Oscar hosts: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin

The question of the other day — Who should host the Oscars now that Hugh Jackman has stepped down? — has been answered: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will cohost, according to The Los Angeles Times: Martin, who hosted the 73rd and 75th Oscar ceremony, said in a statement: “I am happy to co-host the … more…

question of the day: Who should host the Oscars?

Hugh Jackman has announced that he won’t be repeating his Oscar hosting duties again for the upcoming 2010 ceremony, according to E! Online — though he hasn’t ruled out a return in a later year: Jackman’s quiet exit doesn’t mean he won’t one day become this generation’s Billy Crystal. His rep confirmed to E! News … more…

trailer break: ‘Law Abiding Citizen’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I mentioned a couple days ago, when I featured the trailer for Gamer, that it sounded like maybe Gerard Butler’s American accent had improved dramatically over its dreadfulness in The Ugly Truth. And here we can tell that yes, he’s been working with a voice coach or … more…

1 thing I can tell you about ‘Wolverine’ that doesn’t violate the review embargo

After I saw the movie on Tuesday, I tweeted this: [MaryAnn Johanson] wildly enjoyed the cheezy-poof cinematic junk food that is “Wolverine,” and volunteers to lick the cheezy-poof residue off Hugh Jackman (Everyone who follows me on Twitter gets my instant post-screening reaction to a movie.) My review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine is embargoed until … more…

12 Rounds (review)

This ain’t the real *12 Rounds.* Not the actual movie. It’s more like a storyboard. Or an animatic. That’s it. Just to give you an idea of what the real movie’s gonna look like. Man, you’re gonna love it, I swear.

bias update

obsession: the plays of William Shakespeare (cuz he never goes out of style) boyfriend: Clive Owen in Duplicty psyched: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (it’s gonna suck but Hugh Jackman will be half naked through half of it) girl crush: Amy Adams in Sunshine Cleaning dreading: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Hugh Jackman will be half naked through half … more…