 2013. Just don’t call it science fiction.
who — if anyone — has emerged as an indisputable movie star since the year 2000?
We’re nearly 15 years into the century — it shouldn’t be so hard to think of names to fill this roster.
The Monuments Men trailer: glorious bastards
Oh, this one is going to tick a lot of boxes for me: art and culture, men in uniform, World War II, the fundamental interconnectedness of all things, and George Clooney.
in which movies is it completely obvious that the entire cast is having a ball?
The one that comes instantly to mind for me is Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven…
fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of May 25-31 2013
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
the 85th Academy Award nominees
With links to my reviews. I’ll be adding reviews of the last few films I haven’t yet covered between now and the Oscars.
question of the day: Who would you like to see on a celebrity newscast?
Would George Clooney read the headlines while Jane Lynch did sports? Ryan Gosling on weather?
